Appendix D
Central Overland Trip List,
1850 to 1861
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This appendix includes trip tables for the various mail contracts along segments of the Central Route. These contracts are described in detail in Chapter Seven. The tables in this appendix show the scheduled departure and arrival times for each contract, separated into eastbound and westbound sub-tables. The “Notes” column in each table includes actual performance against the schedule for many of the trips.
The information is presented here according to the following outline:
Division 1 – Between Salt Lake City and Missouri, 1850-1861
- Woodson (Aug 1, 1850 to Jun 30, 1854), eastbound / westbound
- Magraw (Jul 1, 1854 to Nov 30, 1856), eastbound / westbound
- Individual Trip Contracts (Dec 1, 1856 to Jan 31, 1857, no listings)
- Kimball (Feb 2, 1857 to Jun 30, 1857), eastbound / westbound
- No service (Jul 1, 1857 to Sep 30, 1857), no listings
- Miles (Oct 1, 1857 to Mar 30, 1858, eastbound / westbound
- Hockaday (May 1, 1858 to Jun 30 1859), eastbound / westbound
- COC&PP (Jul 1, 1859 to Jun 30, 1861), eastbound / westbound
Division 2 – Between California and Salt Lake City
- Chorpenning (May 3, 1851 to Mar 1 1853), eastbound / westbound
- Blanchard (Mar 15, 1853 to Jul 15, 1853), eastbound / westbound
- Chorpenning (Jul 1, 1853 to Jun 30, 1854), eastbound / westbound
- Chorpenning (Jul 1, 1854 to Jun 30, 1858), eastbound / westbound
- Chorpenning (Jul 1 1858 to May 10, 1860), eastbound / westbound
- COC&PP (Jun 1, 1860 to Jun 30, 1861), eastbound / westbound
Division 3 – Between Oregon and Salt Lake City
Brown & Torrence Contract (Jul 1, 1851 to Jun 30, 1854), eastbound / westbound
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