The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-20
GOVERNMENT SALES.

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VI Railroad at Brazos Santiago, Texas@Ofnce
Chief Quartermaster Fifth Military Dlstricts
New Orleans, La, July ., 1867 ,,.,-.a,...
Sealed Proposals will be received at this ONCE
until IL NJ, August 10, 1867 for the purchase OF
all the right, title and interest OF the United
States in and TO the United States Military
Railroad from Brazos Santiago 10 Whites
The sale will include the entire track and
sidinRs buildings, water stations. turn tables,
bridges etc, the railroad materials, the supplies
per aiming to the road, together with the rolling
stock. cars, machinery, and other equipments
folows:-
OF miles Railroad Track.
2 Turntables
$4,000 pounds Railroad Chairs.
800 Cross Ties.
9,56O pounds Railroad Iron.
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
l Locomotive and Tender (named west
Flat Cars
Hand Cars.
Push Cars.
$50 pounds Car Springs
Crow Feet.
Spike Maus.
1 Track Guage.
l Fire Tongs.
/ Railroad Depot Building.
Eoreman's Quarters.
l57 pounds American Packing.
% pounds Jute Packing.
20 feet Rubber Hose.
l Douglas Pump
Water Casks
Feed Pipe.
i CiStern.
Office Desks
] Cooking Stove.
Stove.
Claw Bars
2 Shackle Bars.
Signal Lanterns.
. Grind Stones
2 Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
As sSBSSei SBoves.
3 sets Carpenters Tools.
Water Buckets.
Jackscrews and Levers.
Anyils
Bellows.
Pinch Bars.
l Cold Cbisel.
g Blacksmiths' Hammers
Sedge Hammers
10 Hammer Handles.
2 Spike Punches.
1 set Blacksmiths' Tools
Blacksmiths Tongs,
Vises.
l Cross-cut Saw.
l73 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles,
Square Brasses.
2 SLufiing Boxes
/ Brass Faucet.
i 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 Inn
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.
of difficult and tortuous navigation. The road
is t1ve feet gauge, good ties, rail, and full
The property may be inspected on applica-
tion to Captain q. II. Hoyt, A. O. 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
portaton 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 or all proposals.
| Proposals should be indorsed proposals for
| the purchase of fBrazos Santiago and Rio Grande
| Railroad" and addressed "Brev. Lieut. Col. A.
| j. McGonnigle, A. O. M. U. s. Army, office
! Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District,
| New Orleans, La"
A. ]. MoGONNIGLE
Brew. Lieut.-Col. and A. @, NJ. U. s. Army,
7l7lSt In charge of Office.