, 1885-04-23

DEPARTMENT OF THEINTERIOh
IL Office Of Indian Affair.", Washington,
March 30, 1886. Sealed proposals. in
dorsed Proposals for Beef tbids fer
beef must be submitted in separate envel-
opes,) Bacon, Flour, clothing or transpor-
tation, &c. las the case may be- and di-
rected TO the Commissioner of Indian aft
airs, Nos. 65 dnd67 Wooster street Neir
York, will be received until ] P. NJ. of Tues
day, May 3, 1885, for furnishing for the
Indian service about | $50. 900 pounds Ba-
con, 40, 100000 pounds Beef on the hoof,
$50, 900 pounds Beans, $1,000 pounds Ba.
king powder, 1000. 900 pounds Corn.
450. 900 pounds Coffee, S,000,0O0 pounds
Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed, $4,000
pounds Hard Bread, 5000 pounds HON.
my, 5000 pounds Lard, 1000 barrels
mess pork, $4,000 pounds Rice, 1900
pounds Tea. 500 pounds Tobacco. $780, 0C
pounds Salt, $4,000 pounds Soap,
$500 0 pounds Sugar, and 500, 600 pounds
Also Blankets, yWoolen and Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part of Ticking,
10000 yards; Standard Calico, 10000
yards, Drilling, 5000 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims,
II, 200 yards; Bingham, 2l0,O00 yards
Kentucky Jeans. 10000 yards; 'Cheyiot.
4 100 yards; Brown Sheeting, 10000
yards; Bleached Shceting, $1,000 yards
Hickory Shifting ,-l0.000- yards: Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; Winsey,. l.,5O0
yards:) Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Books, &c, and a long list of miseellan-
eous articles, such as Harness Plows.
Rakes, Forks, &c, and fur about 305 Wa
gons required for the service, to be deliy-
cred ut 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
livered at San Francisco. rr
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 out on GOVERN
NENT BLANKS. nHnrnr
Schedules showing the kiuds and guam
titles of subsistence supplies required for
each Agency, and tire 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, termSof contract and payment,
transportation routes, and al other ncces-
sary instructions will be furnished upon
application to the Indian Office at Wash
ington. orNos. 65 and g. Wooster street.
Nelo Yorh; VIM. II. Lyon. No. 4s3
Broadway, New York the Commissarics
Of subsistence, U. S. A, at Cheyenne,
Chicago. Leavenworth, Omaha. st. Louis.
st. Paul, and San Francisco; the Post
masters at Souix City, and YanktoE: and
to the Postmasters 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.
Bids Willie opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited 10
be present at the opening.
II .IID CERTIFIED CHICKS
All bids must be accompanied by ccrti-
fed checks upon some United States De-
p%ository or the National Bank of Los An
geles, Cal. for at least IRE per cent ofthe
amount ofthe proposal
J. ID. G. ATKINS, Conn,&sioney.