The Arkansas advocate., 1833-08-21
PROF SAILS

Nor AT, $40 Indian Rations.s SEPARATE Proposals, in writing, and lJsealed, will be received by the sahscri. I Der, until 1 o'clock, P. M., of Thursday 1 the 9th day of fSeptember next, 1853, for furnishing and delivering at the several Issuing Depots, in inc New Choctaw coun- try west of the Territory of Arkansas, the following Indian Rations, viz:
 X t tha@ Depot near Fort esyse.,, < ..aaa River,
 1I5,9OO Rafioias.
 At the Depot OF the Menni ain Fork of Little river, forty miles northeast from Fort Towson.
 92,fOO RatiOns.
 At the Depot at Horse Prairie, twenty miles west-from Fort U Towson,
 39,65O 1tations.
 At the Depot near old Miller Court house, forty miles southeast from Fort Fowson,
 20, 80 Rafions.
 At the Depot at the New Choctaw Agen- cy, near the Arkansas, twenty-five miles south-eastwardly from Fort Smith,
 1OO,65O Rations.
 At the Depot at Pleasant Bluff, on the tAChduSd5, tA4gl nv iiiilS9 dpcF : oe Smith,
 3O.5O0 Rati0ns.
 At the Depot on the Poteau river, about forty miles south=wc cstwardly from Fort Smith,
 42.700 Rations.
 The privilege Increasing or diminish- ing the number of Rations, above designa- ted, one-third, or any number less than one-third, at all the Depots, is reseryed.- Twenty days notice being given, prior to the date of such increase or dimunition, specifying place and quantity.
 The first delivery of Rations will be re- qnired to be made, and at all the Depots, on or about the first dug of November neal. Subsequent deliveries will be required. from time to time, until the whole is called for. Ten days notice previous to the date of. each delivery will be given.
 The Ration, as above named, must con sist of one and quarter pounds of Fresh Beef, three foHfths of a quart of Corn, aHdl at the rate of four quarts of Salt, to each. one hundred Rations. The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered in good or der.
 The quality, as well as the weight of the Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, will be in- spected by an Agent of the Government, on delivery; and that Proposals may not be made under wrong impressions, it Is here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thirty-two quarts to the bushel, dY4 meaSure; al risk, ant every expense at. tending the delivery and distribution ofthe Rafione rn44ct he horno hv confroHf0ro
 Issues of the meat part of the Ration, may be varied, from time to time, so as to make deliveries of one and a fourth pounds of fresh, or three-feurtbs of a pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef. So, also, may a portion of the meat part of the Ka- ton be delivered in CattLe and Hogs, upon estimates, on the hoof, proUided such shall be acceptable to the Indians; but in no case must such changes of issues increase the cost of the Ration, or any of the com ponent parts thereof, as above designated, and to which bidders are referred for cal eulating prices at which they will furnish the Ration for.
 The delivery of Cattle and Hogs, on foot, as above noted, may be made for one or two months at time, should the same be deemed expedient by the receiving A. gent; so, also, may the other parts of the Ration, Corn and Salt, be delivered for periods corresponding thereto.
 Contractors will be required to give bonds, in surety with two responsible sig natures, to the amount of one half of the sumof their contracts. Payments for all furnishing, under said contracts, will be made at this place-Little Rock, A. T. The privilege of rejecting bids, deemAed too high, is reserved.
 No contract or bid, can be transferred without the consent, in writing, of the un- dersigned, or such Agent as may be au- thorized to open and declare the bqds, and make the contracts.
 Persons making bids, not known to the subscriber, will accompany them with sat lsfactory recommendations, as to their ca. pacities to furnish. They will be pleased to write on the envelope of their eommu nications, the word "PRoPosALs," and l will attend at this place, on the last day of receiving bids, 18th September), for the purpose of closing contracts.
 J. BROWN, Capt. U s. 4.
 Priny. Dist'g .4gt. Ind Removal.
 Little Rock, A. T., June 2S, 1883.