The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-05
GOVERNMENT SALES.

6ONEhNMENI oHLEOs
n ovERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
" Railroad at BrazOs Santiago, Texas C1ce
Cniei Quartermaster Fifth Military DISTRICT
New Orle8ns, La, July 0. 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
until ~ M, August 10, 1867, for the purchase OF
all the right, title and interest," on the UniCeo
Railroad from Brazos Santiago TO WHITES
The sale Will include the entire track and
sdings buildings, water stations turn. tables
bridges etc, the railroad materials, the suppliea
per aiming to tho road, together with the rolling
stock; cars, machinery, and other equipment
9i% miles Railroad Track.
TErn-lables,
25,OOO pounds Railroad Chairs.
go Cross Ties.
$500 pounds Railroad Iron.
4 Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
/ Locomotive and Tender (named west
ern'D.
Flat Cars.
Hand Cars.
Push Cars
5e6 pounds Car Springs.
Crow Feet
Spike Mauls.
/ Track Guage.
Fire longs.
/ Railroad Depot Building,
forcman's Quarters.
l57 pounds american Packing.
90 pounds Jute Packing.
20 feet Rubber Hose.
l Douglas Pump.
2 Water Casks.
! Feed Pipe.
l CisterA.
2 Office Desks.
Cooking Stove
l Stove.
4 Claw Bars.
2 Shackle Bars.
i Lantern.
Signal Lanterns.
2 Grind stones
Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
s Spades.
IS Shovels.
sets Carpenters' Tools
Water Buckets
Jackscrews and Levers.
8 Anvils.
Bellows.
Pinch Bars.
1 Cold Chisel
2 Blacksmths' Hammers
8 Sledge Hammers. srer
10 Hammer Handles.
Spike Punches.
/ set BlacksmiLhs Tools.
Blacksmiths' Tongs.
2 yises.
/ Cross-cut Saw.
173 Pick Axes.
"a Pick Axe Handles.
Square Brasses.
Stufing Boxes.
/ Brass Faucet, rr-
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. ami
extends from Brazos Santiago to Whitek
connection is made by steamer with Browns
vile and Matamoras
L
mense traffic between the Gulf of Mexico and
| the interior of Southern Texas and Northern
Mexico, and the communication by rall alone
| can readily be extended TO Brownsville. l.1
| The road already completed saves thirty miles
| of difficult and tortuous navigation. The road
| is five feet gauge, good ties, I rail, and fuI
spiked.
| The property may be inspected on applica
| ton to Captain 9. 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
| tr1ct, 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 ratei
not 10 exceed those paid by The United State
to other railroad companies In the Filth 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, B
| be paid ON acceptance OF proposal u
| The Government reserves the right TO rejeC
any or ali proposals.
Proposals should be indorsed Proposals 70
the purchase of Brazos Santiago and Rio Grand
Railroad" and addressed "Brev. Lieut.. Col.
j. McGonnigle, A. @. M. u. s. Army offic
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District
New Orleans, La" -
Brew. Leut.-Col and A. O. NJ u. s, Army,
| 7H1St In charge OF office.