PROPOSALS
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N writing and sealed, will be received A until ThursdaY, the 22d day of Noyem- Der next, (4 o'clock, r. NJ for furnishing ,and delivering to the Seneca Iadtahs, at their Agency, situated near the Neosha, or Grand river, about 100 miles nortll# est wardly from Fort Gibson, SIX MONTHS tCUMf. i iiIiias FIFE F RsA E NATIONS tie first de- livery to be made on the 9th day of Janua- ry next, 1893, and continued from time to time shall be designated, up to the oth day of July following.

 i'he number of Senecas to be supported 1 is AGO, or thereabouts hence, upwards of 72 000 rations will be required to meet 1 the issues during the period above stated.

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

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

 The component parts of the ration, as above stated, may bevaried in the issues, from time to time, SD as to make dellve- ries of one and one fourth pounds of fresh or three-f -fourtks of pound of saited Pork, instead of Beef; and one pound of wheat Flour, instead of Corn: So a!so may a portion Of the meat part of the ration be delivered in Cd9ie and Hogs, upon just es- inmates, foot, provided such should be acceptable to the Indians; putin no case, must such changes of issues increase the cost of the ration first above designated, :, and to which bidders are referred in cal cuiating prices at which they will be will lng tO furnish such for.

 isssf,ds witt he required for tie faithful tuihiment of tbe contract, and persons ma king bids are requested 10 accompany them with satisf factory references as to Etheir capacities to furnish.

 Inc privilege of rejecting bidsdeemed 1 high, is reserved.

 Ridders viii please address their com munications as follows

 '' Proposals 10 furnish Rations.

 To the principal Disbursing Agent,

 Indian Removal,

 Little Rock, 4. T. ;

 And will attend at this place on the last day of rec eivlng 1" Proposals, :" (22d Nov. } for the purpose of closing the contract.

 ! BROWN, Capf U S. .4rmyZ Little Rock, A. r. Sept. ', Ie32.

 r S.-The distance from tho upper set- dement's of Washington county, A. T and the southwestern settlements of the State of Missouri, from the Agency above na- med, Is about 50 miles, and where supplies oi Beef and Corn are 10 be found in. great abundance the route from thence, lead ing to the new Seneca country, is oyer ] high dry ground so that at all seasons, and without difficulty, the same can be passed with heavily loaded wagons. Salt can be obtained at the grand Saline, and from thence transported. either byland or water-tle former land distance) is about o0 miles, the latter descending the Grand riyer) is about leo miles. l'he country throughout affords excellent range for Stock