The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-26
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PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
IN MINNESOTA FOR 1858.
Minnesota suPerintendency,

SEALED PROPOSALS VIII be received at this Of
- flee until z NJ Of the lst May, 1855, for furnish
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TREATIES OF ls5i -
For the Wapetoan and Session sioux--
SuperGne doHr to the atuount Of al soo
Mess pork to the aniount Of 500
Hogs lard i'm kegs to the amount of son
White sheled corn in sacks to The arnoun, of 200
Gunpowder,F f. g., TO the amount OF - 500 -.
Lead In bars to the amount Of i0n
Tobacco to the amount Of loo
ForIhe Medewak sntoan Wapekuter Sioux
Superfnc -four TO the amount of 81 500
Mess pork to the amount of 500
Hogs lard in kegs to the amount Of So, 500
White shelled corn in racks to the amount Of 900
Gmpowder, F. F. G., to the amount Of 300
Lead in bars TO the amount of 100
Tobacco TO the e., amount ! Of ~ 100
For furnishing the tribe of Dacota Sioux Indians
Superfne -four to the amount Of 81 500
Mess pork TO the amount OF COO
Hogs lard In Kegs 10 the amount Of l 600
White shecd corn in sacks to the amount of GOO
For the WinnebagOes-
Sapcrfne flour TO the amount Of a coo
Mess pork to the amount of A 600
Hogs lard in Kegs to the amount of q. OOO
For the Chippewas Of the Missi sppi-
Superfne -four TO The amount Of $500
Mess pork to the amount Of 500
White sheled corn IN sacks to the amount of 500
Tobacco, small pkss in bAs, to the amount of 100
The supplies Tor the above Sioux tribes OF Indians 10
be delivered i'll Saint Paul, before the 25,h May
next, 10 the Agent of said tribes, persons au-
thorized BY said Agent to receive them
The supplies for the Winnebago and Chippewa tribaa
OF Indians IN the ssme manner the above on or be-
fore the 25th of May next.
Separate bids will be received for each article speci-
fed above, for ench separate tribe for the whole
Samples of the tobacco will be required.
The provisions will be subject inspection at the
place Of delivery by dsiDteeed persons selected BY
The Agent OF The tribe to whom the supplies furnish
| ed, and the contractor or contractors.
Good secury Will be required cor the performance OF
the contracts TO be entered into, and bidders will name
in their pIoposes the persons they will offer as sure
es and the sureties OF each bidder shall sign ard trans
init with each bid guarantee in this form:
! The unders gned undertake. that if the bid of
- Tor Indian supplies be accepted By the Supeitu-
endent Of Indian Affairs bidder shall ON or before
the 18th OF April next, enter into the bond required 10
perform said contract mt the rate of his their bids
with good and sufficient surces."
Should the bids be deemed unreasonably high the Su.
perintendent reserves the right set them aside.
Bids must be endorsed, "propOsals for Indian SUP
plies in Mnnesoa and addressed to the Superin,end-
ent OF Indian Affairs Saint Paul, Minnesota lin
The opinion Of the superintendent any thing should &C
TO induce The belief that there has been anything
unfair in the competition, he the right set
the whole Of the bids aside and report the facts the
Indian Department at Washington.
w. A. GORMAN,
Governor superintendent Indian Afars.
! Saint Paul, March 6, 1855. MaradSwtml
(GaIena Jeffersonian St Paul Times, st. Peters Con-
rer, and Dubuque Herald, copy daily and weekly ill
May LIST, and send bills to superintendent