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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-18
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Sec. 81. That after any regular bidder
whose bid HIS been accepted shall fall TO en-
ter into contract for the transportation Of
the mails according 70 his proposal, or, hav-
Ing entered into contract, snail fall TO com
lated In his or their contract ns therein pro-
vidrd. the Postmaster General shall proceed
the samio service. who will enter INTO a con.
tract for the performance thereof unless the
p,rsImn-ter General shall CONSIDER such hid
too high. in which case he shall re-Gdverilsc
such service and IL any bidder whose bid
has been accepted aud who has entered Into
n contract to perform the service according
10 his proposal, and IN pursuance OF his con-
tract has entered upon the performance OF
the service To the satisfaction OF the Post
master General, shall subsequently fail or
refuse to perform tue service according to
his contract, the Postmaster General shall
proceed to contract with the next lowest bid
der for such service, under the advertise
ment thereof, ~tun,ess the Postmaster Gen
erhl shall consider such bid too hlgh,l who
wall enter Into contract aud give bond, with
SurctleS, TO be approved by the Postmaster
General, Tor the faithful performances thereof
in the same penal y and with the same terms
and conditions thereto annexed as were
stated and contained in the bond which
every of the next lowest bidders for such
service whose respective bids are not eonsid-
cred too Ugh by the Postmaster General shall
refuse 10 enter into CONTRACT and Civ bond
n herein required for the faithful perform
ance OF his contract, the Postmaster General
shall Immediately advertise for proposals to
perform the service on said route. wheh-
ever an accepted bidder shall full 10 enter
into contuHrt, or n contractor on any mail
route shall fall or refuse 10 perform the ser
vice ON said route according TO his contract,
or when n new route shall be established or
new service required. or when from any
other cause there shall not lie a contractor
legally bound OF required to perform s1ch
service, The Postmaster General may make
n temporary contract for carrying the mail
on such route, without advertisement, for
such period rs may be necessary, not in any
ease exceeding six months, until the service
shall have commenced under n contract
made according to taw: Pnou ded, Aotrspsr,
That the Postmaster General shall not en-
ploy temporary service on any route at n
higher price than that paid To tie contractor
VINO shall have performed the service during
the last preceding regular contract terui.
And In all cases Of regular contracts herein
AFTER made, the contract may, in the discre-
ton OF the General, be continued
In force beyond it, express terms for "a period
not exceeding six months. until n new con-
tract will the same, or other contractors,
shall be made by the Postmaster General
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aggregate. a sum double the amount Of the
aid bond. over and above all debls due and
owing by them, and all Judgments mortga-
geE and executions AGAINST them. aner al
whatever.
sec "a. That any postmaster who -haIl
amN his signature to the approval of any
bond OF q bidder. or To the cerfin ate Of SUM-
cheney Of sureties In any contract before the
said boud or contract Is signed by the bidder
ingly, or without the e~Nercise Of due ALI
gcncc, approve any bond OF n bidder. with
Insufficient suretieS. or shall knowingly
make any false or fraudulent certificate,
shall be forthwith dismissed from once, and
be thereafter disqualified from holding the
Office OF postmaster. and shall also be deem.
ell guilty Of n mlSdemeaneE, and, on couvtc-
ton thereof he punished by n nne not ex-
Cccding i've thousand dollars. or by imprls-
oument not exceeding one year, or both.
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~ HI sia shOuld ~ seaIss. s-EssrAcs
ses1ns Sssi-isat Fos.as,isi ss1srsi 15sslsst
~ Evsry proposal ans. b. -.-elmpssied bv
boad vffh surrfis approved ~ : p~o-tnaster.
and In eases wEerv the amoupt Of Inc bond ex-
master u the fret. -oco d. or third class. Bi4s
Tor serstce. the pay for uhieh- a. me Tine of ad-
IS ON fnn-t b accompanied - = certified
shesk % drsh, payable 10 DC order oftEs Pr-t-
mater Gseneat ~ rotno -otT-nf ~uaiisnai bark.
of DO 'rss than I've per csu1um ga Tie ainguEf
Of HIS Enulsl pay On such r0uHe. sad Ia e@eR
erninm o. The zmouut % the bard accompany
Ing the bid. n the -uouut Of said bond exc-eds
1900 I've thousand dollars.
The amount OF bond trguirfd with bids. nnd
the present pay uhcu h. cEcref- tsBuo5 ave
t-uusand TnllHrr- are ia ed Ia ihs adseFtisencut
-. All cheeks Deposited 9Th btd- viii be
held uHul csntrHct u r~Necuted and service oum-
mcueed by inc aecrpfgd bidder, Cheeks viii
thea Be returned By nail o the written eqaest
or the bidder.
II. Transfers o. contracts. or uf interests III
10 eaufracIs arc firhidden By Lave and ean-@-
qurutly cannot he ulluwe-L- Nuir her can bids,
Or IL tefssi in bids. h. traa-rcrrrdr r a--igaed %
n1her pauics- Bidcrrr ufu therefore IHku 30
lice tIiai Ihry viii b. rxIrrfcd in D form The
-eryire awarded 20 them throu-h the whole con-
: section 2a Of he act of Jane s ISza pro-
Nidcs thai euntruels i"T The tranz@or1 tTu ofihc
dcring sufirient guarantees for falfhiui p-r
turmancc, without other reference a. The mode u
rAEu NFuurNNfNhNlNN AuuM mNN Nc AeNNrrNtN 10
uruvidr for the duc c%rterifv. certainty. and srcur-
~ 2 r7-4G' Und~f This law hi1- Thai prupasg
"a trahEiurf ID malls ulfh 1c-irrfv. certainty.
sud secaultr. having been decided 20 Ne The
ully legal htls- rrs construed a. prufidin fnr
tfr cnfirr mail. no ever lar-c- und whaicetr
may b. The msTi- 80 ctuvcvanrr Necessary -
in-urr Is -crieriiy. certainty. aud -rcurfr- =
ant ma C. the preference ever a.. others nad no
others are considered, except Tor .teamboat
TuutcF.
= 4 mobilization ~ a bid IN -rv ~ hse-.ea-
tlHl terms J. taufamouut 20 rev bid. and cam
not be r-crlvcd - - tu Interfere viii r-eutsr
cImpcttinu- Making a new bid in prr-scr form -
the only way To modifr a previous uue.
- fu-tmurtrrz are cautioned NOT 10 sign The
approval Of Tne buud uf suy utcsicr hcfire the
bcud Is rigned BY the bidder aud HE rurefi-r.
aud not uuttl entircly -hii-h-d of The -nhirirncr
II the zurcticz. See scc ions 2f6 Hud az. set II
June =, 1874. accompanying thi- advertisement.
-. PustmastefS are a % liable Ia dirmisrHi
from oa1ce Ter aching ~ nz-ut- Of cuu ~ actors . q
81 ders. with or without compensation. la any
business, mat Cr, or thing rglsii = L. the mall
ScrvieA They are The trusted agents Of fh- he
Pariment, and 1anuct consistently aei In hoih
capacities.
u n all cases whrrr the rnlfcz are not fully
supplied with The ucecr-nry luc&r and pnncheet
u l. the duty Of the pn~tmH-icf AZ tho head 90
the routc 10 make &c lutsliinn on tho f,uiract
Unice Of Thu Department for such locks end
pouches before let July next, provided the route
be let.
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and The civilization Of these savsgeS
The Just and humane Treatment OF
this war-like tribe aud the presence
Of United States troDrs at their agen-
cies, will prevent the recurrence of
depredations which heretofore have
made this section of the Territory
unsafe and undesirable for settlement.
THE YEILowsroSE PARK.
The geyser region Of the Upper
Yellowstone, which Congress has
wisely set apart as a National Park,
is unguestiOnably the most astonish-
ing combination of natural wonders
and of imposing and beautiful
scenery in the world. The report Of
United States geologists, who have
repeatedly visited that regiun, fully
demonstrate this fact. When the
Durk shall become accessible by rail-
ruads-say FIVE years hence-we pre-
diet that il will become the great
summer resort and senitarium Of the
continent For sight-seers and lovers
of the wonderful and picturesque it
will have more attractions than
Niagara, Yosemite and the White
Mountains combinedj and there is
the best reason to believe that the
myTiads of hot and mineral springs
in the Yellowstone Park po~sess val
liable curative properties The
summer climate in this region Is de
li~gh.fully cool, bracing and healthiul-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Our people nre mainly from the
Western and Southwestern states,
and, though few in number, are
energetic, enterprising and intelli-
gent. They are the nucleus of what
is 10 be the leading commonwealth of
the new Northwest. The school
system of wv nming is excellent and
abundantly sustained. The Terri
tory is free from debt.
Several of the counties have incur
red Indebtedness by the making of
needed, permanent improvements;
which debts are represented by
county bonds redeemable in from ten
To twenty years and are consequently
not burdensome.
With the opening up to settlement
Of Northern Wyoming the tide ofim-
migration will pour into this Terri
tory, as il formerly has into CalifOr-
mia or Kansas. The impetus thereby
given to our mining interests, to
stock raising, agriculture and wool
growing, will give occupation to n
large population and add much to
the wealth of the nation.
In short, considering climate,
he~althfulness, fertility variety, and
abundance of natural riches, and the
Location on the line OF the great
nationai thoroughfare, the Union
Pacific railroad, we know of no
part of the Western country, which
excells Wyoming, the youngest
child Of Uncle Sam.
It is no place for drnnes or dandies;
but for hard work. honest endeavor,
and capital backed by brains, ii offers
a wide field and a reasonably sure
reward.
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csrtleeI checks or Doqrs to accompany all Did,
breeding 5000.

Sec. 253. That hereafter NIL bidders upoh
every mail route for he transportation OF
the mails upon the same, where the annual
compensation for tie service IN sTch route
at the time exceeds the sum Of five thousand
dollars, shall IN their bid with n
certified check. or draft. payable to the order
of the Postmaster General, upon some sol
vent national bank, which check or draft
shall not be less than five per centum on tbs
amount of the annual pay on said route at
the time such bid 5 made and in case Of
new or modified s~csvtce, not less than five
per cenium OF the amount Of the bond of the
bidder required to company his bid, II the
amount OF his bond exceeds five tn IuSand
dollars. In case any bidder. on being award
ed any such contract, shall fail TO execute the
same, with good and sufficient s~uTeties, ac-
CDrdinE to the terms on which such bid was
made and accepted and enter upon the per-
formanc OF the service to the abstraction Of
the POStInas er General, such bidder shall,
in addition to his liability on his bond ac-
deposited to the Uniged SlRtes. and the same
shall forthwith be paid into the Treasury for
the use Of the Post Ofice Department. but
II such contrart shall be duly executed and
the service entered upon as Aforesaid. such
draft or check 50 deposited. and the checks
the same route, shall be returned to the re-
] spective bidders making such depOsits. No
proposals TO- the transportation of the malls
where the amount of the bond required to
mpa the same shall exceed five thous-
and dollars shall be considered, unless ac-
required together with the bond required by
n preceding sectioni r. oEiHe1, That MOTH
ing in this act shall be construed or intended
to affect any penalties or forfeitures which
have heretofore accrued under the provisions
OF the sections hereby amended.
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Sections Of the Act OF Congress 80 revise.
consolidate. and amend the ststufes relnt-
Ing to the Post Office Department" APP
proved June (, lS71
The Postmaster General request that bid
bcrs, guaranturs. survtics. Hnd all persons
concerned. or Intending 10 be concerned, in
mail contracts, viii carefully read and criti
cally m the abstract OF laws here pre-
sented, and also ths forms and Instructions
at the emf OF tells advertisement, In order
that bids may be made aud liabilities assum-
ed understandings, and that ali miSappre-
ncnSions OF cause OF complaint hereafter
may be avoided
Postmasters are required 20 make them
selves familiar with these laws and tnstruc-
lions. that they may be able to inform and
direct others
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Sec 2E5. That every proposal for carrying
the mail shall be ompant by the bond
OF the bidder. with sureties approved by a
OF the bond exceeds five Thousand dollars, by
a postmaster OF the first, second. or third
class, in n sum to be designated by the Post
master General in the advertisement Of each
route; to viii h bend a condition shall be
snnexed, that II the said bidder shall, within
such time after his bid is accepted as the
Postmaster General shall prescribe, entef
into a contract with the United states o
America. with good and sufficient sureties, TO
perform the service proposed in said bid, and
further, that he shall perform the said ser
vice according to his contract. then the said
obligation to be void, otherwise to be in full
force and obligation In law; and in case OF
failure of any bidder to enter into such con
tract To perform the service, or, having exc
euted a Contract, in case OF failure to perform
the service according TO his contract. lie and
his sureties shall be Liable for tine amount Of
said bond as llquidated damages, to be recov-
cred In an action of debt on the said bond
No proposal shall be considered unless 1t
shall be accompanied by such bond. and
there shall have been afixed to said proposal
the oath OF the bidder. taken before an OFF,
Ger qualified to administer oaths, that he has
the ability. pecuniarily, to fulhll his obiiga-
tfons. and that the bid Is made In good faith,
and with the intention toenier into contract
and perform the service in case bis bid is
accepted
&SSeat5. That before the bond Of a bidder
provided for in the aforesaid section is ap-
proved. there shall be endorsed thereon the
oaths OF the sureties therein, taken before an
Oficrr qualified to administer oathS, that
they are owner L Of real estate worth, IN the
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND. AND CERTIFI-
FICATE.


Tbs undersigned ........ 49,, whose post
ONCE address Is .....-....-., county OF -.
state Of .......----. proposes TO carry the msAls
OF the United stater, from July J., 1870. TO June
10 80 on route No. ......, between ...-......
and .......s..s., Strtn Of .......f,.-., under the
advertisement u The Postmaster General. dated
December ! 1915, with celSrity, Certainly, and
security" for the annual sum Of $500. dollars;
and IL This proposEl Is accepted he Will enter
iHto contract, with rurctIr- 20 be approved by
the Postmaster General, within the time pre-
scribed N said advertisement.
This proposal Is made it'll full knowledge OF
the distance Of the route. the wcight OF the
mail to be carried, and all other particulars In
reference 10 the rouIe and service; and, also,
afeF careful examination OF the laws and In.
struc'i"us atracbed TO advertisement! Of mail
service.
Dated .......-.... ................, Bidder.
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PsTsoHs IN ne smplog ofAs Post on Z department.
(.ncis ing bosfHtdsf-rsl cEaAOt booOals iNSrssfsd
in a mail o~Oatrdeh, nor act as agent Of o0"tnIaors
or 6idders.
Sec. r. That no person employed in the
Post Utiice department shall become inter
eSted in any contract for carrying the mall,
or act as agent. with or without compensa-
ton. for any contractor OF person Offering to
become n contractor In any business before
the Department; and any person 50 offend
ing shall he Immediately dismissed rom
office, and shall be liable to pay 50 much
money as would have been realized from
said contract, to be recovered In an action OF
debt. for the use OF the Post Once Depart
ment-
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c-oasiaatioas 10 prer,lf bidiisg proliaIed.

Sec -. That no contract for carrying the
mail shall be made with any person who has
entered. ur proposed 10 enter. into any com
blnation to prevent the making OF any bid
fur carrying the mail, or who has made any
Agreement, or given or performed, or prom
Used to give or perform any consideration
whatever to indu-e any other person not to
bid for any such contract; and II any person
50 offending Is a coutrnctnr for carrying the
mall, his cOntract may be anuulleds and for
the nrst ofieuse the person 30 offending shall
be disqualified 10 contract for carrying the
mall for I'VE years. and for the second
onrnse shall be forever disqualified.
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N0Tz When the oath Ne taken before a jus
tice OF the peace, or any other officer not using a
seal, except a judge "f n United States CO irt.
the certificate o. the clerk Of a court or record
mist be addrd, under his seal Of Office, that the
person whU administered the oath IL duly quail
ned a such officer.
Bids Of S5.UU aud Upward must be accOmna'
MED by u crrtihei check, or draft on some sol
We Irrational bank, payable TO the order Of the
Geueral, equal to 3 per csutum on
the present annual pap Or The route or in cfse
Of new s~cr-icc, not less tban 5 per centum OF
the amount OF the bond accompanying the bid,
II said b md exceeds $500.
The proposal must De signed by the bidder or
bidder, and the date Of signing affixed.
Direct to the second Assistant PO-tma.ter
General, Post Office Department, Washington,
D. e." marked "PropOs+ls, State OF -.-...."
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As a grazing region, il is generally
admitted by Western st0cknfeu of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abund-
ant and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in u sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed ~pisteaux
further south. Good water Is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such that herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
rea Is remarkably rapid and GER
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in
dustry or Wyoming is of more i'm
p~ortance TO her inhabitants than all
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
culiar kind of grass found here ON our
plains and hilI-sides is more nu-
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch ur gramma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
in June and then cures where il
stands, retaining all its nutritive
qualities and constituting the finest
autumn or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers the foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the year
on land5 not avanabIe for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open TO
all corners, which Itfers such solid in
lrrnarnan - a. Sf..nE--V i=irOr in ATx-.a-
ming. With good management the
risks are few, and the returns are
large. Men1Ong engaged in the bus
iness assure us thatihe profits exceed
four per cent. Il month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully WORTH an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with Il herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with less and
Kucceed well. The busines of wool
i owing, although now in its infancy
n this Territory, is destined to be-
ONE a leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
The Indians in Wyoming are
known as Treaty Indians" living
on a reservation away from white
settlements. The northeastern part
Of Wyoming is yet neutral ground,
the ioux Indians being permitted
by treaty stipulations to hunt over
the same. 1t is expected that Con-
gress next winter will abrogate the
existing treaty and confine these
Indians to their present reservation
beyond the boundary lines of Wyom-
Ing Territory. The preseIt policy
OF the government toward the Sioux
Is likely 10 result in permanent peace
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Sec. ISL That any person or persons bid
dog fer the transportation Of the mails upon
any route which may be advertised to be let,
and receiving an award Of the contract for
such service. who snail ~wrongfully refuse or
fall to enter into contract with the Postmas-
ter General in due form. and perform the
service described in his or their bid or pro-
posal, shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and. on conviction thereof. be pun
ished By "A fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars, and by Imprisonment for a term not
exceeding twelve months.
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The pOrtmsstsr General has no power, under
the law. to release bidders nd Contractors aud
their suretirs from thelr liabilities on the ale
g-tion Of real or suppO-cd mi-takes Of any
kind in making proposals. lie particularly re
quests that, bviore bsdd.nr. the fullest inquiry
and investigation be made ~ regard 10 the route,
distance, service. We ght Of malls, cost OF stock,
feed, and all expenses existinE aud likely to
. .Cui during III contract Term, and with due
consideration OF the consequences imposed BY
law on deHnqaeuis.
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BY act Of Congress approved April Il. isoS,
no member CT congress can be u contractor.
or tie concerned, directly or Indirectly. In
any contract with the Government; and by
the same act IL Is made a high miSdemeanOr
for any officer OF the Unitel States TO enter.
In It's behalf Into a contract with a member
OF Congress.
[But ia member withdraw from n contract
10 may be concluded with the other partners.
Opinion o. Horny GtHsrIL 4. a.. A contract
with one whu Is electei n membe OF Con-
greSs during It's continuance Is not affected
by such elcction.-Iotd., 8, VT.l
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BiddSrs not released until a contract IL entered into
and serries begun.
Sec. 80. That no bidder for Carrying the
malls shall he released from his obligation
under his bid or ~rOpoSal, Notwithstanding
an award made To IA lower bidder. until II
contract for the designated service shall have
been duly executed by such lower bidder and
his s~uretles, and accepted, aud the service
entered upon 10y the contractor to the salts
faction OF the POSTMASTER General.