AMMUNITION MULE.
Fig. 23.
To Pack the Wheels ([Fig. 22]).—The gunner and No. 3 lift the wheels and place them separately on the pack, where they are secured by No. 4; No. 4 places and secures the lifting-bars; Nos. 3 and 5 take off their haversacks and secure them on the wheel-pack.
Unpacking is performed in the reverse order to packing.
WEIGHT CARRIED BY EACH MULE.
| Gun-mule. | Carriage-mule. | ||
| Saddle | 69 lbs. | Saddle | 69 lbs. |
| Gun | 218 " | Carriage | 205 " |
| 287 " | 274 " | ||
| Wheel-mule. | Ammunition-mule. | ||
| Saddle | 60 lbs. | Saddle | 58 lbs. |
| Wheels | 123 " | Two chests with 8 rounds each | 280 " |
| Shafts, etc. | 22 " | ||
| 205 " | 338 " | ||