From Brazos Santiago to Fort McIntosh, Tex.

From Fort Brown to Ringgold Bar. racks, Tex.

From Ringgold Barracks to Fort
McIntosh, Tex., or return.

Louis H. and William Feb. 9, 1878 From Breckinridge, Minn., or

Jamestown, Dak., or other posts
on the Missouri River, Dakota
Territory, eastward or north-
ward, or from any point on the
Saint Paul and Pacífic Railroad,
or the Northern Pacific Railroad
and its branches, or from any
point in the State of Minnesota
and that part of Dakota Territory
lying north and east of the Mis-
souri River to any of the posts
that are now or may be estab-
lished in the State of Minnesota
or in that portion of Dakota Ter-
ritory bounded by and lying
north and east of the Missouri
River.
Mar. 20, 1878 From Fort Benton, Mont., or any
point in the Military District of
Montana on the Missouri River,
or at Corinne, Utah, or other sta-
tion on the Union Pacific or Utah
Northern Railroads, to any point
in the Territory of Montana.
Hauling in the city of Philadelphia
and vicinity.

June 29, 1877

Walla Walla to Fort Colville,
Wash., 200 miles.

$1.50 per 100 pounds.. 26 cents per 100 pounds

$1 per 100 pounds

$1.21 per 100 pounds per 100 miles from Apr. to Mar. 31, 1879 Oct., 1878, inclusive.

$1.25 per 100 pounds per 100 miles from Nov., 1878, to Mar., 1879, inclusive.

....do

Dec. 31, 1877

Do

Palouse Landing to Fort Colville, 2 cents per pound for the whole distance durWash., 160 miles. ing the months of July, Aug., Sept., and Oct.,

Oct.

31, 1877

June 18, 1877 Canyon City to Camp Harney, Transporting United States military mails Oreg., and vice versa. weekly during July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec., 1877, at $108 per month.

June 29, 1877 Roseburg to Fort Klamath, Oreg., 3 cents per pound for the whole distance dur-
200 miles.
ing the months of July, Aug., Sept., and Oct.,
June 29, 1877 Between Linkville and Fort Kla- $68 per month for transporting United States
math, Oreg.
military mails tri-weekly from July 1, 1877, to
Dec. 31, 1877.
June 29, 1877 Dalles to Camp Harney, Oreg., 260 4 cents per pound for the whole distance dur-
ing July, Aug., Sept., and Oct., 1877.

miles.

B.-Abstracts of contracts for wagon-transportation entered into by the Quartermaster's Department, &c.-Continued.

Names of officers.

Names of contractors.

Date of con-
tract.

Lieut. Col. Rufus Saxton, chief E. Fenlon

quartermaster Department of

Route of supply,

Rates.

May 8, 1878 Route No. 1. Caddo to Fort Sill, $2.15 per 100 pounds for the entire distance.
Ind. T., 153 miles.

the Missouri, Fort Leavenworth,

Kans.

May 8, 1878

May 10, 1878
May 10, 1878
May 11, 1878

Route No. 2. Wichita, Kans., to
Fort Reno, Ind. T., 164 miles.
Route No. 3. Dodge City, Kans.,
to Fort Elliott, Tex., 187 miles.
Route No. 4. El Moro, Colo., to
Fort Stanton, N. Mex., 328 miles.
Route No. 5. Alamosa, Colo., to
Santa Fé, N. Mex., 138 miles.
Modified Sept. 10, 1878, to allow
transportation from El Moro or
Trinidad, Colo., at same rates.
May 11, 1878 Route No. 6. Alamosa, Colo., to

Fort Craig, N. Mex., 316 miles.
Modified Sept. 10, 1878, to allow
transportation from El Moro or
Trinidad, Colo., at same rates.
May 11, 1878 Route No. 7. Alamosa, Colo., to
Fort Wingate, N. Mex., 321 miles.
Modified Sept. 10, 1878, to allow
transportation from El Moro or
Trinidad, Colo., at same rates.
May 11, 1878 Route No. 8. Alamosa, Colo., to
Fort Bayard, N. Mex., 494 miles.
Modified Sept. 10, 1878, to allow
transportation from El Moro or
Trinidad, Colo., at same rates.
May 11, 1878 Route No. 9. Alamosa, Colo., to
Camp Apache, Ariz., 460 miles.
Modified Sept. 10, 1878, to allow
transportation from El Moro or
Trinidad, Colo., at same rates.
Aug. 2, 1877 Hauling building material, lumber,
&c., for the erection of two build-
ings at Fort McIntosh, Tex.,
from Corpus Christi, Tex., to
Fort McIntosh.

$2.85 per 100 pounds for entire distance for June 30, 1879 stores starting in July and August; $3.30 for remaining months of year.

$4.40% per 100 pouns for entire distance for June 30, 1879 stores starting in July and August; for remaining months of year, $5.13%

Respectfully submitted.

HENRY C. HODGES,

Deputy Quartermaster-General, U. S. A.

C.-Table showing principal movements of troops during fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and average length of march or movement in each case.

C.-Table showing principal movements of troops during fiscal year ending June 30, 1878-Continued.