The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-05-03

Inc. alu 10 agencies ana pOllAN hDONt
named in Dakota and Mountains lying on
the Missouri River. from Sioux City to
Nnnkton. Dakota. and Kanss. City. Mis-
soure. rates Of transportation for both up
and down the Missouri River required
from Carlisle. PcnnSvlvsnia. to New York
and Chicago; from Duluth 10 Nermillion
Lake, TOR Boise Fort Chippcwss) Mime
sofa; and from Park City. Provo City, and
Salt Lake City. Utah. to Ouray Agency
and Uintah Valley Agency. Utah; from
Billings and Coal Banks to Fort Belknap
Agency; from Fort Benton and Helena to
BlaCkfect Agency, and from Glendive TO
Fort Peck Agency, Montaua, from Las
Cruces and LasNegas to Mescalero Agcn-
cy. New Mexico.
Also from New York. Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and ST, Paul,
to Hoopa Valley Agency, Round Valley
Agency, Cotton, Redding snd Tulare.
California, Lewiston, Idaho; Forest
Grove, Clamath Agency, Pcndleton, The
Dalles, Sheridan, and Toledo, (Yaquina
Bay,) Oregon; Hoquiam Mill Co, (Gray's
Harbor,) Kinncy's Station. Tor point on
Cascade branch \. p. r. r., nearest va
kama Agency New Tacoma, Fort Town
send, Puyallup Reservation, Spokane Falls,
Tenino, Tulalip, and Union City. Washing
ton Territory. Also from San Francisco
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California. Idaho, Oregon, and Washing
ton Territory, and to Elko, Nevada; and
from Redding, California 10 Klamath
Agency, Oregon,
Bids for transportation to agencies and
points in Oregon and Idaho and Washing
ton Territories must state the route by
which it is proposed to transport the sup
plies,
The bids will'b pc opened in the presence
of the Board of Indian Commissioners. q
committee to be designated by the Sccre-
tary OF the Interior, and any bidders who
may attend. No bids will be considered
from persons who have in any respect de
faulted in any bid herctoforc made.
Asthe following specifications, SO far as
applicable, must be made a part of any
proposal, and any contract executed there
under, the particular attention of bidders
thereto is invited.
Allbids. or any part Of any bid, will be
rejected if deemtdfor the best interests OF
the Government. Freight not to be elias
sified. Bids for transportation on the
Missouri River must be for the season of
navigation. Conditions of any character
inserted in bids for transportation will
not be considered binding upOn the De
partment. All bids will be construed
without reference 10 any such conditions.
Bidders must designate their place Of
business and postoftice address, Those
residing out Of New York should furnish
their address while in that city, if present
there. If repre:ented by an agent, his
name and address should be given. Each
bid should nave a copy of this advertise
ment attached thereto, and must be made
upon blanks to be furnished by this office.
The quantity of goods and supplies to be
transported cannot be positively given,
but for the guidance of bidders it is stated
that ., 200 tons of dry goods, groceries,
&c, were required to be transported from
New York and Philadelphia for the past
year: from 6. 5000 to 1000 tons Of -four, "a
con, corn, &c, from st, Louis, Chicago,
and Sioux City, and 200 tons from San
Francisco.
The contractors for transportation to
Casa Grande. Arizona; Cotton, Redding,
Bismarck. Chamberlain, Fort Pierre.
Rockford and Yankton, Dakota; Lewis
ton, Idaho; Muscogee and Red Fork, In
dian Territory; Sioux City, lows; Arkan-
sas City, Caldwell, Hunnewell, Nctawaka,
Silver Lake and White Cloud, Kansas;
Brainerd, Detroit and Duluth, Minnesota;
Seneca, Missouri; Arlee, Billings, Coal
Banks, Fort Benton. Glendive, Helena,
Red Rock, and Saltwater, Montana; Da-
kota City, NiOhrara, Omaha. Sidney, and
Valentine, Nebraska; Exc and Wadsworth
Nevada; Las Cruces. Las Negss, and
Manuclito, New Mexico: Forest Grove.
Pendleton, Sheridan and The Dallcs, Ore
pOn: Henrietta ard Wichita Falls, Texas;
Park City, Provo City and Salt Lake City,
Utah; Hoouiam Mill Co., (Gray'S Harbor)
Kinney's Station. Tor point on Cascade
Branch \. p. R.R. nearest Yakima Acen-
cv,) New Tacomy, Port Townsend, Puy-
allup Reservation, Spokane Falls, Tenino,
Tulalip ind Union CITY, Washington Ter
ritory; Cl%intonville. Wisconsin; Rawlins,
Wyoming, will he required to be RESPONSE
BILE for the goods and supplies arriving al
those points for a period not exceeding
60 days, free of charge.
Contractors for river transportation will
he required to provide any necessary stOr
age, without charge, for freight delivered
to them while awaiting arrival of theil
boats.
9 Schedules showing in detail the quaint
ties and kinds OF subsistence supplies tC
he purchased for each Agency, and the
quantities and kinds of goods. in gross
will be furnished OF application 10 thi
Office in Washington, or 50 and G. WoOs
Ter street, New York City.
Bidders will he required to designate
the routes by which they propose to trans
, port goods and supplies, and in case o
more than one route between given point
one all rail and the other water. or raj
' and water combined, they will give Sepa
rate rates for each route. and will state tn,
time within which they will transport ant
, deliver the aupplies to the several point
from and after the date they are turnet
. over for transportation.
Every bid must he accompanied nv
. certified check or draft upon some UnitCl
= States Depository, PAYABLE to the order a
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, whic
check or draft shall be NOT less than fv
per centum of the probable charges 70
a transportation under the contract, an
:, shall he forfeited to thr United States i
case any bidder receiving an award sha'
), fail TO execute promptly a contract, wit
- good and sufl'ient sure, les, according ;
the terms Of fis hid; Otherwise to he r,
turned to the bidder. All checks or draft
accompanying bids Will n retained by tn
Commissioner of Indian Affairs until I'll