Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-23
40 Mail Yet.

Our Postmaster General seems to have but a
confused idea of the extent of territory compos-
ing the Pacific States and Territories. He must
certainly be ignorant of the number of nhab-
tants which people those States, or if aware OF
their number seems to entertain but poor
opinion of their intelligence, influence or deserts.
Through official stupidity. perhaps cupidity,
the people from Lincoln California to Portland,
Oregon, are deprived of thai great necessity in a
civilized country, the mail, and if it were not
for Wells, Fargo ( Co.'S Express, would be cat
off from all communication by letter with the
balance of the world.
Such state of affairs would perhaps have
been tolerated with silent Indignation in time Of
war, but now the whole country at peace, and
no earthly cause for such proceeding, the people
will not tamely submit t9. such an outrage 1t
is simply disgrace, a burning shame and insult
TO the people Of this coast.
1t seems to US that when the Postmaster Gen
eral found that Reside was unable to fulfil his
contract. he should have given the carrying to
the old contractors, temporarily, at their own
price. and then called for new bids II none
were OUcTcu lbNtf tll'lH t44s't ti'' 'f'', n.y.
ny. then the contract should have been given
them, as it would have been ample proof that Il o
one could be found to transport the mails cheaper
or more satisfactorily than they. Such, II ap-
pears to us. would have been the course Of a
business man. but the old togy now presiding
over our postal affairs thought differently. Be
cause Reside was ignorant Of the quantity oi
mail matter to be transported from Lincoln to
Portland, and offered take the contract at
ruinous rates therefore Our wise Postmaster
General comes to the conclusion th&t the Cali
fornia Stage company must either take u III tAe
same price or else the people along the route
must put up with weekly mail. Now. q We,li "
mail would be all very wei. i anybody could be
found to transport it any cheaper than tl- dtlly
With all the facilities enjoyed or the stage COM
pany it occasionally taxed them 20 the utmost TO
carry forward al the raail matter which accumu-
lated at Lincoln after the arrival Of the steamer
After the arrival of Atlantic steamers it is
well known fact that they had TO run extra
coaches loaded with nothing but mail matter
How would it he possible then 70 transport all
the accumulation OF a week ou one day Again.
if it requires more than one. or tive, or !hree
days which it undoubtedly would, 10 get ri'l oi
the mail matter accumulated at Lincoln, ny not
run as heretofore :, daily n4il2 Il IS sheer Eon-
sense to expect that any company viii do the
same work as hcretolore-that Is. carry mall
matter daily, for lower price, simply to obIlge
the old gentleman at Washington. and because
he calls it a weekly, instead Of a daily mail
We are now suffering the greatest inconve-
nience as the result Of official ignorance or inca
pacity. This county, with population OF over
two thousand, is now entirely deprived Of mail
facilities The route from this place to Hum
boldt Bay, with its five post Offices, and large
number of people in Klamath and humboldt
counties dependent upon il, is totally useless
,.i u and mail
Altogether, we are in worse position, so lar as
mail matters are concerned, than We were ten
years ago. We hope that Postal Agent GaskIll
will succeed in his endeayors to remedy this dis
graceful evil, for such we must term it, and that
by next week may be able to state that the
daily mail between Lincoln and Portland has
been re-established.