PROPOSALS
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FIN writing and sealed, will be received n until Thursday, the 22d day of Novein- { Der next. "A o'clock, r. N for furnishing { and delivering 10 the Seneca indadRs, al { their Agency, situated near the Neosha, or Grand river, about l60 miles northwest ]. " ardiy from Fort Gibson, SIX Al0S 1 ilo COMPLETE RATIUAS: the first de- livery to be made on the 5th day of Janua- " next, 1883, and continued from iihe 10 time as shall be designated, up to tue otn day of Jniy following

 ti'hc number of Senecas tq be suPpofteo is AGO. or whereabouts hence, upwards of 72,000 rations will be required to meet the issues dnring the period above stated.

 The .ation will consist of one and one fourth pounds of fresh Beef and thfee- fourths of a 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 tue ration, must be of good quality and delivered i'll good order.

 The delivery of Provisions will be made under the inspection of an Agent and l all risk and every expense attending lhe 1 delivery and distribution thereof, must be borne by the contractor.

 The component parts Of the ration, as aboye stated, may be varied n the issues, ] from time 10 time, as to make deliye- ries of one and one-foUrth pounds ot fresh orthree-fourths of pound Of saited Fork, instead of Beef; and one pound ot wheat l Flour, instead of Corn 50 also may 1 portion of the meat part of the ration be delivered in Cattle and Hogs, upon just es- timates, 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 in call culating prices at which They will be will 1 ling to furnish such for.

 Bonds will be required for the faithful 1 fulflment of the contract, and persons ma king bids are requested to accompany them with satisfactory references as 10 their capacities to furE!sh.

 The privilege of rejecting bids deemed l high, Is reserved.

 Bidders will please address their con- munications as follows;

 :. Proposals to furnish Ratious.

 To the principal Disbursing Agent,

 Indian Removal, l Little Rock, A. T."

 And will attend at this place on the last day ofsyeeeiving < Proposals (22d Noy.) for the purpose of closing the contract.

 ]. BROWN, Capf. .. S. .4rmg.

 Little Rock. IT. Sept ', 1882. r. S.-Ihe distance from the upper set- ] dement's of Washington county, A. I. and 1 the south-wes 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- iag to 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 watef-the former Qand distance) is about 50 miles, the latter descending the Grand riyerl ia about 100 miles. The country throughout affords excellent range for l Stock