The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-16

= fee until IL M Of the LIST May, 1856 for furnish
ing and delivering the following provisions for 1855
wit:
TREATIES OF 1861.
For the Wapetoan and Session Sioux
Superfine flour 10 the amount of a 500
Mess pork TO the amount Of 500
u logs lard in Kegs to the amount of 500
White sheled corn in sacks to the amount Of 600
Gunpowder, r. +. G., TO the amount OF 800
Lead in bars to the amount of 100
2 Tobacco to the amount of 100
For the Medewak antoan Wapekuter Sioux
Snperine flour to the amount of 81 500
Mess pork to the amount Of @ ~ 500
Hogs lard in kegs to the amount Of 500
White shelled corn in sacks to the amount of 900
t:unpOwder, F. +. c., to the amount of 800
Lead in bars to the amount Of 100
Tobacco to the amount of ts. 100
TREATY OF 1887.
For furnishing the tribe of DacOta or Sioux Indians
Superfne -four to the amount of 80 500
Mess pork to the amount Of 900
Hogs lard In kegs to the amount Of 900
White shellcd corn in sacks to the amount Of 600
For the WinnebagOes-
Superfne flour to the amount of "a 600
Mess pork to the amount of 600
Hogs lard in kegs to the amount Of 600
For the Chippewas Of the Mississippi
Superfne flour TO the amount of $500
Mess pork TO the amount of 500
White shelled corn in sacks TO the amount of 800
Tobacco, small pkgs in bxs, to the amount Of 200
The supplies for the above Sioux tribes of Indians
be delivered in Saint Paul. on or before the 25h May
next, to the Agent of said tribes persons
thOrized by said Agent to receive them
The supplies for the Wnnebago and Chippewa tribes
OF Indians in the same manner the above, be-
fore the 25th of May next
Separate bids will be received for each article speci-
fed above, for each separate tribe for the whole
Samples of the tobacco will be required.
The provisions will be subject to inspection at the
place OF delivery by dsnterested persons selected
the Agent of the tribe to whom the supplies furnish
ell, and the contractor or contractors.
Good security will be required for the performance of
the contracts to be entered into, and bidders will
in their proposals the persons they will offer
ties and the sretes of each bidder shall sign and
nit with each bid guarantee in this form:
" The undersigned undertake that il the bid of -
- for Indian supplies be accepted by the Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs bidder shall before
the 18th of April next the bond required
perform said contract ut the rate of his their bids
with good and sufficient surctes"
Should the bids be deemed unreasOnably high the Su-
perintendent reserves the right to set them aside.
Bids must be endorsed, proposals for Indian sup
plies in Minnesota" and addressed to the Supernend
ent of Indian Affairs Saint Paul, Minnesota. Ifin
the opinion of the Superintendent any thing should
cur to induce the belief that there has been anything
Unfair in the competition, he the right
the whole of the bids aside and report the facts to the
Indian Department at Washington.
w. A. GORMAN,
Governor & Superintendent Indian Affairs
saint Paul, March 6, 1855. Mar6d&wtml
Galena JefersOnian, st. Paul Times, Peters COu-
rer, and Dubuque Herald copy daily and weekly till
May LIST, and send bills to Superintendent