Year: 1861

on the coupling pole TO be eight inches long, one
and three quarters inches wide, and one-quarter
Of an inch thick. Doubletree three feet ten inches
long, singletree two feet eight inches long, all
well made of hickory, with an iron riug aud clip
at each end, the centre clip to be well secured
lead bar and stretcher to be three feet two inches
long, two and quarter inches wide, and Que
and quarter inch thick. Lead bars, stretchers,
and singletrees for six mule team the two sin
gletreos for the lead mules TO have hooks In The
middle 10 hook to the end Of the fifth chain, the
wheel and middle pairs with open rings 10 attach
th m to the doubletree and lead bar.


The fifth chain TO be ten feet long TO the fork
the fork one foot ten inches long, with the
stretcher attached TO spread the forks apart; the
links of the doubletree, stay and tongue chains,
three -eighths of an inch In diameter; the forked
chain seven sixteenth inch in diameter; the fifth
chain TO be n-sixteenth inch diameter to the
fork the fork to be tive sixteenth inch diameter,
the links Of these and of the lock chains to.be
not more than two and a quarter inches long.


The body to be straight, three feet six inches
wide, two feet deep, ten feet long At the bottom,
and ten feet six inches at the top, sopng equally
at each end all In the clear or inside the bed
pieces TO be two and half inches wide, and
three inches deep; front pieces two inches deep
by two and a half inches wide tail piece two
and half inches wide and three inches deep,
and four inches deep in the middle 70 rest on the
coupling pole; top rail one and a half inch thick
by one and seven eighth inch wide lower rails
one inch thick by one and seven. eighth inch
wide; three studs and one rail in front, with q
seat on strap hinges to close It up as high as the
sides; box three feet four inches long, the bot
tom five inches wide front side, nine and half
inches deep, and eight and half inches at the
top in parallel line TO the body, all in the clear,
to be substantially fastened to the front end Of
body, to have an iron strap passing round each
end, secured 10 the head piece and front rail by
q rivet in each end Of 1t passing through them,
the lid to be fastened to the front rail with two
good strap hinges, strap Of 6ve-elghth inch iron
around the box half inch from the top edge,
and two straps same size on the lid near the
front edge to prevent the mules from enting the
boxes; to have a joint hasp fastened to the mid
die Of the lid, with good wooden cleat on the
inside, strap Of iron on the centre of the boz
with q staple passing through it, to fasten the
lid to; eight studs and two rails on each side |;
one bolster fastened to the body six inches deep
and four inches wide at king. bolt hole iron rod
In front and centre, Of eleven-sixteenths Of an
inch round iron, with head on the top of rail,
and nut on lower end; iron rod and brace be-
hind with shoulders on top oftail piece, and nuts
on the under side, and nut on top Of rail ; a
plate two and hall inches wide of No. 10 hand
iron, tail piece, across the body; two mortices
in tail piece and hind bar, two and a quarter
inches wide and one inch thick, 10 receive pieces
three feet four inches long, to be used as harness
bearers; four rivets through each side stud and
two rivets through each front stud, to secure the
lining boards, to be OF the best quality iron and
riveted on good bur; one rivet through each
end of the rails, floor 6ve.eighths Of an inch oak
boards sides hve-eighths of an inch white pine,
tail-bosrd three quarters Of an inch thick, Of
W whita nina n ta well with ook c1aato
riveted at each end through the tail board ; an


iron plate three feet eight inches long, two and
q quarter inches wide, and three-eighths of an
inch thick on the under side of the bed piece to
extend from the hind end of the body to eight


inches in trent cfthe hind bolsters to be fastened
by the rod at the end of the body, by the lateral
rod and two three-eighths Of an inch screw bolts,
one at the forward end Of the plate and the other
about equidistant between it and the lateral rod


A half-insh round iron rod or bolt to pass dia-
gonally through the rails between the two hind
studs to and through the bed piece and plate
under it, with good head on the top and nut
and screw at the bottom, to be at the top one
foot six inches from inside Of tail board, and on
the bottom ten inches from the hind rod. An
iron clamp two inches wide, one-quarter of an
inch thick around the bed piece, the centre bolt
to which the lock chain is attached passing
through it, to extend seven inches on the inside
of the body, the ends top, and bottom to be Sc
cured by two three-eighths inch screw bolts the
middle bar at the ends TO be flush with the bed
piece on the lower side. Two lock chains &c.
cured " the centre bolt of the body, one end
eleven inches, the other two feet six inches long,


TO be of three -eighths Of an inch round iron !;
feed trough to be four feet six inches long from
out to out the bottom and ends Of oak, the sides
ofyellow pine, to be eight inches wide at bottom


twelve inches wide at top, and eight and a half
inches deep, all in the clear, well ironed, with
band Of hoop iron around the top, one around
each end and three between the end, strong and


suitable irons to iasten them on the tongue when
| feeding good strong chains 10 be attached TO
the top rail Of the body, secured by staple with


hook to attach it to tho trough. Six bows Of
| good ash, two inches wide and one-half inch


thick, with three staples to confue the ridge
| pole to its place; two staples on the body, 10


secure each end Of the bows; one ridge pole
| twelve feet long, one and three-quarters inch
| wide by fve-eighths of an inch thick the cover
to be of the first quality cotton duck, No. -,
fifteen feet long and nine feet eight inches wide,
| made In the best manner, with four hemp cords
on each side, and one through each end to close
it at both ends; two rings on each eud OF the
body, TO close and secure the ends of the cover
staple in the lower rail- near the second stud
from each end, to fastsn the side cords. The
outside Of the body and feed trough to have two
good coats of white lead, colored to blue tint,
the inside of them to have two coats OF renitian
! red paint; the running gear and wheels to hsve
two good coats of venitisn red, darkened TO
chocolate color, the hub and fellies to be well
pitched, instead of painted, il required.


A tar.pot an extra king bolt, and two extra
singletrees to be furnished with each wagon, the
king bolt and singletrees similar 10 all respscts
to those belonging to it.
Each side of the body of the wagon to be
| marked y. g., and numbered as directed; all
other parts to be lettered u s.; the cover, feed


box, bolts, linchpins, tar-pot, and harness bear.
ers for each wagon to be put up in a strong box,
| (coopered) and the contents marked thereon.
1t Is to be distinctly understood that the wag-