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sc'liodulo time each wa}' on main line not to exceed thirty days. Bid.s 

 must state the rate per round trip. 



Bond required with bid, $6, (JOG. 



The contractor for this route will ])e required to provide such dog- 

 teams, reindeer, drivers, carriers, boats, supplies, and equipment (^f all 

 kinds as will insure the regidar performance of the service. 



This advertisement is su))ject to the postal laws and reguhitions, and 

 to the conditions for the last general advertisement for Alaska, dated 

 September 15, 181>T, as far as applicable thereto. 



Each bid with l)ond executed by bidder and two oi' more sureties, 

 oath of sureties as to real estate, and certilicate of postmaster as to 

 sufficiency of sureties, to be submitted on the form required under said 

 general advertisement. The accepted bidder will be required to 

 execute a contract in form prescribed by, and with sureties satisfactory^ 

 to, the Postmaster-deneral. 



All proposals nmst be in sealed envelopes marked "Proposals for 

 service, St. Michael to Kotzebue. Alaska," and addressed to the Sec- 

 ond Assistant Postmaster-General, Washing-ton, D. C. 



Decisions aimounced on or before May 1, 1899. 



Post-offices will probably be established at Eaton Reindeei* Station, 

 Kotzebue, and Golovin Bay. 



Cii. Emory Smith, 



Post)! taster- Gen end. 



CORRESPONDENCK WITH RK(;ARD TO HERD OF REINDEER l-OR 

 EPISCOPAL MISSION. 



St. Michael, Alaska. July i^£, ISOi-i. 



Sir: I liave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 

 the 21st, with reference to youi' taking charge of the herd of reindeer 

 belonging to St. James Mission, the Rev. J. I^. Prevost in charge. 



In reply, permit me to write that on the part of the Government I 

 see no objections to your doing so, provided you assume the same ol)li- 

 gations that were assumed by Mr. Prevost and carry out the letter and 

 spirit of the purpose for which said deer were loaned b}- the Govern- 

 ment — to wit, the introduction of domestic reindeer among the natives 

 and the training of some of their young men to the management and 

 care of the deer. When a native after an apprenticeship of tiveyt>ai-s 

 learns the business he is to be given 18 female and 2 ])uck deer as a 

 starter for his private herd. Any time after five years from the date 

 of the original loan the Government can call for 50 head. 



I hope you may ])e able to make satisfactory arrangements with Mr. 

 Prevost, as I judge you will give more time to the development of the 

 herd than the missionaries will be able to do. 



