Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-21


We take the following from the Editeria, cor
respondence of the Missouri Rep0h.ean. Mr.
Chambers, one of the editors of that PAPER. is
now on a trip to Fort Laramie. in COMPANY with
.oi. y D. Mitchell, the Superintendent oe IN
dian affairs al St Louis, VINO goes out 10 hold a
eaancii with the Western tribes OF Indians: he
writes from l>anzas, Mo-. as follows: ..
Lac ne IS within the memory OF nearly every
r nI Whena trip 10 Santa Re or the Rocky
mountains was considered almost equal 10 a Wv
ace lo.China; now, mail stages arc r1nt,inr ~
Gi2f'y 10 boh places. This win soGnd Father
snGaa 70 those Who have not kent IN wiz He
mach ct empire Westward. but 50 it Is.
, me Santa Re mall iscarred by Messrs Nc Gov.
l>ussellS Co.. OF Independence. 1t leaves tEa
hFst OF every lnonth simultaneously. from hide
pandence a'4J Santa Fe, and makes tha i'm in
from Twenty-Five - tweat, eight aays r.
m2ll generally weighs from two hundred and tif.v
TO th!ea hundred pounds, and IS cnnstantlv ;6-
creasinG--!s carried il q good coach or spriI,~
carriage, AID BOW SETON gees out without pas
soaseLs, Iae prs q Tie passage, either wwav.
: Si1>. THIS includes all expenses Of fare lolg-
ms, Sc. The last trip ont taeys took FIVE n9sxeT.
gers. The pToprietoSs employ aboat eighty or,
ninety mules, and have stations al Indena0denca
| Council Grove, Fort Nackev the Moro. OF Foet
Barclay, and Santa Re. Each coach has eiy
mules 70 II, and is genecaHy accompanied by tav-.
eral men. The mail has been delivered. o. tis5
line. punctnaih within the contact time
The Salt Lake nail IS carried by Messrs Brown.
Noadsoa & Co.. ana leaves Independence ard
SILT Like IN the first day OF every moaib. This
. mail has haan, and, en- be carried vita great
punctuaiity for about eight rrorthS 81 {ha ya,r-
say from Nal,ch 10 N0veahcr--brft during the
winter months, the p~aotieaG'ity os getting it
through il very ao<fi. Il Fact. those Who
knew tho ro1'e best, say that il cannot & done.
hF4 !, -
lbs. ana IS increasing, is carried through in
coach Or spring wagon, and makes the trip from
Independence 10 SIT Lake in from - 10 39la-s.
and one "trip has been made in - aays. Near,y
every trip passengers q ont Of III 'Thr ,,rice af
2 Passenger i sia3, including The usual amount
OF baggage, FOOT, SC. .S3olt 100 miles ana Tue
necessary number Of ,aeN. are e.aployel in this
business. There are male stations 1T Taticnona-
ence. Un:ontown. r kearaev. Fort Laramie Fort
Brldcer aN3 Salt Lake. AZ J'Riontcyrn. Fort
hatfney and Fort f4aramie. the pgc.,rissess have
to keep stores of forage for taeir males: NJ Fut
Brilger ard Salt lake they are Eel on gag
This mail has been carried with punctralitr The
compCasatoa allowed by the Post 0aise Depart
rleat Il eh.re5T too small and the effort and zeal
with which il is pushed through is in stroag con-
trast with the present failures aaa want OF cner-
e. of the mail contractors within or own State
Persons writing letters IL either Santa Fa or
SILT f.&kc should send them 10 Independence in
tine % h. mailed befora THE first dav OF each
month, Ther take nails from no other Office
than Independence. Who, ten Years aEo, woald
have Supposed that thee would have been 'iaal-
COACHES running 10 these places?
rFr Webster His Resignation.
ajr Co.as, tie proprietor al iha Co!.ltss Inc oa
steamers, from New York. Il Liycspgol. having.
seen i stated that Iii Webster Was gong 10
Eas'ana, rendered him accommodations oil
hoa"a oae Ct his steamers. NJ: Webster cN-