Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-02
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The Mail Service Under the
New Contracts.
Tri-weekly Between Hamilton
and Paiisadc.

recently awarded to Levi McDaniels,
for tho delivery Of United States mails
between Pa,isade and Hamilton, APP
pears to differ i'll many respects from
that of the parties previously carrying
the same, whose term has just expired.
Hereafter the mail from Palisade will
not arrive here until six or V
o'clock in the evening, and that dcs-
tined for Hamilton will remain until
the morning. On the return trip, the
mail for the railroad coming from
Hamilton will arrive here at night, re-
naming here until the following morn
ing, when, together with the mail mat
ter from this place to Palisade. ii will
be dispatched on its tedious way. The
trip from Eureka to Hamilton is to be
made in eight hours, and the remain
der of the way in forty, thereby delay
ing the delivery twelveu hors; and in
stead Of being Il daily service, we, of
Eureka, will only receive our mail five
times a week. or once in every thirty
six hours. The mail arriving at the
terminus of the narrow-gauge road
last evening, instead of being at oncc
forwarded to its destination, will not
leave that point until this morning at
six O'Clock. and no mail will arrive
here until Sone time tonight. That
which arrived Yesterday for Hamilton
remained at the Postotlice last night.
and will be sent on some time
this morning. This change is by lie
means acceptable. but rs Mac asserts
that he is given - hours schedule time,
and that he intends putting it all i'll. it
must be endured. For the delivery of
the mail the present contractor receives
the sun of Sl,i00 Il year. Mechanics
has filed Il good bond. and GEMS to
have entered into the terms of the con-
tract. which is given for four years.
with the determination of carrying out
its provisions t, the letter. though how
he Will manage To do SO for the sum to
be paid him for s,lril service is no:
very clear. The outfit with which the
mail is 10 he carried-a rickctty two
horse. '..ierk-wa:er'' conccrn-indicatcS
the terms OF the contrac.-a tri-weekly
land will, perhaps. lie able to make
the down trip II week and try to got
back the next. Mac IS Il clever fellow
and perhaps sees his way ont of the
difficulty. but if not. when the cold
chilling blasts of December" and the
bottom OF the roads fail out during The
Spring thaw, he will have an elephant
on his hands that lie would gladly be
freed from.
The STAGES Of w. l.. Pritchard. car
rying passengers and Wells. Fargo 4
Co.'S express. run as usual, making
daily trips. and will arrive here. after
to-day. at ) o'clock each morning.
The stage Inc to and from Austin to
this place has also underground change
49, LII L.. 49,, = 81 -; ..Al-l L. viii !,
Il new man at the wheel, whose name
we have not yet learned.
SMALL-PoN.-Although it was conf
IDENTIFY hoped that the residents of this
vicinity had escaped Il visit of that
terrible scourge, the smallpox. it no"
appears that such is not the case; III
fact, the maladv has again appeared,
and there is possibility that the dread
ed disease may yet prevail TO some eX-
tent. \ MAJ named James Williams.
a miner employed at the Eureka Con-
solidatcd mine, residing in Il calm
near the old Phcnix Works, ON the
road to Ruby Hill. is III the present
time afflicted with tie disease. but be-
iny under the best medical attendance
he Will probably Recover. The nan
had been complaining for several days
back of being unWCll, but nal yes
tcrdaV was no., aware that he had the
smallpox. Superintendent Shaw. OF
the Eureka Consolidated mine, WAS
Immediately informed OF the ease,
and requested 10 forbid the partner of
the patient from working in the mine
un.il the disease had Disappeared;
which request was complied with. and