The weekly Butte record., 1866-04-21

MAIL CoSrRAcrs.-We copy the following
mail lettings from the Washington correspond
encc of the Bulletin:
OrovilIe, California, TO Portland, Oregon,
624 miles, daily; Henry w. Corbelt. Sl19,-
900. Four other bids were put in, ranging
from Sl95,000 to 1925 OOO The present
contract is for S225,000. and the previous one
was for 100000. The service can be made
in less time under the new contract for the
reason that II begins at the end Of railroad
communication, instead of at Sacramento or
Marysvllle, as before. Mr.. Corbett. who has
been IN Washington for some time past, is a
substantial and well known citizen of Portland
Oregon. In regard 10 the California Stage
Company, the original contractors in this i'm
portant route, the Department, from what
can learn, Is satisfied that the carriage of the
mail by them was at first difficult and costly
enterprise, owing mainly to the imperfect con
dition of the roads, which that Company
greatly improved but these facts constituted
no reason Tor continuing rates so per cent
higher than the bids of other responsible par
ties The Closing of the contract for a daily
mail from Oroviile 10 Portland supersedes the
necessity OF separate contracts between Lin
coin and Shasta, Shasta and Yreka. Ireka
and RoSeouTg, and other routes on the same
line IN oregon, the aggregate cost of which
wonld have exceeded that OF he great through
mail with its numerous way deliveries.
The Marysville Appeal learns that Mr. Cor
bett has already arranged with the present
contractors TO take their stock, &C., and has
men at present on the route to prepare for the
AuSiness So M ipta,rp,,;o, ,r;n .,,,,- - o,,-
regular Northern communications. We are
happy to hear th is, for We feared
at We might h ave another Reside
who our readers will remember took the con
tract year or so ago without the means to
fulfill it aud while he was trying to sell to
the old contractors (which be utterly failed to
do) kept the people for seven hundred miles
without mail for some six weeks. This
route is really of more Importance to the peo
pie OF Oregon aud California than the great
Overland route, and we are glad it is to be
continued with the same regularity that has
characterized ii while under the charge Of the
California Stage Company, who we're The po-
neers Of the route
Orovie to Susanvile ll0 miles Four bid,
for weekly service, ranging from $4,000 ,o
$1,000 are offered, but have not vet been act
ed upon. | mention them only because ,hey
relate to the first section Of the pew mail route
from California 10 Idaho, which extends from
Susauvile, Lassen county. to Boise CITY. Ida
no, by way OF Owyhee, a distance OF 500 miles
The accepted bid for tri weekly service osel
this important route is that of L. T. William
son, San Francisco. at $500 This woulC
seem TO be comparatively much lower than III,
Oregon mail bid, bat for the fact that the mai
matter by the new route will be very small il
amount for some time to come. Eight otbel
bids for weekly service were offered at sam:
ranging from S2s,oe0 TO $4,000. When tbt
contract for carrying the mail from o-ovile Il
Susanville is lei, SIS il soon will be. the Cali
fornia and Idaho mail Will be 100 miles long
connecting with railroad and tide. water 10 Sal
Francisco. nearly 200 miles further. Gen. Bid
wells influence was potential in this matter.