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(8) Be ever watchful and quick to detect weakness in any animal 

 approaching bad or dangerous places, lightening or relieving its load 

 accordingly. 



(9) Be just and fair with the men and exact prompt obedience to 

 all orders. 



(10) When opportunity offers, school the men in the system of 

 packing, exacting a strict compliance therewith. 



(11) Assist the cargador in "setting up" rigging and attend to the 

 animals' bodies, keeping them sound. 



(12) Keep equipment in proper order and repair. 



(13) Keep a diary of the distance traveled, condition of country, 

 how wooded and watered and grassed, and other incidents of note 

 that may be of service. 



(14) Compute the carrying capacity of train at 250 pounds to the 

 pack animal; aparejo and accessories not included. 



Sec. 114. The cargador or assistant pack master. — He will — 



(1) With the assistance of the pack master, set up the rigging. 



(2) Fix aparejo for all bunches or wounds, as their position in- 

 dicates, being careful not to overlook any, no matter how small, re- 

 membering that a small one is more easily fixed than a large one. 



(3) Attend to all needed repairs to aparejos and equipments, sup- 

 plying himself with cargador's kit for that purpose. 



(4) Make up all cargoes, mating packages according to kind, and 

 equalizing all packs to the best advantage, loading animals according 

 to their strength and condition. 



(5) Keep a watch on animals and packs while traveling, and on 

 packers, that they attend to their duties, reporting any inattention 

 or disobedience to orders promptly to pack master, as they are neces- 

 sarily under his immediate charge. 



(6) Place cargo, rigging, and picket line as indicated by pack 

 master. 



(7) Assume charge of the pack train in the temporary absence of 

 the pack master. 



(8) Keep a memorandum of all cargo received, and to whom is- 

 sued, with date, marking or tagging when necessary, and attend to 

 the cleanliness of the coronas and cruppers. 



(9) Keep two or three table knives for the purpose of cleaning 

 coronas; for convenience, select certain aparejos on which to secure 

 them. (Sec. 76.) 



(10) See that rigging and cargo are covered and securely tied 

 down; all halter stems gathered and placed half and half on head 

 and end rigging, all blinds likewise placed between the two last rig- 

 ging. 



(11) See that all saddles, bridles, and blankets are placed on cargo 

 before covering up ; pack master's and cargador's at each end. 



(12) Have all canvas and blankets spread out to dry, if found wet, 

 and all canvas gathered up and placed in front of rigging. 



(13) Count all rigging when taken off, halter stems and blinds, to 

 see that none are missing. 



(14) Name all animals according to sex, that they may be known 

 and remembered, marking each aparejo fitted to the animal with the 

 name and number of corona of that animal. 



(15) Never abuse or maltreat the animals of permit others to do 

 so, impairing their gentleness and usefulness; it tends toward dis- 



