The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-13

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.l..'s. NJ. N.b,a.sie.. ohareas Of derelic-
ia, q a..v :. 81. r.,t ~ the Post Ma.ter
a. th;a e;tv. and Hr. Ham. Mail Cons.assor
49,. aid h.va ma foandat;on In faet.
A. r.,.on Tho h.. tr.veled The road be-
teen hi. c;tv and Omaha duYine the past
tvo v..t.. tno~. full veil that the road
has been IN m .lmost impassabls sonditiss,
the aforesaid pausrs 70 the eostrary, not
withstanding. Mr.. HAMS omnibus, with
the Omaha Mail. lsaves this city regularly
eyery morning, (aocording 70 contract with
the Post Olios Department in ssspiss Of
Wind and vsather.'' Mr.. HARL has, - far
a. possible, complied with his part Of the
contract, and NO reasonable person would
seek to hold him responsible for matters
entirely beyond his control. Every one
hereabouts, knows the usual condition Of the
Missouri River, during the winter aeason-
that there il NO regular ferry plying across
the same, BY which teams could BE- readily
transported that the only conveyance y BY
means Of small skis and unsuitabls aat-
boats, not considered safe in themselves,
and which might easily be overturned BY
coming in contact with . cake OF ice OF any
magnitude. Under these circumstances, de-
lay has often been occas,oned. It is we'll
known to citizens of Omaha, and of Council
Bluffs, that owing to this state of things,
both the mails and passengers have had to
wait upon either shore, for longer or short
or period, for . favorable opportunity to
attempt the crossing. Ihave been somewhat
"scaredr myself, in crossing to Omaha,
with tho Mails, in one Of these so-called
skiffs, and one of our citizens, and some
ladies and gentlemen came very near being
drowned, 4 short time since, BY the negli-
eencs of the sshands'' in the chargs-of the
boat, ID It 4 wonder. then, that the Mails
have mot alway, arrived at Omaha, at con.
tract timo2
Again. msny times. the Mails arrive on
thi, shore, (and this too. at half. past eight
o'clock \ vh;la thu farrv- boot il on the on.
nos;ts aida Of tho river. Half nm hour ID
consumed in crossing the river and receiving
IN. Mail,-.notbef hall. hour slapsss ere
thew are delivered at the Omaha Post Office
MAILING the time Of their delivery at Oma.
h. half. mast o,.,,ock. ONLY in thi, vav
can account for the difference of tim, com.
pl.lncd Of BY the Time, and Nebroskian.
l think it ysry unjust to attack the Mail
contr.c.or- for .uccumb;n1 to obstacles
over which he. nor any other person has
.o,.-o, and ~b;ch cannot h. overcoma nv
human ;noenu;.v- On ,b;. aide Of tho eric
Muddvn Il i. universally conceded. that Mr..
Han, h., done b;s DUTY. A, we'll =, could
h.v. hoo, sxrect,d under the circumstance,
7 have noticed however. thu. let a nerson
n.rform their duties ever-.o-vell. there will
.,~sv. ba fo,nd anna sors.hsaded fault.
finder. ready and willing to make m ass
of himself hv making comnla;nt. v;thou.
inst cau.e or nroyocation.
A F.,rsp OF THE ,Bu..
Corxcu R,urvs. Feb. 10th. 1s5S.
R....x,-Not having road the ,tr;cturs.
Of either thu Time. or N.b,n.k;nu va Ar.
unable to iu,,re of the degree of their of.
fana;no Hosever tb;. mnch vs d. know
that the Post Master Of th;s c;tv. nor tho
controctor FIR carving the Mail. hetreen
tb;. c;tv and Omaha conno. ;n.tlv Ia A..
o,..d ~ . ds-o,;.,;on of a,,,r h.c.,. ~.
Mail does mt arrive At Omaha in cortreot