42. 700 Rations.
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 Tie privilege of ofincreasing or diminish- ing the number of Rations, above designa- ted, one third. or any number less than oae-third, at all the Depots, IS reseryed.- Twenty days notice being given, prior to the date of such increase or dimunition specifying place and quantity.

 The first delivery of Rations will be re- quired to be made, and at all the Depots, on or about the first dag Qf .NoUember ae1t. Subsequent deliveries will be required, from time to time, until the wfo!e is called for. Ten days notice previous to the date of each delivery will be given.

 The Ration, as above named, must eon- sist of one and quarter pounds Of Fresh Beef, three fourths of a quart of Corn, and at the rate of four quarts of Salt, 10 each one hundred Rations. The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered in good or der.

 The quality, as well as the weight of the Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, will be in spected by an Agent of the Government, on delivery; and that Proposals may not be made under wrong impressions, 1t is here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thifty-two quarts to the bushel, dry measure; all risk, and every expense at tending the delivery and distribution ofthe RatioRs, must be borne by contractors.

 Issues of. the meat part of the Ration, may bevaried, from time to time, so as to make deliveries of one and fourth pounds of fresh, or three-fourths of a pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef. So also, may portion of the meat part of the Ra- tion be delivered in CaAte and Hogs, upon estimates, on the hoof, pYQUided such shall be acceptable to the Indians; but in no case must such changes of issues increase the cost of the Ration, or any of the com penent parts thereof, as above designated, aud 10 which bidders are referred for cal culating prices at which they vii! furnish the Ration for.

 The delivery of Cattle and Hogs, on foot, as above noted, may be made for one or two months at time, should the same be deemed expedient by the receiving A gent; so, also, may the other parts of the Ration, Corn and Salt, be delivered for periods corresponding thereto.

 Contractors will be required to give bonds, in surety with two responsible sig natures, to the amount of one half of the sum of their contracts. Payments for all furnishing. under said contracts, will be made at this place-Little Rock, A. T.

 The privilege of rejecting bids, deemed too high, is reserved.

 No contract or bid, can be transferred, without the consent, in writing, of the un- dersigned, or sach Agent as may be au- thorized to open and declare the bqds, and make the contracts.

 Persons making bids, not known to tbe subscriber, will accompany them with sat lsfactory recommendations, as to their ca paeities to furnish. They viii be pleased to write on the envelope of their commit nications, the word F'PRoposALs,' and will attend at this place, on the fast day of receiving bids, 18th Septemher), for the purpose of closing contracts.

 J. BROWN, Capt. U. S. .4.

 Print. Dist,g. .4gt, Ind. RemovoI.

 Little Rock, A. T., June 2s, 1888.