GLOSSARY 211 
stuck in the ground it is used instead of a tripod for 
supporting a compass. This is the sense in which the 
term is used in the story. 
Kyacks 
Boxes or canvas bags slung in pairs on a horse or burro, 
one on each side, fastened to the horns of the pack- 
saddle by leather loops, and used, as are panniers, to 
pack articles more conveniently than could be done 
otherwise. 
Lick 
Local name for syrup or molasses. 
Malpas 
The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. Vol- 
canic rock, extremely hard and bad for the feet. This 
rusty or dark coloured stuff, that looks like twisted old 
iron and feels like—nothing else, covers a good part 
of the surface of the ground on the plains and mesas of 
the southwest. 
Mesa 
From the Spanish word for ‘‘table.’’ A high table- 
land or plateau, usually with steep sides. A forma- 
tion found everywhere in the Southwest. 
National Forest 
One of one hundred and sixty-three areas set aside 
to be administered under the United’ States Forest 
Service for the permanent benefit of the people. 
Offset 
In surveying, a short distance measured at right angles 
from a line actually run to some point or some object. 
Protractor 
A mathematical instrument, circular or semi-circular 
in form, with the angles marked off upon it, so that 
the angle of any direction may be found by sighting 
along a movable arm that may be turned at will about 
the circle. 
