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rests firmly in the saddle,
when they unload the
pack is lifted down into a
free fall. This method
is very quick & quite
Satisfactory and no roping
is needed. I have never
seen any such methods
used anywhere else in
the world. Went to Pages
to dine. Collins wife
Miss Angel & Canton Miss
in the Pillsen.
The method of packing
beasts of burden is more
convenient than any other
I have ever seen. No packs
straps even used on the rider
saddle, the whole affair being
kept in place by the crupper &
mantingale.
(8) At dusk we went out
shooting on our 2th canals
which is bordered by rows of
cypress trees. Before the bats appeared
we heard the squirrel calling
& another shooting in the load.