Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-16
THURSDAY mORNING. JUNE IS.


On the 18th instant the bids for convey
ips the United States mails between the
Missouri River and California, with
branch connections, will be passed upon,
and the contrasts relet for another term
Of four years from the fret dsy Of October,
1864.
The overland route 10 California tFsver.
ses the State Of Kansas and the Territories
o. Nebrasks, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
The lipe extends from Atchison, Kansas
or st. TOaeph, Missouri, to Plscervills,
CsIifornis, = distance Of ! 1888 mics, with
I55 P.st- Offices to be supplied with daily
mail. Denver CitY, Colorads Territory,
aud several Wsy efiees, are to be supplied
also with daily mail. Eight months 10
the yeay the mail is carried through in
10 DAYS; dut:0R four months the time is
not to exceed % GSys. This includes the
I entire mail, and not the letter mail only,
as ct the present time.
The carrying Of the mail three times
week from Salt Lake City to Idaho and
i Washington Territories, terminating at
/ Walls-Walls, distance Of 500 miles,
tb snee up to Oregon Territory, connecting
with the San Francisco steamers which
supply the country with q weekly mail
from Casjfornis, together with that from
Atehison 10 alt Lake, Denver City, Idaho
/ md Washington Territories, is performed
bv Ben. Hoiisday, Esqs Of this city, whois
cont,,actor and Sscle owner on these routes.
Between Placsrville and Virginia City
about 100 miles, the route : stocked and
nanaFed az we'll ss the best OF the East
ern stage lines were before the dsSs o.
rsilrosds- -frstolass Troy coaches, with
/ six horses and skillful drivers, being used
This line is owned by Louis McLane, Esq
the manager and part owner Of the
American and European Express snd
/ sinking concern OF Wells, Fargo s Co. o.
San Franoisco. Between Virginia City
ard 4. 1T Lake, the distance is 526 miles
i Tbis nart Of the route belongs TO the orig
inal aOysFIs,d Nail Company" Of Wells
FeTp, & Co n, d is stocked with ligh
Concord fOur-horss coaches, the same a
on the rest Of the route.
The amount Of cspitsl l,HVesteo IN u
Overland stage line is proe2bly mne
greater than is generally SUPPOSE Ah
amount invested on the 1st Of Jan '1srJ
1884, including improvements and fxtul
such as stations, bridges, roads, watering
places, Sc, amounted, it is said, to uPWar'
Of S650,OOO. There were over 4s0 coaohe
and 500 horses and mules belonging to b
line. The mail pay which the Compan.
expects to receive for carrying the mail
FOR the next four years is $l,000,OOOi thi
includes the Idaho and Washington Terri
tory service, and also that to Denver CITY
This amount, considering the advance
m ices, including the transportation Of th
1ev. paper mail, which will be 1tra, it
elaine, will not be equal to the amour
], which tb, company formerly received
Ss50 O0O. The Indians along the rOu
have made no hostile demonstration tov
ard passengers or trains over the route I
some months the tribSs have mostly
r been treated WITH, and are now 90 lrleh
" terms with the Overland CSmpsnyi
that there is no cause to fear attaoSs'
The amount Of the bid for this contts
is oaIy ons-haIf the sum paid by the Br
ish Government to he Peninsula q
2, Oriental Steamship Company, which
u 100000, and that paid to the Roy
West India Mail Company being Sl,16
900 per annum.