, 1885-04-16
Proposals far Indian supplies ana
Recommendation.

proposals I0r Andlnn supplies ana
Transportation,
PREPAYMENT OF THEINTERI0b
III Office Of Indian Affairs. Washington.
March 30, 1S85.4Sealed proposals in.
dorsed Proposals for Beef tbids for
beef must be submitted in separate cnyel
opes,) Bacon, Flour, clothing or transpor-
tation, &c. las the case may be- and d.
rected to the Commissioner of Indian AFT
airs. Nos. 65 and67 Hoosfcf street Nac
York, will be received until | p. NJ. of Tues
day, Nay ), 1888, for furnishing for the
Indian service about 4. 25O, 900 pounds Ba.
con, 40, 100000 pounds Beef on the hoof,
$50, 900 pounds Beans, $1,000 pounds Ba.'
king powder. l.0O0.00 o pounds Corn.
450, 600 pounds Coffee. 100000 pounds
Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed, $4,000
pounds Hard Bread, 6S, 900 pounds HON.
my. %, 900 pounds Lard. LOCO barrels
mess pork, $4,000 pounds Rice, 800
pounds Tea, 500 pounds Tobacco. 100000
pounds Salt, 10000 pounds Soap,
$4,000 pounds SUGAR. and a20. o0O pounds
Wheat. lad Il5a5lE-
Also Blankets, Woolen and Cotton
Goods. Consisting in part Of Ticking,
10000 yards; Standard Calico. l35.000
yards, Drilling, s.tTT yards; duck, free
from all sizing. 10000 yards; DENNIS.
1000 yards: Bingham, 2l0,0uO yards.
Kentucky Jeans, 10000 yards. Cheviot.
4, 900 yards; Brown Shceting, 1916, 000
Yards Bleached SheetinR. Ia, 600 yards; Z
Hickory Shifting, 10000 Yards. Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; Winsey. l.5OD
yards;) Clothing. Groceries. Notions,
Hardware. Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and a long list of miscellan-
eous articles, such as Harness Flows.
Rakes, Forks, &c. and for about sos Wa
CONS required for the service, to be deliv-
cred at Chicago, Kansas CITY, and Sioux
City. Also for such Wagons as may be
required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes, de-
ivered at San Francisco AflN lL tNL
Also transportation for such of the ar
%ticles, goods and supplies that may not be
contracted for, to be delivered at the
Agencies
Bids must be made ont on GovERNr
MINT BLANKS. Ua "
Schedules showing the kinds and guam
titles OF subsistence supplies required for
each Agency, and the kinds and quantities
in gross of all other goods and articles, to-
gether with blank proposals. conditions to
be observed by bidders. time and place of
delivery, terms of contract, and payment,
III AOuttHt AAta a. oAiAll ltAlo~
sary instructions will be furnished upon
application to the Indian Office ut Wash
ington, orNos. 65 and g. Wooster street,
M7e Iorh; VIM. II. Lyon, No. 4S3
Broadway, New York the Commissaries
of subsistence, u. s.. A, at Cheyenne,
Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha. ST. Louis,
st. Paul, and San Francisco, the Post
masters at Souix City, and Yankton; and
to the Postmssters at the following named
places in Kansas: Arkansas City, Burling-
ton, Caldwell. Dodge City. Emporia. Eu-
reka, Great Bend, Howard, Hutchinson,
Larned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton. Usage City, Sedan, Ster-
ling, Topeka, Wellington. Wichita, and
Winfield. IEn rrrrTmrnn
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited to
be present at the opening. Aff.l
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks upon some United States De-
pository or the National Bank of Los An
geles, Cal for at least fire per cent ofthe
amount ofthe proposal.
j. D. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.