Arizona citizen., 1873-05-24
INDIAN DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE SUP'T. INDIAN AFFAIRS,
 PRkscorT, A. T., April 10th, 1873.
 Sealed Proposals in Triplicate (with copy of this advertisement attached to each) will he received at this cfice until twelve o'clock m. on Monday, June 2, 1873. f"r supplying the following articles at the places and in the amounts as fol- lows, viz: At the Colorado River Reservation. 250, ,0OO tb> four, 50, 900 lbs. barley, 75,000 fbs. beans, 900 lbs seed wheat, 10 dozen spades. sh IT handled, 25 dozen planters hoes No. 3, 25 dozen shovels long handled, 5000 sewi g needles, assorted, 500 lbs. iron, round and flat, assorted, 100 lbs pick steel, 10 tbs. solder, 2,000 lbs. blacksmith's coal. 100 tbs. wrought nails, 400 lbs. nails 4d, Sd, Sd and l0L, 20 doz. harness brushes assorted, 20 dozen harness rings assorted, l2 gross screws assorted, l dozen iron wa- ter buckets, 1a dozen curry combs, dozen iron rakes handled, T dozen pitch forks, 800 pairs 6 fb. blankets, 60 dozen satinet pants, 35 dozen wOOlen shawls, 60 dozen hickory shirts, 1900 yards prints, 1000 yards manta, 12 dozen pairs brogans, sizes 10 and l3, dozen pairs brogans, sizes and 10, 100 lbs. harness leather, 5 lbs. sad dlers' thread, lbs. copper rivets assorted, lbs. black wax, 10 lbs. bees wax, l dozen sponges, large, 50 lbs. white lead, 10 gals. boiled oil, gals. turpentine, 10 lbs. putty, 10 lbs. glue, l dozen whitewash brushes, 3 dozen horse brushes, % dozen paint brushes assorted, 2 dozen corn brooms, l oox window glass 10x15, 2 one horse carts, sets cart harness, 6 oaken wagon tongues, l dozen wagon hounds, 100 feet oaken plank, 1000 feet boards planed, 300 feet rope H inch, 600 feet rope % inch, lariat size, dozen cans axle grease, flagstaff with halliards, l cooking range and fix lures, tarpaulin, % dozen chairs, % dog. coal oil lamps, reams letter paper, k feam legal cap paper, 1z ream folio post paper, quires envelope paper, quarts writing fluid, 10 sheets plotting board, 300 official envelopes, 200 note size envelopes 2 dog. lead pencils, 2 boxes steel pens, Wash ington Medallion, box sealing wax, 2 do1. pen holders, 2 dozen slates, l gross slate pencils, soap stone, l set Wilson & Calk- ins' school and family charts, copy Shel- don's Elementary Instruction, l copy Shell don's Object Teaching, dozen Rational Phonetic Primer by A. Donai, 4 dozen Ra- tional Phonetic Reader by A. Donai, 4 dozen slate picture books assorted, 4 dozen school song books assorted, copy Calkins' Primary Object Lesson, dozen bottles red ink.
 At the Gila River Reservation.
 600 shovels, long handled, 400 planters hoes, 300 sickles.
 At the Papago Reservation. dozen shovels long handled. dozen shovels short handled, 6 dozen axes han dled, 5 dozen hatchets handled. 1 dozen crowbars, dozen picks handled, dozen planters hoes handled, 3 dozen hand adzes, dozen blow points, # dozen grindstones, 780 fbs., % dozen set grindstone fixtures, OK carts, 5000 lbs. seed wheat, X dozen Molin blows, dozen garden rakes.
 The articles for each reservation to be furnished in one delivery on notification from this office, EXCEPT the Flour, Barley and Beans for the Colorado River Reserva- ton, which will be delivered in such quan- titles and at such times as will be desig mated by the Superintendent of Indian Af- fairs.
 Proposals will be SO framed that bids for each article may be considered separately; all prices will be stated in U. S. Currency, and expressed in writing as we'll as figures.
 All the above articles to be of the best quality the market can afford, subject to rejection by the receiving agent if not so considered by him.
 Payment will be made in Legal Tender checks on the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at San Francisco, California, when the agent on duty at the Reservation has certified to the receipt of the stores of the requisite quantity and quality, and the bills 80 certified have been approved by the Department at Washington.
 Each proposal must be accompanied by a guarantee signed by two responsible per sons, whose responsibility must be certified to by U. S. officer, that in case the pro- posal be accepted, the bidder will at once execute contract with satisfactory bond m one-half the value of the contract.
 The undersigned reserves the right to increase or diminish the quantity of each article, and to reject any or all bids.
 Envelopes of proposals to be endorsed "Proposais for Indian Supplies," and be addressed to the undersigned.
 Bidders are invited to be present at the opening of the bids.
 H. BENDELL,