PROPOSALS
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FIN writing aud sealed, will be received E until Thursday, the 22d day of Noyem- Der next, (4 o'clock, F. II ] for furnishing and delivering to the Seneca Iadiahs, at their Agency, situated near the Neosha, orGrand river, about f60 miles northwest wardly from Fort Gibson, SIX MONTHS COMPLETE NATIONS: tine 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 10 the 5th day of July following.

 The number of Senecas to be supported is 400, or whereabouts hence, upwards ef 72 600 ratiens 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 ali risk and every expense attending the delivery and distribution thereof, must be borne by the contractor.

 The component parts of the ration, as

  from time to time, so as to make deliye- ries of one and one-foHrth pounds of fresh or three-fourtils of pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef; and one pound of wheat Flour, instead of Corn: So also may portion of the meat part of the ration be delivered in Cutie and Hogs, upon just es- inmates, on foot, provided such should be acceptable to the Indians; but in no case, must such changes of issues increase the cost of the ration first above designated, i, and to which bidders are referred in cal culating prices at which ,hey will be IF il- ling to furnish such for.

 Bonds will be required for the faithful fulflment of the contract, and persons ma king bids are requested to accompany them with satisfactory references as to their capacities to fura5sh.

 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, IS reserved.

 Bidders will please address their com munications as follows:

 :. Proposals to furnish Rations.

 To the principal Disbursing Agent, Indian Removal,

 Little Rock, 1T"

 And will attend at this place on the last day of rec eiving 'Proposals,' ,' (22d Noy.1 for the purpose of closing the contract.

 J. BROWN. Capt U. s. .4rMy. Little Rock, A. r. Sept. ', 1892 S.-The distance from the upper set dement's of WashingtoH county, 4. T. and the south-western settlements of the State of Missouri, from the Agency above na- med, IS about 50 miles, and where supplies of Beef and Corn are 10 be found in great abundance the route from thence, lead ing 10 the new Seneca country, is over 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 by land or water-the former( land distance) is about 50 miles, the latter descending the Grand river) Is about 100 miles. The country throughout affords excellent range for Stock.