The Arkansas advocate., 1834-10-31
NOTICE
FOR PROPOSALS TO FURNISH
 INDIAN RATHONS.

FOR PROPOSALS TO FURNISH
 INDIAN RATHONS. SEPARATE proposals. in writing, and 8 sealed. will be received by the sub- scriber. uata 12 o'clock .B. of Tharsday the :3eih of October. 1894, for furnishing and delivering all Rations, more or less, that shall be required at the following places, from the 10th day of November, 1884, to the 31st day of March, 1e35--each number forming one contract, VIZ:
 No. i.
 For all Rations that shall be required at I'm. Strong's, on the Memphis Road, near the St. Francis.
 No. 2.
 For all Rations that shall be required at Joha Buriss'-st the Fe-ry-north bank, and at Rock Roe, south bank, of White river.
 No. 3.
 For all Rations that shall be required at Mrs. Rfack's, Grand Prairie; at Janaes Irt0i,l's; and at Ne,eeVs, near Palarm Bayou.
 No. A.
 For all Rations that shall be required at Beatley's, near Cadron creek ferry, west bank.
 No. 5.
 For all rations that shall be required at R. J. Btouats, four miles west of Point Remove creek.
 No. 6.
 For all Rations that shall be required at Dardanelle ferry, both banks of the Ar kansas river, at the aforesaid ferry.
 No. z.
 For all Rations that shall be required at J. CY.aueas', near Shoal creek, and at J, Scotps, near Six mile creek.
 No. 8.
 For all Rations that shall be required at Wiiiiamson's $, Illinois Bayou, Di Bropn' $, Spadre creek. and at J. Sims's, near White Oak creek.
 No. 8.
 For all rations that shall be required at Cot. .Moore's, Big Mulberry, and at Haad cock's, near Frog Bayon.
 ALSO-Proposals addressed to Lieut.. 5. W. MooaE. zDisbursing Agent at the Choctaw Agency, will be received untii l2 o'clock II. ef Wedaesday, the 5th day of November. 1884, for furnishing all RatIons, more or less, that shall be required at the following places, from the 20th November, 1884, to the 3lst May, 1885, viz:
 No. 10.
 n Grigg's, 5 miles east of Old Fort Smith.
 No. II.
 For all Rations that shall be required at .Nc Cleitan' $, near. the Choctaw Agency; al Sans Boia, Cofee's Crossings; and at the Crossings ofthe Canadian, north bank, near the mouth of the North Fork. And A ALSO.-Proposals addressed to ss;aat. J. VAN HORNE. Disburslng Agent for the Greeks, at Fort Gibson, twill be received, until The 5th Aouember, 1884, and to furnish until the 3ist of biay, 1855, as above nam ed, at the following places, viz;
 Nc. 12. For all Rations that shall be required at Skul Bayou Cherokee Nation.
 No. 13.
 For all Rations that shall be required at Mackey's, Illinois river, Cherokee nation and s
 .ss z No. | f.
 For all Rations that shall be required al Fort Gibson.
 The Ration for the Indian Emigrants, as above-named, must consist of onelpound of fresh Beef, three fourths of quart of Corn, and at the rate of four quarts of, Salt to each hundred rations. For the T Teamsters which are employed, one pound of fresh Beef For the Team Horses and Oxen, eight quarts. of Corn per day, each; and for each Pack horse, one gallon of Corn per day. The Corn and Salt must be delivered by the measure of thirty two quarts, dYy-measure, to the bushel The quality as well as the weight and measure of the component parts of the ration, will be inspected by an agent, on delivery. All risk, and every expense attending the de- livery and distribution If the rations, must be borne. by the contractors. Bonds, with two responsible signatures, will be required, as security for the faith- ful fuIhlment of contracts and payments for all furnishing under said contracts, will be made at Little Rock.
 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high is reserved.
 No contract or bid can be transferred, without the consent of the undersigned, ar snch other person or persons, as shall be authorized to open the bids and make the contracts.
 Bidders will be pleased to write on the envelopes of their communications, the words sProposais 10 .fuYnish Indian Ra- taons, and to attend en the last days of receiving bids, for the purpose of closing the contracts.