Show mule postman za astman loses go contract in remote area PORTLAND ORE brethe OR EThe the lonely existence of the scattered families hying in the remote fastness of national forest no longer will be rell relieved eved by periodic visits from the mule driving postman the mule paek pack postal route between the isolated townson towns town of duahe and marial near grants pass has been terminated by the government because the carrier who has a monopoly on mules submitted too high a bid the action leaves only one route served the year yar around by mules although it 12 others are served by mule and horse during the stormy winter months residents Resident of the remote mountain areas served by the mule I 1 routes d do 0 their shopping through the mall order catalogues cataloguer catal and depend upon mule packs for everything clothing ding accordions rifles even food acco according to fred H twohy railroad mall mail district superintendent who has spent 10 years traveling the mountain regions to check on his mule postmen one winter not even a horse could get through the beav heavy snows twohy recalls the residents were shutoff shut off from fram the world and there was quite a squawk obliging postmen resorted sorted le to sleds to reach the isolated areas twohy adds and the first thing the people ordered by parcel post was wag several easel cases of beer the marial route was typical of the involved carrier setup required to get gei mall mail to secluded areas mall mail went 34 miles up a river in a flat bottomed rivet river boat from wedder bum then etwas it was trans transferred ferre to mule for an additional 16 mile trip it was kindol kin kind dof of expensive twohy admits costing about a per son to keep the route open the stamps dont begin to pay tor for it be adds 1 I have a hard urns time convincing them ihen back in washington that these routes are worth the expense twohy says |