, 1885-04-24
for Indian supphes and
nanarrne

transportation.
BEREAVEMENT OF IHEINTERlOR
III Office Of Indian Affairs, Washington
March 30, lSS5.--Sealed proposals. in
dorsed Proposals for Beef bids fer
beef must be submitted in separate enyel-
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 dnd67 Wooster street Neie
York, will be received until | P. NJ. of Tues
dau, M1n >. 1885. for furnishing for the
Indian service about / $50, 600 pounds Ba'
con, 40, OO0.O0O pounds Beefon the hoof,
$50, 900 pounds Beans, 81. 900 pounds Ba.
king powder, l,OOO. 600 pounds Corn.
$50. 900 pounds Coffee, 100000 pounds
Flour, 56,OOO pounds Feed. l95,00t
pounds Hard Bread, 6S, 900 pounds HON
my. 25,OO0 pounds Lard. LOCO barrels
mess pork, $4,000 pounds Rice, 1900
pounds Tea, 500 pounds Tobacco. 10000
pounds Salt. $4,000 pounds Soap,
$50, 900 pounds Sugar. and 800. 600 pounds
Wheat.
Also Blankets, Wooden aud Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part of Ticking,
10000 yards: Standard Calico, 10000
yards, Drilling, 5000 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, 10000 yards; Denims,
1000 yards; Bingham, 2l0,0O0 yards;
Kentucky Jeans, 10000 yards; 'Cheviot,
1880 yards; Brown SheeIing, 1876, 600
yards; Bleached Sheeting, $1,000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; Winsey, l,5OO
yards:l Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and a long Inst of misecllan-
eous articles, such as Harness Flows
Rakes, Forks, &c, and for about 305 Wa
CONS required for the service. to be deliy-
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
livered at San Francisco.
Also transportation for such of the ar
ticles, goods aud supplies hat may not he
contracted for, to be delivered at the
Agencies.
Bids must be made ont Oh GOVERN
MENT BLANKs.
Schedules showing the kiuds 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 aud place Of
delivery. terms of contract, and payment,
transportation routes, and all other neces'
sary instructions will be furnished upon
application to the Indian Office at Wash
ington, orNoS. 65 and g. Wooster street,
Nc1o Iorh; VIM. II. Lyon, No. 49,
Broadway, New York: the Commissaries
Of subsistence, L. S. A, at Cheyenne.
Chicago, Ieavenworth, Omaha, st. Louis.
st. Paul, and San Francisco; the Post
masters at Souix City, and Yankton; and
to the Postmasters at the following named
places in Kansas: Arkansas City, Burling
ton. Caldwell. Dodge City. Empoiia, Eu-
reka, Great Bend, Howard. Hutchinson.
Larncd, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton. Usage City. Sedan. Ster-
ling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and
Winfield. q
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited to
be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks upon some United States De
pository or the National Bank of Las An
geles, Cal for at least fire per cent ofthe
amount ofthe proposal.
j. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.