The Arkansas advocate., 1833-12-11
a32t O2sGs 9 To furnish Indian Isatioss.

] fsS and scaled, will be received, by the un- dersigned, uniit ore o'clock, I. .N., ot IhmSday, tac 2ad day of Jaaaa,y, 1884, for furnishing and delivering ALL THE INDIAN NATIONS, more or less, that shall be required at the several issuing de- pots, iil the New Ghociaw Country, west, from Me lst day of February, 1854, to tie soth doy Qf September, 1884, as follows;
 For F ali ii iissatons tbat shaii be required al the Depot near Fort Towson, ted River from the first day of February, 1884, to the thirtieth day of September, 1884. For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot on the Mountain Fork of Little River 40 miles northeast from Fort low. son, from the first day of Febrnary, 1854, to the thiriietii day of September, 1894.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot at Horse Prairie, % miles west from Fort Towson, from the first day of February, 1894 to the thirtieth day ofSep- tember, 1894.
 For all Rations that shall De required 2. the Depot at Old Miller Court house, 40 miles southeast from Fort rowsoc, from the first day of February, 1894, to the thirtieth day of September, 1884. ! For all Ratons that shall be equired at the Depot at the New Choetaw Agency near the A Arkansas, % miles south-west- wardIy from Fort smith, from the first day of February, 1894, to the thiftietl day of Septenber, 1884.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot at Pheasant Blaf,on the Arkan- sas, B miles above Fort Smith, from the 1 first day of February, 1884, to tue thrti- eth day of September, 1894.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot at Cavinole, on the Poteau Riy- CT, 40 miles south westwardly, from Fort Smith, from the first day nf February, 1894 to the thirtieth day of September, 1851.
 The Rations, as above named, must con sist of one and one-guarter pounds e 1 FRESH BEEF, three-fourths of a quar-. of CORN, and at the rate of four quarts of ; ALT, tn each one hundred Nations. iht 1 Beet, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ra. tion, must be of good quality, and deliver ed in good order. T en days notice, prior to the first delivery at all Depots, will be given.
 The quality, as well as the eight of the Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, will be in. speeted by an Agent Of Government, on delivery. And, that proposals may not be made under wrong impressions, II IS here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate o{ thirty-two quarts to tie bnshel--dry mea- sure. All risk, and every expense attend ing the delivery and distribution ofthe ia 1 tions, must be borne by Contractors.
 Issues of tue meat part of inc Ration, may be varied from time to time, so as to make deliveries of one anu one fourtb pounds of fresh, or thre e-fourths of pound of sated Pork, instead of Beef Sc, aIso, may portion of tie meat part of the sta | tion. b delivered in Cattle and Hogs, upon estimate. on the boof provided such shall be acceptable to tho Indians; but in no case must such changes of issues increase the cest of the Ration, as above designata l ed, and to which bidders are referred for calculating prices al which they will fur :.:s!. tt!.s !...atiio'. sfs'..
 The delivery ofCatsle and Hogs, on foot, as above noted, may be made for one or two months at time, should the ssint be deemed expedient by the Receiving 1 Agent. So, also, may the other parts of the Ration, Corn and Salt, be delivered for periods sponding thereto. 1 Bonds, with two responsible signatures. will be required for tue fulfiiment of Con tracts. Payments for all furnishing under said Contracts, will be made at this place. Little Rock, \. Y. For the 4rst three months furnishing, that is. for February March and April, payments will be made early in the month of June following.
 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, IS reserved.
 ! No Contract or bid, can be transferrad without the consent of the undersigned, or such other person as shall ne authorized 10 open and declare the bids, and make the Contracts.
 Persons making bids, not known to the subscriber, will accompany them with sal isfactory recomm enda tions, as te their ca paniiy to furnish. They viii be pleased to write on the envelope of their commu- alcations, the word ssPRoPosALs;' and will attend at this place, on the last day of re- eeiving bids, 2d January for the purpose of closing Contracts.
 J. BROWN, Capt. U. s. 4. Pr. Dis'g. Agf., Ind. Renlt
 LITTLE Rock, 4. T. o,.so .Nop lIfh, 1883.