Show mule mide postman loses contract in remote area PORTLAND ORE the lonely existence of the scattered families lami liei living in the remote fastness ol of siskiyou you national forest no longer will be relieved by periodic visits from the mule driving postman the mule pack postal route between the isolated towns of mahe and marial near grants pass has haa been terminated by the government because the carrier who has a monopoly on mules submitted to too high a bid the action leaves only one route served the year around by mules moles although 12 others are served by mule and horse daring the stormy winter months residents of the remote mountain areas served by the mule routes do their shopping through the mail order catalogues cataloguer catal and depend upon mule packs tor for everything cloth ing accordions rifles rides even food according to fred H twohy railroad mail district superintendent who has spent 10 years tra velini the mountain regions to check on OB his mule postmen one winter not even a horst could get through the heavy snows twohy recalls ec alls the residents were shut off from the world and ther was quite a squawk obliging postmen resorted to sleds to reach the isolated areas twohy adds and the first thing the people ordered by parcel post was several cases of beer the marial route was typical at 01 the involved carrier setup required to get mall mail to secluded areas mal mail went 34 miles up a river in a flat bottomed river boat from wedder burn then it was transferred tc t mule tor for an additional 18 16 mile trip it was kind of expensive two hy admits costing about a per son to keep the route open th stamps dont begin to pay tor for tt it he adds 1 I have a hard time convincing con vincin them back in washington that chest routes are worth the expense two hy by says |