Arizona miner., 1866-02-14
TIE MAILS

 the greater part of 1865, and to general sat isfaction, affords information of which we were before aware, but which may be new ,o our readers.
 PREscorr, ARIZONA, Feb C, lsGG.
 EDiroR oy ARIZONA MiNER.-In your issue of the 2ith ult., there appears an article rcla tive to the misunderstanding between Acting Governor Mccormick and Mr White, Post master of this place growing out of the re- filsal of the latter Co detain the mail, at the request of the former, on the morning after the adjournment of the Legislature from which it appears that you were in receipt of "a long communication from the Post master filled with extracts from the post office laws to prove that he had no authority to detain the matl on the morning. alluded to. You then add, We take his word for it. although the information upon which we based our remarks in the last number, we considered trustworthy"
 In as much as nm the authority referred 10 by you, youwill do me favor by publishing the following facts: In conversation with Mir Mccormick stated that thought Mir White lad authority to detan the mail and unless 1 was mistaken, there was circular m bis office from the Post Office Department authorizing him to regulate the schedule time from Prescott to Tubac 70 as to connect with other lines at the former place IA Co the circular was mistaken, it simply requires the Postmaster tO report the fact of any needed change to the department, but as to the authority Co dctain the California mai. l think 1 can show that it exists. The schedule (as adopted by the department ] on route l4466, from Albuquerque, New Mexico. cia Prescott and other points, to San Der nariiuO, California, is. Leave Alhuqurque every Sunday at l2 m arrive in San Bcruar- dino in sixteen days" It is well known that the contractor has abandoned that portion of the route between Prescntt and Albu- qucrque. and k only performing service ou that portion lying between Prescott and san Benardino; therefore Prescott k made. by the contractor, the starting point on the line. instead of Albuquerque. But there Is no time specified in the schedule st which ;iie Cali fornia mail shall leave this point. It arrive in san Bernardino, rid Prescott, in sixteen days from the time it leaves Albupurqua. lt will be seen therefor, that d Iering str c ly tO the "rcgulations," our mail for California would leave only on the arrival of the mail from Albuquerque, We all know about how often that K. The contractor desired to car
 
 San Bcrnariino, and also desired to leave here with both II and the Tubac mail at the same hour. ID order that he might take both as far as WIckcnburg, on the same animal and at the same expense, although he is getting pay, presume, for running separate mails on both routes. The schedule time for leaving Prescott with the Tubac mail is every Mon day at 9. In. l never objected to this mail leaving at that hour, 1 had no right To detain 1t; but l did object 10 the California mnil leaving at that hour and detained it until l2 m, as matter of accommodation t0 the public; | think had right to do so. there being no specified time at which 1t sb0uId leave Prescott, 1t not being the end of the California route.
 In n word, the contractor undoubtedly has q right to demand, and it is the duty of the Postmaster to deliver to him, the Tubac mail every Monday morning at < o'clock (aS per schedule) but he (the contractorl cannot show any authority of the department. for de handing the California mail at this office at any time, other than that at which it arrives here from Albuquerque, and 1t Is his privilege tO demand it in seven minutes from the time of its arrival, or be can remain here with it seven days fl he wishes, provided, he arrives with II at San Bernardino at the expiration Fi NlAhNNA AhlN tiRi Auf tune fit AtaNt~ AAhfl- querque This is regulations, |" but half the route has been abandoned. and the contractor has been permitted to perform service on the California endi this he could not have done regularly fl, (adheTing to the regulations, ] the Postmaster had refused him the mail except on its arrival from Albuquerque(as per schedule), lt would seem, therefore, that if the Postmaster delivers him the mniis at any other time than that above stated. he (the Postmaster) has the privilege of fixing that time, and while was acting as Post master did SO.
 It is due to Mr. White to say. that I am far from believing that his action in the ure- misis was based upon any disposition Co be unaccommodating, but rather from misap- prehension of the facts know how difficult it is 10 fill his position, to the satisfaction of the department, contractors and the public. grant him his right to start the California mail on Monday morning at eight o'clock, if be has the right to start it at ail, except on its arrival from Albuquerque, but l at the same time claim that had a right. and SO has he, to start it al l2 m., as well. With the misunderstanding between himself and Mr. Mccormick have nothing to do, sim ply desire to show that I was right in my assertion that the Postmaster has the priyi- lege of regulating the departure of the Cali foTnia mail. Very respectfully,
 JAMEs $. GiLEs.
 We now learn that the contractor has per mission from the Department 10 carry the mail for New Mexico, riq Tucson and MesilIa. and that the time of starting the California and all other mails from here is changed to Tuesday morning. We hope the acw arrange ment will insure better time in getting our letters through. The resolutions in the Pcs ton--Goodwin matter mailed here December 3lst, were not delivered in San Francisco for the telegraph until January 2jth. and letter. from San Francisco seldom reach here in less than three weeks. What is the trouble ?
 We know of an instance where letters mailed here two weeks apart reached Y;l-