Show TUB tim MAILS ETC some days since we published one of numerous letters I 1 evolved by us in relation to the mails between this city virginia bannack etc and we publish today to day a letter from mr Sten stenhouse bouse special mail agent for utah who thinks that a greater degree of strength in the wrappers wrap in which our papers are put up and the ho putting them all in one package tige might obviate the cause for these complaints mr stenhouse is ia also very confident that no tampering with mails occurs in the territory or on the route referred to and his opinion is entitled to weight since no man amongst us has by his position and opportunities a better chance of forming a correct judgment in the matter the route is long it is true but there aie ion longer L er routes and quite as rough ones where no such losses occur and that in the case of tho the same paper put up in the same way we must beg leave to state that we have tried the operation and are quite confident that no fair handling will take the envelopes from our paper by mere dint of wear or rather that the same amount of rough usage that will wear through or buist our packages v w ill render a letter illegible in which case the purpose of mail conveyance is not sub served at all might not some of this rough usage be dispensed with suppose Sappo sethe the trial be made there meanwhile we vve shall in future take the advice of the special mail agent |