(7) The hitch for packing a sick or injured man.
THE CROSSTREE HITCH
This hitch was introduced into the Northwest by the early fur traders and adopted by the Indians. Among Indians, women are the laborers, and the crosstree hitch being the hitch almost exclusively employed by the squaws was presently dubbed by white men the "squaw hitch." It is a hitch very generally used by prospectors, and for this reason is known in some localities as the "prospector's hitch." In other sections of the West, where sheep herders commonly use it, it is locally called the "sheep herder's hitch." It is a hitch easily thrown by one man, holds well, and is therefore a favorite.
Squaw or Crosstree Hitch
(Fig. 1.) Rope engaged on cinch hook and bight of rope running from rear forward under standing rope.
(Fig. 2.) Loop of bight enlarged, reversed and passed around bottom and lower corners of off side pack.
(Fig. 3.) Hitch formed and ready to tighten. 1. Standing rope. 2. Running rope. 3. Rear rope—off side. 4. Front rope—off side. 5. Front rope—near side. 6. Rear rope—near side. 7. Marker.