The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-25
GOVERNMENT SALES.

0VERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
Nj i ihsnliroad n at Brazos Santiago, Texas. .-0hce
New Orleans, La, July @. 1857.
sealed tS Proposals win be received at this Office
al the right, title and interest of the United
states IN and TO the United States Military
RRaiicIpsu Rannpa IRON rom Brazos Santiago to Whites
The sale win include the entire track and
bridasss' pul1lngs, water stations turn. tables,
pIiuges, etc the railroad materials, the supplies
per raining to the road, together with the rolling
ssoek; y. chi cars machinery, and other equipment
s1S miles Railroad Track.
Turntables,
25,O00 pounds Railroad Chairs
900 Cross Ties.
$500 pounds Railroad Iron
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
ern'D.
Fiat Cars.
Hand Cars.
Push Cars
5S6 pounds Car Springs.
Crow Feet
Spike Mauls
Track Guage.
Railroad Depot Building,
/ Foreman's Quarters.
ISL pounds American Packing.
55 pounds Jute Packing,
Il 20 feet Rubber Hose
l Douglas Pump.
2 Water Casks.
i Feed Pipe.
l Cistern.
ONCE Desks.
! Cooking Stove.
j Stove.
Claw Bars.
Shackle Bars,
I Lantern.
Signal Lanterns.
2 Grind Stones.
Padlocks.
l Turning Lathe.
Spades.
as ShoVelg
3 sets Carpenters Tools.
Water Buckets.
JackscreWs and Levers.
8 Anvils.
Bellows.
Pinch Bars.
Cold ChiSel.
2 Blacksmiths' Hammers
Sledge Hammers.
Is Hammer Handles.
2 Spike Punches.
set Blacksmiths' Tools
Blacksmiths' Tongs.
1 Cross-cut Saw,
173 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles.
Square Brasses.
StutfDg Boxes.
Brass Faucet.
l Hose Nozzle.
The sale will not include the title to the land,
which does not belong to the United States.
This road is about ten miles in length and
extends from Brazos Santiago to Whites
Rancho, on the Rio Grande, From this point
connectlon is made by steamer with Browns
The route is the shortest and best for the i'm
mense traffic between the Gulf of Mexico and
the interior of Southern Texas and Northern
Mexico, and the communication by rail alone
can readily be extended to Brownsville
The road already completed saves thirty miles
| Of difficult and tortuous navigation. The road
| spiked.
The properly may be inspected on applica.
| tion to Captain @. II. Hoyt, A. @. M, Browns
vile. Texas, and any information desired may
be obtained from that officer or from the office
| of the Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military Dis
| trtct, New Orleans, La.
A condition of the sale will be that trans
! portation shall be furnished for all Government
| troops and supplies whenever required, at rates
not 10 exceed those paid by the United States
| to other railroad companies in the Fifth Mill
tary District.
The terms of payment accepted will be those
considered the most favorable to the Govern
ment
Ten per cent. cash. in Government funds, To
| be paid on acceptance of proposal.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any all proposals.
Proposals should be indorsed proposals for
the purchase of fBrazos Santiago and Rio Grande
| Railroad" and addressed "Brey. Lieut. Col. A
! j. McGonnigle, A. @. M. u. s. Army, office
| Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military district,
| New Orleans, La" -
| A ]. MCGONNIGLE,
| Brew. Lieut.-Col. and A. @. M. u. s. Army,
7l7lSt In charge of office