The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08
Notice for Proposals to furnish
 INDIAN NATIONS.

GtEPAR TIE PROPOSALS, in writing p and sealed, will be received by the un- dersigned, until one o'clock, r. Nj. of .Hon- dug, Ihe 25sh dag of August, 1884, for fur nishing and delivering all Nations (more or lessl, that shall be required at the several issuing depots, in the New Choetaw coun try, soest, from the lst day of October, 1884, to the 30th day of April, lo55, inclusive, and as follows, viz:
 At the Depot at FORT TOWsoN, near Red river. Atthe depot on the MOUNTAIN FORK of Little river, 40 miles north east from Fort Towson.
 At tue Depot at HORSE PRAIRIE, 10 miles west from Fort Towson. At the Depot at OLD MILLER III. 40 miles southeast from Fort Towson. At the Depot at the NEW CHOCi " AGENCY, near the Arkansas river, D miles south ardly from Fort smith.
 At the Depot at PHEASANT BLUFF, on the Arkansas, 35 miles above Fort Smith, and
 At the Depot at the CAVIN0LE, on the Porteau river, 40 miles estwardly from Fort Smith.
 The Rations, as above named, must con- sist of one and one.quarter pounds of fresh Beef, three fourths of d quart of Corn, aid at the rate of four quarts of Sat to each one hundred Rations. The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered Tn good order. Ten days notice prior to the first deli verY st .,II!! the Depets will be given.
 The quality, as well as the weight of the Beef, aid 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 be made under wrong impressions, II IS here made known, that the Corn aud SeH must be delivered by y-measure, at the rate ofthlrty tive quarts to the bushel, dry-measui C. All risk and every expense attending the delivery and distribution of the 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 one fourth pounds of fresh, or three fourths of q 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 to the Indians but la case must such changes of issue increase the cost of the Ration, as above designated, aud to which bidders are referred for cal culating prices at which bidders are refer red for calculating 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 tue same be deemed expedient by the receiving Agent; so, also, may the other part of the Ration, Corn and Salt, be delivered for periods cor responding thereto.
 Bonds with two responsible signatures will be required for the fuIflment of con tracts; Payments for all furnishing under said contracts, will be made at Little 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 IS shall he authorized to open and declare the bids aud make the contracts.
 Persons making bids not known to the subscribers, viii accompany them with satisfactory recommendations as to thelr capacity to furnish. They will De pleased to write on the envelope of their commu- nication, the words ssProposals 10 furnish Choctaw Ralions, and will attend at Lit tie Rock, A. T., on the last day of receiv- ing bids, t25tb August for the purpose of closing contracts.
 ]. BROWN, Capt. IT. s. Army,
 Pr. Dis'g. Ag't. Ind. Remn.
 Washington, D C., June 9tt, 1894. I3-St