The national Republican., 1869-01-28
Military District. jan2i Id
pRoP0sALs FOR ARMY TRANsPORTATION.

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during ne time from March %. issO. to October D,
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sally. Rice. Stevenson, BqiGfa. Camp COOK, o.
an, post that may be established at the mouth Of
| the seleshell river and Fort Benton.
Prom wyandCtts, Kansas, to Sioux City, Ports
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mSath ., he 4S.slssSsli Iysf .Sd VI! Bsniss ln0
E1nSa saiy Rss 20 sSaf buUfS T H9 Sr.
Gooki or any post that may be e.iSblishsd at the
Prom 6nshs 10 Foa R.nd GT Sally
HSlee' SsSsnson, s Bniord GImp Gr0Sk or s3y PGst
Prom FoIt Randall 70 Forts Sally, Rice. Steven.
eSts6lishsd at the mouth q the Mascies6eii river.
FROM FORT suiiy to Forts Rice. Stevenson, Buford.
A. the mouth Of the MuseleshelG river, aud Fort
FROM Fort Rice to Forts Stevenson, Buford, Camp
SSSn S f,Sy TffSny post th5s mIy be ssSP.hsd a tho
Prom Port Stevenson to For Buford, Camp
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tG@ NAV fS Ss BaGrd s9 S CAMP ,S GSOs any post
| ceschell river, and Fort Benton.
shed at The mouth Of the MusclcsheIf river, to
ii viii be the endeavOr of the Government to ship
the river. say between Jaus and August H. BID.
Sssi moniS iSIS 4Sm e &c sPATHy for
date Of startling. 30 as to dcteTSlns the 'i rate 70
BE- ls paid at wh'sh ,hsywiil Herfsrn the service
% above e.pamSa. s @ as fSlnwss ls points o' destination
Ist The rate at which they will transport zach
for oisers and for soldiers aees.safy sits. for
s%Sokins 600 thelr rations' which will be supplied by
"a The rate, per 100 pounds at which they will
tiansport supplies,
horses. mules, cattle, ambuances, carts, wagons.
&c !troughs or feeding animals to be supplied by
lust PrsfsTenee will be given to parties who own
and s01trSl % ~ s9st, Boats will be expected to al
the exclusion of doysrpPent freight, -.
The contractor will be required TO transport
stores BY land in The event Of failure BY water and
lion must Ss delivered al their % de.tiSatoa Within
. Rid&sIs viz please give The rate at which they
n case the co1trhcting party falls to carry
rsSt to furnish the tTsusporsoR at he % expeasS s
q the CONTRACTOR and nothing herein contained
nent from transporting public supplies on any Of
ttsown boats.
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Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
sionx City, Iowa, drawing over three and one hall
feet Of water, and that boats will mot be required
20 go to points above Sioux City with less than lN
Bidders should give their names In full. as we'll
as their places OF resdence, and each proposal
must be accompanied with a bond 10 the sum Of
$1,000, signed by two more responsible persons,
guaranteeing that In case the contract Is awarded
to the pergon ptoposing, the contract Will be ac-
copied and ennred Into, and good and sufficient
security furnished by said party, in accordance
with the terms Of this advertisement.
the sum Of sl0o,O)
The party % whom the award Is made mus. bo
prepared TO execute the contract at once and to
gye the required bond for the faithful performance
Of the contract
troops and supplies from Chicago, Ill. , to Sioux
CITY, proposals for the same during the season
above specified are Invited.
Copy Of blank fOIm Of river contract to be entered
Into, In the event Of award. aud blank forms Of
prOpo' al, eau be had by application to this office,
at the Offices Of the Chief Quartermaster, Depart
ment Of the Missouri, Port Leavenworth, Kansas;
Of Chief Quartermastcr, Department Of the Platte,
Omaha, ,Nebra.ka; and at the office OF Breyet Brig
adler General Fred. Myers, Deputy QuartermRster
General, Y. 5. Army, Chicago, Illinois.
Proposals for river transportation should be on.
dorSsa Proposals ,ior, Army Transportation by
for Army Transportation from Chicago to Sioux
City, aud addressed to the undersigned,
BY order Of the ouarterInastsr general Y, s, A.
J. L. DONALDSON,
Assistant QuarteTmAster General U, s. A, Chief
QaaTtermaster Military Division VI the Missouri.
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