PROPOSALS
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FIN writing and sealed, viii be received a until Yhursda5, tue 22d day ot Novern- Der next, "A o'clock, r. M. for furnishing and delivering 10 the Seneca Lad dadRs, al thelr Agency, situated near tue Neosha, ar tsraud river, about i00 miles northwest wardly from Fort Gibson, SIX .nON Ills COMPLETE RAfI0AS: tie first de- livery to be made on the oth day oi Jahua- ry next, 1883, and continued from tune 10 time as shall be designated, up to the oth day of July following.

 The number of senecas to be supported is 400, or whereabouts: hence, upwards of X. a}6666 a}6666 ratiois ill be required ee meet the issues during the period aboYe stated, The Iation will consist of one and one fourth pounds of fresh Beef and three fonrtil5 of qiart of Corn to each person, and at the rate of four quarts ot salt for every one hundred persons. he Beei, Corn and Salt, comprising the ration, must be of good quality and delivered Ill gooa ord CT.

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

 The component parts of the ration, as above stated, may be varied Ia the issues, from time to tune, so as to make delive- ries of one and one-fourtil pounds of fresh or ee-fourths of pound of saltcd Fork, instead of Beef; and one pound oi wheat 1 Flour, instead of Corn So also may portion of the meat part Of the ration be delivered in Cattle and HQgs, upon just es- inmates, OH foot, provided such should De acceptable to the Indians: butin no case, must such changes of issues increase the cost of. the ration first above designated, and to which bidders arc referred in cal cuatng prices at which They will be will ling to furnish such for.

 Bonds will be required for the faithfail 1 fulflmcnt of the contract, and persons ma king bids are requested to accompany them with satisfactory references as 10 theirseapaeities to furnish.

 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, Is reserved.

 Bidders will please address their com munications as follows;

 :. Proposals 10 furnish ltations.

 To the principal Disbursing Agent, Indian Removal,

 Little Rock, A. T.o

 And will attend at this place on the last day of rec eivlug ss Proposals, :" (22d Nov. for the purpose of closing the contract.

 j. BROWN, Cagt. U. s. .qray.

 Little Rock, 4. T. Sept. I, 1882.

 r S.-Ihe distance from the upper set dement's of V ashiagton county 4. and tie sauih-western settlements of the State of Missouri, from tue Agency above na- mod, IS aboat 50 miles, and where supplies Of Beef and Corn arc to be found in great abundance: the.route from thence, Iead- ing 10 tic new Seneca country, is oyer high dry ground, so tbat at all seasons, and without difficulty, the same can be passed with heavily loaded wagons. Salt can he obtained ai the grand Saline, aa,i l from thence transported, either ly iasd CT l w1ter-tAe fgrmerfland distance1 is abont 60 miles, the latter (ascending the Grand rlver) is about loo miles. The country throughout affords excellent range for Stock.