The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-10
Delay OF the Eureka Mail Ex-
planned.

In replying to our item Of two weeks
ago, concerning the recent delay of the
western mail at least three days 10 the
week for some time past, the Eureka
Sentinel says:
Regarding the above [meaning
complaint the Sentinel voices the SEN
timents OF the NEWS as to the neon
v%enience resulting from the failure OF
the blackboard mail TO arrive on sched-
ule time. But we are inclined to be a
little more charitable than the NEWS
towards the contractors. We are in
formed that the mail is not received by
them at Palisade until about a 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 connecteA with the
checking and transmission OF the regis
tered mail matter.
"Ths most serious cause of DELAY.
however, is due Il the fact that the
train from the West is go frequently
late In arriving at Palisade. Joe FLYNN.
who Is operating the line az the Palisade
end, ordinarily waits for the train az IL
b ings the San Francisco papers, pub
/ shed only a few hours before. and
which seem to be so much appreciated
not only by the residents OF Eureka.
but evidently of White Pine also. The
blackboard arrived on time Wednesday
night. but owing to the severe com
plant about 1t being late. FLYNN did
not wait over the schedule time for leav-
ing Palisade, but came on through
without the western papers.
Mr.. Cook. who has but recently TAX
en- hold OF the Mineral Hill end of the
line, has made a number of changes.
and so far has not been able to have
everything running in n smooth and
satisfactorily condition, but has inform
ed the acting postmaster that he will
500 have this end OF the line well stock
ed. when he hopes to he able to make
schedule time.
"Mr. Bartlett, the acting postmaster.
informs us that it is no part NJ the duty
of a postmaster to compel" a mail car
rier to make exact time: that it his duty
TO report delays and failures to arrive
and depart on schedule time to the
OoCDIll As~lSbdit pSliHNSItf 1eDefnis
that these registers of the arrivals and
departures of mails are made monthlv
to that department, in whose hands
rests the power OF legying fines aud
giving such reprimands az IN its iuar-
ment may seem proper. The first re.
mort of the arrivals aud departures 81
all mails from this Office so far made by
the present acting postmaster was for
warded to the deparlmert at the close
OF the month of October"
The people OF Ely DO appreciate the
California papers and for that reas, n
We would raise 40 objection II the stage
we're only occasionally late ON account
OF the train being late at Palisade. |
But is the western mail oftener late nov
than 1t was a month ago? Tho buck
board contractors shovel their ability
to make schedule time from August LIST
to October LIST, then they suddenly com
menced their present tactics. There Is
no new factor in the situation except
Mr.. Cook. We will have patience with
him for a short time longer and then,if
a change Is not made for the better,
steps will be taken to advise the depart
mont Of the true situation. We believe
that the people of Eureka will be with
us.