When A Manhattanite Writes About A Quadruped

In the April issue’s captivating discussion of the Erie Canal (“The Erie Rising”), an old photograph taken in Durhamville shows a mule placidly descending a catwalk to join its teammate. The caption mistakenly terms the animal a horse. As a reader who grew up handling horses and mules, I suspect that unloading a team of horses might have been more difficult.