The Arkansas advocate., 1834-07-04
Notice for Proposals fO furnish
 INDIAN nATIlNS.

seNN rE h RA F. FhOFOSH LS, In WrftInB p and sealed, will be receivad by the un- dersigned, until one o'clock, r. M .Gon- ] day, the 25fh ddy of August, 1884, for fur- nishing and delivering all Rations (mo re or Iessl, that shall be required at the several issuing depots, in iie New Cioctaw conn try, soesf, from the lst day of October, 1884, 10 the 30th day of April, Is35, inclusive, and as follows, viz;
 At the Depot at FORT TOWsoN, near Red river.
 At the depot on the MOUNTAIN FORK of Little river, 40 miles north east from Fort Towson.
 At the Depot at HORSE PRAIRIE, it miles vest from Fort Towson At the Depot at OLD MILLER CHI 40 miles south-east from Fort Towsou.
 At the Depot at the NEW CHOCTAW | AGENCY, near the Arkansas river, 2tr miles south westwardly from Fort Smith. Attlle Depot at PHEASANT BLUFF- on the Arkansas, 35 miles above Fort Smith, and
 At the Depot at the CAvINOLE, on the 1 Porteau river, 40 miles south " estwardly from Fort Smith
 The Rations, as above named, must con sist ofone ard one quarter pounds of frcsi. Beef, three-fourtiis of a quart of Corn, and at the rate of four quarts of SaH 10 each one hundred lsations The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered in good order,
 Ten days notice prior to the first deli- very at sil the Depots will be given.
 The quality, as well as the weight Of tho Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt composing the Ration will be inspected by an Agent of Government, on delivery; and that Proposals may not Dc made under wrong impressions, 1t is here made known, that the, Corn and Sdi must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thirty two quarts to the busbeI, dry-measnfc. All risk and every expense attending the delivery and distribution of the Rations, must be borne by contractors.
 Issnes of the meat part of tic Ration may be varied from time 10 time, so as to make deliveries of one and one-fourth pounds of fresh, or three fourths of pound of salted Pork instead of Beef, so also may portion of the meat part of the Ration be delivered in Cattle and Hogs, upon esti- mate, on the hoof provided such shall be acceptable 10 the Indians but in no case must such changes of issue increase the. cost of the Ration, as above designated. and to which bidders are referred for cal- culating prices af which bidders are refe red for calculating prices at which they VIII furnlsh tue Ration for,
 The delivery of Cattle and Hogs, on foot as above noted, may be made for one. or two months at a time, should the same be deemed expedient by the receiving Agents so, also, may the other part of the Ration. Corn and Salt, be delivered for pc riods cor responding thereto.
 Bonds with two responsible signat1rea will be required for the fiif!mcnt of con- tracts; Payments for all furnishing under said contracts, will be made at Little 1 Rock, A. T.
 The 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 tue contracts.
 Persona making bids not known to the subscribers, will accompany them wtl. satisfactory recommendations as to their capacity to f,irnish. They will be pleased to write on the envelope of their commu- nication, the words Proposals to furnish Choctaw Rations, and will attend at Lit- tie Rock, A. T., on the last day of receiy- ing bids, (25th August, for the purpose of closing contracts,
 ]. BROWN, Capt. U. $. Army Pr. Dis'g. Ag't. Ind. Ren'l. Washington, D C., June 9th, 1s34 13-3t