The Arkansas advocate., 1835-12-18
INDIAN RAT IrEE0Es. &e.

l2 o'clock 1T. of 7Eufsday, he 3lst day of December aeIi, 1855, for furnishing and de- lisefing to the SEMINOLE INDIANS, from Rock Roe, on the route of emigration, to their new country. on the Canadian, Ill Ratians of sSnh- sistenee, as well as Forage for Teams, that may be required, be the same more or less, at the llsasllllessing places. viz.
 At Rock Roe, south bank of White river;
 ' Mrs. Blacks, Grand Prairie;
 James lrwin's, irwin's Settlement;
 :. Samuel Newellis, Palarm Bayou;
 samuel Plumlner'a, ' miles west ot Ga
 dron Ferry;
 4 k. ffotts ! miles north oi Dardanelles
 Ferry;
 !" J. Cravens', shoal Creek;
 sH ;. iSeott's, Six Mile Creek,
 < - Barlen's, 10 miles eaet of Porteau
 river;
 !" Picket Ss Grigg's, Choctaw Agency;
 < Sans Boine, Colfee's Crossings;
 The crossings of the Canadian river,
 west bank, heart the mouth ofthe North
 Fork.
 1tis expected that about two days rations, will De required Ut each of the above stands.
 Proposals must state the price of the entire ration, which consists of one pound of fresh beef and three-fourths of a quart of corn, and
 
 Also, they must state the price of corn per bushel, and fodder per pound, for the forage to be delivered. The corn and salt for the ra- tions, as well as for the forage, must be delv- cred at the rate ofthirty two quarts, dry mea- sure, to the bushel; and the quality, as well as the weight of the component parts of the ra- tons, and of forage, wifi be inspected by an agent, OH delivery. Ali risk and every ex- pense attending the delivery and distribution of rations and forage, must be borne by the contractor.
 The number of seminoles that will emi- grate, Is estimated at three atousu4d, and the arrangements are such, that all, or the great CT part of that number, must emigrate. They are expected to reach Rock Roe between the 10th and 10th of Febuary next, 1896, and, as no farther delay will be granted to them, for removal, great reliance may be placed upon their arrival at Rock Roe at or near the time above stated. They will arrive at Rock Roe in body; and from thence, will be put on the march for their destination, in parties suita- bic to meet the condition of the roads, the crossing of water courses, and the conye- nience off making issaes.
 The subscriber will also receive proposals, at the above date, fer furnishing the neeeasa- " number of WAGONS and TEAMS to transport the sick, and such as cannot march, as well as the baggage, of the s;eminoles, from Rock Roe, to their new country west, as above named. The Wagons and Teams, must be large and substantiai--each one ca pable of receiving and transporting, on the route of emigration, Htrcc MoRsand pounds. Che Wagon and Team is allowed for the con- veyaRee of the sick and baggage ef fifty per sons; hence, if the whole number of emigrants arrive, 30d0, which IS confidently expected, sixty Teams will be wanted. This, however, the number of Teams, as we'll as any delay of the Indians reaching Rock Roe within the time above specified, and all expenses incl dent thereto, must be ut the risk of the con- tractor. The Teams will be putunderpay on the day they receive their loading and wifi be continued at the rate agreed upon, until discharged The horses and oxen, belonging to said Teams, will receive forage while em- ployed as above, at the rate ofS quarts ofcofn and Abs Of fodder per day, each and the dri- vers will receive one ration per day. Bidders will please to state, in their proposals, the price per day, while employed with loads, and the price, for each twenty miles travel return ing from the place of discharge to the place of commencement.
 It must be understood, that the contractor will be beand to furnish any number of Wag- ons and Teams, not exceeding sixty, that may be wanted, and at such times as they may be required; provided, the acquisitions are made between the 10th and 2Sth of Febru- ary, 1856. Boads, tojth ttoo responsible signatttTes, aoiU 6e required, for fisu tlifiJ j i!stsaeist f eea- tracts.
 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, IS reserved.
 Persons making bids will write on the en- velope of their communication, the words, 'sproposats 10 .faraish subsistence tor 1'eams, as the case may bel, forfhe Sensipote fndians,o and will attend Ut this place, on the last day of receiving bids, for the purpose of closing contracts.
 J. BROWN, Capf. U. $. .arn,y,
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