The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-08
GOVERNMENT SALES.

LOOKOUT, MD.
OFFICE OF HIEF QuARTERMAsTER,
WAsHINeroE, ID Q December 20, 1866
der at POINT LOOKOUT, Nd Commencing
THURSDAY, January 18, 1896, at 10 O'clock A.
M, the following fiame buildings and other public
PiOtnSII UNITED SIsi STATES T GENERAL HOSPITAL.
:, One Beadquarters Building, lIb by 26 feet, 10
zt0 by IS feet; Guards Quarters 1877 by "a iset
ono Conuaband Qualters by a ieeti one kiiehen,
dry 81 By 20 ieet, with starionary Engine Locomo-
tive Boiler, and eli the necessary apparatus tor
cno Horse s"S Stable q @ ee oRS WAGON n9Ss
,yslli , one BAGGAGE House, IS by 20 ieoi one
% by So feet, and an 10 feet feet hiSS; W Water.lSnk
BuildiDg, II by ~ feet, 30 feet high with circular
saw House, one Forage House, ore Dead Hous and
one wash House, OF various dimensions; also,
wide. II u
two stories high, lathed and pastered, ana tho af-
teen Hospital " ards, the Mess-house, and iew
other 'iuo'us aFg1lsS PRisoH Steed aSd Dnsered
10 Hospital SS WHsESs sScn lao by % feet Cook
26 ieoti one Cook-house, l4O BY rs ieet with two
WINGS each 30 by 20 ieet one Headquarters Build
ing q oy - ieeI with Two wings each 40 b. 20 feet;
40 by SS feet; one Chapel 100 by "a feet; one Ex.
press Office 30 by 16 eet; one Guard House ID ockl,
| 90 by 10 ieet; Quart, rs, one Office aud one
Stortroom, of various dimensions; also 91SS lineal
feet OF Fencing, l2 feet highs $40 nea feet OF board
Footwaks II fee, wide; and 9lSS hnea feet of FLANK
tootMalk 4 Ieet wide, with rail.
| QUARTERMASTLR'S DEPARTMENT.
Ore Quarters lc0 by 2S feeti one Quarters, 100 by
"a feet one Quarters 12 by " feet; one Quarters,
| each; one Storehouse "a by ~ feet; one smith
| shop, 63 by "a feet; one WheelwrlRht Shop, 81 by
houses one oil.hOuse; one Saoder's Shop, and one
Mess House. OF @ various dimensions -
| PROPERTY
One Post Hospital, 20 by rs feet; one Commissary
SoS Ts C ~ "a % y SRe S y SSe Sal
| ieet; one Guard House tlogl so by so feet; one
Guard House Qogl 81 by 20 feet; two frame Guard
Houses small size; one Barrack, at Fort Lincoln,
co by 20 feet one Ordnance Storehouse "a by IL
feet; one Slaughter House 40 by "a feet, with She'd
be 81 by ~ feet; and 10 Kitchens, Quarters, etc.,
| OF various dimensions.
and vary ing in width from % to 1G2 feet 248 lineai
| feet of Stockade, II ieet hugh the Potomac de-
with block khouse 20 by 30 feet four platforms, each
16 by IL ieet and 100 lineal feet plank footwak
feet wide l57 lineaI feet OF Stockade bay side,
with tocF house rs by 20 feet, and three platforms
OF various dimensions, and a tootwak.
One Hose Carriage; 2S Fire Ladders; "A Axes; 116
tne Buckets; ana SIX lengths OF Hose, each OIL feet
I hrce Cooking Ranges; one Perpetual Oven;
quantity OF o'd Lumber; and number of Pumps.
Point Lookout situated at the junction of the Pos
tomac river with Chesapeake bay. was, before the
war, tavonte watering place, and is well adapted
Tor the purpose now, having excellent facltes for
salt " ater bathing and abundance of fish and game.
The buildings above enumerated under the head of
UNITED STATES General Hospital" are locased de
recty on The Point, the principal structures being
arranged In CIRCLE radiating from common
centre. and connected by covered footwalks, and
could with moderate expense be fitted up properly
Tor the acco mmodation OF visitors, steam iann-
dry, icehouse, coal house, water-tanks and many
other necessary structures for purpose are ready
ior immediate use. An excellent opportunity is
where, to secure valuable iencing and building
A steamer will leave the Government wharyes.
| ard Raj
tmore, Md, at 10 O'clock the morning of We'd
hesday, January H. 1886, for the transportation Of
bidders TO Point Loos out and will until
the close of the sale to return The passengers Bal
hmOre, Meals will be furnished on the boat at the
The Buildings viii be sold singly and other pro-
perty IN lois 10 suit purchasers.
Buildings, etc, for ffeen days after the sale, If
desiree and purchasers will be allowed twenty days
in which TO remove their property.
1eims-Cash, IN Government funds.
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster
IL lot Department of Washington,
4 ARGE SALE OF UNITED STATES ORD
! i NANCE PROPERTY.
Will be sod at Public Auction, by T. A. McCLEI1
LAND, Auctioneer, at Allegheny Arsenal Puts
burg, Pa commencing at 10 O'Clock A. M MON.
Day January 10, 1856, the following articles, viz.
So Upper Iasemate Carriages cast iron.
452s2 Foreign Muskets and R1Hos, new and re
lseO2 United States Muskets and Rifles, new ana
62 s31 Foreign Muskets and Rifles.
1864 United States Muskets and Rifles.
3 53S Breech-loadiDR and other Carbines.
453 Colts ano Sharp's Rifles
151 Sporting Rifles.
36 Shot Guns.
3U22 Musket and Rifle Barrels.
49, 1898 Bas sonets, Triangular and Sword.
2ls5 ReVolvers
1875 sabres and Swords
1000 Sets Cavalry Accautrements.
$1,000 Sets Infantry Announcements
eco Saddles, Cavalry and Artillery.
10000 Parts Of Horse Equipments. Brides, Horse
Brushes, Curry combs, etc
1900 Saddle BLANK cts.
$500 Paris OF Artillery Harness
4000 Pounds OF Powder, Cannon, Musket, Rifle. and
80 Incomplete Sets of Wrought Iron parts for
Caeemate Carriages
600 Ions ScraU Cast lion.
80 Tons Scrap Wrought iron.
30 tons Lead and Antmony, in pigs; Type Ne al.
100 Wrought Iron Axles.
25,000 lbs. Lead Dr0ss.
large lot OF Appendices for Musket', Carbines,
etc.
large lot of Artillery Implements and Equip.
ments
large lot of Tools and Machines
Purchasers will be required to remove The pro-
perty ten days after the SALE
Terms, cash. -
Lieutenant. Colonel of Ordnance and BreVeL Brga-
dier-General u. s.. Army.
Allegheny Arsenal December 26, 1866, 22S 15t
ISALE OF sERVlCEABLE QUARTERMASTER
y STORES.
CHIEF QUARTERMAsTRR's OFFICE J
DEPOT OF WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, ID O., January l. 1866
Will be sold at Public Auction, under the dlrec-
tion Of Brevet Colonel e.. II. Tompkins, Quarter
master at LINCcLN DEPOT. Washington, ID. c.,