PROPOSALS
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N writing and sealed, viii be received K until Thursday, the 22d day of Noyem- Der next, (4 o'clock, P. M for furnishing and delivering to the Seneca Tididns, al their Agency, situated near the Neosha, or Grand river, about 100 miles northwest wardly from Fort Gibson, SIX MONTHS COMPLETE NATIONS: the first de- livery to be made on the 5th day of Janua- " next, 1883, and continued from time to time as shall be designated, up to the 9th day of July following.

 The number of Senecas to be supported IS 400, or whereabouts hence, upwards of 72,000 rations will be required to meet the issues during the period above stated.

 inc alton will consist of one and one- fourth pounds of fresh Beef and three fonrths 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 bevaried in the issues, from tune to tune, as to make delive- ries of one and one-fourth pounds of fresh or .three-fourths of pound of sated Pork | instead Of Beef; and one pound of wheat Flour, instead of Corn: So also may a portion of the meat part of the ration be delivered in Guile and Hogs, upon just es- inmates, on foot, provided such should be acceptable to the Indians; but in TO case must such changes of issues increase the cost of the ration first above designated and to which bidders are referred in cal euiatihg prices at which they will be will ling to furnish such for.

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

 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, Is reserved.

 i Bidders will please address their com munications as folows

 -. Proposals to furnish K ations.

 To the principal Disburslng Agent,

 Indian temoyal,

 Little isocis,-A I. .e And will attend at thls. place on the las day of rec eiyIng l" Proposals (22d Nov. for the purpose of closing the contract.

 J. BROWN, Capt. U.sS. .4fmy.

 Little Rock, Il. [. Sept. [, Ia32

 P.aS.-The distance from the upper set dement's of W ashlngton county, A. 1. and the southwestern settlements of the State ot Missouri, from the Agency aaove na- med, IS about 50 miles, and where supplies oi Dret and Corn are 10 be found Ill great abundance the route from thence, le ad- ing to the new Seneca country, is over hlgh dry ground, so that at all seasons, and without difficulty, the same can be passed with heavily loaded wagons. Salt can oe obtained at the grand Saline, and from thence transported, either by land or water-the forher( land distance) Is d about oo miles, the latter descending the Grand ryerJ IS auout i00 miles. He country throughout affords excellent range for Stock