The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-18
GOVERNMENT SALES,

OvERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
~ kailrOad at Brazos Santiago, Texas.-Ohice
chief Quartermaster Fifth Military District
New Orleans, La, July y. 1867
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
until IL M, August 10. 1867, for the purchase of
all the right, title and Interest of the United
states IN and TO the United States Military
ballI0ad 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
as follows:-
91% miles Railroad Track.
Turntables,
$1,000 pounds Railroad Chairs.
800 Cross Ties.
9,5GO pounds Railroad Iron.
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
Locomotive and Tender (named "West-
s Flat Cars.
Hand Cars.
Push Cars.
$50 pounds Car Springs.
Grow Feet
4 Spike Mauls.
/ Track Guage.
1 Fire TOngs.
Railroad Depot Building,
Eoreman's Quarters.
l57 pounds American Packing.
30 pounds Jute Packing.
20 feet Rubber Hose
Douglas Pump
2 Water Casks.
Feed Pipe.
l Cistern.
Office Desks.
Cooking Stove.
Stove.
Claw Bars
2 Shackle Bars
/ Lantern.
Signal Lanterns
2 Grind Stones
Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
Spades.
45 Shovels.
sets Carpenters Tools.
Water Buckets
2 Jackscrews and Levers.
Anvils.
Bellows.
2 Pinch Bars.
l Cold Chisel
Blacksmiths' Hammers.
8 Sledge Hammers.
Is Hammer Handles.
Spike Punches.
/ set Backsmiths' Tools.
Blacksmiths Tongs,
l Cross-cut Saw.
l73 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles.
Square Brasses
2 Stufing Boxes.
l Brass Faucet
/ 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 ive feet gauge, good ties, rail, and full
spiked.
The property may be inspected on applica-
tion TO Captain q. III. Hoyt A. @. NJ, Browns
vile, Texas, and any information desired may
be obtained from that officer, or from the office
OF the Chief Quartermaster Fifth Military Dis
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
ment.
Ten per cent. cash, in Government funds, tc
be paid on acceptance of proposal.
The Govern ment reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
Proposals should be indorsed proposals fol
the purchase of Brazos Santiago and Rio Grande
Railroad" ;" and addressed "Brev. Lieut. Col. A
]. McGonnigle, A. @: NJ. u. 9: Army, office
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military Dlstrlct,
New Orleans, La" -z
Brew. Lieut.-Col. and A. Q. NJ. u. s. Army,
7l7lSt In charge of office.