PROPOSALS
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writing and sealed, will be received -A until hursdav. fiie s22d day et N oye..a- Der next, "A o'clock, r. M for iarliishing aud delivering to the Seaecd Iudldtls, at fhelr Agency, situated near the Neosha, or c rand river, about I00 miles northwest wardiy from Fort Gibson, SIX MONTHS COMPLETE kAfIUNS: the first de- livery to be made on the 9th day of Janua- ry next, 1883, and continued from time to time as shall be designated, mp to the 9th day of July following.

 The number of Senecas to be supported IS AGO, or thereabouts hence, upwards ] of 72 ,000 rations will be required to meet the issues during the period above stated.

 The ration will consist of one and one- fourth pounds of fresh Beef and three fourths of quart of Corn to each person, and at the rate of four quarts of Salt for every one hundred persons. The Beef, Corn and Salt, comprising the ration, must be of good quality and delivered in good order.

 The delivery of Provisions will be made under the inspection of an Agent and all risk and every expense attending the delivery and distribution thereof, must be borne by the contractor.

 The component parts of the ration, as above stated, may be varied in the issues, l from time to time, so as to make delipe- ries of one and onefourth pounds of fresh or three-fourths of pound of saIted Pork, Instead of Beef; and one pound of wheat l Flour, instead of Corn So lso may l portion of the meat part of the ration be delivered in Cattle and Hogs, upon just es- inmates, on foot, provided such should be acceptable to the Indians; but Tn no case, must such changes Of issues increase the cost of the ration first above designated, and to which bidders are referred Tn cal- culating prices at which they " i'll be wil- l ling to furnish such for.

 Bonds will be required for the faithful fulfilment of the contract, and persons ma klpg bids are requested to accompany them with satisfactory references as to their capacities to furnish.

 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, Is reserved.

 Bidders will please address their com mnnications as follows:

 :. Proposals 10 furnish Rations.

 To the principal Disbursing Agent,

 Indian Removal,

 Little Rock, A T.

 And will attend at this place on the last day of rec eivang | Proposals (22d Nov.l for the purpose Of closing the contract.

 J. BROWN, Capt. US .army. Little Rock, A.T. Sept ', 1882.

 S-Ihe distance from the upper set- dement's of N ashington county, 1. T. and the soath-western settlements of the State of Missouri, from the Agency above na- l med, IS about 50 miles, and where supplies of Beef and Corn are to be foHnd in great i abundance: the route from thence, lead- ing to the new Seneca country, is over hlgh dry ground. so that at all seasons. | 4 passed with heavily loaded wagons. Salt can be obtained at the grand Saline, and from thence transported, either by land or water-the former land distance1 is about 50 miles, tue latter descending the Grand rIyer) is about leo miles. The country throughout affords excellent range for i Stock.