Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-29
PRS9nPS9ssALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
Qxarts-mdSter Generals Qfes,
FaShisgto., Jups 2I. IeSl


Ing spec hcatioas and q tbs estsb ished patterns
Sx-mule teoyereil Wagons, Of the slze ana de-
sorlption 80 follows, t. Wit:
Tee front wheels TO he three feet ten inches high
hubs ten inches In dismeter and fourteen and a
ches high. hubs ten and qusrter inches IN diams-
eI ana loprtsen and Qu.rter inc hes long; fellIes
yer inches dsep csst ron ppA boxes twelve Inches
long, two and haf inches NJ the large en- and
and 8 half inches wide by i've eishths of an incS
L A. IIHsteheq with one screw bot ald nut IN
Lies OF the best white osE tree from detest: .sch
wheel 70 nave sand bard snd hnohpin ban nd two
and three-q uartsr inches wide IF No g baud ron
eno two driving hadts-OutsIde band one aEd a
quarter inch by one-Gus ter lnoh thick, inside
h.gd vhefls 10 be made and boxed so tnst thay
VIII measure from the inside OF the tire 10 the
front wheels Elk and One-eIg nth iuch- ia a paTa-
el lIne and eaoh axle % be- three feet elsven md
der washer To- the outside a. Ile other 30 as %
have tbs WAGONS 81 10 track Ave feet from the
| made Of the best gUalit, refined Am .Iic4a n a.
| two and half inches ssHSTe 3: the shoulder, "a
peI,nE DOWN 10 one All. hSif inca Ia the middle,
IN a seven eighths inch king bot hJie in each
1&letFee; washers aud GAchp rs for each aNlstTee;
| al inca mex, With a hole in each end; a wooden
STOCK i3Gr AMI thT,e quart n inches wide and four
vita clips on the eads and with two DO, s,s.x in
ches from tbs nldd g, Ia tened to e hounds
ana DO steT. he bolster ~ be four Ee. eve inches
ionS hive irches vi e, a-d three AID half inches
de- p,I nth four half inch hO.t;:
n Les WI g and three IncEes thick at frost rnJ of
the hounds, and tE' ard qua ter hes wide b.
aHd so arranged as to hit up, the front ad of il 10
hang Tlthin tHO sst OF the ground WAN the wago-
| Is staECiEg at rest u a level surface.
TIE front hounds 10 be SIX feet two inches ,ong
three Iacnes r.hck, and four inches wide over
aIeltree, ard 20 retain thst width to the back ED
Ofthe tongue; JAWS OF tho hounds one loot eight
inches long aHd three inche- squsre at me froat
ed, with PlSte Of iron two aUd s hall Inches
VIDE OV thre~- eIghths OF an Inoh Jh;ck, festsnad
@ nj "a
que WIN GHe hat inch screw Ii in each end,
each ED one ard half incfss TO cIamp tRs font
hogncs together, and ia tenod on the undsr eide
sud az front end OF hounds with half iGcn screw
bolt through each hound, 4 seven -eIg Eth loon bolt
thTOugh Tongue and hounds III the center OF laws,
70 socura the TO sue IN the hounds; ate OF iron
three inches wide, one quarter inon thloE aic one
ioOt eisht inches long, secured on the i7sId' OF
same dimensions on each side of The topEae wa "a
Las tongue Sud hounds run together, see rel IN
ra Sn aaGet =, brace Of seysH-eighths q an inch
and take two bolts IL front part of the ,uidE,
tnue To the bscE part Cf the houL0s, sRd 20 De
Fastened with two boits, one near the bacE end of
brace front bolster one and half m Oh TIds
one quarter OF an inch tn,ck, with 8 tort in each
tEesn tie avs Of III Inc boI nSGSa Inc opening be
four and thres quarter Inches ia font and four
and hall inches at the back part Of the avs
The hind hounds four feot two inches long two
and three quarter inches thIcS, aad tHree inches
wide; jaws one foot long ~hare thsy cissp the
n
and five inches wide by three inches deep, VIII
steady iron two and a Ea inches wide ~ ne
and fastened OF each erd wish three mTet.: o ne
eoister stocks snd hounds to be secured with four
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling poe nine feet eight inches Iong,
three inches deep snd four and half inches wide
st back end; distance from the osnter of ling bot
hole to the center of the back az eree ak feet one
center Of th mortlCs IN the hind end Of the e pcie
eight tss: zine inches; king bolt one and quarter
to ghths of IN inch where n pssses throusb
the iron a1letree; irOn plsts six inches long fhTee
the dOubletTee and tongue, where they Tub ISge.h-
or; iron Plate and e hsif Oy cne-suArter Of an
inch on me sliding bar, fastsned St each end by q
sorev bolt through tho hounds; front SciEter 20
have Plates sb0ys ana below eleven inoaes LONG
thee and ta Inches vide, and three Ell hths OF
al iRoh thick, corners drawn oct and tuTped dovb
on the sides OF tie bolster, With nail In each cor
L b an 80 IStb nails on top yo Iapds
VIDE, o. no. IL oand iron; the run plate on the
coupling poe 70 be eng Mt Lnohss lonE ons snd 1ree
thick. Doubl stree three FEET ten inches long SIN
sSt, Two tS ee1 e n. I inches png q. wei made Of
ospesr pip TO be W. secured; lead bar and stTetcher
Y be three ;.st Two inches long, two and spsrter
Lead bars stretchers, aud sinIIetrees Tor SIX mule
team; the two slngeHees for the lead mulss TO
hSye hooks II the middle 10 hook TO tire end of the
| FIFTH chain, the wheel and middle pairs with open
rings 10 attach them 10 the doubletTee and ieGd
The f;h chain to be ten feet long to the fork; the
lork one foot ten lEc5es long, vita tae streteheT
Onubletr'e stay and tongue chains three eiE hths
| OF an IrCh IE diameter; the iorksd chain sevon-
seven sixteenth noh diameter to the fors: the foT
TO be Eve sixteenth inch diameter, the lnks Of thsse
| quarter Inchss long.
TIE body 10 be strsight, thrss feet six inches
vlqe, two fo9t deep, ten feet long a. the bottom,
At each end IN the oiesf or inside tso Ed ssoss
to be Ggo and half inches wide, AID thrse inches
hsIf inches Tids; tsil plsoe two and hsff inches
VIDE and three inches deep, and four Inohss ceep
one srd hsf irch tkioE sy o5S aad H
inch wide; lover rails ous Inch thick bJ one and
in front, with Fcst on str.p hinges 10 cds IL 5p as
| high Is the SIDES; boz three fset four Inches
and Liaii inches deep, AMI eli ~ AID nall icehes
at the top IN PARALLEL Ias 10 inc body ell in the
Gear TO be s.bs;antlaly fastened to the front end
OF tins Oo0y, TO nave 81 iron Strap passing ro.nI
each end secured TO the kesl piece And from rsi
le nd TS to bs ss as f e B 5O9sfS
good sG;T ,fP hlns Strap Of 6.eeIshth inoh iron
SE5 s ha on nf G is ne.e re iSSs ss
10 prevent I. the mlias iIg9 sshag the boxes TO
With good woodcn csst on tie HAD, strs, Of
IRON on the centre OF the box with stSple passing
rails each side; one TO ster fstened 10 the body
SIX inches deep and to2r inches wids Ct king bolt
tsenths on an itoh round ron VIII hoS On s is
top OF raj and nut On lower enc; iron rod aIS
brIce benz nd, with shoulders o.. TOP of tai zisre
and nuts On the under side, end MT or sop al
Taili 2!&ts tEo snd hell inches ylGs Of No nd
bznd lfOd ON TAIL peS-. Scroas ne hOqy; two NOR
tees IL ISll piece snG hind two and suarter
llchea VIDE ead one inch thick, to leosIye rIoss
three feet four ncAog long, 10 be used as hsrross
bearers; lopr rlyoLa Though each side Sud 40
two rlyets through each front stud TO sec,r 70 tbe
lining boards, 70 be OF the beat suality iron spd
riPeIsd OIL good bur; one fIvet through each end
OF the rails, HOoT hyc-e;gEths of al inch o.k
eosrds; SIDES hVe- Cd hGhs OF al inch white nirs
tai bnsrd three quarters of lnch tact Of whIte
pine to be vel cested with i've osE cleAts rivet
90 at each end through the tail board: an iron
plate three feet eight lncha long, two and sa.r
Ter inches wide, and tnree eishtbs of an ncb hIck
on the under side of the bed pecs, TO extand frSm
tae hind end of the body eight inches in front
OF the hiad holsters 10 be fastened by the rod a.
the end cf Tie body, b! the lateral rod and TWO
tnree elshInS Of tn lnoh screw bolts, one ar tie
IcrwaId erd OF the ate and the other sbout as M
distant between IL and the lateral rod A EniE
lie: r9u:c iron rod or bolt 10 pass diaTonslIx
throcgb tnr rails between the two hind sf1sdS ~
alc ;I-ocsn tae bed piece q plate under ~ with
gooG ceS1 on the Top aud nut and soIev n, TIE
bottom, 10 be at the top one foot az Innbeq TN
IN 'ide Of tai board, aud the botto fan Irc6as
rom the mind Tod. An iron clamp tvT Inoees
VIDE, one-q narter OF inch ak around the he'd
Gee, the center bolt To which the lock cnaIn m
attached passing thr0ug IL, 70 extend Sey. poh-
es on the inside OF The body the ends tOp and bot
tom To be secured by two three eighths inch screw
% U.s. the mlCde bar At the ends 10 b. t.ush Slrn
tne oed piece OF The lower side. Two lock chains