The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-11-04
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September 80, 1869.


Leave Silver City Thursday at M;
Arrive at Idaho City by III.
1897 From Paceryile, by Warrens Dggings TO Flor
ence City, 100 miles and back once week.
Leave placervle Monday al am
Arrive al Florence City Thursday by IN;
Leave Florence City Monday at am
Arrive at Placervile Thursday by pm.
l5T0S From Silver City 10 Jacksonville 3IO miles ana
back once week.
Leave Silver City Monday at "A
Arrive AT jacksonville next Sunday by III;
Leave Jacksonville Monday AZ
Arrive at Silver City next Sunday by III;
1900 From Idaho City to Rocky Bar, 40 miles and
back, once week.
Leave Idaho City Monday at : a
Arrive at Rocky Bar next day by l. III;
Leave Rocky Bar Tuesday at p III;
Arrive at Idaho City next day by pm
l51 10 From Boise City, by Willow Creek, ol) Camp
Logon, Oocal,l Strawberry Valley, local, Union,
and Marysyilie, tloc9dl To Canyon City, 100
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Boise City Monday at : IN;
Arrive at Canyon City Wednesday by IN;
Leave Canyon City Thursday Al M
Arrive at Boise City Sunday by pm.
1911 Prou Boise CITY, by shepherd,sille Martinsre.
Midllctown Weiser Ranch. Express Ranch, Au.
burn Baker City. Union, la Grandc, orodell,
Meachem's. local Cayase Marshall ani Mead
owsYille, to UmatiilA, 31j miles and back. once
week
Leave Boise City Monday al a IN;
Arrive at UmAtilla Saturday by ppm;
Leave Umatilla Monday at Am:
Arrive at Boise City Saturday by pm.
junction House. local. 10 Blud Siasan, 4 zeal J
20 miles and back once Il week.
Leave PgAcervllla Monday at IN;
Arrive at Bluff Station next day by M
Leave Blur Station Wcltcslay AT a IN;
Arrive at Placcryil.e next day by I m
1918 From Lewiston, by Spokan BriIsc 10 Fort Col
willie, 100 miles aud back, week.
Leave Lewiston Monday At q tn
Arrive at Fort Colyilln Saturday by p ug
Leave Fort Coytlls Monday at a III.
Arrive at Lewiston saturday By : ia.
Proposals 10 begin service at si-okAa Bridge, loo
miles less, invited
1914 From Rocky Bar 10 Atlanta C.:T, - miles and
back once a week
Leave Rocky Bar wednesday at II m.
Arrive at Atlanta City by m:
Leave Atlanta City Thursday At ; N;
Arrive at Rocky Bar 10y = IN.
1915 From Boise City by Lccshurgh oal aud Salmon,
Uycall 10 BannoSk City, - miles aud lack,
once week.
Bidders to state di lance aud propose schedule II
departures and arrival.
1916 From Silver City orc, II miles aud back
week
Leave silver City Monday at m;
Arrive at orc by Il M
Leave ORC Monday al | p m;
Arrive at Silver City by : p m.
1917 From Boise City BY Middletown kceneys Ferry,
Eldnrado City, aud Clark1yiIle to Baker City.
l1S miles and back, week.
Leave Boise City Monday at a IN:
Arrive at Baker City Wednesday By 6 p IN:
Leave Baker City Thursday at IN:
Arrive at Boise City Saturday by pm.
1918 From Lewiston to Elk City, $50 mile. and back
once 4 week.
Bidders to propose schedule of departures and
arrivals.
1910 From Florence Washington 80 miles and back,
week.
Leave Florence Monday at m:
Arrive at Washington Tuesday by IN:
Leave Washington Wednesday at a m:
Arrive at Florence Thursday by pm.
INSTRUCTIONS;
Containing conditions 10 BE- incorporated in he contracts
TO the e1teHthe Department may deem proper.
Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate office
when otherwise specified for opening and examining
the mails.
No pay will be made for trips performed; and for
each Of such omissions, not satisfactorily explained
three times the pay Of the trip may be deducted For
arrivals far behind time to break connection with
depending mails, and sufficiently excused one fourth
Of the compensation for tho trip is subject forfeiture
FINES will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of
postmasers the adayits of other credible persons
for failing to arrive la contract time for negectng
take the mail FROM deliver il tito postofcc for
suffering Ii to be wet injured destroyed robbed lost
The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
repeated failures to run agreeably TO contract for vo
ating the post Office laws disobeyng the instructions
of the department; for refusing 10 discharge carrier
when requested by the department to do for assign
ing the contract without the assent Of the Postmaster
General or for transporting persons packages
vsying mailable matter out OF the mail.
The Postmaster General may order increase Of
vice route by allowing therefor pro rata increase
the contract pay. He may change schedules Of de-
patures and arrivals in all cases. and particularly
make them conform to connections with railroads with
out increase Of pay, provided the running time be
abridged. The Postmaster General may also discontinue
cnrtal the service in whole in part in order
place the route greater degree Of service when
ever the public interests in his Judgment shall require
such discontnuance curtament for any other
he allowing full indemnity TO contractor months
extra pay on the amount Of service dispensed with and
pro rata compensation for the amount of service
tanned and continued.
Payments will be made for the service by collections
from or drafts postmasters otherwise after the
piration OF each quartersay in November February.
May, and August.
The distances given according TO the best informa
on; put no increase 0f pay will DO allowed should they
DC greater than advertised II the points to be supplied
DC correctly stated Bidders must inform Themselves
this point.
Bidders are requested use far as practicable the
printed form OF proposal furnished by the department
to write ont in full the Of their bids and retain
copies of them.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible per-
sons.
The bid should be sealed superscribed mail Propo-
sals Territory OF Idaho addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster General Contract Office" and sent by mail
not by or to an agent and postmasters will not ncose
proposals letters ofany knd their quarterly
The contracts are TO be executed aud returned to the
department by or before the 1st Of July 1s70 but the