The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-06-04
Mail Matters Again.

This ls a last age, anu lhe Nhiteu S'"eVs 10
 fast country; at least, SO we learn, once in
 & great while, when . coach arrives here with | mail matter from America" and other " for eisn" countries. Oh, how we wish North | ern Arizona was fast, :" too, so that her peo- pie would be enabled to keep up with the times, and make hustle in the world. But, l, for some reason, they are not permitted to go fast, and prevented from being heard by the outside world but once week--some- times less Now, we know that they are inclined to be fast, and anxious to give
 good account of themselves and the Territory, therefore, it is too bad to crib, cabin and confnen them in the wilds of Arizona, and give them but one mail week. In the days before His Excellency, Richard c. McCor- mick s'pervaded D Washing gton City, as Del egate from Arizona, the people of this sec tion were blessed with sufficient mail accom- modations. We had semi-weekly service on the route between San Bernardino, Califor- mia, and Prescott; weekly service on the route from St. George to Prescott, and, week ly service on the route from Prescott to Al buquerque, New Mexico. Our people were then tolerably well satisfied, but Mir McCor- mick wanted more mail routes established, and more frequent service over the old ones Charles D. Poston-a true gentleman--was then our Delegate to Congress, which fact, we suppose accounts for our getting some thing like justice from the Postoffice De pertinent. But he disagreed with Goodwin and Mccormick; would not, we believe, di- vide spells with them--so they educated our people to believe that Col. Poston had not worked for their interests, and, at the ensu- ing election, he was defeated by Mr. Good win. Well, Goodwin went to Congress and accomplished nothing for the Territory. He was succeeded by Mir, Bashford, who tried tc do something for us, but achieved nothing worthy of note. Then MT, Mccormick saiC to our people: Send me to Congress and will see that your wants are supplied for my influence at Washington is such that what ever right or favor l may ask for you will b, granted" He was sent to WashingtOn i there yet,--but, what, we ask, has been don, for us? Nothing that we can see. Durin, his term, mail service has been cut down t one mail a week on our principal route, am entirely discontinued upon other routes, an' we are, to-day, worse off for mail facilitie than we wore before he went to Washington This is too bad; while our population, ant the business of the country have increase, four-fold, the facilities for carrying on bus ness have been decreased. Is this the fanl of the Postmaster General7 We think no That high functionary knows very littl abou: US and our wants. Sir. McCormic does, though, and it may appear strange t some people here why he, with all his boast ed energy and influence, has not preyente the Department from robbng us of ou rights, by almost entirely discontinuing ma service throughout our country. Now, sine this great little man-Rlchard c. McCormic has failed us, and since we are withou proper mail facilities, the only way for tl citizens and military to do is to make know their wants to the Chief of the Postoftic Department, who, we think, yill, as soon he learns the truth regarding us and our si uation, do something for us. We ougl to have semi-weekiy service upon the S, Bernardino route, and, at least, weekly ser ice upon the route between Prescott and A buqnerque, without which, it will be almo impossible for us to carry on business her Prescott is now the military headquarters
 the Department of Arizona; also, the large
 American town in the Territory, and h, people arc entitled to better mail facilitie Not only this, but Ehrenberg, La Paz, Wicl >ttsi'si and other important towns are
 the same boat with us, as are all the vario, outside mining camps, agricultural settl ments and military posts in this section
 the Territory. Let us represent matters their true light. and relief will come