Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-06-18
From the (Lifle Rocl) TSse Democrat.
The Mail Service In Arkansas.
Ma. EDrroR-I wish you would publish
this letter as matter Of public interest.
Yours respectfully,
r. w. JOHNSON.
u S. Senate, May 20, 1858.
Post Office DEPARTMENT,
May 26th, 1858.


May 26th, 1858.
SIR-In answer to your letter of 9th inst,
have the honor to state that in deciding on
the mail service for the State of Arkansas,
which goes into operation on lst July next,
| found it necessary, from the pressing wants
and demands of the citizens of that State to
increase the mail facilities, both in frequency
of trips, and on some Of the great through
mail lines 10 raise the mode of service to a
higher grade than that at presen. under con-
tract.
The service on tha route from Helena via
Aberdeen to Little Rock has been increased
from tri weekly four horse coaches to daily.
The route from Napoleon via Pine Bluff to
Little Rock is continued tri-weekly in steam
boats and four horse coaches, as improved
just before the lettings.
The service on the route from Little Rock
via Washington to Clarksvile, Texas, has
been improved from tri weekly in two horse
coaches in part to daily in four horse coaches
The route from Casters Landing, via Cam
den to Washington, has been improved from
six times week, in two horse coaches, to
daily in four horse coaches.
The one from Little Rock to Pocahontas
via Batesvile, from three times a week, two
horse coaches and part horse, to six times
week, two horse coaches,
The one from Des Are, Via Dardanelle TO
Fort Smith, from twice week, horse, to tri,
weekly, in four horse coaches.
| The service from Little Rock to Fort Smith
via Pttsburg, had just been improved from
tri-wcekly in two horse coaches to six times
week, and this improvement is continued.
The route from Fort Smith 70 Fayetteville
has been Improved from six times week,
two horse soaches, to daily.
The service on the route from Trenton,
La, to Hot Springs, Ark, via Camden and
Rockport has been improved from tri-weekly,
two horse coaches, and part horse, to six times
week, two horse coaches.
Not wishing to be tedious by going into a
detailed statement of the improved service
for the whole State, will remark in brief,
| that the increased, or additional number of
miles for mail service horse is 3l47, in
coaches, lis, aud for steam boats $40.
The great through mail routes for Arkan-
sas have been SO arranged, that On lst July
next, Little Rock will receive daily mail
except Sunday from ST. Louis. Mo-, via the
Iron mountain, Pocahontas aud BatesvlIe
and daily from Memphis, Tenn, via Helena
and Aberdeen, and tri weekly from Napoleon
via Pine Bluff, and daily from San Antonio,
Texas via Austin, Clarksville aud Washing
ton, Ark, and daily from Alexandria, via
Shreveport and Washington.
Fort Smith will also receive daily mail
from St. Louis, Mo-, via Jefferson city and
Fayetteville, and mail six times week
from Little Rock.
You thus perceive that the great through
mail routes for the State have been SO ar
ranged, than due and proper daily connec-
:ions have been preserved with other great
mail routes running through the adjoining
States.
Hoping that this improved service in your
State for which her Senators and Represen-
tatives have labored SO assiduously, may prove
satisfactory to your constituents.
/ remain your obt. serv't.
AARON V. BROWN.
Hon. r. w. JOHNSON, U. s. Senate.