El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-31
paws one dollar.

pays one dollar.
To add to the physical discomforts OF
ha-dships caused by the business(??)
methods of the ,ransportat on compa-
MES and Others, Uncle Samuel b mseif
steps in aud adds mental worry ami an
Xiety to the Dyea-.te's already heavy
load, by the means of his gay and fes-
tive. ''P. Nj. wich-is-postmas'er. err"
For comm I'm cation with frie nds ard
dear ones at home, the post Office de-
partm NJ is about the last resort of d
ing ''o'er true tale'' will explain: Mer-
chants of Dyea were greatly annoyed
by faiiur to receive p .rt Of Their mai !
and delay in other p TT. Ths PCS
mast re- pleading insufficient he p, tncy
employed yourg msn to Ollect and
diStri butte mail for them ,secup 1G from
the post master permission for the
young man to examine all mail and
take OUT their own. They we ca :,
to pay he young man certain SIM r
week. the total pa him for he uro1 Il
of February being over $35O.O0. To
enable him to carry out his agresmeat
the young man pays to the post master
a SINAI sum per week. He first handles
all mail, and toe post. master and his
assistant do not touch it until the
young man has completed his task.
LIQUID motor 1 won d-pro"e this
legally, of course; men whom l have
seen pay money to the young man
would be prompt to deny it, and their
as mine; but every one knows that
what [ say is the truth-and told in
much m lder terms than need be, at
that. On the mo ming of March 9Th, q
request for mail for me was answered
by the remark thatthere was none. A
similar inquiry two hour later gave
me two letters from my wife, both post
marked as received "Dyea, Feb -,
date illegible. When L got these
letters myself saw the young:man re
ferred to busily engaged in handling
mail, large grocery box on each side
OF him, both full of letters
Stamps are not sold at the postoffice
window, but must be procured from a
dealer in stationery at the opposite
side of the room. No profit is charged
for them, it is true, but it enables the
dealer to make morey from the sale of
'ationery-- ard the use of them and
ink in addressing envelopes.
Mrs. Off1ey whom left at Vancouver,
sends me your paper whenever she
can. In recent number l saw letter
from Sheep Camp, near Dyea, signed;
wv. 81. Davis" I.have not yet met
Davie: but the mere fact of his hailipg
from Ell Paso gives him q strong claim
on my cool will, and | shall keep q
close watch out for him and treat
him kindly when we meet, for the SAX e
of ''Auld Lang Syne." | think it is
about time to ca halt; I hope l
have made my letter of sufficient in
terest to justly it's publication.
Every day adds to my desire to be
once more with ST. Clements choir,
McGinty and his band and orchestra,
az many other Ell Paso acquaintances
and friends. AS that cannot be, l can
at least assure them, through your
good paper, of our continued affection
and esteem and wish them every
good luck" and prosperity in the
world-and the good sense to stay in
Ell Paso to enjoy them.
l may soon have material for a let
ter of rather more intere st than this:
in the meantime, good bye, and the
best of good luck.
Very sincerely yours.
EDWD. 81. OFFLEY,
Chief Clerk, Q. NJ. Dept, Alaskan Re-
lief Expedition.