The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-06
GOVERNMENT sALEs-

n OVERNAiENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
LDief Quartermaster Fifth Military District'
New Orleans, La, July g. 1867.
until 2 August TO- 1857 for the p purchase ss SCs of
all the right title and interest OF the United
s1Ss IN o9 ana to the U9ited states Military
The sale will include the entire track and
sidngs, buildings, water stations, turn. tables
bridges, etc, the railroad materials, the supplie1
per- aiming TO the road, together with the rolling
stock; cars, machinery, and other equipment
10 9iS miles Railroad Track.
Turntables
25O coo pounds Railroad Chairs.
$500 pounds Railroad Iron
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
Locomotive and Tender (named WEST
ern'D.
2 Hand Cars.
Push Cars. ...
5S6 pounds Car Springs
Grow Feet
Spike Mauls.
Track Guage,
i Fire Tongs.
Railroad Depot Building,
! Eoroman's Quarters
ISL pounds American Packing.
55 pounds Jute Packing.
70 feet Rubber Hose. ,..-
j Douglas Pump.
Water Casks .....
Cistern. ...
2 Office Desks.
/ Cooking stove
i Stove. ..r
Claw Bars.
2 Shackle Bars.
! Lantern.
| Signal Lanterns
Grind stones.
PadlocRs.
/ Turning Lathe.
| Spades.
| 45 Shovels
| sets Carpenters' Tools.
Water Buckets. ......-.
Jackscrews and Levers.
| Anvis.
Bellows
| Pinch Bars
| Cold Chisel. ..... #.-
| Blacksmiths Hammers
| Sledge Hammers. ..r
| l5 Hammer Handles. d,
| 2 Spike Punches. Ia
| l set BlacksmiJhs' Tools. d ..-r
| Blacksmiths Tongss
| NtseS, ~ 'L.'..ta t. l. .A
| l Cross-cut Saw. ...---ffr
| l73 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles. Irr- "a
Square Brasses.
Stuffng Boxes. ' as
| Brass Faucet. e .H-rr C .-s
| 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, ane
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 rall alone
| can readily be extended to Brownsville W,,
| The road already conn npleleu saves JnlEJy nlle.
| of difficult and tortuous navigation. The roat
is tive feet gauge, good ties, rail, and ful
| spiked.
The property may be inspected on applica
ton to Captain c. III. Hoyt, A. O. NJ, Browns
vile, Texas, and any information desired ma.
be obtained from that officer, or from the Office
, of the Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military DIS
tr1ct, New Orleans, La. g t.4
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 I... r. ~. Ia
The terms of payment accepted will be thos
, considered the most favorable to the Govern
. ment .s M .t
Ten per cent. cash. in Government funds,
be paid on acceptance of proposal.
Z The Government reserves the right to reje
any or all proposals. .iA
Proposals should be indorsed Proposals 4
the purchase of Brazos Santiago and Rio Crane
. Railroad" and addressed "Brev. Lieut.. Col. :
j. McGonnigle, A. Q. M. U. s. Army ofdC
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military Dlstric
New Orleans, La" .L..-...-.--t
. - A. ]. MCGONNIGLE,
u Brew. Lieut-Col. and A. O. M U. s. Army,
7l718t In charge of office.