The Arkansas advocate., 1833-08-07
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2 ' 4Aa eA0 lnaliall RatiOns.

ber.unfil I be receis9d by the supscll- the 5th day of2sk, r. M of Thsssdfs, Y, furnishing and deliVes;pe at ts, se Asey, several Issuing Depots, in inc Nsw Choc.w coun- try west of the Territory of Arkansas. the following Indian Rations yiz
 :, At the Depot near Fort Towson, Req River,
 1I5,9OO Rations. A the Depot on the Mountain Fork of Little river, forty miles northeast from Fort Towson,
 92,100 RatioEls. At the Depot at Horse Prairie, twenty miles west from Fort Towson,
 39,G5O RatiOms. bo.so the Depot near old Miller Court | To,yson ~ty miles southeast from Fort
 20, 1.-~ Rafions. At the Depot at the stsssoaAs' rs oy. near the Arkansas, t6hoctaw Agen- south from Fort SmItiy.e miles
 1OO,65O RatiOns. At the Depot at Pleasant Bluff, on the Arkansas, thirty-fve miles above Fort Smith,
 3O.5OO Rations.
 At the Depot on the Poteau river, about forty miles south-westwardly from Fort Smith,
 42,7OO Rati0ns.
 The privilege ofincreasing or diminish ing the number of Rations, above designa- ted, one-thlrd. or any number less than one-third, at all the Depots, is reserved 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- quired to be made, and at all the Depots, on or about the first dag of Wovember neat. Subsequent deliveries will be required, from time to time, until the whole is called fer. Fer 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 fonrths of quart of Corn, and at the rate of four quarts of Salt, 10 each one hundred Rations. The Beet, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered in good or dei.
 The quality, as well as the weight of fine 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
 
 here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thirty-twe quarts to the bushel, dTy measure; all risk, and every expense at tending the delivery and distribution ofthe Rations, must be borne by contractors. Issues of the meat part of the Ration, may be varied, from time to time, so as to make deliveries of one and fourth pounds of fresh, or three-fouIths of a pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef. So, also, may portion of the meat part of the Ra- tion be delivered in Guile and Hogs, upon estimates, on the hoof, pro0ided such shaii 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 culating 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 he deemed e1pediant by tie 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 HdtuE653 tO tue dInoaul or one nall or tho sum of their contracts. Payments for all furnishing, under said contracts, will be made at this place-Little Rock, A. T. The privilege of rejecting bids, deemed 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 bads, and make the contracts
 Persons making bids, not known to the subscriber, will accompany them with sat isfactory recommendations, as to their ca. pacities to furnish. They will be pleased to write on the envelope of their commu- nications, the word 'sPRoposALs,'' and 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.
 Prinp. Dist'g. .4gt. Ind. RemovaE. Little Rock, A. T., June 25, 1853.