Rare 1867 Stage Coach Master Manifest Signed Agent Chas Mayhew Driver J. Bell For Sale

This exceptional 1867 Master Trunk-Line Way-Bill documents the full interstate journey from Yreka, California to Portland, Oregon, complete with multi-driver staging relays and early Western industrial telegraph freight.

Type:Scheduled Master Interstate Trunk-Line Passenger and Express Freight Way-Bill.

Route: From Yreka, California to Portland, Oregon (stamped and printed as the master Yreka and Portland route).

Date:Monday, July 8, 1867

Main Driver: James Bell (prominently credited as the lead/originating driver)

Relief Drivers:The \"Way Fares Forwarded\" relay ledger on the reverse fold of documents a textbook example of a full, multi-day mountain team rotation:

Simpkins (logged on July 9th)

Hearlse (or Hearlson, logged on July 10th)

Morgan (logged on July 10th)

Hastings (logged on July 11th, handling the lines into the Jacksonville hub)

Originating Station Agent: Chas. R. Mayhew

Internal Validation Clerk: Signed off by J. J. Comstockat the upper destination grid.

Line Agents:Jacques, Johnson, Whelan, and Cartwright

Historical Significance:

Early Telecommunications Infrastructure Freight: The bottom of the inner ledgercontains an incredible entry: \"W. F. & Co. — 2 Sks. insulators\" shipped from Yreka to Jacksonville/Eugene City. This directly documents Wells Fargo & Co. utilizing the stage line to transport heavy glass or ceramic telegraph insulators, capturing the literal physical building of the Pacific Coast’s early telecommunications network.

Intense Multi-Day Transit Log: The front schedule panel provides a mesmerizing look at a non-stop, 4-day, cross-border run through rugged territory. It details exact departures and arrivals across twelve iconic frontier stations:

• Left Yreka: July 8th @ 4:00 AM, Arrived Jacksonville: July 8th @ 5:15 PM

• Left Canyonville: July 9th @ 1:00 AM, Arrived Roseburg: July 10th @ 12:30 AM

• Left Oakland: July 11th @ 1:30 AM, Arrived Eugene City: July 11th @ 5:45 PM

• Passed Corvallis, Albany, Salem, and Oregon City before pulling into Portland on July 12th at 7:15 PM.

Rich Passenger Manifest: The manifest tracks high-paying interstate commuters, including Fred Simms & Wife traveling from Yreka to Jacksonville, and A. B. Oxenham coming from Marysville all the way to Portland.
Time of Departures and Arrivals (The Route Log)

This cover page outlines the exact transit timeline as the coach climbed north out of California, through southern Oregon, and down into the Willamette Valley.

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WAY-BILL.

CALIFORNIA AND OREGON

UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.

Yreka and Portland.

Monday July 8th 1867.

OREGON STAGE COMPANY,

James Bell Driver.

Agents must insert

TIME OF DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.

Logistics LedgerLEFT. / DATEHOURARRIVED. / DATEHOURYreka 8th4 amJacksonville 8th5 P.M.Jacksonville 9th3 amCanyonville 96 1/2 P.M.Canyonville \"\" P.M.Roseburg 1012 30 AMRoseburg 1012 30 AMOakland 105- AMOakland \"5 1/2 AMEugene City \"5 45 P.M.Eugene City \"6 15 P.M.Corvallis 11th1 AMCorvallis 11th1 1/4 AMAlbany 113 AMAlbany \"3 1/2 amSalem \"7.15Salem \"Oregon City 114 45 P.M.Oregon City 114 50 P.M.Portland 117 3/4

Signature: Chas. R. Mayhew Agent.

Passenger Manifest & Way-Freight Ledger

This internal accounting sheet logs individual traveler ticketing, regional destination drop-offs, and express box cargo.

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WAY-BILL

CALIFORNIA AND OREGON UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.

From Yreka to Portland Monday July 8th 1867

Manifest TableNAMESWHERE FROMDESTINATIONAMOUNTRECEIVED BYFred AdamsYrekaJ\'villePassC. J. Comstock& Wife\"\"\"\"H. H. RosenbaumMarysvillePortland\"on Way Bill 29th JulyDr. Morris &Under CoachRoseburg8 ~JacquesWay PassHenryChoice4 00JohnsonC. S. GreanyalbanyPortland3 ~MullenMr. MurphySalemPortland3 ~VanderhoofWay FaresScovill5 00WB

Margin Accounting Notations:

3 50

24

Way P. 50.

Way-Freight / Express Entry

(Written across the lower manifest rows)

W. F. & Co. Yreka [to] J\'ville & Eugene City

2 Bxs insulators

per Gool W/B

Way Fares Forwarded (Financial & Driver Log)

This index documents the localized collections per segment alongside the specific whips controlling each leg of the mountain highway.

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WAY FARES FORWARDED.

Summary LedgerFromToDATE.AMOUNT.DRIVER.From Jacksonvilleto PortlandJuly 9Simpkins\" Canyonville \"\" \"\" \"8 ~Payne\" Roseburg \"\" \"\" Oakland \"\" \"\" 108 00Heuler\" Eugene City \"\" \"12 11Morgan\" Corvallis \"\" \"\" Albany \"\" \"\" 1120 11Hastings\" Salem \"\" \"\" \"25 ~ScovillHistorical Context Notes

• W.F. & Co. Insulators Cargo: The express freight entry noting \"2 Bxs insulators\" routed for Wells, Fargo & Company highlights the concurrent expansion of the regional telegraph lines being strung along the stage route during the post-Civil War era.

• The Drivers: Features an excellent lineup of the line\'s prominent whips, including James Bell (who handled the initial team out of Yreka), Simpkins, Payne, Heuler, Morgan, Hastings, and Scovill.

• Chas. R. Mayhew Signature: The outer wrapper is signed off by Agent Chas. R. Mayhew, who managed the terminal arrivals and paperwork checking at the Portland office.

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