The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-19
GOVERNMENT SALES.

n OVERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
NJ NJ kailroad at Brozos Santiago Texas--onice
Chief Quariermaster Fifth Military District
New Orleans, La, July 3, 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until IL NJ, August 10, 1867, for the purchase OF
all the right, title and interest OF the United
States in aud TO the United States Military
ballI9ad from Brazos Santiago to Whites
The sale will include the entire track and
sidings buildings, water stations. turn tables,
bridges, etc, the railroad Materials the supplies
per aiming to the road. together with the rolling
STOCK Sl5 cars, machinery, and other equipment,
9]3 miles Railroad Track.
THrn-Tables.
$1,000 pounds Railroad Chairs
$50 Cross Ties.
$500 pounds Railroad Iron.
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
i Locomotive ana Tender (named west
Flat Cars
Hand Cars
Push Cars.
5S6 pounds Car Springs.
Crow Feet.
Spike Mauls.
l Track Guage.
i Railroad Depot Building.
FOremans Quarters.
1T Wharf
81 pounds JuLe Packing.
20 feet Rubber Hose,
/ Douglas Pump.
2 Water Casks.
Feed Pipe.
] Cistern.
| Office Desks.
Cooking Stove.
j Stove.
4 Claw Bars.
Shackle Bars.
/ Lantern.
| Signal Lanterns.
Grind stones.
Padlocks
Turning Lathe.
Spades.
45 Shovels.
3 sets Carpenters Tools.
| Water Buckets.
Jackscrews and Levers.
| Anvis.
Bellows
I Pinch Bars.
| j Cold Chisel.
| Blacksmiths Hammers
| Sledge Hammers.
| l5 Hammer Handles.
| Spike Punches.
| l set BlacksmiIhs' Tools.
| Blacksmiths Tongs,
| Vises.
| ! Cross.cut Saw
173 Pick Axes.
| "a Pick Axe Handles.
| Square Brasses
| 2 Stuffing 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
| connection 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
is tive feet gauge, good ties, 7 rail, and full
spiked.
The property may be inspected on applica-
ton to Captain Q. III. 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
trict, 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
| 10 other railroad companies in the Fifth Mill
| tary District
The terms of payment accepted will be those
considered the most favorable to the Govern
| Inent.
Ten per cent. cash, in Government funds, Il
| be paid on acceptance of proposal.
The Government reserves the right to rejec
| any all proposals.
Proposals should be Endorsed proposals 70
| the purchase of Brazos Santiago and Rio Grand
Railroad" ;" and addressed "Brev. Lieut. -Col. A
J. McGonnigle, A. @. NJ. U. s. Army, Office
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District
New Orleans, La" -
A. ]. MoGONNIGLE,
Brew. Lieut.-Col. and A. q. M. u. s. Army,
! 7l7l8t In charge of office