Daily national Republican., 1864-04-12
PROPOSALS.
STATES MALL.
OVERLAND CALIFORNIA ROUTE.

POsr oFrIcE DEPARTMENT, d
WASHINGTON CRY, March -, 1854 &
Proposals will be received Al the Contract once
lf this Department until y. m, June a. 1884, ito
lc decided next day,l for conveying the mails OF
he United states In the State OF KANSAS and the
Territories OF CoLohApu, UTAH, and NEVADA,
rom the lst October, 1885, TO the 3oth september,
Of departures and arrivals herein specified, consti.
tuting the overland route to California,
KANSAS.
Route No. II, ,eGt-From AtchisOn, Kansas, or saint
Joseph, Missouri, TO Salt Lake
Jity, Utah Territory, 30 miles
and back, daily, supplying such
offices rs may bc On the route.
Se'odn'r from ~ Of ApTtl 70 iH Of rcrr''De, Is
Leave Atchison OF sNtnt Joseph daily, ut $ a.
arrive at salt Lake city eleventh day by II a.
Leave salt Lake city daily, At 10 q. MI .-.,
Arrive At Atehison ot saint Jnacph eleventh
day, by p M, t!iJ houss.)
Schedule from Isl Of DcsHlbT 10 ~ Of Auu q
Leave Atchison or saint tosCrh daily, 4, a.
Arrive at salt Lake City fourteenth DAY, by aA.
Leave Salt Lake city daily, at7p, NJ,
Arrive At Atchison or Saint I'acpa iouIteGnth
day, by 1 u. M, (3O8 hOurG.)
iilds TO extend the daily service from Salt Lake
City, by Virginia City, 10 Folsom, bHs miles fur
ther, supply wing such otiicos ~ are on the route
and suppiyiHy Dcnyer, Colorado Territory, daily,
BY tho most 6ifect route, forming due connections
with the main line, will e conrideIeI.
II service On thth route, As extended, 10 Jet, hat
on routes Nos ii626 and 1891 will not be-.
The accepted bidder viii hNvo tho privilege to
commence service on the ist July, isGl.
cihe coast to be sent by sea.
UTAH TERRITORY.
Route No IIG3G-From Salt Lake City to Nlr-
giniA City, Nevada Territory,
55s miles and back, daily, sup
PLYING such offices as may be on
the route.
NSehedu!e from ii Of Apri 10 ii Of DoocHIer,
Is munthB.)
Leave Salt Lake city daily, at p. IN;
Arrive at Virginia city sixth day, by II M,
Leave Virginia CITY daily, at 40 AMI.
Arrive at Salt Lake city sixth dsy, BY 8 a. M,
Schedule Goa iR Of December 10 1T Of Ipril,
q monthB)
Leave Salt Lake City daily, st q. H.;
Arrive st Virginia City seventh day by ~. IN ,
Leave Virginia City daily, at HtIop.m.,
Arrive at salt Lake City seventh day ly p M,
II the extended service lny,tCi on route Il, ,2sO
bc let TO contract service on thlB route will not o.
NEVADA TERRITORY.
Route No l5,76i-From Virginia city 20 Folsom
city California, iiO mieH and
back, daily supplying such OF.
ices as may be on the route.
Schedule from Id Of APrql 10 IT Of Drcenbrr, "a
Leave Virginia City daily, at Ilm.i
Arrive At FOlsom City next day, lnll u, ~ 81
houTs)
Leave Folsom City daily, AtioAm.;
Arrive AZ Virginia city next tsy, b. .. ~, ia
houFs.l
Schedule from IH Of DcccHJcr 10 lR Of IP,H Il
| Leave Virginia City daily, at . \. m;
Arrive at Folsom city next day. BY y. m %,
houfsD
Leave Folsom City daily, at 10 a. M;
Arrive at Virginia CITY next day, at . =. IN. (3i
hours.
1.-THE extended service invited on route II sGJ
be let contract service on this route Will net be.
NOTES.
Each route must be bid Tor separately, with sep.
hrate guarantee and certificate, and muEt provide
for the convey ARGe OF the mail with celebrity, GER
taiRty, and security" uting the tcrms Of the law
| II will be perceived that the schedules iOr The
| running time are arranged 80 SO TO form one con
| tinuous line from AtChisOn, Kansas, OF Saint JO
tseph, Missouri TO Folsom City zul back, convey
ing the mail, each way, in 10 dayE, eight months II
the year; Aad In 20 days four months In the year.
For form OF proposal, guarantee, and certificate
and for instructions, requirements, &G bidders art
| referred TO the pamphlet advertisement OF October
IS, 1863, at the principal post Offices. Ddderi
| should be careful to pOst-pAy bids.
m23-lawiw NJ. BLAIR, POutmAgtcr General.