Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-11-05
THE SAME OLD TROUBLE.

For the past two weeks the Eureka stage
due here Monday, Thursday and sstur-
day evenings has not arrived until the
next morning. II 10 the same old trouble
thai we kicked at once before and which
for . time was recsifed. The driver on
ihis line goes TO the possofice At Eureka
for the mail at $3.50 Pm Sunday. Wednesday
and Friday nights, but "n has not ar
rived, the blackboard is late" Why The
old excuse that il waits at Palissde for the
western mail don't go any more, for bali
the time 10 don't bring the western mail,
even when late. The roads will never be
better than they are now. II looks to q
man from this distance that the managers
Of the blackboard line are simply indiher-
emit as 10 their schedule running time, and
that the acting postmaster ct Eureka does
not see 1T to compel them 70 meet that
schedule, or stand the fines prescribed BY
the department.. Unless the evil is cor.
rected al once. she people OF this section
will take steps TO see that 10 is.-White
Pine News, Oct. 81.
Regarding the above the SENTINEL
voices the sentiments Of the News as 10
the inconvenience resulting from the
failure Of the blackboard mail 10 arrive on
schedule time. But we are inclined TO be
q little more charitable than the News
towards the contractors. We are informed
that the mail 10 not received By them at
Palisade until about . half hour after the
arrival OF the Central Pacific train from
the West; this delay being caused BY the
transfer Of the mails and the necessary
work connected with the checking and
transmission Of the registered mail mat
ter.
The most serious cause Of delay, how
ever, Ia due TO the fact that the train from
the West IL so frequently late In arriving
81 Palissde. Joe Flynn. who Is operating
Shs line ct the Palisade end, ordinarily
Is for the train ss IL brings the San
Francisco papers, published only . few
hours before, and which seem TO be 30
much appreciated not only by The resi-
dents Of Eureka. but evidently Of White
Pine also. The blackboard arrived on
time Wednesday night. but owing TO the
severe complaint about Its being late,
| Flynn did not wait over the schedule time
for leaving Palisade, but came on through
without the western papers.
Mr.. Cook. who has but recently taken
hold Of the Mineral Hill end Of the line,
has made Q number Of changes, and 30 far
has not been able TO have everything
running In Q smooth and satisfactory oon-
dition, but has informed the acting post
master that he will o have this end of
the line well stocked, when be hopes 70 be
able TO make schedule time.
Mr.. Bartlett. the acting postmaster, in
forms us that IL lie no part Of the duty Of q
postmaster TO COMPEL mail carrier TO
make exact time; that IL is his duty to
report delays and failures 10 arrive and
depart on schedule time to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General; that these
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of
mails are made monthly to that depart.
ment. in whose hands rests tbf power OF
levying fines and giving such eprimands
as in It's judgment may seem proper. The
hrst report Of the arrivals and departures
OF all mails from this office so far made By
the present. acting postmaster was for
warded TO the de- .-oent At the close OF
the month Of Oc Jber.