Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-12
MAIL CONTRACTS.
rBY AUTHORITY.
UNITED STATES MAILS.
Posr OYFIE DErARrnEST,


May Ii, lsS0l
PROPOSALS FOR CONVEYING THE MAILS
Of the United States from October ! 1860, to
Juuc So Io62, the foiiowit routes in the state
e Iowa. wilt be received 1t the Contract Once OF
his Department uatil 3 r. NJ Of July 81 next. 10 I
DC decided by August - following:
llll0. From n ton to Decatur, Ncb. l., miles |
aud back, once y week.
Leave A shton Saturday at am
Arrive at Decatur by II am
Leave Decatur saturday 1T pm;
Arrive At Ashton by > pm.
Bid. for three trips r. week invited.
lli0I From Beefontaine, by Attica and Cos
port. to Charlton, 80 miles and back,
week.
Leave Helefontaine Tuesday at am
Arrive at Charlton BY opm
Leave Charlton Wedncsday at Sam
Arrive at Beilefontane by pm.
Bids for two ani also tn rec ,ri,s week invited.
HOP. From Bcntonsport, by keosauqua. Phila-
delpha, Iowayllie, Ottumwa, Eddyyille, Am
st.rdaIn, Rcd Rock, Bennington, Lafayette.
and Adciphi 20 Des Moines, l45 miles and
back once week.
Leave Il. utonspo Monday at 6 IN
Arrive at Des Mones next Wednes lay by D IN;
Leave Des Moines Thursday at 8 a IN
rive at Bcntonsport next Saturday by p N
Bids 10 commence route at Eddyvile invited.
HOB From Bloomfield, ~ Savannah, I" i.ancas-
ter, Mo-, 90 miles and back. once week.
Arrive at Lancaster by pm
Leave Lancaster Friday at s m;
Arrive at Bloomfield by p IN.
Bids for two and also tn rec trips q week invited.
lll04 From Bradford, by Marble Rock to Rock
ford, ~ milcs ana back, enee week.
Leave Bradford Tuesday at am;
Arrive at Rockford by 8 pm;
Leave Rockford Wednesday At 8 am;
Arrive at Bradford by pm.
Bids FIR two and also three trips week invited
Bids t. include FLOOD Creek also invited.
lll05 From Burli nyton, by Augusta, denmark
West Point, Dover, AMI Primrose to Farming
ton, ~ miles and back. once week.
Leave EuriI gton Tues lay at 9 am;
Arrive at Pennington by SPIN;
Leave Pennington Wednesday at IA;
Arrive at burlington by 8 pm.
Bids for three trips IA week invited.
lll0d from Cascade, by Isabel, Overresch's Fer
ry, Walnut Fork. Pioneer Grove, aud G"wers
Ferry, to Iowa City, 81 miles and back, once
week.
Leave Cascade Tuesday at Sam:
Arrive Mt Iowa City next day by II IN;
Leave Iowa City Wednesday Mt pm;
Arrive ut Cascade next day by pm.
Hoo. from Cascade. by Sup!is Ford and John
son, to Wyoming, 20 miles and back, once
week.
Leave Cascade Wednesday at n m;
Arrive at Wyoming at pm;
Leave Wyoming Thursday at s am;
Arrive at Cascade by pm.
lilo3. From Cedar Falls, by Willoughby, Butler
Centre. Bear Grove, Ge.cva, Maysvillc, lamp
ton, Bclmond. and lryington, to Algona, III
miles aud back, once a week.
Leave Cedar Falls Monday at am;
Arrive at Alsona next Wednesday by p m
Leave Algona Thursday Mt am:
Arrive at Cedar Falls next saturday by m
Bids to extend route ria Spirit Lake, to Fort
Ridgley Mimi, invited.
'll0a. rom Centicvllle, by Moravla, TO AIDA, ~
miles and back once "A week.
Leave Ccntrevilc Monday at a m:
Arrive ut Abba by pm
Leave Abba tuesday at s III;
Arrive at Centreviic by m
llilo. From Clear Lake City, by Elk Grove and
FOREST City, to Blue Earth City, Mimi, 65
miles and back, once u week
Leave Clear Lake City Saturday ut am
Arris; at Blue Earth City next day by 6p IN
Leave Blue Earth City Monday att am;
Arrive at Clear Lake City next day by 6 IN.
mn. From Coryaon, by Warsaw, Medicineville
and Terre iiaute, No., to Sccttsville, 30 miles
and back, once IA week.
Leave Corydon Tuesday at Inn;
Arrive at Scottsville next day by pm;
Leave Scottsville Thursday at & an;
Arrive at Corydon next day by III
llllz. From Corydcn, by Xniffn, to st Johns,
Mo-, 20 miles and back, once week.
Leave Corydvn "Wednesday at sam;
Arrive At st. Johns by pm;
Leave st. Johns Thursday ut s am;
p u
Bids for two and also three trips Il week invited.
NIB. From Crescent tity to Florence, Neb. L.,
miles and back .nce week.
Leave Crescent City Tuesday at loam
Arrive at Florence by I'm;
Leave Florence Tue day at pm;
Arrive at Crescent City by4 pm.
Bids for three trips week invited.
llll4. From Dakotah, by the south half OF sec
ton eighteen township ninety three, and
range thirty, and Paoli. in Palo Alto county,
to Spirit Lake, in Dickinson county, 50 miles
and back, once week
Leave Uakotah Monday at 6 n m;
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Wednesday by m;
Leave Spirit Lake Wednesday at 10 m;
Arrive ut Dakotah next Erica by IL m
HIS. From DEBORAH by Bluffton, Plymouth Rock
Twin Springs, Arnoldsville, Lane Springs.
Forest City, and Leroy, to Austin, Minn., 70
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Decorrah Monday at 9 "A m;
Arrive at Austin next day by 6pm
Leave Austin Wednesday at 6 . m;
Arrive at Decorrah next day by pm.
1lll7. From Denison, by Belvidere and Ashton,
to Decatur, Neb. T., 81 miles and back, once
Leave Denison Monday at a m;
Arrive at Decatur next day by 6pm;
Leave Decatur Wednesday at m;
Arrive at Denison next day by 6 III.
HIS. From Des Moncs by Indianola, Charlton,
Corydon, Walnut st. John, Mo-, and Milan,
to Jefferson City, 800 miles and back once
week
Leave Des Noines Monday at 6 a M
Arrive ut eferson City next Saturday by D m:
Leave Jefferson City Monday at 6 a m;
Arrive at Dcs Moines next Saturday by 6 D M
llll9. From Des Moines, by Mitchell, Green Cas-
tie, Edenville, and Starry Grove, to Marietta,
IS miles and back, once week.
Leaves Des Moines THURSDAY at 8 IN;
Arrive at Marietta next day by pms
Leave Marietts Tuesday at 8 am:
Arrive at Des Moines next day by 6pm.
Bids to commence route at Newton and run via
Green Castle, Edenvile, DC, to Marietta in
vitei.
lll2o. From Des Moines, by Daytan, Fort Dodge,
Addison and Paoii, to Spirit Lake, 100 miles
aud back. once a week.
Leave Dcs Moines Monday at am;
Arrive ut Spirit Lake next Friday by IL
Leave spirit Lake Monday at am;
Arrive ut Des Mcines next Friday by I2 M
Bids to commence route at Fort Dodge invited,
emitting Des Moines and Daytcn.
lll2l. From l'cs Moines, by Jefferson and Lake
City to Sac City, Ito miles and back, once
week.
Leave Des Moncs Thursday Mt am;
Arrive at Sac City next Saturday at pm;
Leave Sac City Monday at Z u m:
Arrive ut l'es Moines next "Wednesday by 6 m.
bids TO extend route through 10 Sioux City, 81
miles further, invited
lliz2 From Des Moincs. by lndianola. Osceola,
Leon, Albany. No Gcntryvile, Yolo, Third
Fork, and Rochester, to st. Joseph, ISL miles
and back, once a week.
Leave Des Moines Monday at Gam.
Arrive at ST. Joseph next Wednesday bv 6 n M
Leave st. Joseph thursday atc am:
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