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Show 5560 Hite - D 3568 10 A I was. Q How were the mails brought in to Hite, Utah? A horseback -- saddle horses and pack horses. Q From what point? A Greenriver, Utah. Q How long did you continue as postmaster there? A Until September, 1896. Q During all at he time that you were postmaster, were the mails brought in overland? A Yes, sir. Q Starting there in the year 1889, when that post office was established, about how many patrons or customers did the post office have? A I do not think that at any time there was to exceed 20 or 25 in the whole community. That included the surround-ing camps and the mountains, the cow camps and prospectors, and trippers and all. I do not think it ever exceeded over 20 or 25 at the most. Q About how large a territory did your post office serve? A well, from the mouth of the San Juan I think was |