Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

H%TgY much labor aud
RHV oftentimes danger
~ the duties Of the
mail carrier are at
,sde8 Accustomed 70 express trains
NJ Geographic messages, we are apt
n forget the fact that the great ma.
INV 81 our pustotiices are not yet
.g,ged by railroads. bat are situated
!. stage routes, or are reached by
bo,se carriers. or even by fOotmen,
wbo penetrate 10 Businesses where ii
I impossible 20 urge a horse with
slsty. Ia winter many 81 them
ave- by sn0wshoe and with dog
.-ls like those of the EsqnimAux The
,sw territory Of Alaska. now within
H. postal confines Of the United
states. has twenty-five postofiiees ia
,salar operation. bat they are no
sore remote than are many ia regions
a the Eastern aud earliest settled
states
This principle o. universal extension
4 ihe postal service fairly rivals the
,sportaur methods Of the Christian
,eliFion The aim Of the government,
ngardies, % expense 20 il or Of labor
egoa tile part ~ its servants. Is 70
5ses within tho reach % all citizens
IL refining aud humaniking influences
q neWkpapeys. 81 home si3S social las-
tsN without which mrn. when c1lled
ssd % ignorance aud brutality. No
qsssliou as 70 what revenue will be
5sargd lr5m the news Office has weight;
ibs confederation is WIN il he Of sub.
,aaslai brncHs 10 grant postal iaeiii-
tsa. and Il - then Supplies arc sent
d ths p1.a. and bids invited Tor carry.
ag tbs mails
81 81 Inspector I visited Lees Ferry,
Z le.orsno County. A.. The Office Is
d Tie Colorado Rlvrr Heiug ia Utah
ue wtal ~ the mail route southwark
toA salias, whore early GA = March
~ nc y15k stage Tor kanah via Pan.
ga;el Ihr rtdc occupied ihres full
saya arl Al the rni 81 Shc aosth mills
We stopped At farm houss late ~
sgas thoroughly chilled aud worn
ast Thence 10 the ferry WINS ~ miles,
tgt !sEtHnaSely wc bad dag in which
y ~. lViurr proceeding ga our Jour.
sry Had The Zoe inside thc natnc trip
lam sure hc wouid never have Sc
'sy,ea tho cheerful island Of Juan
Fernandez "a tho type Of q
igaes9na place. For over two
hsaaFcd miles We traversrd SEC.
ton oi tAc American dcsert upon which
ihsfe = little water. hrant vegetation
aui few people. The latter are special.
HPa!scworlhy for being hoapiiable
rom " mrngre a htore IL Is of the
f1pe character ~ country that stan
,on and bis party u brave surveyors,
when wrecked on their hFAt disastrous
Iogage down thr Colorado. crossed
atool 70 Tho Mormon scsticment which
sheltered tho survivors aud sent them
atgly home. The solitude II the eN-
pdition anhingcd the minds Of the
Etn. II IL not surprising ~ Lees
Htsr scarcely dozen patrons 81 the
eAse, and u costs the government
many dollars for every letter aud pa
per that crosses the route. Hut the
Nople At the ferry are Americans aud
Msy must have letters; and further,
should an obstruction occur on that
l.olated route an agent Of the govern
asns must investigate Il, personally
y necessary. with the same alacrity
ma' Is observed when trouble arises
10 The city Of New York
10 Wisconsin and Michigan when
iae roada are blociSaded with snow
units the mails GO forward with rcgu-
ariiy BY snowahoc and dog sled car
nerS Such methods OF locomotion'
mongh primitive, are not As slow as
might be supposed Many OF these
indian carriers will make atty miles
aaay and their paths are not nearly
@arduous as the bride paths OF the
haatcrn mountains whore in spring y
= almost impossible for man to find
footing. Throughout the swamp