PROPOSALS

Tor Al, ,64O Indian RatiOnsy
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Tor Al ,640 Indian RatiOnsy SEPARATE Proposals, in writing, and osealed, will be received by the sabscri- Der, until l o'clock, P. M., of Thursday, the 9th day ofSeptember next, 1853, for furnishing and delivering at the several Issuing Depots, in inc New CChoaiaw ooun-i try west of the Territory ofArkansas, the following Indian Rations, viz:

 At the Depot near Fort Towson, Red River,

 At the Depot on the Mountain Fork of Little river, forty miles north-east from Fort Towson,

 92,1OO Rations.

 At the Depot at Horse Prairie, twenty miles west from Fort Towson,

 39.65O RatiOns.

 At the Depot near old Miller Court house, forty miles southeast from Fort

 20, Rations.

 tthe Depot at the New Choctaw Agen- oy, near the Arkansas, twenty. five miles enthusiastically from Fort Smith,

 1OO.65O RatiOns.

 At the Depot at Pleasant Bluff, on the Arkansas, tbirty-fye miles above Fort Smith,

 3O.5OO RatiOns.

 Atthe Depot on the Poteau river, about forty miles south-westwardly from Fort Smith,

 42,7OO Rafions.

 Tie privilege of increasing or diminish ing the number of Rat;eas, abcre aesigna ted, one-third, or any number less than one-third, at all the Depots, is reserved 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 of .November leGt. Subsequent deliveries will be required, from time to time, until the whole IS called for. Ten days notice previous to the date of each delivery will be given.

 The Ration, as above named, must con- sist of one and quarter pounds of Fresh Beef, three fonrths of quart of Corn, and at the rate of four quarts of Salt, to each one hundred Nations. The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered in good or der.

 The quality, as we'll as the weight of the Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, will be in- speeted by an Agent of the Government, on delivery and that Proposals may not be made under wrong impressions, it is here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thirty-two quarts to the bnshel, dry measure; all risk, and every expense at. tending the delivery and distribution the fafI anrf he

 Issues Of the meat part of the Ration, may be varied, from time to time, 80 as to make deliveries of one and a fourth pounds of fresh, or three-fourths of pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef. So, also, may a portion of the meat part of the Ra- ton be delivered in Cattie and Hogs, upon estimates, on the hoof, proUided 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 ponent parts thereof, as above designated, aud 50 which bidders are referred for cal c1latiRg prices at which they will 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 expedieDt by the receiving A. gent; 80, 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 tho sum of their contracts. Payments for all furnishing, under said contracts, will be made at this place--LittIe Rock, A. T. The privilege of rejecting bids, deemed too high, is reserved.

 No contract or bid, can be transferred, i without the consent, in writing, of the un- ! dersigned, or such Agent as may be au thorized to open and declare the bids, and 1 make the contracts. Persons making bids, not known to the l will accompany them with sat- l recommendations, as to their ca- pacities to furnish. They will be pleased 1 to write on the envelope of their commu- nications, the word ''PRoposALs,o and l will attend at this place, on the last day l of receiving bids, 18th September, for the l purpose Of closing contracts.

 J. BROWN, Capt. U s. 4.

 Prinp. Diss'g. .4gt. Iad. Remepal

 Little Rock, A. T., June 2S, 1883.

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