The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Nav 81, 1862.

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1862.
Editors Union The following is list
of those who have received mail contracts
in your portion of Kansas. viz:
From Leavenworth to Junction City, A.
j. Harlan. Service daily. Mr.. Harlan
also has the contract from Atchison to
Topeka, and from Atchison to Leavenworth.
From junction City to Salina, Samuel
Orr-weekly.
Topeka to Junction City, D. D. Brady.
Fort Riley to Fort Scott, Samuel West.
Council Grove to Marysville, William
Thompson.
Atchison to Marysville, Overland Mail
Company.
MarYsville to Washington. s. F. Thomas.
Atchison to Randolph, S. B. Miles.
Atchison to Rock Creek-twice week
s. j. Adamson.
Big Springs to Salina, 9. NJ. Garrison.
Manhattan to Gatesville, -.
Rock Creek to Marysville, T. S. Vale.
Iowa Point to Marysville, S. B. Miles.
Council Grove to Cottonwood Falls,
Fred. Booth.
Chelsea to Diamond Springs, S. c. Hall.
Cottonwood Falls to Beach Valley, S.
W. Mairs.
Emporia to Cottonwood Falls, c. c.
Hassler.
Emporia to Shell River Falls, Randall
Brown.
Emporia to Towanda, S. f. Smith.
Emporla to Burlingame, F. A. Norton.
Auburn to Council Grove, Hufaker &
Comstock.
The Santa Fe mail is to start at Inde-
pendence, Mo-, and pass throug b Council
Grove, Pawnee Fork, and along the old
route. 1t will be weekly. From Inde-
pcndence, however, there is to be tri-
week. y mail to Council Grove.
The contract from junction City to
Cottonwood Falls was not let, the service
being deemed unnecessary.
The lowest bid for carrying the Santa
Fe mail ria Junction City, was some
$1,000 higher than the bid at which the
contract was let ria Council Grove. The
contractors decline taking it either from
Leavenworth or Atchison at the same price
at which they take it from Independence.
There was but one bid for conveying the
mails weekly from Junction City to Den
yer, and that being at sS5, $50, was regard
ed as too high to justify the letting
At the request of our Congressional
delegation, the Department has concluded
to invite proposals for an extension of the
weekly services from Salina to Pawnee
Fork and Fort Larncd.
Should the contract be let. and the route
established, it will soon become the Santa
Fe route for all of Kansas, as letters to
New Mexico, directed ria Fort Riley and
Pawnee Fork, will reach their destination
from two days to one week earlier than
they can he if sent to Independence to take
the regular through mail. The route will
also afford mail facilities to the settlements
now making on the Smoky Hill. the Sa-
line and Solomon, and the officers and
soldiers at Forts Riley and Larped.
The road up the south side of the Re-
publican, from Junction to Gatesville, and
thence to Washington, will soon be declared
by law post road, and Offices established
on the route for the convenience of the set.
tiers or that river in Davis, Marshall and
Washington counties.
After the lst Of July next, the starting
points of the Fort Scott and Topeka routes
will be changed to Junction City.
The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up
and read third time in the Senate on the
10th, by vote of % to 16. It is the
intention of its friends to press it's consid.
Grafton during the morning hour, whenever
an opportunity for the purpose may present
itself. In consequence of the tendency of
the Confiscation and Tax bills, it cannot be
made special order for any day certain.
Its consideration therefore must be in the
morning hour. The amendments proposed
BY the Senate Committee will not lead to
discussion in either house, nor lose to the
measure any of its friends. Its final pas
sage, therefore, is counted upon as reason
ably certain. Yours, SC, Mob.
Communication from Parson Buwnlow.
At Mr.. Brownlow's request we give
below a communication received from him