Show from idaho baho J A spur to mail contractors CITY 1 I TM T march arch ad EDITOR the united states state mail which was promised to arrive here by the first 1 iliyof I IV of january 1864 has bas not arrived up tip to this time and why it does not come is pro bibly because some men think all th hit it is necessary to run a mail line through the rocky mountains is ia to get the title of contractor Onn tractor an und I 1 this of its self will make alie mart go but our opinion is that if gentlemen wish visit to carry uncle sam s mail three or four hundred miles q in a wild and mountainous country like this they would do well to consider a nion moment tent the b ob obstacles that are naturally to be encountered and be informed about the cost and then say to 0 o the Post mister esster general in truth that their bids are made after b iving a knowledge of the route the weights wei gits of the anil etc thero there is 14 no ii ue e of misunderstandings no use to mike m ike children childrens bargains bat bai pains gains and above all there is no use of keeping ten en thon thousand sand anxious people deprived of mail matter at government ratos rates thi ee cent postage for the benefit of a blind contractor and allowing him to beg a mistake and claim six months p ly of for time months service se ivice worst worse than this allow him to disc ird schedule time and in place or of weekly mills and lit round trip in fifteen days to allow thi this delinquent con tractor to take baho his own time and in mike ahe only one trip per month or one ti it in i 11 three month and then dr drw tw upon the united s treasury for six sit months service 1 there is iq a denmark breeze some where and mutt be looked vp up and removed the people of avat idaho would N be pie ased are yei doubt double glad ir if they could anve li a united states mail entitled to the appellation cai calling ra ing their let lers with cel celerity edly certainty and security for surely their soren cas 1 is exceedingly great coi corning the U S mail nutter now on the flat road some weeks and which aich should it ive at rived long iong ago and tile public hope and ask that somebody will ill do something to remedy this in ingier tier but bin for the banack B an and salt lake city express company we would havu have been in utter titter birkness dir kness for miny months tit thi company has supplied us its abundantly with letters p eipers ina magazines gavine etc to the tune bitne ol of one dollar each and we understand tit aliey y have been aed ed to cat cairy ry or claim the authority for carr carrying ving tile U S mail but postmasters masters or of S lit like to give it to them hence they will also dt demand about 14 ot of uncle sam at on an early day we art are also informed that mr air king intends claiming of uncle sam s 4 1 I ice for carry carry ing the mail from S aft lt lake city to box eider it wu aich ch mail tile lie postin iter i ter refries to deliver to fill this gentleman whether whet lier right or wrong we can cannot no t say so we may anticis ite about three tit tit to be p lid aid lor for ahei I 1 the here re is only one half carried c aried 11 1 1 this pond good and true mana management rement fo for r uncle sam we should rather think not THE AT EAST im ACK bannack citi citizens celebrated tho the anni ot of wa Is birthday on the ad with a grand ball not to be mr by many older communities thirty couple besides sixty odd gentlemen dahedl da aej AW away all thought of af woe aou and lanced danced the whole night away MINING ITEMS iteva 1 I ll though the winter season has haa to a great d device eec bec put a stop to placer mining minim throughout this mineral region preparations for extensive teri give in the spring tire are being bel actively active I 1 Y made D daiches i c h es fo for r the c conveyance onvey ance of water to mining claims are being projected and surveyed ind and I 1 all expect a lively time as soon as t he skiing fairly opens prospecting is going i ng on all around us quartz quarts leads of con sid erable e abent and it is iq believed or of great richness rich nebs are being discovered lit in many directions and locations of vast tracts have already been made A large lar 9 0 number audber of prospectors will sti rt for tho the bighorn country about the loth of this month and they indulge the highest anticipations of finding and opening us its the richest section or of this vi whole hole country tile tho most extravagant stories are afloat in in regard to the wonderful richness of 0 r that region but I 1 refrain from repenting repe atin them until further exploration sit shall al I 1 test the truth our latest news hum flom the rt convinces us its that there is an immense immigration ready to start lor for tit this country as soon as the sprin aprin shall open and the barmack bannack mines will b be lively enough next summer Mit M uteri tersa arc re growing 0 more quiet here bere since tile the summary action of the vigilance C committee and it is believed that the country is pretty well rid or of the highwaymen n and marauders ra who have heretofore inflicted so much injury aud and bloodshed blood shed more anon GOT an aay ly |