The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-31
GOVERNMENT SALES.

n ONERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
VI Railroad at BrazOs Santiago, TeXas.-Ofhce
Cnief Quartermaster Fifth Military District,
New Orleans, La, July 0, 1857
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
until u M, August 10, 1857, for the purchase OF
all the right, title and interest OF the United
states in and TO the United States Military
Railroad n from Brazos Santiago 70 Whites
The sale will include the entire track and
bdPs bTdgsss he msteras the Supplies
per- aiming TO the road, together with the rolling
stock; cars, machinery, and other equipment,
Si% miles Railroad Track.
TBrn-Tables.
25,000 pounds Railroad Chairs.
so Cross Ties,
1850 pounds Railroad Iron.
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
Locomotive and Tender (named west
8 Flat Cars
Hand Cars.
Push Cars.
6s6 pounds Car Springs
Crow Feet
Spike Mauls.
i Track Guage,
1 tlre IOngS.
] Railroad Depot Building,
Foroman's Quarters
II Wharf.
157 pounds American Packing
% pounds Jute Packing.
l Douglas Pump.
Water Casks.
/ Feed Pipe.
Cistern.
Office Desks.
! Cooking stove,
i Stove
Claw Bars.
2 Shackle Bars.
j Lantern.
Signal Lanterns.
2 Grind stones.
Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
Spades.
45 Shovels
3 sets Carpenters Tools,
2 Water Buckets.
Jackscrews and Levers.
s Anyils.
Bellows.
2 Pinch Bars
i Cold Chisel.
2 Blacksmiths' Hammers
8 Sledge Hammers
15 Hammer Handles.
Spike Punches.
/ set Blacksmiths' Tools
Blacksmiths Tongs.
Vises.
l Crosscut Saw.
173 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles
Square Brasses.
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
| 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 five feet gauge, good ties, rail, and full
| spiked.
The property may be inspected on applica
| tion to Captain q. III. Hoyt, A. Q. 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
| tr1ct, New Orleans, La.
A condition of the sale will be that trans
| portation shall be furnished for all Governmen
troops and supplies whenever required, at rate
not 10 exceed those paid by the United State
to other railroad companies in the Fifth Mill
tary District.
The terms of payment accepted will be thos
considered the most favorable to the Govern
ment.
Ten per cent cash, in Government funds, t
be paid on acceptance OF proposal
| The Government reserves the right to rejeC
any or all proposals.
| Proposals should be indorsed proposals 70
the purchase ofBrazos Santiago and Rio Grand
Railroad" )" and addressed "Brev. Lieut.. Col.
j. McGonnigle, A. @. NJ. U. s. Army, offic
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District
New Orleans, La"
A. ]. MoGONNIGLE,
Brew. Lieut-Col. and A. @. M. u s. Army,
7TlSt In charge of office.