Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-26
PROPOSALS.
United STATES MAIL.
OVERLAND CALIFORNIA ROUTE.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
wAEHIEsToN CITY, March %, 1854
Proposals Will be recf lived at the Contract Onico
Of this Department until p m, June II, 1884, ito
be decided next day) for conveying the mAill of
the United states In the state OF KANSAS and the
Territories OF COLORADO, UTAH, and NEVADA,
from the LIST October, 1884, to the both September,
1855, inclusive, the routes and by the schedules
Of departures and arrivals here specified, consti
tuting the overland route to California.
KANSAS.
Route No. I4,7sO-From Atchison, Kansas, or Saint
Joseph, Missouri, TO Salt Lake
city, Utah Territory, 40 miles
and back, daily, supplying such
Offices "a may be on the route.
Schedule from ID Of aPsa 20 |" Of December, Is
Leave Atehison or saint JoIeph daily, At sa
arrive at Salt Lake City eleventh day, by II a.
Leave Salt Lake city daily. at IoN. MI
Arrive at Atehison or Saint Joseph eleventh
day, by p. M, t2iS hours.)
Schedule from Ia Of December 10 let Of AyFIl, q
nlonihs.)
Leave AtehiSon or Saint Joseph daily, at =.
Arrive at Salt Lake City fourteenth day, by a.
leave sslt Lake City daily, at7p. nj
Bids to extend the daily service from salt Lake
City, by Virginia city, to Folsom, Gg5 miles fur
thsr, supplying such ofiioeS as are on the route
and supplyiny Denver, Colorado Territory, daily,
BY the most direct route, forming due connections
II service on this rouie, as extended, be let, thai
on routes Nos l4,s2s and 1871 will not be.
aSSsPsST one the it S
N B.-The paper and document mail for the Pa
| eine coast 10 be sent by sea.
UTAH TERRITORY.
Route No. I4,s2e-From Salt Lake City TO Viz
| ginlA City, Nevada Territory
| b6s miles and back, daily, sup
plying such Offices as may be OF
the route.
Schedule from iA Of April 10 IH Of Deccmbcr
Leave Salt Lake City daily, at Up. NJ;
Arrive at Virginia City sixth day, BY la M
Leave Virginia City daily, at IoAm.;
Arrive at salt Lake city sixth day, by a. M,
SeSsdSis J2On la Of December to la Of Apyl
Leave Salt Lake City daily, at sa.m.i
Arrive At Virginia City seventh day by =. m,
Leave Virginia City daily, At IOp.m.;
Arriv. At Salt Lake City seventh day, BY p. NJ,
II the extended service invited on route t,a6o
be let to contract service on this route will not be-
NEVADA TERRITORY.
Route No. i676l-From Virginia City to Folsom
| City, California, 40 miles and
back, daily supplying such Of
| fees as may be on the route.
Schedule from Ia Of april TO IH Of DeeemDcr, "a
nonhs.)
Leave Virginia City daily, at 70 M;
Arrive at Folsom City next day, by II a. NJ ia
|
Arrive at Virginia City next day, b. o \. IN, (2I
hourGO
Schedule from LIST Of December to LIST Of AprH a
| tlOnhts.J
Leave Virginia City daily, St2 ami
Arrive at Folsom City next day, hy p No. as
houBO
Leave Folsom City daily, at 10 a. m;
Arrive at Virginia City next day, at Q p. M. (35
hours.
1.-THE extended service invited on route II 2GO
be let contract service this route will not be-
NOTES.
Each route must be bid for separately, with sep.
ArAte guarantee and certificate, and must provide
for the conveyance Of the mail with celebrity Ger
tAinty, and security" using the terms Of the law.
II will be perceived that the schedules for the
running time are arranged so a. 70 form one con-
tinuou1 line irom AtchisonJ Kansas, or Saint JO-
seph, Nilsson l. to Folsom City and back, convey
ing the mail, each way, in I6 days, eight mont In
the year. and IN 20 days four months In the year
For form OF proposal, guarantee, and certificate,
and Tor Instructions, requirements, SC, BIDDERS are
referred to the pamphlet advertisement OF October
10, 1869, at the principal post OfiCes. Bidders
should be careful to poItpAy bids
m23-laWtW NJ. BLAIR, Postmaster General.