Daily national Republican., 1864-04-13
PROPOSALS.
TINTED STATES MAIL
OVERLAND CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
PouT oTrirr DEPARTMENT.

PoHT OTrIur DEPARTMENT
WAsurNGTOs CITY, March q, 1885,
Proposals win he rcc' ived at the Contract Office
OF this Department until y. M, June H. 1884 (to
be decided next day,) for conveying the mails Of
the United States In the state OF kNEsAs and tho
from the 1st October, 1881, to the Goth September
1853 inclusive on the routes and by the schedules
Of departures and arrivals herein specified, cont;i
tuting the overland route 10 CHliIornis.
KANSAS.
Route No. l4esO--From AtchlROn, Kansas, or saint
Joseph, Missouri, TO Salt Lake
city, Utah Territory, 800 miles
and back, daily, supplying such
offices Rs may be on the route.
schedule from la Of AP,l 10 ld Of rrosmtcr, Is
months.)
Leave Atchison or Saint Joseph daily, st A..
Arrive at salt Lake City eleventh day, by II a.
m, t2l1 hoursO
Arrive at Atchison or saint Joseph eleventh
day, by p. M, t2l3 hours.)
ScAeduie from Isl Of Drosnbr 10 Isl QJ 417', q
months
Leave AtchisOn or Saint Joseph daily, At a.
Arrive at Salt LskC csy fourteenth day. by ~.
Leave salt Lake City daily, al7p. nj
Arrive at Atchis0n or Saint J,ssph fourteenth
day, by p. m, l3O6 hours)
Bids TO extend the daily service from Salt Lake
City, by Virginia city, 10 Folsom, GH5 mileB fur
thor, supplying such Offices Es are on the route,
and suppiylny Denver, Colorado Territory, daily,
with the main line, will be considered
If service on this rouie, as extended ho let shat
on routes Nos. 1885 and 1871 will not be.
The accepted bidder Win have tie privilege 10
commence service on tho lat July, 1861
n B.-The paper and document mail for the Pa
cine coast to be Beut by sea.
UTAH TERRITORY.
Route No. li,s28-From Salt Lake Sity to Nif'
glnia City, Nevada Territory
b55 miles and back, daily, sup.
plying such offices as may be on
the route.
Schedule from ia 9f APrA 10 li Of D,CemtcT,
Il months.)
Leave salt Lake CITY daily, at p. nj
Arrive at Virginia City sixth day, by Ii u III"
Leave Virginia City daily, at 10 m;
Arrive at Salt Lake City sixth isy, b. a. M,
1ls hoursD
Leave Salt Lake city daily, at Q q. MT
Arrive At Virginia City seventh day, rg a. M,
VI Leave | VirglnlS City daily, nt Iop. m;
Arrive at salt Lake City seventh day, by r.m.
II The extended service inyitel on route I4,?e
be let TO contract service this route will not he
NEVADA TERRITORY.
Route No, Ij,16l-Frcm Virginia city to FOLSOM
| city, California, 40 mllcH ant
back, daily supplying such OF
fees rs may be on the route.
S,hTitde from lH Of hprH to Id of Dcce5ibcr I
Leave Virginia City daily alI2m.i
LourE)
Leave Folsom City daily, At 10 a. MT
Arrive St Virginia City neNt day, b. "a. I'll, &!
houIs,l
Schedule from let Of Dcas@Jcy 10 la Of l!oM (
BIOHit5.J
Leave Virginia City daily, at A. MT
Arrive at Folsom City next day, by =. n, %
hOurs0
Leave Folsnm City daily, at 10 a. ~;
Arrive at Virginia CRY next day, At y. nl. %
hours.
| Ifth0 extended service invited on route II %
he let contract, service on this route vii not hC
NOTES.
| Each route must be bid tor separately, with sep
| arAte guarantee and certificate, and must pFnyil
for the convey ance of the mail with celebrity, Gel
tainty, and BCcurity,n using the term1 OF the law
II viii he perceived that tho schedules for Ia
running lime are arranged 30 rs TO form one COZ
tinuous line from Atchi0on, KAnsSp, or Saint j
seph, Missouri to Folsom City AGd back, c1nVe'
ing tle agGR, each way, IN 10 days, eight mOli3s
the year. AID IN 20 days four months 10 the ycaT.
For form Of proposal, guarantee, snd ctIiiisAt'
and for Instructions, requirements, sc, bidders ~
referred to the pamphlet advertisement of Octo0r
10, 1863, at the. principal post ohlcCs. Bidder
should he tiul to pOst-pRy hiiB.
m21-IAwiw NJ. BLAIR Postmaster General.