The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-24
GOVERNMENT SALES.


oVERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
VI Railroad nc BrazOs Santiago, Texas -efnos
Chief Quartermaster Fifth military DBtriot,
New Orleans, La, July 9 1861 ,e,..
until ~ M, August 10, 1867, for the purchase Of
all the right, title and interest OF the Unlteo
states IN and 70 the Unitea States T1ih,ssg whisajg.
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: cars, machinery, and other equipment
9H miles Railroad Track.
2 TBrn-Tables.
25,000 pounds Railroad Chairs.
800 Cross Ties
$500 pounds Railroad Iron.
4 Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
Locomotive and Tender (named "west-
ern'D.
Flat Cars
Hand Cars.
2 Push Cars.
6S6 pounds Car Springs.
Crow Feet
Spike Mauls.
Track Guage.
/ Fire Tongs.
1 Railroad Depot Building.
1 Foreman's Quarters.
I57 pounds American Packing.
So pounds Jute Packing,
20 feet Rubber Hose.
Douglas Pump.
Water Casks
Feed Pipe.
i Cistern.
2 Office Desks
Cooking stove
i Stove.
Claw Bars.
2 Shackle Bars.
2 signal Lanterns
Grind stones.
2 Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
8 Spades.
As Shoves.
sets Carpenters' Tools.
Water Buckets.
Jackscrews and Levers.
Anvils.
Bellows.
Pinch Bars.
Gold Chisel
Blacksmths' Hammers .l
Sledge Hammers.
.. 15 Hammer Handles. ...
.....F. Spike Punches. .... 81
set Backsmiths Tools.
Backsmiths Tongs.
2 Vises, "
Cross,cut Saw
173 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles.
4 Square Brasseg
Stufing Boxes.
l Brass Faucet
l Hose Nozzle.
The sale will not include the title to the land
which does not belong to the United States.
extends from Brazos Santiago to Whites
Rancho, on the Rio 9rande. From this point
c9nDection conn is made by steamer with Browns
The route is the shortest and best for the i'm
menBe JraInc between Gne CSulI OF mexico ana
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
spiked. 'er rlt
The property may be inspected on applica-
tion to Captain @. III. 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
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
to other railroad companies In the Fifth Mill
tary District ~ n W.
The terms of payment accepted will be those
| considered the most favorable to the Govern
ment ..I"I -.'I
Ten per cent. cash, in Government funds "a
| be paid on acceptance of proposal -
The Government reserves the right to reiec(
| any or all proposals,
Proposals should be indorsed Proposals for
| the purchase of Brazos Santiago and Rio Grande
| Railroad" and addressed "Brev. Lieut. Col. A
j. McGonnigle, A. @. M. u. s. Army, of1ica
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District.
New Orleans, La"
A. ]. MCGONNIGLE,
Brew. Lieut.-Col. and A. O. M. U. s. Army,
7 lSt In charge of Office.