Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-11-28
SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. %, 1863.
1.-THE Puget Sound Mails"

Tie Oregoxian Of the 10th instant. con-
tains an article under the above caption. which
attributes the blame for the f.ilure of the
mails between this place and Portland to
mismanHg-ment o. the part of our wor hycon'
tractor. Mr.. Winsor. The Oyegonian is
misin!orn-d in regard to the matter. The
statement made il our last weeks issue can
bp substant' atrd Ivy any one convrrsant with
the true state Of affairs, or who may take the
trouble to inquire into the same. We have it
upon the authority Of the Postmaster at Mon.
ticrllo. Hon. A. r. Burbank, that the sche-
dulr time f;r the arrival Of the steamer at Mon
ticello is ~ o'clock NJ. on Mondays, Wednes-
days and fridays. aud for the departure Of
the mail north, / o'clock r. NJ. We are fur.
Their informed Ivy reliable parties who came as
pa.s myers on the mail steamer tn Monticello.
that she has been as late as o'clock P. NJ. in
arriving at that place, her usual time being
. or 8 o'clock-from one to six hours after the
time fixed by schedule for the departure of
the stagr. If this is true. and We cannot
doubt the veracity Of our informants. the con-
tractors to Monticello ara solely responsible
for the delay in the mails coming north.
With regard to thu mails bound southwark,
We do not believe the delay is attributable 10
either the steamboat contractors or Mr.. Win
sor, or is it within their power to obviate the
difficulty. Through some inexcusabls blum
der in the Post Office Department. the sche-
dule departure of the mail boat for Portland
has been changed. without corresponding
chapg~ being made in Mr.. Winsor's schedule.
Mr.. w. very properly. ms WE believe. refuses
to change hsschetlulr, without instructions TO
do 20 fr'm the proper authority at Washing
ian. and hence the mails going southwark re-
main in the Post Office Al Monticello till the
next steamer. .bout &c hours. the length Of
time in which they should make the trough
trip from this place to Portland.
The Orsgos;ax. however, unfortunately for
the succrss Of ito attempt to fastrn tho blame
on M. Winsor. admits that the schedule time
has been changed ~ ne to give the stage more
time and the steamer less. and hence the fail
urs to connect" Viewing the matter in
this light, it 10 quite remarkable that the stage
should require still more time after ito rxten.
sion. and the steamer BE- enabled to perform
Asr service with such marvellous punctuality
With her time shortened! Besides. ii this has
been done. the Oregosia. ought to BE- able 10
err that the p. o. ID. 10 to blame, not Mr..
Winsor. II the department has been i'm.
posed upon by interested parties. as the Ore
aonias intimatrs. it is still to blame for being
% unpardonably ignorant az to expect nail
arriving at four o'clock to connect" with the
stage leaving at one
We regret that the Oresonias should have
shown disposition so fur to vouch for the
correctness Of its story a. to insiuuats that a
"speculation is on foot to impair the steamer
contract and secure a monopoly Of the con.
tract elsewhere" when the truth could BE- 90
easily obtained by little investigation. OH
sss ha~s rights a. we'll - the owners of the
steamer COw1is, and it IL unwiss in the Ore.
Sessas to taxi Up the cu6grl on simply er
Pass statrmrnts. which m:y have been, and
douhlsss VEN. made by interested parties.
snAr. Winsas's contrast hes been performed
witA remarkable regularity during the past
three years, and it is a m.ttef Of serious 10
gryt that hs should bi esnsursa fr the short
eomings Of others. Through HE indsiatigihls
sxenious great portion Of the mail route has