Show DAYS OF CANAL MULE ENDED tugboat seema seem s to be practical tion of waterway puzzle in pennsylvania mauch chunk chun 4 pa the days of tho canal mule at last seem numbered As an the result ot of repeated experiments by tho the lehigh coal and navigation company and tugs promise to become the to move the coal coa laden Madan chunk pr eri on the companas comp anys canal after trying different electrical appliances ances luring durins the few years and finding that it was not to use electricity a coal laden barge barfie bound for bristol was wag taken in tow by a tug una and made tour four miles per br hour it wont went tho the pine ino alies level in 2 au 1 bours which Is about two hours rud and a half less lesa than it la Is gen erakly done by mule power other tests aro are to be made by the steamer it if successful the mute mulo will have tu to go EO several years agi the company built a trolley line along the towpath train from here to too oal alport port and weissport Weis Wels sport for tho the purpose of the boats but it was wai found inexpedient and tho the mule wit waa again brought in info ltv bervice |