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Packing the Critter A mule detailed for rough mountain transport
The article surveys mule handling from breaking to packing, noting pack saddles, lariat restraints, and the care needed to load and balance packs. It describes mule temperaments, reactions to saddling, and how they follow horses, with vivid notes on the awkwardness and dangers of packing at frontier camps.
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Broadway
Aillstine
Joey Bagstock
St. Louis
Dimocrat