The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-20
Cost of the Utah Expedition.

The following is list of all the contracts and
purchase of supplies which have thus far been
made in connexion with the Utah expedition:
A. u. White l. Co., $50 army wagons, Sal
each, Pittsburg; Beggs l. Rawland, 81 army
wagons, Sal each, Philadelphia; Nell l. Meal
wayne, 80 army wagons, $40 each, Plttsburg,
Philip Dom, SO army wagons, $lS5 each, Gin
| cnnati; W. II. Talbot, 100 army wagons, $40
each, St. Louis; X. II. Hartley l. Co., 100 sets
| OF harness for six mule teams, $49, 20 per set,
| Pittsburg; J. W. Singleton l. Co., 800 cavalry
| horses, $3.50 each, Fort Leavenworth.
On the LIST of March contract was made
| with the Pacific Railroad Company for the ex.
| elusive transportation, by railro ad aud steam
boat, OF all the troops and military supplies cx-
| cept such as may be transported in Government
| steamers from St. Louis to Fort Leavenwortb,
or such other point or points ON the Missouri
river as may be selected for temporary depots
The company is to be paid for the transporta-
ton of officers and troops to Fort Leavenworth
at the rate OF Sl2 per each officer and Sc for
each enlisted man, laundress, or officers ser.
want.
contract was also made with Messrs Rus
sell, Majors Il Waddell for the transportation of
oil military supplies required in Utah, or at the
posts on the route to Utah, at rates ranging
from - to 81 ,35 per 100 lbs, according to time
and distance.
The following contracts and purchases have
been made in the Subsistence Department:
On the Esd of February a contract was made
with X. L. Armstead and John w. Reid for fur.
nishing beef cattle, as follows:
At Fort Leavenworth, $50 head by the 25th
OF April, s. per 100 pounds, nett weight.
At Fort kearney, 500 head by goth May, 81
per 100 pounds
At Fort Laramie, $50 head by 18th June, IS
per 100 pounds.
AT Salt Lake City, 1900 head by 18th Au.
gust, at $1,000 per 100 pounds This contract
was made without public notice, but has been
rescinded at the request OF the contractors, who
cannot fulfil it at the prices named.
In March contract was entered into by
Russell. Majors Waddell for furnishing beef
cattle, (oxen from the trains as follows:
At Great Salt Lake City, or vicinity, $500
head, between LIST October, 1858, and lst Jan
uarp, 1860, at 81 90 per 100 pounds This con-
tract was made without public notice.
Purchase Of COmmissary Stores made at st.
Louis, 4Mo-5,47S bushels white navy beans,
SIS per bushel; 200 bushels fine salt, a, 40
cents per busael; 400 bushels fine salt, ut 40
cents per busbel; sperm candles, no quantity
named, "A tents per pound; extra No. l soap,
no quantity named, at 81 cents per pound; 34,-
900 gallons clarified cider vinegar at Al cents
per gallon. $4,000 pounds refined white sugar
at 81 cents per pound; $4,000 pounds of rice,
at 44 cents per pound; l,Oss. 900 pounds bacon
sides, at 10 cents per pound, 10000 sacks, loo
pounds each, extra -four, at 1926 per sack.
The following supplies have been ordered to
be purchased at New York:
Al 900 rations ''mixed vegetables" to be sent
to Fort LeavenwOrh, tor the trOops on the
march to Utah; 5000 rations 'mixed veceta-
bles," and 5000 rations ''desscated potatoes"
to be sent to Fort Kearney, for troops on march
to Utah; A, 900 rations "mixed yecetablesn and
$4,000 rations Sdesiccated potatoes" to be sent
to Fort Laramie, for troops on marcAto Utah.
The mixed and desiccated vegetables will cost
about one cent per rution.-States.