, 1859-01-07

l27G5 From Port Gamble to Sebec, 10 miles and
back, once q week.
Leave Port Gamble every Monday at 8 am.
Arrive at Sebec by pm.
Leave Sebec every Tuesday at 8 am.
Arrive at Port Gamble by pm.
1896 From Cathlamet to B0is Fort, 40 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Cathlamct every Monday at 6 am.
Arrive at Bois Fort next day by l2 IN.
Leave Bois Fort every Tuesday at 2 pm
Arrive at Cathlamet next day by q pm.
l2767 From Port Townsend, by Port Discovery,
10 New Dungerness, 90 miles and back, once
week.
Leave Port Townsend every Monday at 8 am
Arrive at New Dungerness by 4 pm.
Leave New Dungeness every Tuesday at 8
am.
Arrive at Port Townsend by 4 pm.
l276s From SteilacoOm City, by the Puyallup
and Duwamish rivers, to Seattle, 35 miles
and back, once week .
Leave SteilacOOm City every Wednesday at
at o am.
Arrive at Senttl? by pm.
Leave Seattle every Tuesday at am
Arrive ut Strilacoom City by 7p.m.
Bids for two trips a week are invited.
l2769 From Vancouver, by Cathlapoodle, to Pc
kin, 85 miles and back, once week.
Leave Vancouver every Wednesday at Q am.
Arrive at Pckin by Z pm.
Leave Pekin every Tuesday at 6 am.
Arrive ut Vancouver by z pm.
Bids for two trips q week are invited.
1870 From Steiacoom City to Fort Walla.walla,
$50 miles and back, twice month.
Leave Steilacoom City on the LIST and 18th
Of each month.
Arrive at Fort Walla.walla in ten days.
Leave Fort Walla-walla on the 1st and 18th
Of each month.
Arrive at Steilacoom City in ten days
1871 From Seattle, BY Coeur d'Alcne Mission,
Hellgate, Fort Benton, and Fort Union, to
ST. Paul, in Minnesota, 1900 miles and
back, twice month, in covered wagons
orr, coaches.
Leave Seattle on the LIST and 18th Of each
month.
Arrive at ST. Paul in 25 days.
Leave St Paul on the lst and 18th Of each
Arrive at Semitic In 25 days sl-sa
INSTRUCTIONS, @
Containing conditions to Be embraced IN the con-
tracts 70 the srteRt the Department may deem
proper.
j. No pay will be made for the trips not per.
formed; and for each Of such omissions, not sat
isfactorily explained, three times the pay Of the
trip may be deducted. For arrivals 30 far be-
hind time as TO break connection with depending
mails, and not sufficiently excused, one-Iourth Of
the compensation for the tripi Is subject to forfeit
ure. Deduction will also be ordered for grade
Of performance inferior TO that specified il the
contract For repeated delinqucncies Of the
kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, proper.
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance
Of the mail, may be made.
2. For leaving behind or throwing Of tho
mails, or any portion Of them, for the admission
Of passengers, or for being concerned in setting
up or running an express conveying intelligence
in advance Of the mai, quarters pay may be
deducted.
8. Fines win be imposed, unless tho delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained BY GER
tiilcales Of postmasters or the aidavts Of other
credible persons for failing to arrive In contract
time; lor negiocting to take the mail from or
deliver It into post Office; and for suffering It
lowing either to the unsuitableness Of the place
or manner Of carrying IL TO be wet injured, de-
stroyed, robbed, or lost.
4. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably 70
contract; ior violating the post Office laws, or
disobeying the Instructions Of the department; I;
for refusing to discharge carrier when required
by the department 70 do so; for assigning the
contract without the assent Of the Postmaster
General; for running an express. OF for tran
sporting persons or packages conveying mailable
matter out Of the mail sEIs
3. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease Of service on ronte BY allowing therefor
Z pro rata Increase on the contract pay. He
may change schedules Of departures and urri-
walls without increase Of pay, provided the run
ning time be not abridged. Ho may also curtan
Or discontinue the service, in whole or in part
ct pro rata decrease ofpay, allowing one months