Proposals for INDIAN NATIONS.
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IGSEAEED PROPOSALS will be received lJ by the subscriber, until TUESDAY, the 1 31s Of -Harch nert, dt I2 o'ctock .H. for fur nishing and delivering all the Indian Rations more or less-that shall be required m the Creek country, West, from the lst day ot May, 1885, to the 3lst day of March, lS36, inclusive.

 The number of places for delivering the Ratons will not exceed four, none of which will be more than fifty miles from Fort Gibson.

 The Rations for the Indians, consists of one pound of Fresh Beef, three-fourths of t quart of Corn-and at the rate of four quarts of Salt to each one hundred Rations. The Corn and Salt must be delivered by the meas. ure of thiVy-ttuo quarts, DRy MEASURE, to the Bushe. The quality, as well as the weight and measure of the articles composing the Ration, will be inspected by an Agent, on delivery.

 Bidders will state in their proposals, the | price for which they will furnish and deliver 1 Me Ration above mentioned. All risk and every expense attending the delivery and distribution of the Rations, must be borne by the contractor.

 A portion of the meat part of the Ra- I ton, may be eommuted for Cows and Calves, 1 IS well us for Breeding Hogs, should such be deemed expedient by the receiving Agent Bidders will therefore st lte i'll their proposals, at what prices they will deliver good mer- chantable Cows and Calves, and Hogs, under l communications, from time to time, as shall be desired-the Agent giving to the Contractor 80 days notice of the number of each requlred to be furnished, prior to the period of delivery. 6rThe privilege of rejecting bids deemed high, Is reserved.

 Bonds, with two responsible signatures, will be required, as security for the faithful fulfilment of the contract.

 No Contract or Bid can be transferred, without the consent of the undersigned, or such other persons as shall be authorized to open and declare the bids and make the con- tract.

 Persons making Bids not known to the subscriber, will accompany them with satis- factory recommendations, as to their capaci- ty to fulfl the contract. They will be pleas ed to write on the envelope of their commu- intentions, the words, ( Proposals to fltrnish Indiaa Ratioas," and will attend at Little Rock, 4. T. on the last day of receiving Bids, for the purpose of closing the contract.

 J. BROWN, Capt. U. S. fl.

 P,.iaeipat Dis. Agent, Htd. Rem. Little Rock, \. T., Feb. 20, 1895. As St

 P. .S.-Between five and six hundred Creek emigrants are now on their way for thelr New Country, Vest and 1t is more than probable that large aeeessions to this number will be made before the period for contract ing above named, shall have expired.

 ]. BROWN.