Headquarter* i>epartmnl of the Platte,]
Chief Qu(tr!erma*t<’r'* OtJlce. >
Omaha. A’e6>., Ort. 2, 1800. j
Reeled bids in duplicate, with guarantee
signed by two responsible persons, not bid
ders, nnd accompanied by a deposit of one
Thousand Dollars its a farther guarantee,
i will In* received nt this office, and at the of
‘ fice of the Poet Quartermaster nt Camp
I Douglas, Utah, nnd Fort Hr Mger. Wyoming,
until ten o’clock, A. M.. on Monday.Novem
lier first, 1861), for the delivery of one Hundred
nnd seventy thousand (170,000) pounds of
Oats, ( urn, or Rnrley. nt <’mup iloug-
Ihm, I’tnii,
I oud five hundred thousand (600,000) pounds of
Oats, Corn, or Barley, nt Fort Bridger,
Wyoming-.
One third of the whole quantity to be de
livered each month from the perfection of
the contract until all is delivered.
The grain to l>oof go«Ml nterchan table qual
ity. free from dirt or chuffi subject to Inspec
tion and weight, the weight of sack* to be
deducted, ana theoatauud barley to be In
burlap sack* of the usual size* the corn to
i»e in good gunny sacks—nil well sewed.
Tin- right to reject any or nil bids i* re
served. A copy of this advertisement must
lx* attached to each bid. Blds will lie re
ceived for ton thousand (lO.ouOj pounds or
more, not exceeding the quantities first tin
ted. Blank blds can be obtained trotn Qiwr
terinasterat either Post named.
Bids from contractors, bidders or guaran
tors who have heretofore fallccl to comply
with their agreements will uot be consid
ered.
By order of Bvt. Maj. Gen. Augur.
WM. MYERS
oct i-6t Bvt. Brig. Gen’* Ch. Qr. Mr.
Proposals for Fresb Beef.
