| Show 3 3 RUGGED ROUTE Kyle McGrady mailman on the most unusual route in the United States delivers mail in an oil drum mall mail box boa His Ilis boat the Florence is moored to the shore of Idaho's Snake river called one of the wildest bodies of water in America Since the level r of the Snake varies as much as 30 feet standard mail boxes are not practical and oil drums and wooden boxes are utilized instead 1 9 PJ TH THESE ESE UNITED STATES oilman Lugs Letters Supplies Even Tourists Up Wildest River I L Features 1 LEWISTON IDA Long Long heralded as one of the worlds world's most it famous mailmen Kyle McGrady is back on the job delivering mail by boat on the most unusual of routes in in the United United Unit Unit- I U ed oed States I II His route serving approximately residents of Idaho's 1 41 Hells Hell's canyon area aea traverses the wild and rugged reaches of I the Snake river Service was suspended sus sus- I Bended and McGrady's boats were I placed in dry dock temporarily during during dur- dur ing the low water period of the thet 4 t Snake the level of which varies as asi i much as 30 feet I A mailman grocery boy and j chamber of commerce official for fori forthe i the canyon area McGrady has been bee l lI making the trip up the Snake river I Since ince 1938 He quit a mechanics mechanic's I Job in Lewiston to take the post of- of Lee fice contract which calls for delivery delivery delivery ery of letters magazines and parcel parcel par- par cel eel post packages as well as for a variety of other services to residents residents residents resi resi- dents dents of the isolated area Mecca lecca for Tourists McGrady makes the trip up the river in either the Florence or Idaho Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho powered diesel-powered river packets In addition to an odd assortment of supplies and mail McGrady also hauls tourists To accommodate them he has constructed a lodge on the lip of the most ferocious partIn part In the canyon from all over the TJ U. S. S have journeyed to Lewiston Lewiston Lewiston Lewis- Lewis ton starting point for the spectacular spectacular spectacular spec spec- voyage The round trip is miles and the current of the Snake is so swift s' that it requires requires requires re re- re- re quires 12 hours for the trip up and but four hours to return |
