rEOFscs.EE.S For 733,000 Indian Rationsr
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Ss EPERATE 2 p,oppsals II writing, and e1 sealed. will be received bY tho s,lb- scrlhsr until iaseloek F ss. sf ! ifssdag4 the lGth day ol May next, lssa, for ftir- nislahg and deiiyefiGg ai the several 1ssn- Ing Dep0ts. ln tie neAs Glaaetase -easst Y Y, west ot the Territory of Alkansas, tiae .ol- lowing Indian Ralions, viz;

 2e7, ,5G0 Rations, :, At the Depot near Tort Jowhon, Red River.

 I04,55O Rations, Al the Depot on the Mcantain Fork of ,itife River, forty miles north west fom Ort t iowson. 2 2,oe6 see lsF5 Rat ti tii5iiss oiiisss,

 ni the Depot st Horse Prarlc, twenty miles west from Fort Towson.

 3o,1JO Ratiors,

 Al the Depot near Old Miller c. IT. for. ty miles soilfh east freto Fort Tousos,

 19O,65O Rations,

 At the Depot at the New Cbpotaw X gency, near the h,tansas thirtyfi,e miles south wcstwaidly, from Fort Smiti.

 55,350 Rations,

 Al the Depot at pl.easa Huff iiii, oi, the Arkansas, thirty fyo miles above Fort smith-and--

 55,35O Rations

 At the Depot on tfo rotran River, a. bout forty miles south westwardly from Fort Smith.

 The efirstdeliyery viii require to be made, and at all the places above named, on or about tho first day of July next md will De continued from tim i o time ui.tii tine whole is called for, which may be calenla- ted on on or before the close of Octr. next The Ration complete as above named wlii consist of one md quarter pounds of Fresh Beef, and three fourths 0f qnart of Corn for each person, and at tlle rate of four quarts of Salt for every ono han- dred persons. hc Beef Corn and Salt. comprising the Rnlion must be of gocs quality, and delivered in good order.

 Ihe quality as woli as weight of Beef, and the easure of Corn and Salt oumpri- sing the ration, offered for delivery, will be inspected by an agent; md that propo- sais may not be made under wrong iti- E spfcssions, 1t IS here made known. that the Corn and Salt must ba delivered at tLe rate Of Mfyig.lsoo qHayfs to fbe busbel, ary Haeasgfe. A Il risk, and every expense at- tending the delivery and dlstrlbniion cf the rations. must be borne by contractors. issues of the meat part Of tLe ration may hevasied frem lime to time, so ss to make deliveries ofonc and fourth pounds of fresh, tlree fonrtis of pound of saltcd Pork, instead of Beef; so aiso may n portion of the meat part Of the ration be delivered in cattle and hogs, upon esti- mate on the hoof, provided such shall be acceptable to the Indians; but in no case. must such change of issues increasc tic cost Of the ration, or any of the confpe- nent parts thereof, as above designafed, and Co which bidders arc referred in eai- eelating prices at which they will furnish the ration for

 he deliYory of cattle and hogs on foot, as above noted, may be made for one or two months at lime, should the same bo E deemed eNpodiont by the receiving agents; so also may the otherparts of tue ratiup, Corn and Salt, be deliycred;for periods corr responding thereto.

 Bonds 10 the amount of one half of the sum involved, wlll be required for tlae faith fnl fnlGluent of contracts, and payment for all furnishing under said contracts, will be made at this place, Little Rock T. The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high is reserved.

 Persons making bids will accompany them with satisfactory references as 10 tteir capacities 10 furnish They will please to write on the envelope of their communication, the word s Proposals, and will attend at this place on the last day of receiving proposals (l6lh May, for Inc purpose Of closing contrac's.

 J BROWN, Capf. U s. .4.

 Ps.iaeapat Dis6'g .4gl. Ind. Remt Little Rock, AT.

 March l, 1883. { 10w4S

 