The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-17

Il United States. srom July I, 1883, to jun
81. 1854. on the following routes willlbe receives
at the Contract office Of the Post Office Depart
ment, in the city Of Washington, until A. N.
OF the 4'h ofAPri, 1853; to be decided on the
25,h Of April, 1858.
MINNESOTA.
From July 1, 1853, TO June 30 1854.
1854 Fsom st. Paul, via Redwing and Reed
Landing, in Wabashaw county, 10 Lans-
ing, in the State Of Iowa, ESQ miles and
back, once week.
Leave st. Paul every Monday at 6 a m;
Arrive at Lansing every Wednesday by
6pm;
Leave Lansing every Thursday at 6 N /;
! Arrive AT ST. Paul every Saturday by s
1885 From St. Paul to Little Canada, onoe q
| month.
Bidders will specify the distance, and pro-
pose schedule.
Proposals for this service by the trip will
| be recei, ed.
1895 F-am Saltwater. via White Bear Lake,
| to Liil- Canada once "a month.
Bidders Will specify the Distance, and pro-
pose IA schedule.
Proposals for the service by the trip will
1887 From Falls St. Anthony TO Little Canada,
Bidders will specify the distance, and pro-
pose schedule
Proposals for this service by the trip will
be received.
463S From st Paul, by Mendoza, Shahcopee
Little Rapids. lie Sueur, ana Traverse
des Sioux, to MankatO, 100 miles and
back, once week.
Leave ST. Paul every Monday, at 6 nj /;
Arrive at MankatO every "Wednesday Ly
6pm
Leave Mankato every Thursday at 6 a m
Arrive ut ST. Paul every Saturday by 6
4639 From St. Paul 10 Cannon river, 81 miles
aud back once a week.
Leave 81 Paul every Monday at 6 SPIN;
Arrive at Cannon river same day by 10
m.
Leave Cannon river every "Wednesday "a,
6pm;
Arrive at St. Paul same day by 10 m.
1910 From ST. Paul, by Dekorra and EIka-
der. TO Dubuque, Iowa, $50 miles and
back, once week.
Bidders Ia name intermediate offices and
schedule to connect th the Iowa mai Il /
Deborah.
Proposals for twice week service will
be considered. (See rotue 1909, Iowa J
464i From Crow Wing, by Sandy Lake, to
Fond du Lac, 10 miles and back, once
month.
Proposals on this route to be made BY the
trip.
Bidders should state a schedule of arrri
walls and departures.
1912 From Crow Wing, by Cass Lahe and Red
Lake, 10 Perpbina, $50 mles and back
once mouth
Proposals on this route to be made by the
trip.
Bidders will also name q schedule Of az
ivals and departures.
1913 From Fort Smelling to the Faiss oi St. An.
thony, 10 miles and back once week.
Leave Fort Smelling every Monday a, l
pm;
Arrive a, the Falls of St. Anthony same
day by pm m:
Leave the Falls Of St. Anthony every
Tuesday al m;
Arrive at Fort Smelling same day by 10
A6i4 From Fort Ripley 10 Crow Wing, 81
miles and back, n week.
| Leave Fort Ripley every Thursday at
m;
Arrive at Crow Wing next day BY IL m;
Leave Crow Wing every Saturday at 6
! am;
! Arrive at For, Ripley next days by ~ n
| 1915 Frgrp Dskorrah. iowa, to Munkatp, 200
miles and back once week.
B,dders will name intermediate Offices,
also, 4 SCHEDULE Of arrivals and depart
ures.
! 1916 From Deborah, Iowa, by Brownsville,
Mon,e2uma, apd Minnesota city, 10 Wa
| bashaw, 40 miles and aack once a week.
Bidders specify a schedule Of arrivals and
| departures.
1917 FROM Minnesota city to Traverse des SIOUX
$50 miles and back, once a month.
Proposals for this SER, ice must be made by
| the trip
Bidders will also name a schedule of ar
rivals and departures.
FORM FOR A BID.
Where no change from advertisement is contemplate
by the bidder.
Cox we as the case may he) here write the name
or names full OF here state the residence rest
denccsl hereby propose to carry the mail OH rout.
i No. from to Of
ten as the Post Master Generals advertisement fo
proposals on the same, dated February 2, 1858, re
qules, the time stated In the schedules con,ainet
ia such advertisement, and by the following mode o
CONVEYANCE to wit: There state how II is TO he con
veyed for the annual of there write out the sun
in words at full ength.I
Dated tSigRcd.i
Form Of a Guaranty
The undersigned undertake that, if the forcgoin:
bid for carving the mail route No. bc ac
ccpied by the Post Master General the bidder shall
prior the lst day OF july next, enter into the re
CURED obligation to perform the service proposed
with good and sufficient sureiies.
Dated (Ssned by two guarantors.l
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned (possmaser. Judge, clerk Of
court of record, the may be) cert'fics that h
is well acquainted with the above guaantors and thei
property, and that they Of property and abb
to make good their guaranty.
Dated ISigned.l
INSTRUCTIONS.
Embracing conditions TO he incorporated an the contract
To the erteqt The Department may deem p1Per.
!. Seven minutes allowed to each iIterme,iiat
Office when not otherwise specified, Tor asserting IA
mails, but on railroad and steamboat routes there
to be delay than is sufficient for an excllaas
of the mail bags.
2 On routes where the mode Of conveyance ad
ms Of it the special agents Of the Department, ais
post office blanks, mail bags, locks and key,
To be conveyed without extra charge.
: 3. No pay will be made Cor trips not performed
and for each of such omissions satisfactorily eN
planned, three times the pay OF the trip may be dc
Quoted For arrivals far behind time tn brea
conuexion with depending mails, and not sufficient
excused one fourth of the compensation for the Tn