| 单词 | pack animal |
| 例句 | Not that they would follow me to Kinshasa, no matter what I did — bonobos weren’t pack animals, they were social foragers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They terrorized Rondon and his men, attacking them at night when the men were sleeping in their hammocks, and stealing their food and killing their pack animals. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Five thousand years after llamas had been domesticated in the Andes, the Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, and all other native societies of Mexico remained without pack animals and without any edible domestic mammals except for dogs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “But I’ll need a new pack animal to carry my gear ” It seems my luck had finally turned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And how to account for the fact that Ruess apparently left the gulch with a heavy load of gear but without his pack animals? Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no moving companies, wagons, or even pack animals to share the burden. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Davidson spent two years in the training and acquiring of the camels she knew she would need as pack animals to survive. 'Tracks' vividly captures true story of woman's desert trek 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z It's a primal thing, it's what makes us pack animals. Oscar Isaac: 'The irony is not lost on me. Being celebrated for playing someone who wasn't' 2013-05-23T18:30:01Z People swarm, screech, howl, hoot, act like “pack animals” or have “an animal vibe” or make “animal sounds” or behave as “animals sizing up other animals.” In ‘The Pink Hotel,’ Delusional Newlyweds Head Toward a Grand Reckoning 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z I’ve forgotten that we are pack animals, and, while the pack looks after its own, the hierarchy shifts with the introduction of new blood. The power of six: what I've learned from having five siblings 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z At Oak & Ivy, we checked out the menu of mules — cocktails, not pack animals. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Lurie and his pack animal fall in with members of the United States Camel Corps, and many adventures are had. Téa Obreht Follows Up an Acclaimed Debut With a Visit to the Old West 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z But I think we are at our best as pack animals. What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z We were at the Airstream Park, affectionately known as Llamapolis, even though the resident pack animals are of a different species. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z I required no pack animals, porters or supplemental oxygen. Explorer: 6 Days, 6 States, 6 Peaks 2010-09-04T03:29:00Z “A mummified llama fetus,” she answered, sharing a four-year-old image of the South American pack animal she keeps on her phone. Carrying a real apple or a fake Gucci? Tell a Customs and Border Protection officer anyway. 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Also, you can’t drive a car through narrow streets built to accommodate, at most, pack animals. Visiting modern-day Nazareth, no longer in biblical times 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Llamas are pack animals, Kansteiner says, but if you keep them separate from other llamas, they bond with sheep. This shepherd has found her niche in the farm-to-fashion movement 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z “He seems unlikely to seek out the kind of companionship that a dog — naturally a pack animal — provides and needs.” Why doesn’t Trump have a dog — and should he get one? Experts weigh in 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Dogs are marvelous companions, and they want to be with us; they are pack animals, after all. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Fido goes to work? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z This is normal behavior for a pack animal. Animal Doctor: Mental-health issues and abnormal behavior in pets 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z One way for pack animals to prove their power is to take out the top dog. House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline! 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z These early inter- and intraregional exchanges were made possible by pack animals like mules, horses, and donkeys, but trade was limited because these animals were biologically ill-suited for the extremes of the Saharan environment. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The camel had many advantages over other pack animals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The resulting pack animals measured 61 inches, or 15 hands, from the ground to the withers. At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z While cats are not innate pack animals like humans, domesticated cats have evolved to seek human friendships and appreciate human interactions. Being a stray is no laughing matter: Experts say abandoned dogs experience genuine PTSD 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z So what makes these pack animals, not too far removed from wolves, engage in such overtly human behavior? Why some dogs love to sing along with humans 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z That likely helped donkeys adapt to serve as critical pack animals for transporting water, belongings, and goods across a variety of environments. From a single domestication, donkeys helped build empires around the world 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Further, the camel’s capacity to store fat and water enabled it to travel up to ten days without stopping for fresh water, more than twice the time and distance of almost every other pack animal. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z They became invaluable as pack animals and mine workers for Western pioneers in the 1800s. First photos of cougars killing donkeys in Death Valley suggest big impacts for ecosystem 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In addition, it could travel more than ten days without water, twice as long as most pack animals. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The differences between mules and donkeys are illuminated here, as are the decline and fall of pack animals in the armed forces and the poignancy of a young girl's devotion to her homing pigeons. Human Machinations around Animals, the Joy of Nature’s Eccentricities, and Other New Books 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z In preparation, lodges renovated, grocers stocked up on perishable goods, and herders bought extra food for their pack animals. In the shadow of Mt. Everest, a business boom goes bust, spoiled by COVID-19 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z They also raised domesticated llamas and used them as pack animals for long-distance trade. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Prayers and tips poured in from people who knew neither Heimann nor the first thing about pack animals. Infrared drones, search parties and a lasso: chasing a runaway llama 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Most pack animals—oxen, donkeys, and horses—could not travel very far in the hot, dry Sahara without rest or water. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On this date in 1902, Hi-Jolly, a Greek camel driver who came to Arizona with the first shipment of camels intended for experimental use as pack animals, died. Arizona history Dec. 13-19 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z And they are known as pack animals, a skill currently serving them well in Wales, where these hairy essential workers are delivering groceries. Llama antibodies could help fight coronavirus, study finds 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z History records the deeds of faithful horses, whereas it relegates their equine cousins, the donkeys, to the role of mere pack animals. ‘Polo-obsessed’ Chinese noblewoman buried with her donkey steed 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Twice in a half dozen years did the Cloughs’ goats attract wolves, but the canids just stood off and watched before leaving the troupe of hunters and pack animals alone. Goat packing gains toehold, but feds want forests goat-free 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The main drag, which once carried Route 66 cross-country traffic, is now the domain of wild burros in search of food handouts; their ancestors were the miners’ pack animals. Want to enjoy Las Vegas even more? Get out of town--on a day trip 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z They are also an iconic symbol of the American Southwest, dating to their days as pack animals for prospectors and others. Feds offer $10,000 reward for arrest of wild burro killers 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Army that deployed camels as pack animals to support military operations in the arid Southwest. Téa Obreht Reimagines the Western 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z The bustling Tang capital was the eastern terminus of the Silk Road trade route, and donkeys were frequently used as pack animals. ‘Polo-obsessed’ Chinese noblewoman buried with her donkey steed 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Camels from North Africa and central Asia were brought to North America as pack animals in past centuries. Camels thrive in Oklahoma farms 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Graham moves at a measured pace, as does his pack animal, a two-headed bovine named Moo Moo. Fallout 76 journal, day 3: in search of friends and fun 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z “My belief is that unlike wolves, which are pack animals and easier to find, cougars are solitary and prefer really difficult terrain for humans,” Broman said. Attack prompts questions on whether to kill more cougars 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z “One of the main reasons so few animals can be domesticated is that only rare social species let humans sit in the role of dominant pack animal,” they write. Can Economists and Humanists Ever Be Friends? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z William Taylor, an anthropologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies human-animal relationships, agrees the donkeys in the tomb were not simple pack animals. ‘Polo-obsessed’ Chinese noblewoman buried with her donkey steed 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Federal officials have proposed group limits to 12 people for that wilderness area, and the number of pack animals and saddle stock to 20 per group. Management plans advance for central Idaho wilderness areas 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z “Which is a much more natural way for a pack animal to live, instead of waiting for those three hours a day that their human’s alive and awake.” Homeless people sometimes take better care of their pets than themselves; this clinic helps them 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z It’s a traumatic film experience for any kid who forms immediate attachments to expendable intergalactic pack animals and names them Jeff only to watch in horror as they're disemboweled by a lightsaber moments later. Save a Tauntaun, wear Columbia’s new line of ‘Star Wars’ winter jackets instead - Golf Digest 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Boston Dynamics is best known for its “BigDog” line of quadrupedal robots, first developed to serve as artificial pack animals as part of a military contract with America’s Darpa research agency. Alphabet sells off 'BigDog' robot maker Boston Dynamics to Softbank 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z When pack animals such as coyotes, dingoes and wolves are killed, the social structure of their packs breaks down. Why Killing Coyotes Doesn't Make Livestock Safer 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Because of their history as pack animals, guanacos are seen as hard workers. 7-person, 3-generation family ensemble takes Indiana stage 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z We mean cute and funky sweaters, T-shirts, holiday cards, wrapping paper and more showing off the cud-chewing pack animal for Christmas and Hanukkah, which begins the night of Dec. 24 this time around. Happy Falalala-llamakkah: Holidays have a new face 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z In late 1952, a young lieutenant with the 5th Marine Regiment received permission to buy a pack animal — maybe a mule, maybe a horse — to carry heavy ammunition to his Marines on the firing line. A hero horse, a 'forgotten' war, both revisited 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z In late 1952, a young lieutenant with the 5th Marine Regiment received permission to buy a pack animal — maybe a mule, maybe a horse — to carry heavy ammunition to his Marines on the firing line. Reckless, a hero horse for the Marines, honored with a statue at Camp Pendleton 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z More sacks arrived on bicycles loaded down like pack animals. The cobalt pipeline: From dangerous tunnels in Congo to consumers’ mobile tech 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Wolves are pack animals with a social hierarchy similar to our own families. Wolves killed due to sacred cows 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z DeGeneres, we are told, is implying that a black person’s proper place is as some kind of pack animal. Ellen DeGeneres Is Not Racist 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Not only did early settlers offer them “herds of clumsy, dimwitted domesticated sheep and goats,” but also dumps and dead pack animals to scavenge. ‘Coyote America’: a wild, smart predator determined to survive 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z The South American pack animals are characteristically social and friendly toward humans. Lovable Llama Club members enjoy working with animals 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Dickerson is clearly a pack animal, fond of many of his fellow journalists. Think this kind of campaign hasn’t happened before? Think again. 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The tribe says it will review its permitting process and the use of pack animals to carry supplies into the canyon. Tribe halts guided trips to Havasupai Waterfalls 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z But they are dedicated pack animals who have each other’s back in the field. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z We took wild, dangerous pack animals from the forests where they menaced us and our families, and domesticated them over years, turning them into tireless... Silver is the new boring beige 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z We took wild, dangerous pack animals from the forests where they menaced us and our families, and domesticated them over years, turning them into tireless shepherds, keen hunters, and faithful companions. We can now use dogs to sing Linkin Park songs 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z It lamented that the ambling pack animals were “fast disappearing from the scene.” Arizona has a wild burro problem 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Shallow thinking—the kind one gets from the pack animals that staff our newspapers. The real story about Syria and Libya: Behind a new agreement with Moscow, and the insidious way the New York Times protects Hillary 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Camels were brought to Australia in the 19th century as pack animals to pioneer the island continent’s dry interior. Hunter Survives 6 Days Without Water By Eating Ants 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Camels were brought to Australia in the 19th century as pack animals to pioneer the island continent's dry interior. Recreational hunter eats ants to survive 6 days without water while lost in Australian Outback 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Sometimes that is because of physical barriers, like mountains or a lack of navigable waterways or the unavailability of pack animals. Here’s why poor people are poor, says a conservative black academic 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z He motivated players while making reference to Buddhism, Native American rituals and pack animal behavior. The Obtuse Triangle 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z One talk covered the days when imported camels traveled the road as pack animals for gold-seeking miners. On a Trip Through Time in Montana, a Name Demands Notice 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The United States used to rely heavily on bioenergy for transport: 100 years ago, tens of millions of acres were devoted to growing feed for pack animals. A Biofuel Debate: Will Cutting Trees Cut Carbon? 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Thousands of pack animals died on the path; just look for the spot on the map marked “Dead Horse Gulch.” Sailing to Alaska to relax, but learning a little on the way 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z To photograph far-flung places, porters and pack animals were often needed to carry the equipment. The most important cardboard box ever? 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z But there’s a new bovine in the Bluegrass thanks to a Menifee County man raising yaks, those shaggy pack animals from Asia. Yaks take up residence in Menifee County 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The stables off the courtyard where pack animals once bedded down are empty, and the rooms above, where traveling merchants used to sleep, are offices. The Startups of Nazareth 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z He replaced pricey security, wagons and pack animals with a clearing house. In banking’s shadow 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z To the roughly 1,900 residents of Hammond, the Running of the Llamas is something far more than an annual excuse to watch South American pack animals lope down Davis Street. Wisconsin Town Races Llamas to Draw Crowds 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z The fuel is being smuggled into Turkey, mostly by tanker trucks and cars, but also even donkeys and other pack animals, says Paul Sullivan, an economics professor at National Defense University. Funding the Islamic State 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Yaks were domesticated thousands of years ago for meat, milk and fiber, and continue to serve as pack animals that carry goods in Tibet, Nepal and Afghanistan. Yaks take up residence in Menifee County 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Dogs, by their nature, are pack animals, living in a ranked community and subservient to a leader. Cats Are Just as Loving as Dogs. Maybe More So. 2013-12-11T16:58:00Z Because of the secretive shy nature of these canids and the fact that they are not a pack animal; they are rarely seen and only once ever before photographed. Expedition to Find the New Guinea Singing Dog: The Rarest Dog in the World 2013-07-05T15:15:02.427Z Sure, dogs are pack animals, but pack walkers sometimes leave their charges tied in front of a building while they go in to make a pickup, leaving the dogs vulnerable to theft or injury. City Room: A Dog Walker to Make You Feel Almost Like You Are There 2013-06-14T14:03:48Z But despite the fact that pack animals offer value for money, the use of mules is on the decline. VIDEO: Mules fight fires in California 2012-08-29T03:59:30Z Elephants are intelligent and sensitive pack animals who care for one another and who mourn their dead. Elephant hunt costs king WWF role 2012-07-22T00:47:22Z Three pack animals were there waiting, and one of them immediately caught Puetz’s eye. Caballo Blanco?s Last Run: The Micah True Story 2012-05-21T14:57:31Z Predator drone spotted a group of men and pack animals and passed the footage to Turkey's military. Turkey Aims to Damp Drone-Report Furor 2012-05-18T00:39:25Z “The remains of slaughtered animals and all redundant pack animals are always left at the nearest convenient site, usually simply just outside the people’s compounds,” Yirga writes. Hyenas Give Up Eating Garbage for Lent, Hunt Donkeys Instead 2012-04-10T03:45:00.473Z He’s kidding, I presume, but I do glance quickly at one of our pack animals anyway. Scientist at Work Blog: Climbing a Volcano in Search of Old Trees 2012-03-20T18:17:22Z Several pack animals were loaded entirely with meat and were driven along as we drive pack mules. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Even Yahya Khan, who has the reputation of being rich, rode a horse not superior to a common pack animal. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z There are described two large churches, a cathedral, a "hospital," over two thousand large houses, and several very large establishments for the care of the great number of pack animals used on the trail. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z The guide and myself forced in the pack animals; followed the doctor’s example, and were soon drying our frozen clothes by a comfortable fire. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z I got a three year old pony and six dollars in money for my mare; the pony suited just as well for a pack animal as the mare. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z The news we had heard seemed to lighten even the loads of the pack animals, and we soon left the silver thread of the river behind us, and entered the outskirts of the Viennois. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Here were steak of guanaco, and stew of horseflesh—one of our pack animals had broken a leg the day before, and we were wise to make use of him—and here were roast ducks. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z "Well, do you know any kind of pack animal?" Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z It linked California to the rest of the country by delivering mail across the Isthmus of Panama, even before the canal was built, by using boats, pack animals and canoes. How the U.S. Postal Service Fell Apart 2011-11-17T09:00:00Z I used the mare for a pack animal and rode Whisky-peet. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z He was not compelled to scour the country for his quarry as every wild horse within a range of five miles seemed to know by instinct the arrival of his pack animals and ponies. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Traveling on foot and on horseback, with pack animals hauling supplies, he and his Sherpas, sometimes with family or friends, slogged for months on end through little-researched places like Ladakh and Zanskar. Michel Peissel, Tibet Scholar and Adventurer, Dies at 74 2011-10-15T21:20:17Z "Can you tell me how many species of pack animals there are?" Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z In a short time they not only had mounts, but sufficient pack animals to carry several days' provisions for the Regiment. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Behind them came more cavalry and then the light-armed troops, followed by wagons and a long train of pack animals. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z He used no wagons in his business, but took two mares with him, one to be used as a saddle pony and the other for the purpose of serving as a pack animal. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z The tourists were soon out of sight up the trail, in the woods, and Joe and Val, the young cowboy, were left alone, with the eight pack animals. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z Riding astride, just as the men do, these ladies were equally at home on pony-back, and they "herded" his spare "mounts" and drove his pack animals with consummate skill. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z First of all went the tabor, then those pashas who provided food for the troops, then whole legions of handicraftsmen, who had to pitch tents, then herds of pack animals, then herds destined for slaughter. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z They used pack animals; park personnel and some vacationers still do. Green Blog: The Trials of Keeping Trails Hiker-Ready 2011-09-01T17:21:26Z It was here that Clark ferried Sergeant Pryor and his remaining pack animals across the river, preliminary to the overland journey that was to be attempted with the animals to the Mandan Villages. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z These pack animals learn to climb over the rocks and along the precipitous mountain sides like Rocky Mountain sheep. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z The next year Pendleton made a trip in the Park in early May, and got out with two young bison calves, which he was carrying on pack animals in beer boxes. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Her younger sister joined her, and thus only Lasar and his wife, the negroes and pack animals, remained behind. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Many of the pack animals are mares with young colts, and these last, instead of following quietly at their mothers’ heels, range here and there, sometimes before and sometimes behind, their dams. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z They took pack animals, and with an escort of several men ascended as far as the animals could go. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Nearly all of them had made a good season of it, and arrived with their pack animals staggering under the spoils of the trap and the rifle. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z Already the marauders had seized the pack animals. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z Hence I went myself to the nearest settlement, sold there my stock of hides, honey, wax, and tallow, and took home the articles I needed on my pack animals. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Leading the ponies and pack animals down along the slender water course until they had reached a natural pocket, the guide halted. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z But the bulk of the provisions, and a small shelter tent for Miss Cullam, were distributed among the pack animals. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Waggons piled up with goods for the different centres, from which they were distributed by pack animals to distant mining camps, strove in vain to make their way out of the crush. Dorothy's Double Volume III (of 3) 2011-06-10T02:00:18.697Z Two were mounted, and two on foot, and between them they were driving several pack animals, laden to their fullest capacity. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z At night, after the pack animals had been fed, watered and housed or tethered, great fires were built at irregular intervals about the grounds to scare off wild beasts, and the watch was set. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z The way being open and level there was no necessity for leading the pack animals now. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Although the ponies could travel at a much faster pace than the pack animals, the latter at their steady pace would overtake the cavalcade of riders before the day was done. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z So, each with his satisfied smile, they jogged along across the plains, dragging their pack animal behind them and heading for the Bat Wing. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Behind the hunters followed the women, leading the pack animals loaded with buffalo meat. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z As happens very frequently when a pack animal falls, the mule was not very much hurt, but the pack saddle was quite ruined. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z While our party, J. C. Sumner in charge, was in camp at this place, Major Powell and party pulled in with their pack animals, twenty-five animals and twelve or eighteen men. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z "Like the hardworking pack animal that inspired our name, Burro, we are in the fields and on the trails, helping our clients live more comfortably and work more productively," he says. Selling to the poor 2011-03-08T00:27:01Z Material could not be carried over its winding trails except on pack animals. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z All these things are carried in four-horsed carts and on the backs of pack animals. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z A pack train may consist of any number of pack animals, and if there are enough riders in the party one man rides between each two pack horses. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z This was Powell's first trip with his pack animals and it would be necessary for him to make another trip, as most of his party would winter with him. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z Even if some were available it would probably be expensive, for every pound of everything except meat had to be freighted in wagons or carried on the backs of pack animals. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Headphone Trend Analyst A footballer is a pack animal, fearful of breaking to the front, yet at the same time eager not to get left behind. Is it time clubs added a tattoo consultants to their backroom staff? 2010-08-09T07:15:00Z Dozens of expedition teams attack the summit every year, carrying tons of gear and provisions and enlisting thousands of guides, porters and pack animals. Shouldering Waste on the Trek Down Mount Everest 2010-04-22T18:30:00Z If there are not enough men in the party for this, two pack animals are placed between two riders. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z He took no note of the rough caravan track they followed, marked as it was by the ashes of camp fires and the whitened bones of pack animals. The Great Mogul Others had from two to as many as thirty pack animals, loaded either with furs or with goods that they were taking to Fort Boise. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Camels were very successfully employed as pack animals on the Tule desert in the palmy days of Virginia City, Nevada, before the advent of railways. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" There he teaches such vitally important things as how to find water, how to train oxen as pack animals, to pitch a tent, to build a fire, to cook, and a thousand other secrets. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History Despite their hee-hawing, however, the diminutive pack animals did a deal of talking with their ears. Unexplored! Naught could be easier than for a pack animal to be slyly driven into a by-path, whence it would never return, whilst search for it and its valuable burden would be time wasted. The Great Mogul Woman, the pack animal; woman, the slave; woman, the mother, dragged by many births; woman, old, bent, heavy with age. Cinderella Jane Harvey and Lansing, evidently just in from a day's lucrative trading, were unsaddling and busy over their pack animals. The Night Operator It was a narrow, deep-rutted, winding way—a shallow trench cut into the soil by many generations of pack animals and heavy carts. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 Mules are used to a large extent as pack animals, but they are imported from Argentina. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" So I left Tom to guard the pack animals and I rode down to the mouth of the canyon and found the trail easily, where they had ridden south in the search for antelope. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure As the sun rose higher and higher the heat drove the pack animals into a frenzy. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Pads We will assume that you are possessed of a good sawbuck saddle of the right size for your pack animal. Camp and Trail They made a little spurt, though it was always next to impossible to hurry those two independent pack animals, as contrary by nature as anything could be. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine The llama is used as a pack animal in Bolivia and Peru, and its coarse wool is used in the making of garments for the natives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" In the rear of the procession trotted the two pack animals. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure There were four of the pack animals, each laden with the party's gear. The Caves of Fear When you unsaddle him or the pack animals, if they are very hot, leave the blankets across them for a few moments. Camp and Trail Inasmuch as our pack animal was a horse, that rather hurt my feelings; the inference was so obvious. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making For the last few days he had been highly amused by watching several pack animals owned and led by tenderfeet, who had learned neither to follow them nor to load them right. Bring Me His Ears There were pack animals, dark shapes in the gloom. The Planet Savers Three rough highways connect the department with its neighbours on the N. and W., and pack animals are the common means of transporting merchandise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" About 3 o'clock in the morning, the mosquitos having cooled down to some extent, the guard brought in the pack animals, which we loaded, and, like the Arab, "silently stole away." In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 You may walk and let the pack animal do the burden bearing. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making Some nights later, down the rough, steep sides of the Arroyo Hondo, through which trickled a ribbon of water from a recent rain, four Indians rode carefully, leading two pack animals. Bring Me His Ears All that day we rode upward, encamping at the furthest point we could travel with pack animals or mounted. The Planet Savers Communication with the interior is only by roads, which are extremely defective, and nearly all the traffic is by pack animals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There were others travelling with a single pack animal, loaded with their outfits and provisions. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 The trains of pack animals still came; but the work at the smithy grew less. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 He now took from a pack a bell and, riding up to the plodding, sedate pack animal, fastened it around her neck. Bring Me His Ears The pack animals were loaded into one truck and didn't like it. The Planet Savers He knew now that it would not be possible to save the pack animal. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass There was a good ferry boat, on which, after nearly a day's waiting, we ferried over our pack animals at one dollar per head; the balance of the stock we swam across. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 The marvel is that any pack animal could cross such a trail at all. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia In a few moments the excitement died down and the crowd dispersed to its various wagons and pack animals. Bring Me His Ears Not even Kendricks could be callous about "inhuman animals" by the time we reached the point where we had left the pack animals. The Planet Savers He thus avoided all detail as to the loads the pack animals were to carry, and the written word was a safe mystery to the Indian. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine There seemed to be about a dozen men, mounted on mules, with as many more pack animals, coming from the west in a straggling procession, talking loudly and apparently in exuberant spirits. A Waif of the Mountains If they failed to find it, they could build cabins and winter on their pack animals. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia It became obvious that wagons, while ordinarily superior to pack animals, lost this advantage if the roads were not sufficiently opened to admit their easy passage. Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 There would not be a spear of grass left for his cattle, and his burros had already come out with the pack animals of the sheepmen. Hidden Water Then the guard fell in back of them, leaving Clodomiro with the pack animals and the Indian boys to follow after in the dust. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Over these pack animals could pass, but wagon roads there were none; and whether a feasible route for one could be found, only time and labor could determine. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail From Spuzzum to Lytton the river ledges seemed almost impassable for pack animals; yet a cable ferry was rigged up at Spuzzum and mules were sent over the ledges to draw it up the river. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia For transport they had less than one pack animal for ten men. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Once more the sheepman leaped up from his place and scampered down the hill to his herd, rounding up his pack animals as he ran. Hidden Water He gave orders as directed for the pack animals and cook wagon over which a son of the Orient presided. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine His horse, as well as the regular pack animals, was heavily loaded with stores. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation In a moment his sweeping gaze caught horsemen and pack animals zigzagging down the trail. Valley of Wild Horses Behind the man, who was mounted, he saw the blurred outlines of pack animals. Louisiana Lou A Western Story It is always monotonous to travel with pack animals or carts, for they go so slowly that you can make only two or three miles an hour, at best. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Men with pack animals were gathering in wonder around the cases in the plaza, and through the portal they saw the impromptu bridal procession, and fell silent. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine He considered himself a saddle horse, not a pack animal. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse All the saddle horses, and even some of the pack animals, were affected by the scent of the wild herd. Valley of Wild Horses Some rode singly and without outfit, while others urged on pack animals. Louisiana Lou A Western Story They have many pack animals and wagons and merchants and priests and women following them. The Saracen: The Holy War She peered out through the green mesquite as Captain Pike emerged from the west arroya on a gray burro, herding two other pack animals ahead of him into the south trail. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine After buying a fourth pack animal and reshoeing all our horses, we got our outfit into shape for the long, hard drive which lay before us. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The transports of the other battalions had been all shot up, but Captain Duguid had used mules as pack animals. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders It was of a rider and two pack animals who had passed a day or two before. Louisiana Lou A Western Story They were pack animals that had thus perished; and fortunately they were not laden with powder, or any substance easily injured. The Giraffe Hunters "Still I didn't suppose Hal would feel like letting an officer make a pack animal of himself." Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands The river was out of its banks, and its quicksand flats were exceedingly dangerous to our pack animals, although the river itself at this point was a small and sluggish stream. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The true Baggāra tribesmen employ oxen as saddle and pack animals, carry no shield, and though many possess firearms the customary weapons are lance and sword. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" With that, he was gone again, taking the pack animal with him. Brand Blotters It took only a few moments to enumerate the riding and pack animals tethered near the camp and the count was found to total correctly. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery With the greatest care the plane was removed from the two pack animals, and with ropes lowered on its own wheels down the gravelly slope. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon When Burt Hawkins and his two friends left St. Louis, late in summer or early in the fall, each rode a mule or horse, besides having two pack animals to carry their supplies and peltries. Camp-fire and Wigwam These two animals fretted a good deal at the necessity of accommodating their pace to the humble pack animals. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] The dust cloud resolved itself into four mounted men and three pack animals. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters From the first the horse seems to have been mainly used as a saddle and pack animal. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Horses were provided for the boys for such a distance as trails could be found, and from that point they would take only the pack animals and get through as they could. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon There would be no need of a pack animal, because the Senor had assured the boys that they would find hospitality on the way. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The horse moved forward, the pack animals pushed on behind him. The Snowshoe Trail It is pierced by one or two difficult trade routes strewn with the bones of pack animals, but no large army has ever marched across it for the invasion of India. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir As pack animal and drawer of the plough, the ox appears in general to have come into use before its swifter companion. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The riding horses were also turned loose, in a broad meadow to stay until the return, and nothing but the pack animals taken. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon Inasmuch as there were no railroads or "pack animals," the Negroes themselves were impressed into a "pack-man system" which together with the Tsetse fly has worked havoc in Africa. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 They had no tent or pack animals, and they simply would have to wait for the most favorable circumstances to attempt the journey with any safety whatever. The Snowshoe Trail The reduction in the number of his pack animals made it impossible for him to carry sufficient provisions for his party, and he therefore sent back his only white companion and three of his men. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent The next day they reached the place where they had picketed the pack animals. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast There is no difficulty in discovering this; the trail of their ridden horses, still more that of their pack animals, is easily found and followed. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A well-trained dromedary will sell for three hundred dollars and upward; a pack animal rarely brings more than one-fourth as much. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania By wounding this Indian he managed to escape, with the loss of the pack animals, provisions, and the riding animal of his partner, who lay dead upon the desert. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite We want a pack animal of some kind. Gold Seekers of '49 As he spoke, the cowboy appeared, leading by their long tether ropes the riding ponies and the pack animals. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast The pack animals went first, followed by the captured smugglers, who uttered curses, deep if not loud, on their hard fate. The Rival Crusoes Traffic is carried on by means of caravans, the most common pack animal being the yak. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania With a train of pack animals properly organized and equipped, a party may travel with much comfort and celerity. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions They came by trail, from San Francisco, they said, and wanted a pack animal. Gold Seekers of '49 There were also hams and sides of bacon dangling in greasy yellow covers over the backs of the pack animals, along with "grub" boxes and bags of canned goods of every description. A Woman who went to Alaska Nature has conveniently left narrow shelves, crevices, and less precipitous slopes here and there, which need only the application of the pick and shovel to be made passable even for pack animals. The Western United States A Geographical Reader They even acted as pack animals for us, each of them carrying as much as seventy pounds in weight on their backs. The Black Wolf Pack Then there were the strong, ruthless ones, who had left humanity at home, who flogged their staggering skin-and-bone pack animals till they dropped, then, with a curse, left them to die. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The great majority had come afoot, many without even pack animals; a sprinkling of horses and mules were staked out, at pasture; and speedily Mr. Grigsby led the burro aside, to stake him out, too. Gold Seekers of '49 One officer and 23 other ranks, with two pack animals from the Brigade Signal Section, will be landed with each Infantry Brigade. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 Crossing the river, he came upon the pike, crowded with men and cannon, caissons and ambulances, wagons and pack animals. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 Tents were struck, packs made up, and pack animals laden, and soon all that remained of the camp was the trestle, on which, covered with a sheet, lay the still form of Grosman. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa Even was there an effort to make pack animals out of pigs, but they grunted, squealed and rolled their precious burdens in the mire. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance "Now all that remains is to get our washing early—and, by the way, the Frenchman promises to have it ready by six o'clock—and a pack animal at Sacramento," he pronounced. Gold Seekers of '49 Pond made no reply, but rode on thoughtfully at the rapid pace which the other led, the pack animal keeping close in the rear. Wild Bill's Last Trail After a week of recuperation, he bought a horse from Guiterrez for a pack animal, loaded it with bedding and provisions and rode away into the mountains. The Blood of the Conquerors Saturday, May 25th, our caravan of riders, pack animals, and a waggon moved slowly toward Eight-Mile Spring, the first stop in prospect. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 There were several pack animals in the outfit from the Diamond X, and on these the saddles and bridles from the outlaws' horses were packed. The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis Steep slope after steep slope blocked the way; the brush and timber grew thick; sometimes large rocks interposed; and when the party weren't sliding they were climbing, dragging the puffing pack animals. Gold Seekers of '49 The Texan unsaddled his horse, and unloaded the pack animal before Pond could get his saddle ungirthed. Wild Bill's Last Trail The horses had become so weak that they were useless except as light pack animals. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers I made a trial, wading ahead of my horse, the pack animal following and Andy driving from behind. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Maddened by the scent of the pack animals, and by the whining of her famished cubs, the tigress turned short and came at them with two tremendous leaps! Jack Haydon's Quest After the early breakfast, at which all the family hospitably presided, back of the house were found waiting three saddle horses, and two bullocks for pack animals. Gold Seekers of '49 It seemed that Stevenson had said that the pack animal of such a trip should be "cheap, small and hardy," and that a donkey best of all answered these requirements. More Tish In Roman days, this may have been an important road, but now it was found to be a mere rocky track, impassable for wheels, or for anything except infantry and pack animals. With the British Army in The Holy Land About a dozen men were busy loading the pack animals—horses shipped in from Darkover, mostly. The Door Through Space These were official pack animals, which were franked through the likin barriers without examination. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma They were so busy searching and gloating that they had forgotten the pack animals below and even the whereabouts of the men of the party. Gold Seekers of '49 There was nothing for it but to abandon the wagon, and give David the doctor's extra mount for a pack animal. The Emigrant Trail The pack animals, too, seemed to pluck up spirits amazingly. The Border Boys Across the Frontier Higher we climbed, along dangerous trails where men had to dismount and let the pack animals pick their way, foot by foot. The Door Through Space The usual pack animals, horses and oxen, cannot live on the Gold Coast because of the tsetse fly, which spreads amongst them the sleeping sickness. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer The little group moved off, the servant in the rear, leading the horses, which included a pack animal laden with the traveller's bedding, cooking pots, and other belongings. Tales of Destiny It advanced noiselessly through the swaying bushes, till, entering the limits of the light, it detached itself from the darkness, taking the form of a mounted man followed by a pack animal. The Emigrant Trail They had had with them two or three pack animals and the trail, coming in abruptly from a ca�on at the westward, was plain. Wolf Breed Three men were lashing their bed rolls and war bags on three pack horses and when this task was completed they rode down the lane, each one leading his pack animal. The Settling of the Sage Zigzag paths are cut in these, which can be travelled by horses and pack animals. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Then they mounted and rode off at a walk, the pack animals following Ibrahim's horse, tied one behind the other. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib The Chinamen gave me a lot of news; it seems they smuggle opium, too, and distribute the stuff up and down the river by boats; on land by pack animals and the railroad. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma From the hog's-back upon which he stood he could look down into a little valley lying to the eastward and could make out in it two more pack animals, tethered. Wolf Breed The other pack animals followed and the three other men and the girl brought up the rear in single file. The Settling of the Sage However, all preparations for more open warfare were made, and the supply of rations and ammunition was reorganised in such a way that either limbers or pack animals could be used at short notice. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. It was a shifting of the burden in some sort, and there be times when the humblest pack animal may lighten a king's load. The Quickening The pack animal he was leading, however, came along with the rest of the horses. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron Their two pack animals found insecure footing; death awaited them hourly upon many a day at the bottom of some sheer walled cliff. Wolf Breed Next morning, with two saddle animals, one pack animal and one Boer to ride another horse and lead the pack horse, the two Americans started back for Port Natal. The Wedge of Gold In a mountainous country where there are no roads, and for a weight far beyond the carrying capacity of a pack animal, there appeared to be no alternative to leaving the gun behind. The Story of the Guides Horsemen were galloping back and forth; in front of the outfitting stores freighters were hastily loading their pack animals; at every gathering place there were knots of excited men talking and gesticulating. Empire Builders The guns had to be carried down to the led horses, as firing was still pretty hot; the ground, besides, was so rough that it was impossible even to lead the pack animals over it. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron They were leading three small pack animals, loaded with all their earthly plunder. The Furnace of Gold Taking with them two Boers, the engineer, and a pack animal with food and some blankets, they bade the rest keep the camp, as they might be absent two or three days. The Wedge of Gold During this time they fashioned a canoe out of a cedar tree, big enough to carry them and the dogs which had served so faithfully as pack animals over that last mountainous stretch. Burned Bridges After procuring these necessities, Kit Carson, with one companion and his pack animals, set out on the return from Fort Hall and eventually found Fremont on the upper end of Salt Lake. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The losses in animals were: 50 riding horses, 15 draught and pack animals and one donkey. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron We had been riding steadily for two hours before we reached San Bernardino, where the mozos and pack animals were changed, and where we rested for a few minutes. In Indian Mexico (1908) Drusus ran to the horse that he had yielded for a pack animal on the march, saddled, mounted, flew away to Cæsar's side, his heart pounding in his breast. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. They had no pack animals and, for that matter, carried no packs at all. The Rustlers of Pecos County In the camp there were all the pack animals, provisions, luggage etc., of the command. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Behind the tall rancher and his glossy mare came Professor Longstreet driving his two pack animals. The Desert Valley After a good meal, we waited for our man with the pack animals. In Indian Mexico (1908) At 1 o'clock we reached Machacamarca, another "tambo" or resting-place, and were very disgusted to find that our pack animals, which we had dispatched the day before, had got no farther than this point. Argentina from a British Point of View Deprived of all pack animals, except our dog, we were perforce reduced to the lightest of gear, and discomfort was our continual lot. The Way of a Man After the pack animals are unloaded, a part of the men start out to set the traps, while the remainder busy themselves in looking after their wants and in cooking and guarding their property, etc. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Our pack animals will carry from two to three hundred pounds without any trouble. Christopher Carson At eight o'clock the following morning, four decent horses and two pack animals were waiting at our door. In Indian Mexico (1908) In the meantime I did not know what had become of my pack animals and Indians, but I was not in a state to worry about them, and didn't. Argentina from a British Point of View They're loaded down like pack animals, their shoulders are rounded, they're wearied to death, but they go on and go on. Carry On Letters in War-Time The soldiers then retired to their reserve-guard, who had established a camp on a small stream which runs through the centre of the pass, where their pack animals and stores could be easily guarded. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself In a few days a sufficient supply had been obtained to load all their pack animals. Christopher Carson Then I found a good room, but later learned that it was a horse inn, the yard of which was taken up by fifty-nine pack animals with their loads. Across China on Foot Our pack animals arrived at Guarina about 7 p.m., and we very soon had our things unpacked and occupied our beds, knowing that a pretty early start would be made in the morning. Argentina from a British Point of View For mountain service the wires and implements are carried by pack animals. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 The idea of sending out a pack animal for the elk was out of the question; therefore, the whole party went, supperless, to bed. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The horse, urged by a gentle slap on the rump, followed in the narrow trail after Bob and the pack animal. The Rules of the Game Faced by starvation, the men had eaten those of their pack animals that had survived, then, finally, when hope had almost left them, they came in sight of the sea. Five Nights As there were several pack animals available, Lieutenant Fosdick proposed that they load the model upon one of these. The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron Meanwhile I was thinking to explore the further course of the river with a few men and pack animals only, leaving the bullocks and other men to refresh here for our long homeward journey. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 He next proceeds to cut up the meat and prepare it for his pack animals which he should have near by. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Bob tied his saddle horse to the rail, leaving the pack animal to its own devices. The Rules of the Game With a number of pack animals and eight days' supplies they started up the slippery mountainside. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment The next evening, looking over toward the west, I saw a truly frontier sight—a line of trappers winding down the hillside with their pack animals. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) On every road a hegira of the gold-mad swept northward, many afoot, with heavy burdens, the more fortunate with horses and pack animals. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts When they arrived at the Fort they were on foot, their saddle and pack animals having all given out and broken down. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself When he had thoroughly mastered the ins and outs of a case, he departed with his pack animal and saddle horse to look the ground over in person. The Rules of the Game He rested where he was for awhile and watched the slope for the pack animals; more particularly for William and the water cans. Casey Ryan Care must be taken to keep the bottom of the pan moist; otherwise, the salt cone would crack, and be rendered unfit for the rough carriage which it experiences on the backs of pack animals. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The rest of his luggage was placed on pack animals, and in fact the only way luggage was carried in those days was either on the backs of donkeys or men. Death Valley in '49 We were not across the wide range of this flat mountain when one of the pack animals, a lean and lanky sorrel, appeared suddenly to go mad, and began to buck off a pack. Tales of lonely trails He saddled his riding horse and the pack animal, and set forth. The Rules of the Game His pack animals should be somewhere ahead of him, he thought groggily, and began stumbling along through the brush-covered sand dunes that bordered Furnace Lake for miles. Casey Ryan They had traveled about fifteen miles a day, their pace being regulated by that of the pack animals. The Golden Canyon They had taken off the covers of the wagons to make them into houses for the oxen, so they could be used as pack animals. Death Valley in '49 And the pack animals, some with dignity and others with disgust, tried to avoid her vicinity. Tales of lonely trails In the meantime Amy had unsaddled her own horse and was busy unpacking one of the pack animals. The Rules of the Game Ezram had decided the whole thing in a flash, realizing that a lone pedestrian would be practically as effective in dealing with the usurpers as two horsemen, impeded by the pack animals. The Sky Line of Spruce So far as it fails to do so the load is on the usual pack animal, the poor man. What is Coming? When our menfolk returned from San Francisco, they were accompanied by many excited treasure-seekers, anxious to secure pack animals to carry their effects to the mines. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate He began to run and plunge and buck right into the other pack animals, dropping articles from his pack as he dashed along. Tales of lonely trails We forded Gardiner's river with some difficulty, several of our pack animals being nearly carried off their feet by the torrent. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park And yes, a pedestrian, carrying a light pack, could make much better time than a horseman with pack animals. The Sky Line of Spruce Enormous numbers of pack animals and bullock-carts were at work, and even at this early period of the campaign the immense superiority of the French arrangements over the English was manifest. Jack Archer They took possession of both of his pack animals, threw their loads down on the ground, and one of the soldiers was ordered to lead them away. A Woman's Journey Round the World Two men were seen riding horseback over the foot hills followed by a pack animal. Arizona Sketches The trail looked pretty fresh, and Benson's a good long day with a pack animal, so I thought perhaps I might catch him before he runs into trouble. Arizona Nights The two pack animals came next, and Lash brought up the rear. Desert Gold It lies still and wickedly green in its sharp-lipped cap, and the guides of that region love to tell of the packs and pack animals it has swallowed up. The Land of Little Rain In a few months their pack animals would be laden with thousands of dollars' worth of fur. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon You can look to the guides for all the rest, such as pack saddles, pack animals, etc. A Woman Tenderfoot Jed Parker and I happened to ride side by side, bringing up the rear and seeing to it that the pack animals did not stray or linger. Arizona Nights The pack animals at times crashed and ripped through the narrow places. Desert Gold The mobility of a brigade depends entirely on its pack animals. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War All I wanted was to have blankets and provisions deposited as far up in the timber as the snow would permit a pack animal to go. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon But I looked around first—Nimrod was coaxing a pack animal through the snow to a comparatively level place where our tent and bed things could be placed. A Woman Tenderfoot Behind them came the pack animals, each led separately, so that they could the more easily make their way through forests or over broken ground. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest One cool May evening, Ruth Mary, climbing the path from the beach, saw there was a strange horse and two pack animals in the corral. In Exile and Other Stories We started with two saddle horses, a pack animal, and five good lion dogs. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Soon we are ready to start, leaving the camp and pack animals in charge of the two Indians who came with us. Canyons of the Colorado All the way, in the ditches on either side, dead pack animals lay; in the dug-outs there were other unseen dead making the air foul. The Glory of the Trenches Make a quarter of your cavalrymen into muleteers, a quarter of your horses into pack animals. Battle Studies I therefore sent M'Leay forward with orders to unload the pack animals as soon as he should make the river, and send them back to help the teams. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 With the exception of the one railway from the Caspian to Samarcand, the means of transport are chiefly pack animals. Indian Frontier Policy; an historical sketch Perceptibly they were gaining on it, while it developed into two riders and a pack animal in single file. Over the Pass The Spanish or Mexican mule, however, is better as a pack animal, than for a team. The Mule A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be Put It is the custom hereabouts to enclose the packs in large-meshed nets made of rawhide which are then fastened to the pack animal by a surcingle. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru It lies still and wickedly green in its sharp-lipped cup, and the guides of that region love to tell of the packs and pack animals it has swallowed up. The Land of Little Rain In the summer the Esquimaux use their dogs while travelling as pack animals, and a stranger would be astonished to see what loads these dogs will carry. Schwatka's Search The camels, horses, and other pack animals were already thoroughly spooked, and Borla gave orders that the precious, irreplaceable animals be given hands-on guarding throughout the night lest they break their tethers and run away. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs What this man felt for him was not loyalty, but merely a primal respect for his strength, such as any pack animal might feel. Highland Ballad At Majes we observed cotton, which is sent to the mills at Arequipa, alfalfa, highly prized as fodder for pack animals, sugar cane, from which aguardiente, or white rum, is made, and grapes. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The saddle and goods were removed from the pack animal, and cached. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Sometimes a horse would slip on them and go down, and once a pack animal rolled completely over, smashing flat what was on his back. On the Trail of Pontiac Now the camping outfit, including enough provisions for the proposed stay, must be carried, and unless the stay is to be short, a wagon or pack animals should be provided for this purpose. Healthful Sports for Boys The guide led the way, leading the mule train, and his pace was so rapid that the pack animals were put to their best to keep up with him. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain The Tejadas, realizing only too well the propensity of pack animals to get sore backs and go lame, regarded my promise in the light of a factor of safety. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Then I came and after me straggled the Strathmuir boys with the pack animals, the cavalcade being closed by the remaining Zulus under the command of Goroko. She and Allan Around the inside of the walls are shelters for horses and pack animals, and sometimes—not always—there is a house where rooms are let to those who can pay. Masters of the Guild The burros were left to roam where they would, Hi assuring his charges that the pack animals were too lazy to run away. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert Leaving his two pack animals, Eagle-eye leaped for the fleeing one. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain Sergeant Carrasco arrived after dark with our pack animals, but, missing the trail as he neared Guzman's place, one of the mules stepped into a bog Page 279and was extracted only with considerable difficulty. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru We dismounted, unpacked and turned our pack animals loose with the emigrants' stock, but picketed our saddle animals near camp. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West We arrived at Kikoka by 5 P.m., having loaded and unloaded our pack animals four times, crossing one deep puddle, a mud sluice, and a river, and performed a journey of eleven miles. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley There is in some places barely room for pack animals to pass between the masses of rocks, and at others, but a narrow ledge between a perpendicular rock and a sheer precipice. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran The fat boy, with great glee, was urging his pony quietly along, approaching the pack animal with as much caution as possible. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain Page 233 A new road had recently been built along the river bank by the owner of the sugar estate at Paltaybamba, to enable his pack animals to travel more rapidly. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Each taking a saddle-horse and one pack animal, we started on the trip, taking a new route to Uncle Kit, as well as to Johnnie and myself. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West Once more they staked down the ponies and pack animals, and urging vigilance on the part of Professor Zepplin, Ned and the guide dashed away at full gallop in search of the two missing lads. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail This chapter is concerned with boats, railways, and pack animals, but particularly with railways. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Already the pack animals as well as those ridden by the members of the giant-hunting party were showing signs of excitement. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Lucifer and Deceiver were the two best riding horses, and the mule the best pack animal. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland About this time four men with pack animals came along who claimed to be from Salt Lake. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West By this time the pack animals had become so familiar with their work that little attention was necessary on the part of the boys. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail Every week the line grew, Railhead moved forward, and the strain upon the pack animals diminished. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan "Come on, now, and we'll see if we can arrange for some pack animals." Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship A man on horseback, driving two pack animals before him, stopped at the low doorway. Down the Mother Lode Bent fitted me out with twenty-five pack animals and two Mexican boys to assist me, and I started for the Arrapahoe country, one hundred and twenty-five miles distant. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West This ambassador was called Matucotam; he brought with him one hundred and fifty horse and much people to serve him and many pack animals, among which were certain camels. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India Other means of conveyance—by railways and pack animals—though essential, were merely supplementary. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan We can get more pack animals, I'm sure. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Elsewhere in northern Luzon the Christianized people employ horses, cattle, and carabaos as pack animals. The Bontoc Igorot We started out with thirty-two pack animals and the same Mexican boy as assistant that we had the previous winter. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West On Sunday, September 1st, after loading three pack animals with provisions and bedding needed for the trip, we set out down the trail, headed for Point Sublime. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it No stop was made at noon to rest the laboring, sweating pack animals. To the Last Man They conversed in their loud voices for some time, and then motioned to the pack animals. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship The remaining one, the pack animal, Lucy found among the scrub cedars at the base of the low cliffs. Wildfire The pack animals were also feeding near camp. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West And with the contagion of his act the rest of us followed him, leaving the pack animals to follow us as they should choose. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories Their horses were tired, and they had several pack animals; evidently they had traveled far. Riders of the Purple Sage Then the pack animals were laden with their burdens. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Then he threw a stone at a pack animal that was delaying on the trail. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains They were to furnish all the pack animals necessary for the outfit and to board me, I to furnish my own saddle-horses. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West On my arrival at Taos I bought ten Mexican jacks or burros to use for pack animals on the trip that we were about to start upon. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West Having two saddle horses myself I told them three horses between them would be enough, for in case of emergency I would use one of my horses for a pack animal. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West He looked out of the palace hut and saw that their pack animals were close at hand. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship After we had rested up a month or such a matter the General had six or eight mule teams rigged up, also fifty burros for pack animals, and started Lieut. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West I advised them to go to Taos with a wagon and team, and buy their pack animals there as they would be able to get them much cheaper than in Denver. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West The next morning the Lieutenant sent to headquarters for ten pack animals, and we remained to hunt. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West Now we started for a trip on the east side of Black canyon, six scouts and one company of cavalry, with twenty-two pack animals, calculating to be gone about ten days. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West "Delby had much better luck with his mule drivers than we did Tom," remarked Ned as he saw the two natives standing by the pack animals of the rival circus man. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Each of us took two saddle horses and one pack animal for each two men, with ten days' rations. 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