Topographic surveying; including geographic, exploratory, and military mapping, with hints on camping, emergency surgery, and photography . hrower next passes the long end of the loop backwardover the rope first cast, thus making a bight in it, and he alsocarries it in front of the forward corner of the pack on hisside, leaving the short end hanging backward—that is, to hisright (Fig. 199, C). The cincher now takes his slack loop in his right hand,and reaching beyond the bight just made by the thrower inthe cinch rope, he passes his loop backward under and forwardover the cinch or first rope,
Topographic surveying; including geographic, exploratory, and military mapping, with hints on camping, emergency surgery, and photography . hrower next passes the long end of the loop backwardover the rope first cast, thus making a bight in it, and he alsocarries it in front of the forward corner of the pack on hisside, leaving the short end hanging backward—that is, to hisright (Fig. 199, C). The cincher now takes his slack loop in his right hand,and reaching beyond the bight just made by the thrower inthe cinch rope, he passes his loop backward under and forwardover the cinch or first rope, thus making a second bight init. Immediately he takes the loose end, which is that to hisleft, and passes it forward and across the pack under the ropewhich he has just looped (Fig. 199, D). The cincher now takes the end of the rope which is caught 842 TRA NSPOR TA TION EQ UIP ME NT. in the hook and, pressing his foot against the side of the ani-mal, draws this as taut as he can, while the thrower, turninghis back to the pack, takes in the slack by holding it tautlyover his shoulder. This slack he passes over the front corner C S 199.—Lashing Pack with Diamond Hitch. of the pack and, still holding it firmly, passes it under thesame and backward, pressing his foot against the rear cornerof the pack to draw it as taut as possible (Fig. 199, E). Thenthe cincher, standing to the rear of his side of the pack, takesin the slack given him by the thrower and, pressing his footagainst the rear of his pack, draws the rope as taut as possible. LOADING PACK-MULE WITH MESS-BOXES. 843
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