Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-01-16

resident, and he delegated his powers
to an agent at Walla Walla to have
the service performed. His agent
never appeared here till the service
was to commence, and then without
any preparation. He tried to suhlet
the contract at even less price than
the contract, but failing i'll this he put
on transient and temporary service,
and finally threw up the service. Then
at the instance of delegate Fem con
gress established new route continu-
Gus through from Lewiston to Union,
providing for service three times
week This contract was also taken
By stranger to the route, and at too
low a price, and no provision made fer
stations along the unsettled portion of
the route for Winter service, and the
result is that it has been but very i'm
perfectly performed beyond the Ana
tone post Office, and now it appears
that he has induced postal agent to
recommend its abandonment 1t
would seem that there are parties deep.
ly interested in delaying the opening
proper mail route with a good wagon
road between this place and the Grand
Ronde valley, for the reason that when
once opened it will divert the travel of
all immigrants and others destined for
all Northern Idaho, and great por-
ton of Columbia, Whitman and Ste
vens counties, in Washington, from
the route via Walla Walla and save u
distance of about 90 miles. This
route must not be Abandoned In.
stead of this the department should
enforce the performance of the service
over it and require that all mail mat,
ter destined for North Idaho aud the
eastern portion of the counties OF
/ Washington alone named to be sepa
rated from the great overland mail, At
5 Union and to be sent over this route
I, and if the service is we'll performed il
: will save ct least from 1910 Is hours
, in it's transmission in each casc. W.
, have so written to senator Slater, ant
G our post master here has endorsed til,
. letter, audJudge Clark has also writ CT
: in substance to delegate Ainslie. Gu
4 Assotin and Anatonc' people must nti
T. themselves and complete their wagol
n road to the Grand Ronde crossing an;
l. have either good bridge or ferry Their
at the earliest practicable period
;, Wallowa men have sent us word tha
:, they will open the road for wagon
$ thence south to their valley, and whel
5, this is done o mail and passenger waq
Il on will forthwith be passing over til
d entire route from here to Uniol
lc There is no time for delay unless til
people are willing to lose the bene.
of this route, both rs a mail route on
an immigrant thoroughfarc.
.s
ri Holmes AT the residence of G. \
Holmes, Plattsmouth, Nebrask
'" on Monday, December %, 1879, at
10 m. of pulmonary consumption, w.
re Holmes, aged II years, ! months an
of % days.
lie The Plattsmouth evening Ga,ett
u Nebraska, contains the above notice
es the death of Mr. Holmes The d
mt ceased was long and well known
he idaho county, whare he was former
20 engaged in minin. stock ,a'sing q,
'r- various other employments. He co
e, tracted that dire disease, Consumption
to while in this Territory, and left fe
CHI months ago in very emaciated co
TT dition for his former home and XII
a dred, whom he reached in time f
er them to administer to him such co
mt solutions in his last hours as none b.
kindred and friends can do. II
death will be lamented by many wi
knew him here
IN 1zE1REsHxD - ulIEll Z7 ssszEs2
i. Letter from Uniontown.