The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-20
By AUTHORITY.
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Posr OFFICE DErARrEEsr.


HasAsagten, A0rea,ter 30, 1861.
PROPOSALS will be received at the contrac, Office
OF this department until 10 a. m. Of Monday,
March III, ist2, for conveying the mails of tile
United States Tor four years, commencing July
/. le62, and ending June so, 1866, in the state
OF Iowa, ON the routes and by the schedules of
departures and arrivals as herein specified
Decisions announced by April "a 1862.
tB'dders ~iH eraasiae csrfnity The forms and
aastruetiens aanfxed and sspeeiaiy tie ktter part
of instruction 10.
lesoi From keokuk, by yincennes, Belfast, Gro
ton, Pennington, Bonaparte, Bentonsport MtZion.
hiibourne, Business Corner, Hickory, Iowayiiie,
Alpine, ottamwa aud Comstock, to Eddyyiiie, 92l
miles and back, daily, except Sunday, and twice
daily, except Sunday. should the trains SO run
Lesre keokuk daily, except Sunday, at 2. 80 D,
M, arrive ii Eddysille by z. IN; Leave EDDY
vile daily, except Sunday, at N, arrive ut Keo-
kuk by Il M.
lt9o2 Prom Keokuk, by sandnsLy, summitville.
and Mobtrosc 10 Fort Madison, Is miles and back
tHice daily, except Sunday.
Leave Leohuk twice daily except SUNDAY, ut
n M snd Z.sV m, arrlre at Fort Madison by = As
. IN and 4. l5 III; Leave Fort Madison twice daly
except Sunday, al $50 = IN and 4.sU m, arrive
at keokak by III and 6 p IN.
lege3 From Bsnlonsfort 70 Vernon, mile and
back, six times week.
Leave Bcntonsport daily, except Sunday, at ,,
N, arrive at Vernon by p M; Leave Vernon daily
except Sunday, al 3 M, arrive at Bentonsrort by
tn.
lesei From Iewasilh, by Troy, sulnytown.
Milton, and Industry. tMissouri,1 10 Memphis. 81
miles and back. once a week.
Leave iowayiile Wednesday at 6 q m arrive at
Memphis by p m; Leave Memphis Thursday Al 6
g IN, arrive ut IowavilIe by p IN.
leso5 From kcosauqaa, by Home, Upton, and
WyaeondA, fMissouri,l to Memphis, - miles and
back, once q week.
Leave keosauqua Friday ut IN, arrive nj,
Memphis by m, Leave Memphis Saturday nj
& q na, arrive Al keosauqua by pm
Bids for three trips week Invited.
1890 From Fort Madison, by Dallas City. III
linoisl Burlington, iowa oquawka, (Iilinois j
kslthsburg New Boston, Port Louisa, iowa Mus
catine, Buffalo, and Rock Island. Illinois, To Day
export, lIowa) lis miles and back, times d week
Leave Fort Madison Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday st . a m, arrive at Davenport in Is hours.
by ) m; Leave Davenport Tuesday. Thursday.
and Saturday at 10 IN, arrive nj Fori Madison, in
Is hours, by a
Bids for six trips week invited.
i0s07 From Fort Madison, by Jo.yyille Angus
ia. Van Dyke. burlington, Dodgevile, Kossnth,
Linton, Mapetio, nsd Columbus City, TO Clifton
OF miles and back, six times week.
Leave Fort Maiissn daily, except Sunday. al q
n. arrive ai Darlington by m; Leave Burling.
ton daily, except Sunday, al M, arrive at Fort
Madison hy $. mi Leave Burlington daily, ex-
cept Sunday. at - p II, arrive at Clifton Bext day
by 5 M Leave Clifton daily, except Sunday, nj
IL N, arrive ut Burlington by IL D m
ieyes From Fort Madison, by West Point, Pilot
Grove, salem. Vega, Glasgow, and Wooster, TO
Fairfield, - miles, and back, six times week to
West Point, and three times week the residue
Leave Fort Madison daily, except Sunday at q a
IN, arrive at West Point by II a In; I.eay. West
Point Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at III
m, arrive AT Fairfield next days by Z q IN; Leaae
Fairfield Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at S a
M, arrive at West Point By III; Leave West
Point daily, except Sunday, nj a M, arrive at
Fort Madison by Il M
1osa9 From Fort Madison, by Denmark, Par
rith, panyille, South Flint pleasant 6rorr, and
La Vega, to Virginia GrVFe, ~ miles and back,
once 4 week,
Leave Fort Madison Wednesday at a N. arrive
1t Virginia Grove next day by IL III; Leave vir-
ginia Grove Thursday at N, arriye at Fort
Madison next day by pm.
l09l0 From Fort Madison. by JeffersonyilIc.
Franklin Centre, and Primrose, to Farpington, rs
miles and back, once week.
Leave Fort Madison, Friday at 2 a m, ARRIVE at
Pennington by IN, Leave karmington Saturday
ut sA VI, arrive at Fort Madison by pm.
Bids to end route Ut Primrose invited.
1921 From Charleston, by Warren, Primrose,
Big Mound, Gainsborough, aud Utica, to Minches-
ter, 3s miles and back, three times q week.
Leave Charleston Tuesday, Thursday and Eatur-
day III ~ n In, arrive al Winchester by d y IN;
Leave Winchester al onday, Wednesday aud Fri
day NJ 10 III. arrive at Charleston by p IA.
feYfz irrom charleston, by Franklin Centre to
West Point, IL miles and back, three times a week.
Leave Charleston Monday. Wednesday, and Sat
urday Vt . N, arrive al West Point by l2 IN;
Leave West Point same days at p N, arrive al
Charleston by p IN.
l09l3 From Nest Point, by Cisy's Grove, to
Big Mound, ID miles and back, three times week
b..,xxs H. - q
urday at m, arrive at Big Mound by ii III;
Leave Big Mound Monday, Thursday aud Satur-
day 1t p m, arrive ut West Point by p IN.
Il lu9l4 From Montrose, by Charleston, Franklin
Centre, Dover, and Clay's Grove, to Salem, 30
miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Monuose daily, except Sunday, at 10 \
na, arrive ut Salem by p IN; Leave Salem daily,
except Sunday, at m, arrive al Montrose by
pm.
lo9I5 From Mount Pleasant, by Salem, HILLSIDE
rough, Utica, and Mount Zion, to Keosauaua S4
miles and back, six times u week.
Leave Mount Pleasant daily, except Sunday, at
10 N, arrive ut keosauqua by y III: Leave ke-
osauqua daily, except Sunday, at u IN, arrive ut
Mount Pleasant by Al m.
Bids to end at Mount Zion invited also for 3
t-irs week sc-rice oa.y iA. .ilvd.
l99l6 From Mount Pleasant, by Trenton and
Marshall, to washington, 2S miles and back, once
= week.
Leave Mount Pleasant Tuesday, a, 10 a m, ar
rive ut Washington by Z PM Leave Washington
Wednesday at u IN, arrive Ut Mount Pleasant by
Bpm.
Bids for two trips week invited.
l09l7 From Mount Sterling. by Chambersburg,
tMo.) Waterloo, and Saint Franeisyilie, to Alex
-andria, Al miles aud back once week.
Leave Mount Sterling Tuesday at M, arrive
At Alexandria by p III; Leave Alexandria We'd
nesdsy at . am, arrive vt Mount Sterling by Q pm.
Bids for two trips week invited.