The Arizona sentinel., 1877-12-22
MOhaVe Mails.

We have received the following letter | from prominent citizen of Mohave coun. ty to which we call the attention of our readers:
 MINERAL PARK, A. T., March 13, 1877. EDITORS ENTERPRISE:
 Enclosed l hand you letter received from P. M. Fisher, postmaster at Ehren- berg which will explain itself.
 "Now we of Mohave call upon you as journalists to show up the iniqulties of this damnable Mail Co. The way we are treat. ed in regard to mails is burning shame "Here is a county which is second to none in the Territory in importance. being full of the wealth of rich mines, and which has shipped, is shipping and for all time to come will ship more bullion than any other county in the Territory, not even excepting Yavapai. You know how it is yourself for you have lived here and seen all about it. And yet here we are, cut down to a beggarly service of once week from California by the way of Prescott, when we should have semi-weekly ser vice via the McCracken mines to this place. Even as it is, not half of our maii comes through, but it is accommodating, as you see by this letter, at Ehrenberg. There skoaii be a ton of mail for this office somewhere, for ever since the mail has been carried Cn horse back not half as much has come as formerly. You know we used to get two, and sometimes three, large sacks of mail a week at this office. Now that is brought here on twenty dollar mustang, packing its rider and the U. s. Mail @ it comes in a little bag not larger than prospecter's cantinas.
 "The internal contractors who have lied to the mail department and obtained the present rule of things should be hung by the heels if any of the principals ever ap- pear in this county again. They are rob- ping us of our mail, and what better are they than highwaymen?
 "I wish you to publish this if you think proper, and would like you to use your pen on the subject. l am so full of indignation that l have no patience to discuss it at length. Yours, &c. A. E. D."
 Tho latter rafarrad to ;n fbo obo,o ooro munication is as follows:
 "EHRENBERG, March ?, 1877. "P. NJ. MINERAL PARK:
 "I have now at this office heavy mail for your place and Cerbat. This, too, is unfor- tunately accommodating. The line up the river is a horseback one and it took it to its fullest extent to carry the Parker, Aub- rey, Greenwood, Planet, Mohave City and Hardyville mail. always send your let ters and as many papers as can get in, but at this time there are over 150 pounds of mail matter over, and another mail to come tonight. copy an order received from the superintendent of railway mail service:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 30, 1877. Ehrenberg, A. T.:
 DEAR SIR: Hereafter send all mail mat ter for Cerbat, Mineral Park, Hardyville, Aubrey, Parker, Greenwood. Mohave and and all that section, via route 40, l05-Har- dyville to Yuma-inStead of sending it by Prescott. Very respectfully,
 J. A. ZIMMERMAN, Supt. R. M. s.
 You see that we were compelled to send it, or rather keep it at this office, as we send it. As mentioned in former l letter we several times received orders to l change from the postmaster at Prescott, | and he, finding that we paid no attention to him, complained to Route Agent Gill, of Colton, whom we treated in the same man. ler. Then he or Gill reported me to Am- herman, as you see. Trusting that you will soon get things all right, remain
 Truly Yours. P. M. FISHER.
 The foregoing correspondence was published last spring in the Prescott Enterprise. Mohave county still suffers and we hope he petitions for better mail ser vice, now being circulated, will be generally signed.