The Arkansas advocate., 1833-12-25
3eAOnOSaZ5 To furnish Indian Ratl0nS.
~EpARATE PROPOSALS. in writing

Il | Il rs3 and sealed, will be received, by the un- dersigned, matil one o'clock, r. .M., ct | 7nmrsdag, hte End day of Janaasy, 1884, for furnishing and delivering ALL THE INDIAN NATIONS, more or less, that shall be required at the several issuing de- nofs, in the New Ihoctaw Country, west, from He lst day ot February, 1884, to He '3oh doy qf September, 1884, as follows;
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot near Fort Towson, Red River from the first day of February, 1854, to the thirtieth day of September, 1854.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot on the Mountain Fork of Little River 40 miles northeast from Fort Tow son, from the first day of February, 1884, to tie thiriieth day of September, 1894.
 For all Nations that shall be required at the Depot at Horse Prairie, 20 miles west from Fort Fowson, from the first day ol February, 1884 to the thirtieth day ofSep- teinher, 1854.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot at Old N1ilcr Court-honso, 40 miles southeast from Fort TowsoE, from the first day of February, 1884, to the thirtieth day of September, 1884. For ali iss ali ions tiai silaii be cqiiiTed at the Depot at the New ChoCtaw Agency, near the Arkansas, 9 miles sontl-we est wardly from Fort Smith, from the first day of February, 1894, to the thirticth day of September, fs34.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot at Pheasant Bluff, ,on the Arkan- sas, B miles above Fort Smith, from the first day of February, 1884, to the thirti- eth day of September, 1894.
 For all Rations that shall be required at the Depot at Cayinole, on the Poteau Riy- CT, 40 miles south westwardly, from Fort Smith, from the first day of February, 1884, to the tbirtieth day of September, 1884.
 The Rations, as above named, must con sist of one and one-quarter pounds of FRESH BEEF, three-fourths of quart of CORN, and at the rate of four quarts of SALT, to each one hundred Nations. The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ra- tion, must be Of good quality, and deliver ed in good order. Ten days.notice, prior to the first delivery at all Depots, will be given.
 The quality, as well as the weight of the Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, will be n- spected by an Agent of Government, on delivery. And, that proposals may not be made under wrong impressions, 1t is here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thirty-two quarts to the bushel-dry mea- sure. Al risk, and every expense attend ing the delivery and distribution of the Ra- tions. must be borne by Contractors.
 Issues of tie meat part of the Ration, may be varied from time to time, so as to make deliveries of one and one fourth pounds of fresh, or three-fonrths of pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef So, also, may portion of the meat part of the lsa- tion, be delivered in Cattle and Hogs, upon estimate, on the hoof, provided such shall be acceptable to the Indians but in no case must such changes of issues increase the cost of the Ration, as above designat- ed. and to which bidders are referred for calculating prices at which they will fur nisti the Ration for.
 Hhe 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 Agent. So, also, may the other parts of the Ration, Corn and Salt, be delivered for periods corresponding thereto.
 Bonds, with two responsible signatures, will be required for the fni6lment of Con- tracts. Payments for all furnishing under said Contracts, will be made at this place Little Rock, A. T.. For the first three months furnishing, that is, for February, March and April, payments will be made early in the mon,I, of June following.
 he privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, is reserved.
 No Contract or bid, can be transferred, without the consent of the undersigned, or such other person as shall be authorized to open and declare the bids, and make the Contracts.
 Persons making bids, not known to the subscriber, will accompany them with sat- isfactory recomme udations, as to their ca pacit9 to furnish. They will be pleased to write on the envelope of their commu- n,cations, tine word .sPRoposABs;' and will attend al this place, on the last day of re- ceiving bids, (2d January, for the purpose of closing Contracts.
 BROWN sI.o Cup. '. s. 4.
 Pr. Dis'g. .Agi., Ind. Rem'l.
 LITTLE Rock, A. Y. s,oa2