Butterfield Overland Mail Route
The contract with the U.S. Post Office, which went into effect on September 16, 1858, identified the route and divided it into eastern and western divisions. Franklin, Texas later to be named El Paso was the dividing point and these two were subdivided into minor divisions, five in the East and four in the West. These minor divisions were numbered west to east from San Francisco, each under the direction of a superintendent.
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Division Route Miles Hours Division 1 San Francisco to Los Angeles 462 80 Division 2 Los Angeles to Fort Yuma 282 72.20 Division 3 Fort Yuma to Tucson 280 71.45 Division 4 Tucson to Franklin 360 82 Division 5 Franklin to Fort Chadbourne 458 126.30 Division 6 Fort Chadbourne to Colbert's Ferry 282½ 65.25 Division 7 Colbert's Ferry to Fort Smith 192 38 Division 8 Fort Smith to Tipton 318½ 48.55 Division 9 Tipton to St. Louis 160 11.40 Totals 2,795 596.35
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