Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-08
LETTER FR " THE MUDDY.
Mail Mntsors-A Route that Went BY
Default--The Routes actually needed
The Threat 20 Make an Indian Res
ersafiou Of the Muddy.
81. Thomas, ION the Muddy.)i
April u. 1913.

81. Thomas, ION the Muddy,
April II, 1878.
EDIroRs PIocHE RECORD: Your issue
of April lG has just come in sight in this
far-off spot, and some information it
contains concerning the Muddy, derived
of W. Logan, seems to suggest some sup
Elementary remarks for the better under
standing of the various subjects touched.
The unsatisfactory state Of the mail SER
vice therein aninadverted upon has been
represented to the proper authorities re-
peatedly and from various quarters, with
a full. understanding of the needed i'm
provtments, and it will undoubtedly be
remedis d soon, rs far as the route from
st. George to Hardyville is concerned.
But there is necessity OF another line,
running from Phoebe to Wallapai, in Ari-
IONA, and such a line was ordered by
Congress about three years ago; but Con-
gress failing to provide the means to pay
for the service on the route from Hamil-
been anxious to carry it just for the
pleasure of it, As it is understood that
the ST. George and Hardyville route will
run from St. Thomas to Hardyville via
| Wallapai in future, leaving the abandoned
warehouse Of Callville in the cold. line
from Phoebe to St. Thomas would answer
every purpose of the route which was so
nearly secured three years ago; and such
a route we should petition for, and on it
st. Joseph shonld have Postofice, West
Point one, and the Long Valley Mining
District one. In the course of future de-
velopments there might be time when
a stage would be a great accommodation
to travellers, but il some enterprising gen.
tlemen should now start tri-weekly
stage to st. Joseph, as suggested by you,
his enterprise would not be adequately
remunerated. While it is highly desira.
BILE that we should have at least weekly
communication with Phoebe, let us solicit
such favor of the Government upon
reasonable grounds, resting more upon
the probabilities OF the future than over.
drawn pictures Of the present. The
Muddy is an agricultural region of con
siderable extent and some advantages
together with many drawbacks, depend
ent for its financial success entirely upor
conditions "yet to namely, tn,
opening up of mining activities in its vi
cinity or within its reach and upon ths
trade with passing travellers.
1t has been stated that the Indian
Agent wants to take the Muddy for al
Indian reservation. Now. if it is prope1
for ono who has lived here during til,
Mormon occupancy of this valley, VIII,
has left no legal point unguarded in re
gard to rights in water bitches, etc., which
he helped to construct and ever sine,
maintained, to make a suggestion, Iwoull
say that the simple taking by any one
even an Indian Agent, would be attended
with difficulties. 1t is true that such .
reservation has been spoken Of and Ia
| bored for by certain parties, and Agen
Ingalls, has instructions to place the In
dams on u reservation, as soon ms thei
consent can be obtained; but before thi
can be accomplished, the majority of tn
settlers here may try to get word il
. edgewuys, and want to see the wherewitl
| to procure another home, and if the Stat
, can aid us any in this matter we shall b
pleased. OBSERVER.
'Observer Is informed that the stat
has no authority in the premises what
/ ever, not even the slightest discretiohar
power, in the matter of setting apart tn
Muddy Valley for an Indian reservation
And this holds good as 10 lands in tn
Muddy Valley foi which application io
, purchase and first payment have bee
/ made under the State laws; in that cas-
= the State can do nothing but refund til
, advance-which it is bound to do by {,
, press statutory provision. But maxim
) these applications to purchase woul
give the settlers strong argument
embody in petition to the Interior DE-
partment against the threatened outrage.
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