Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-22
MAIL CONTRACTORS.
The Successful Bidders In the New
Iefttnr of Nevnda ROutes.

The Successful Bidders In h New
Letting OF Nevada Routes.
The bids for the new mail letting fol
four years from July 1, 1882, have just
been opened and registered at Washington
The awards will be proclaimed March 4
An unsuccessful bidder in this section,
who has q friend in the P~ostofice Depart
ment at Washington, has been furnished
the following regarding the new contract
ors in Nevada. As q rule, he says, the
bidding was far below all former figures
for the same service. This applies to ev-
cry section OF the Union. There were men
who went right through and bid on every
route advertised. In this way some Of the
Nevada routes have fallen to people who
never saw the State. 1t will be observed
that Gilmer & Salisbury have lost most Of
their routes in Eastern Nevada. but have
picked up others in and about Esmeralda
County. 1t is possible that they may take
sub contracts on such routes as they have
stock on in this section. We give below
such figures and other data as we have
been able to CLEAN from our unsuccessful
bidder friend:
On the route from Eureka to Ruby Hill
there were eight bids, as follows: j. G..
Jury, 1924; s. r. Mikel, 5000; j. E. Will
son, $548; H. A. Lawton, $3.50; II. N.
Warren, S475; T. j. Bird, $500; VIM. II.
Judd, 1856; r. M. Carter, $500. Mr.. Car
ter, being the lowest bidder, gets the con-
tract. He is a native of and present resi-
dent Of Little Rock, Arkansas
There were also eight bids for the Cold
Greek route, via Newark, from Eureka, as
follows: j. L. Smith, 81 900; H. N. War
rem, STA; R. M. Carter, SOTO; H. A. Law
ton, $500; John r. Miner. $500; VIM. r.
Judd, 1898; r. Sadler, $500; Wm. H.
Smith Of Eureka, S497, the last named be-
ing the lowest and successful bidder.
Six men went for the Eureka and Phoebe
contract, as follows: o. J. Salisbury,
SIT, 500; w. P. Davidson. SIT, 400; H. N.
Warren, $14, 994; H. A. Lawton, $12, $50;
W. o. Lofsnd, $11 800; Hosea B. East
man Of Boise City, Idaho, $10,870, the lat
ter getting away with the baggage.
Wells to Cherry Greek; W. 0. Lofsnd
Of San Francisco was the lucky man. He
agrees to carry the mail for 3,100 per an
mum. He also gets the route from Cherry
Creek to Hamilton twice a week after
July u for $4,000. With reference to
these routes, we have not a list of the bid
ders, only the successful one. The same
is true Of the routes which follow.
Bullionville to st. Thomas, Fl. A. Law
ton of Carson City, 5 1920. st. Thomas to
Eldorado Canyon. H. A. Lawton, $4,420.
Belmont to Typo. H. A. Lawton. So, 100;
from Typo to Morey, Lawton, 81. 800.
From Austin to Grantsville, Lawton,
So, $50.
From Austin to Belmont, O. ]. Sails
bury, $7,40G; from Aurora to Bridgeport,
Salisbury, 81, ga; from Aurora to Candle
laria, Salisbury, 1915; from Aurora to
Independence, Salisbury, SO, 600; from
Candelaria to Grantsville, Salisbury, ST.
$50; from Aurora to Hawthorne, Salisbury,
81, 666.
From Station on Eureka & Palisade Rail-
road to Mineral Hill, Eureka County, H.
N. Warren Of GAINESVILLE, Rock County,
Wisconsin, 1894.
Ward to Osceola, H. A. Lawton Of Car
on, 81, AGO.
Hamilton to Eberhardt, John Finn OF
Hamilton, 1921.
Phoebe to Hike. Henry Sharpe Of Hike,
81. 750.
Eureka to Diamond, II. A. Lawton, Car
son, S3l0.
DR.. J. NJ. Benton OF Carson gets three
contracts; from Virginia to Dayton, from
Carson to Genoa, and from Carson to
Glenbrook. For the frat route he re-
ceives. $500; second, sAe8, and the third.
500.
Ex-State Senator Gallagher gets the con-
tract from Wabusca to Mason Valley OF
$500.
The above covers the main part Of the
mail servioe In Nevada. There are 3 few
other routes, for which our informant was
not supplied the figures. But from what
we nave given our readers can form . very
good idea OF the persons who are to carry
u mails for the next four years..