Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-15

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CLASS Nos
Ha'dwars and Agricultural Implements and
1900 pounds bras. kettles
ECO tin kettles
| $50 nests japanned do, 8 in a nestI
rs dozen l0-quart tin pans
40 do 6-quart do
so do 4-quart do
500 do butcher knives
| 200 do scalping do
IS NJ gun fints
Ivy gross gun worms
$50 do squaw avis
rs do Ash hooks, assorted
SO dozen do lines do
$50 gross needles
lSO dozen coarse tooth combs
l30 do fne-tooth combs
$50 do scissors
10 do bush scytbes
Is do grass do
| do grain do
| do AIDES
30 do grubbirg hses
60 do wedding do
10 pairs names
100 do trace chains
$50 log chains
$50 $50 drying knives, 10 and ,a inchs: IL length
o aag gd In equal proportions Of ~, ~,
200 hand saws
30 cross cut saws, : feet In length
10 do do do do
ESQ dozen hand saw files
do cToss-cut saw files
do wood rasps
ESQ quarters socket chisels, n, I, and a-inoh
20 planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
$50 camp Kettles
900 short handled frying pans
SO dozen basting spoons
ESQ do iron table spoons
go do tin cups
is do scythe snaths
ss do do ssss weigh nS from pounds
70 do hatchets. to weigh IL pound
s do broad axes, ordinary size
$50 do zinc mirrors
200 do FIRE steels
CLASS Nos.
Northsssst Guss.
i'S 500 northwest ao guns Sn n nlnsn ,Oc.
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, PittsburQ, Gin
cinnati, st. Louis, Detroit, or Chicago. as NAV
be specified In the accepted bids; and the delive,
ries thereof to be made before the LIST day of
April next, or at such time or times thereafter
during the year 1857 as may be ordered by the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
The right will be reserved to require greater
or less quantity Of any Of the articles named than
that specified In the above schedule; and also any
don, that may be needed, at the lowest market
prices
Goods Of American manufacture, of Ii e REQ uired
styles and quality, will be preferred but as most
Of the samples OF blankets and cloths are foreign
fabrics, II will be necessary, In proposing do
mestic article Of either Of those classes, that
sample thereof shall he forwarded to this once,
at as early date as practicable.
Each bidder for guns will be required to exhib.
II sample or samples Of the kind and uality he
proposes to furnish and the department reserves
the right Of accepting such bid or bids a. are be-
iieved to be most advantageous 70 the Indians.
considering serviceaole qualities, prices, &C.
The articles to be furnished must in ali respeots
conform to, and be equal with, the samples
which may be seen at this Office, or such samples
OF American manufacture and guns As NAV he
furnished and approved Thew will be rioidIv
Inspected and compared with the samp q, Nv an
agent or agents appointed for that purpose such
may be unequal thereto In any particuJ,y ,svii1
be rejected; in which case the Contractor xv,I, h.
bound to furnish Others Of the reouired hind =,
quality within three days; Or II that be NOT done
they Will De purchased at his expense Paymsnf
Will be made for the goods received ON invoices
tnereoi, certified by the agent or agents appointed
Bonds will be required In the amcpnt q, IN.
bid for the faithful periprmance AZ the ron;,,cs
with two or more sureties, whose sufaciencv mns,
attorney 'N~e' VI o'seic'
Inc proposals must embrace the articles. with
cue quantities thereof, rs they are arranged In the
foregoing schedule with the prices annexed 10
eecn IN dollars and cents at which thew viii be
Iernisned, and the amounts must be carried out
ano rooted mp for each class. They should be
submitted with the following heading:
Tor wei hereby propose to furnish TO- The
service az the Indian Department and aecosding
70 the terms or fs Advertisement therefor, dated