Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-20
MAIL CONTRACTS.
nv AUTHORITY
UNITED STATES NAILS.
Posi- OfFIE DEPARTMENT,

Posi- OfFIg DErARrMEST,
Nay 10. lsS0i
DROP bSALS FOR CONVEYING The MAILS
II the United States from October !, 1860, to
June 81 1862. OF the follow routes in the state
# Iowa, vii. be received At the Contract ounce OF
this Department untl 3 r. n. Of July 81 next. to
be decided by August 10, f. lowing:
illOo. From A sh ton to Decatur. Neb. T.. miles
and back. once week.
Leave shton Saturday At an
Arrive at Decatur by ii An;
Leave Decatur saturday 1T - pm;
Arrive 1t Ash ton by IN.
Bids for three trips week invited.
MOI. From Beiietontaine, by Attca and Cos
port, to Charlton, 30 miles and back, once
Leave Ee'lefontaine Tuesday team:
Arrive 1t Charlton by pm:
Leave Charlton Wednesday at 6 an;
Arrive NJ Bellcfontaine by pm.
BIDS for two and also three triVs week invited.
HOP. From Bcntonsport. by keosauqua. Phila-
delphia, Iowaville, Ottumwa, Eddyvilles AM
stsrdam, Rcd Rock. Pennington lafayette.
and Adc!phi, ~ Des Moines, las miles and
back, once "A week.
Leave Il: ntoasp port Monday at d m;
Arrive at Des M0ines next Wcdnes lay by IN;
Leave De. Moincs Thursday at G an;
A rive at Bentonsport next Saturday by p u
Bid u ommencc route 1t Eddyvile invited.
lllO3. From Bloomfield, by Savannah, to Lancas-
ter, No., 20 miles and back. week
Leave bloomfield Thursday ut 70 an
Arrive at Lancaster by Gpm
Leave Lancaster Friday at s y IN;
Arrive at Bloomfield by pm.
Bids for two and also three trips week invited.
ill04 From I,radford, by Marble Rock to Rock
ford, ~ miles ana back, ensc q week.
Leave Bradford Tuesday at . IN:
Arrive at Rockford by Bpm;
Leave Rockford Wednesday at am;
Arrive ut bradford by . IN.
Bids far two and also three trips a week invited.
Bids to include Flood Creek also invited.
lllol. From Burlington, by Augusta, Denmark
West Point, Dover, and Primrose. to Farming
ton, ~ miles and back, once a week.
Leave Burlington Tuesday at sam;
Arrive at Pennington by pm;
Leave Pennington Wednesday at IN;
Arrive ut Burlington by pm.
lids for three trips week invited.
lll0b. from Cascade, by Isabel, Overresch's Fer
ry. Walnut Fork. Pioneer Grove, and G,.wers
Ferry, to Iowa City, 50 miles AMI back. once
week.
Leave Cascade Tuesday at Sam:
Arrive at Iowa City next day by I'm;
Leave IOwa City Wednesday at 2 pm
Arrive at Cascade next day by 8 m.
lllo7. From Cascade, by Sup!is Ford and John
.on, to Wyoming, 90 miles and back. once
week.
Leave Cascade Wednesday at am;
Arrive at Wyoming at pm;
Leave Wyoming Thursday at am;
Arrive at Cascade by 5 IN.
NOS. From Cedar Falls, by WiIloughby. Butler
Centre. Bear Grove. Ger eva, Maysviile, lamp
ton, Bcmond. and l-vington, to Algona, l2l
mile, and hack. once a week.
Leave Cedar Falls Monday at a m
Arrive Mt Alg0na next Wednesday by 6 pm:
Leave Algona Thursday at an:
Arrive at Cedar Falls next Saturday by 6 p IN.
Bids to extend route ria Spirit Lake, to Fort
Ridgley, Mimi, invited.
'll0a FIR Cent? eviIle, by Moravia, to Abba, %
a1nsn ,I
Leave Ccntrevl!e Monday at am:
Arrive at Abba by pm;
Leave Abba Tuesday ut 3 IN;
Arrive at Centreville by pm.
Vic. From Clear Lake City,by En- Grove and
Forest City, 70 Blue Earth City, Mimi 65
| miles and back, once week.
Leave Clear Lake City Saturday at Jam,
Arriv, at Blue Earth City next day by 6pm;
Leave Blue Earth City Monday at am;
Arrive at Clear Lake City next day by pm.
| llIll. From Coydon, by Warsaw, Medicinevle
and Terre Haute, Mo-, to Scottsville, 50 miles
and back, once a week.
| Leave Coryion Tuesday at l2m;
ARRIVE at Scottsvilc nc xt day by 7pm;
| Leave Scottsville Thursday at 6 a m:
Arrive at Corydon next day by I'm
| llll2. From Corydon. by Xnifin, to st Johns,
| Mo, 20 miles and back, once week.
Leave Coryden Wedncsi at Sam:
| Arrive at st. Johns by pm;
Leave st John Thursday at 8 am;
1 aATVn " ~ CoTvuUH ny y III.
Bids for two md also three trips week invited
| llII3 From Crescent ity to Florence, Neb. T.,
m'lcs and back, ence a week.
Leave Crescent City Tuesday 1t loam:
Arrive at Florence by I'm;
Leave Florence Tue day at 2pm:
Arrive ut Crescent City by ! pm.
Bids for three trips a week invited.
| MA. 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, 80 miles
and back, once week.
| Leave Uakotah Monday at am;
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Wednesday by a m:
| Leave Spirit Lake Wednesday at 10 m
Arrive at Dakotah next Frioay by IL IN
HIS. From Desorrah.by Button, Plymouth Rsck'
Forest City, and Leroy, to Austin, MIN, "
miles and back, once week.
Leave Decorrah Monday at Ga m
Arrive at Austin next day byGpm;
Leave Austin Wednesday at 6 am;
Arrive at Decorrah mex, dsv by 6pm.
lilly. From Denison, by Belvidere and Ashton,
to Decatur, Neb. T., 81 miles and back, once
awcek.
Leave Denison Monday at am;
Arrive ut Decatur next day by 6 pm;
Leave Decatur Wedne. day at s a m;
Arrive at Denison next day by 6p m.
Ills. From Des MOinrs, by Indianola, Charlton,
Corydon, Walnut, st. John, Mo-, and Milan,
to Jefferson City, 800 miles and back, once
week
Leave Des Moincs Monday att am;
Arrive at efferson City gext Saturday by D m:
Leave Jefferson City Monday att an;
Arrive at Des Moines next Saturday by D IN.
llli9. From Des Moines, by Mitchell, Green Cas-
tie, Edenville. and Starry Grove, to Marietta,
65 miles and back, once week.
Leaves Des Moines Thursday at m;
Arrive at Marietta next day by 6pm;
Leave Marriott, Tuesday at 6 q m
Arrive at lies Moines next day by 6pm.
Bids to commence route at Newton and rua via
Green Castle, Edenville, &c, to Marietta in
vited.
lll20. From Des Moines, by Dayton, Fort Do lge,
Addison and Paoli, to Spirit Lake. 100 u.iles
and back once week.
Leave Des Moines Monday at 6 am:
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Friday by I'm;
Leave Spirit Lake Monday At 6 an;
Arrive at Dcs M.ines next Friday Ivy IL M
Bids to commence route at Fort Dodge invi ted
emitting hes Mopss and lIavton.
lll2l. From Des Moines, by jefferson and Lake
City to Sac City, lilo miles and back, o1.ce q
week.
Leave Des Mones Thursday at an:
Arrive ut Sae City next Saturday at 6 pm:
Leave Sac City Monday at am:
Arrive Mt Des Moines next Wednesday nv & m
BIDS to extend route through 10 Sioux City. 81
miles further, invited.
| lila2. From Des Moincs. by lndianola. O.ceoa