Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-05-07
Cost of the Utah Expedition.

Cost OF tue Otan 66peoluOu.
The following is a list of all the contracts
and purchases of supplies which have thus
far been made in connection with the Utah
expedition:
A. M. White d Co, $50 army wagons,
sl41 each, Pittsburgh; Beggs & Rawland,
so army wagons, Sl4l each, Philadelphia;
Neil d. McAlwayne, so army wagons, $40
each, Pittsburg; Phillip Dom. so army wa
gons, sl35 each, CINCINNATI; w. Il. Talbot,
100 army wagons, Sl4O each, St Louis; h.
Ii. Hartley d Co., 100 sets Of harness for six
mule teams. $40 90 per Get, Pittsburg; j. ".
Singleton q Co., 500 cavalry horses, $3.50
each, Fort Leavenworth,
On the lst of March a contract was made
with the Pacific Railroad Company for the ex-
elusive transportation, by railroad and steaIa-
boat, of all the troops and military supplies,
except such as may be transported in govern
ment steamers from st. Louis to Fut Leaven-
worth, or such other point or peuts on the
Missouri river as may be selected for tempo
rary depots. The company is to be paid for
the sportation of officers and tpops to TT.
! Leavenworth at the rate of Sl2 per each Off
cer and So for each enlisted man, laundress,
! or OlTccf servant.
A contract was also made with Nessrs. Rus
sell, Majors d Waddsll, for the transportation
of all military supplies required il Utah, or
at the posts Oil the route to Utah. at rates
ranpin" from 81 to s 35 per 100 bis, ac-
cording to time and distance.
The follawing contracts and purchases have
been made in the Subsistence Department.
On the Esd of February a contract was
made with K. l.. Armistead and John w
Reid for fuI nishipg beef cattle, rs follows:
At Fort Leayenworth, $50 head by the 25th
of April, So per 100 pounds, net weight.
At Fort kearney, 500 head BY goth May,
81 per 100 pounds
At Fort Laramie, $50 head by 18th June,
IS per 100 lbs.
At Salt Lake City, l,5OO head by 18th
August, at so so per 100 lbs.
Ihls contract was made without public no.
tice, but has been rescinded at the request of
the contractors, who cannot fulfill it at the
prices named.
In March a contract was entered into By
Russell, Majors d Waddell. for furnishing
beef cattle, token from the trains,) as follows:
At Great Salt Lake City, or vicinity, $500
head, between lst October, 1858, and lst OF
January, 1860, at 81 50 per hundred pounds.
lh's contract was MADE without public notice.
Purchase al Commissary's Stores made at
St Louis, Mo.-5,47S bushels white navy
beans, 81 50 per bush. fine salt, at 40 cts
per Uushel; -perm candles, no quantity named,
24 cts. per To-; extra No. soap, no quantity
named, at 81 cts, per h.; 81 600 gallons ella
rhed cider vinegar, at A. per gall; 525 900
los refined white sugar, AT 81 cts. per lb.;
$1,000 lbs rice, at 4 cts. per To-; 1885,
600 lbs. bacon sides. at 10 cts. per h.; lO,-
600 sacks 100 lbs. each, extra flour, at So 25
per sack? 90 600 sacks, 100 lbs. each, extra
flour at 50 25 per sack
The following supplies have been ordered
to he purchased in New York:
1000 rations mixed vegetables to be
sent to Fort Leavcuworth, for the troops on
the march to Utah; 5000 rations mixed
vegetables" TO be sent to Fort Leayenworth,
for the troops on the march to Utah; 80 900
rauons mixed vegetables and 6,O0o ratlons
"deslccated potatoes" to be sent 10 Fort kear-
ney, for troops march to Utah; A. 900 ra-
tons ''miXed vegetables" and l8,O 900 ra'ions
"desiccated potatoes 10 be sent to Fort La
ramie, for troops on march to Utah The
mixed and defeated vegetables will cost
about one cent per ration.