The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-12-21
THE MAIL.

Capt. w II. Hardy, who has been on an extended trip through the Eastern States, is in town, and from him we gather some ad- ditional information with reference to Ari- zona mall matters.
 While in Washington, he called upon Hon. R. (. Mccormick. and found that the Assistant Postmaster General had just been at the office in quest of information prepara- tory to advertising for contracts. MT. Mccormick gave the Captain letter of recommendation and introduction tOthe off cial. armed with which he went 10 the P. O. Department. and had an interview with the authorities They manifested great anxiety to learn the real condition of affairs with reference to the mails in Arizona, and eN- pressed desire to do everything possible, within reason. for the accommodation of the people of the frontier.
 Mr. Hardy made many suggestions, es- peeially with reference to the service in Ga- yapai and Mohave counties pointed out the locations of the different centeTS of popula- ton, best routes. etc, on the map, and gave them history of the grievances of which the people complain. He finds, upon exam ination of the proposals for bids. which VIC
 
 dstions, have been acted upon, while others have only been partially carr.ed out. He suggested seven instead of six times a week from Prescott to the Railroad, believing that it would make little or no difference in the bids. This they seem to have regarded as once too often, but six beats three times very badly, and we should be conteat. The increase from once to twice a week from here to Hardyville, and taking in Hackber- ", is a great improvement, and the route from Ehrenberg to Mineral Park ria Signal twice 8 week, will accommodate the people of Sandy much better than the old arrange ment, yet there should be d mailconnecting the people of the McCrackin country di rectly with Prescott That Is an important bullion producing section which already contains large population, Is rapidly in creaSing. and their necessary relations witt the Capital of the Territory should hay, suggested to the Department the necessity for mail at least twice week by the Santl Maria route. This necessity will probably become so urgent and pressing before th, end of 1878, as 10 compel the the letting o a contract. Already private parties have put on a stage from Signal to Wickenburg which is of itself, evidence enough to show the necessity for a mail, for wherever i wlll pay to run stage and express, ther' ought to be a mail
 HumbuS district is entirely left out il the cold, not, perhaps. through any wilfu neglect, as it k of such recent origin tha the authorities could not be eNpectdd to b, fully informed of its importance, or ever of its existence. but it k of sufficient i'm portance, and ought to have mail route and postotiice. The fault lies more with tn, people than the authorities in ;his instance i They, the people of Prescott and Humbu2 district, ought to have petitioned in time fol this letting, and upon proper showing, W, | have no doubt but they would have got ; mail route and mail.
 | The increase of Seryicc on the Prescott and WickenburS route via Walnut Grow, | and Bradshaw. from once, to twice week | taking in Alexandra. was much needed, anC vii! accommodate several hundred people The establishment of a pastoiice at Alex andra, another at Turkey Creek Station and another somewhere on the Hassayamp' will be necessary sequence to this i'm ! provement.
 l In another column we copy the propo sals so far as they relate 10 Arizona.