Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-01-08
THE MAILS FROM BOISE.

This is the 9TH day of January, 1885.
We have received no mail matter from
Boise City since the 10Th of December
although the legisture has been in session
much of the time since. not even pc
pers come from there. We have re
c,ived Weisas dates up to December q.
We can learn Of no lette or papers
which have been received IN this city of
Of later date than those received at the
TELLER Office. We have received the
southeastern Idaho papers quite regu-
larly, such as the Duty Inter Idaho,
the Negs, the Miner, and the Bear
lake Democrat and Register. But
from the capitol of the territory for TWEEN
~ two days past. On the | 9Th the trains
were stopped at Huntington on account
os the snow blockade in thu Blue monu-
tains, and this must have been well
known at Boise City. !; must have
been also known that the %. &. L., the
Utah Northern and fthe Northern Pacific
have been open all the tiuia, and we can-
not forese, what should have prevented
the post master at Boise City from send
ing the mails from that city destined to
the northern counties, via these other
roads, especially the letter mails, We
have been kept in Ignorance Of the do
ings of the Legislature since about the
10th Of December, and unless they
change the direction Of the mails from
that city, the legislature will probably
serve Oh, its 60 days time and adjourn be-
fore we shall be any wiser III relation to
their doings; IS there does not seem to
be any fair prospect that tie Blue mt
route will reopen for next 29or25 days. II
the legislature had been sitting at Haley,
Shoshone or some one of the other south
eastern towns of Idaho, we could have
learned Of their doings almos, daily. But
meeting at Boise City they seqn to be en-,
tirely shut out from the people Of North
IDAHO. We get papers regularly from
New York. Philadelphia, Maine, Mass
achuscetts and other points east, and
from California Of dates as late as the
25th 26th and 9th Of December; but
nothing from the capital cf the territory
later than tho 18th. Tho members of
the Legislature can get out of the snow
and spend the holidays in Salt Lake City
and have general good time, aud could
have come home and conferred with their
constituents here 1--WE mean those who
belong to the north but their mail cor
cannot reach us, and we are
wholly in ignorance whether or not one
letter or paper reach them. Mover be-
fore since there was mail route estab-
lished through the Blue moun tains has
has there been so long delay in carry.
ing the mails, although We often have
had as deep SHOWS. Surely this Baker
City branch railroad is blessing to us
in the winter months Cover the left and |
Its projectors and operators must feel
proud Of its achievements the first winter
Of its existence. The Rocky mountain
passes Of the North Pacific, or the Union
Pacific, or the extended mountain diyi- |
sion OF the Utah and Northern along the
summit Of the Rockies, present no diff
culties in comparison with those of the |
Baker City branch in time Of deep SHOWS, |
We do not wonder why the 0. r. al
n. Company want to sell out to the O. !
5. L., aud that tho people Of Portland
who are deeply interested financially with
the o. r. & N. do what they can to en-.
courage the sale.