1832.] From the Blairsville Record. SKETCHES, No. VIII. Phouts shot one, which they skinned and carried Of the Life, and Military and Hunting Adventures of could carry of jerk, and hung the remainder on a CAPTAIN SAMUEL BRADY. (Continued from Vol. IX, page 303.) Captain Brady had returned from Sandusky, perhaps a week, when he was observed one evening by a man by the name of Phouts, sitting in a solitary part of the fort, apparently absorbed in thought. Phouts approached him unregarded, and was pained to the bottom of his honest heart to perceive, that the countenance of the honoured Captain bore traces of deep care, and even melancholy. He accosted him, however, in the best English he had, and soothingly said, "Gabtan what ails you?" Brady looked at him for a short time without speaking; then resuming his usual equanimity replied, have been thinking about the red skins, and it is my opinion there is some above us on the river. I have a mind to pay them a visit. Now if I get permission from the General to do so, will you go along?" Phouts was a stout thick Dutchman of uncommon "I strength and activity. He was also well acquainted He told Phouts his success with the General, and that, as it was early in the light of the moon, they must get ready and be off betimes. They immediately set out by cleaning their guns, preparing their ammunition, and having secured a small quantity of salt, they lay down together, and slept soundly until about two hours before day break. Brady awoke first, and stirring Phouts, each took down the "deadly rifle," and whilst all but the sentinels were wrapt in sleep, they left the little fort, and in a short time found themselves deep buried in the forest. That day they marched through woods never traversed by either of them before, following the general course of the river, they reached a small creek that put in from the Pittsburg side; it was near night when they got there; and having no provision, they concluded to remain there all night. Phouts struck fire, and after having kindled a little, they covered it up with leave and brush to keep it in. They then proceeded up the creek to look for game. About a mile from the mouth of the creek, a run comes into it, upon this run was a lick apparently much frequented by deer. They placed themselves in readiness, and in a short time two deer came in. Probably Puckety creek, which empties into the Allegheny, at Logan's Ferry. small tree in the skin, intending, if they were spared Next morning they started early, and travelled hard all day; near evening they espied a number of crows hovering over the tops of the trees, near the bank of the river. Brady told Phouts that there were Indians in the neighbourhood, or else the men who were expected from Susquehanna at Pittsburg, were there encamped, or had been some time before. Phouts was anxious to go down and see, but Brady forbade him; telling him at the same time, "we must secrete ourselves till after night, when fires will be made by them, be they whom they may." Accordingly they hid themselves amongst fallen timber, and remained so till about ten o'clock at night. But even then they could see no fire. Brady concluded and where the crows were seen, and decided on that there must be a hill or thick woods between him leaving his hiding place to ascertain the fact. Phouts accompanied him. They walked with the utmost caution down towards the river bank, and had went about two hundred yards, when they observed the twinkling of a fire, at some distance on their right. They at first thought the river made a very short bend, but on proceeding further, they discovered Kiskeminetas. Brady desired Phouts to stay where that it was a fork or bank of the river, probably the he was, intending to go himself to the fire, and see who was there; but Phouts refused, saying, “no, by George I vill see too." They approached the fire together, but with the utmost care; and from appearances, judged it to be an Indian encampment, much too large to be attacked by them. Having resolved to ascertain the number of the rade went close to the fire; and discovered an old enemy, the Captain of the spies and his brave comIndian sitting beside a tree near the fire; either mending or making a pair of moccasins. KISKEMINETAS. PUBLIC MEETING. WYOMING MASSACRE. A meeting of a number of the early settlers of Wyoming Valley, who lost relatives and acquaintances, in the Wyoming Massacre, and other citizens of Luzerne county, convened at the house of Major O. Helme, in Kingston, on the 16th day of June, 1832, to take into consideration the subject of erecting a monument to the memory of those who fell in that disastrous conflict. Gen. WM. Ross was appointed chairman, and CHARLES D. SHOEMAKER, secretary. The chairman stated the object of the meeting, when, on motion, the following persons were appointed a committee to draft resolutions. John Carey, Col. Benj. Dorrance, Rev. Benj. Bidlack, Col. Ransom, Calvin Wadhams, John Gore, Sen. Anderson Dana, Sen. Joseph Wright, and Benj. Reynolds, Esq. After a short interval, the committee reported the following resolutions, which, after being read, were unanimously adopted. Resolved, That we deeply feel an indebtedness of gratitude to those heroes who so bravely went forth to meet the enemy on the 3d of July, 1778, in defence. of Wyoming Valley, and whose lives were so inhumanly destroyed by the British Indians and Tories on that memorable day. Resolved, That we feel it incumbent upon us, and upon every citizen of the Valley, to unite in contributing to rear a memento of their services and patri otism, as a testimony of the veneration and respect the present inhabitants entertain for the memory of those deceased patriots, and to point to succeeding generations the spot once hallowed by their blood, and rendered sacred by their slumbering dust. Resolved, That we deem it expedient and practicable to erect a monument to the memory of those illustrious dead, and that we respectfully ask the citizens of the Valley to unite in an effort to accomplish the object, the present season. Resolved, That we request the citizens of the Valley to meet at the house of F. Gay, in Kingston, on the 3d day of July next, at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of adopting such measures as may be thought necessary to ensure the erection of a monument. Resolved, That we invite our fellow citizens to unite with us in paying a tribute of respect to the remains of those patriots on that day, it being the anniversary of the day of their massacre, by visiting the spot where rest their ashes. On motion-Resolved, That Col. Benj. Dorrance, Calvin Wadhams, Anderson Dana, Sen. Lazarus Denison, David Scott, and George M. Hollenback, constitute a committee to confer with Fisher Gay, and ascertain the terms upon which he will dispose of half an acre of ground, including the burial place of those who fell in the battle of Wyoming. Resolved, That a committee of superintendence, be appointed, to arrange the order of the day, and that they be requested to procure a suitable person to deliver an address at the Kingston meeting-house on that day.-Wyoming Herald. "A list of the officers and soldiers that were slain by the Indians and Tories in a battle at Westmoreland, July 3d, 1778."-Taken from the manuscripts of the late Col. John Franklin. FIELD OFFICERS. Lt. Col. George Dorrance, Maj. John Garret, CAPTAINS. Robert Durkee, Dethick Hewitt, Aholiab Buck, Wm. M'Carragan, Lazarus Stewart, Samuel Ransom, James Bidlack, Jr. Asaph Whittlesy, Rezin Geer, James Wig ton. LIEUTENANTS. James Wells, Paren Ross, Flavius Waterman, Aaton Gaylord, Lazarus Stewart, Jr. Timothy Pierce, Asa Stephens, Elihu Shoemaker, Amos Atherton, Stoddard Boen. ENSIGNS.' John Cortright, Wm. Parker, John Caldwell, C. Mc.Cartee, Wm. Woodringer, Ichabod Tuttle, Rufus Williams, Elihu Williams, Jr., John Otis, Jabez Atherton, Abram Vangorder, Josiah Cameron, Silas Hervy, Job Marshall, Nicholas Manvel, Parker Willson, Azebah Williams, Joshua Landon, Henry Johnson, Silas Parkes, Robert Comstock, Wm. Hammon, Eson Wilcox, Joseph Shaw, Ab'm Shaw, John Boyde, Robert M'Intire, Stephen Fuller, Coonrod Lowe, John Finch, Daniel Finch, Rufus Stevens, Benjamin Finch, Enos Brockway, Constant Searles, Elip'h Follet, Nailer Swede, Isaac Campbell, Coonrod Davenport, James Cosrin. Andrew Millard, James Stevenson, Robert Jameson, Christopher Cortright, C. Fitchet, John Franklin, Jinks Corey, Rufus Corey, Anson Corey, Samuel Bigford, John Hutchins, Lip'h Hibbard, James Spencer, Israel Inman, Reynolds, Abel Celey, Ackke. —Susquehanna Register. Correspondence of the Advocate and Journa 1. CONNELLSVILLE, Fayette Co. Pa., June 1832. Dear Sir-The little town of Mount Pleasant, from whence I wrote you last, is on the Pittsburgh turnpike, and contains from four to five hundred inhabitants. There are many mechanics, but no manufacturers. Here I left the Pittsburgh road, and crossed the country in a southerly direction, ten miles, to the flourishing village of Connellsville. It is situate on the Youghiogheny river, a precipitous and fretful stream, with falls and rapids too numerous and formidable to admit of steamboat navigation. It is, however, navigable for boats during most of the year. It is a growing place, and bids fair in time to become important as a manufacturing town. The southwestern side, opposite, is called New Haven; they are too intimately connected in every relation to be separated, and the little that I have to say pertains to them equally. A toll bridge but lately con.. nected the two places. It was swept away by the ice during a flood in the spring of 1831, and is now being rebuilt in a more stable and permanent style. The manufacture of woollen cloths, paper and iron, is already carried on to a considerable extent. Trevor, Foster & Co. have a woollen factory of 300 spindles, thirteen looms, and employ forty hands. They made into broad cloths and satinets. Joseph Trevor consume, annually, 25,000 lbs. of wool, which is & Co. have a paper mill. They manufacture writing, printing and wrapping paper. They consume 80,000 lbs. of stock, employ thirty hands, and makes Gebhart, Norton and Asa Gore, Wm. White, Titus Hinman, Silas Gore, annually, about 3000 reams. Jeremiah Bigford. NON-COMMISSIONED, AND PRIVATES. portance of, and amount of labor and materials used in, the manufacture of paper. Besides the rags, they use scalps of glue, tallow, lard, alum, twine, indigo, vitriol, soap, wood, &c. &c. Kurtz, also have a paper mill, and consume about 75,000 lbs. of stock. They give constant employChristopher Avery, Esq., Anderson Dana, Esq., Da- ment to thirty hands, and they also make 3000 reams rius Spafford, Peter Wheeler, Samuel Carey, Jonathan of the same description of paper. I had but an imWeeks, Bartholomew Weeks, Philip Weeks, A. Bene-perfect notion, till lately, of the value and great imdict, Jabez Beers, Joseph Ogden, Joseph Jennings, Eleazar Sprague, Mickleman, Jeremiah Ross, Jr., Elibu Waters, Samuel Cole, Thomas Fuller, Elias Bigs bee, John Williams, Elisha Fish, Samuel Hutchinson, Joseph Crooker, Thomas Brown, Amos Bullock, Asa Bullock, Abel Palmer, Dutchman, Joseph Staples, Jabez Darling, Aaron Start, Daniel Start, Samuel Crooker, David Bigsbee, Levi Dunn, Wm. Cofferin, Reuben Staples, Joseph Shaw, John Ward, John Vanwie, Daniel Carr, Elias Roberts, Timothy Rose, Wm. Buck, Joel Church, John Wilson, Levi Hicks, Joseph Carey, George Gore, John Murphy, Ozias Yale, Stephen Whiting, John Pierce, Nero Matthewson, James Divine, Thomas Foxen, Henry Bush, George Downing, James Lock, Wm. Crooks, Joseph Budd, Benjamin Hatch, Silas Core, William Lawrence, Levi Spencer, Nathaniel Howard, Josiah Spencer, Elijah Inman, Wm. Dunn, John Brown, Francis Ledyard, Henry Pencil, Noah Pettebone, Jr., James Hopkins, Jamuel Jackson, Elisha Richards, Denthorn, Daniel Lawrence, Iron, however, is the most important item in the scale of their manufactures-within half a mile of the town, J. P. Gibson owns Mount Etna Furnace, where he employs twenty-five hands, and produces 250 tons of iron yearly. Three miles off, Jacob Murphy has a forge, calculated to produce from 800 to 1000 tons-at the present time he only makes about 200 tons. At the distance of 6 miles, Knox, Miltenberger & Co. have a forge, called Little Falls, which produces in bars and blooms about 1000 tons. The New Laurel Works are eight miles off, and belong to James Paull & Sons, who employ forty hands, and make 500 tons. The Fayette Furnace is nine miles off, and belongs to J. & G. Rogers, who employ between forty and fifty hands, and produce in pigs and castings, about 500 tons. There are besides, these many other blast furnaces in excellent situations, and which will soon be resuscitated. On both sides of the river there are about 700 inhabitants, one baptist, one episcopal, and two methodist churches. The situation of the town is at the foot of a large hill, and directly upon the banks of the Youghiogheny. The hills abound with coal; it is delivered in any part of the town at three cents a bushel. A gentleman who owns a coal mine just by, had been in the practice of having a supply always ready at the mouth of the pit, and which he sold at one and a half cents, but he was obliged to discontinue this system, as many loaded their carts and wagons, and forgot to account for it. The idea is not that they were dishonest, but the abundance and cheapness caused perfect indifference. At all events, he finds it more profitable to let them dig their own supplies at a cent the bushel. bles the Asiatic cholera. Whereupon Dr. Johns was requested to visit her, in company with Dr. Ewing, and request the other physicians of the borough to accompany them. ERIE, June 26, 1832. In compliance with the above request, the undersigned proceeded to the Pier, with the intention of examining thoroughly the case of disease reported by Dr. Ewing, as one which he believed to be the Asiatic cholera. When we arrived, at about 2 o'clock in the morning, we found the patient evidently in the last stage of life, and apparently, from the disease in question. The subject was a female about sixty-two, whose husband died on the 26th of May, on their passage in the ship Albion, Capt. Dugan, from Belfast, Ireland, to Quebec, at which place, the vessel arrived on the 2d of June. On the 4th they arrived Before the revolution Gen. Washington was a fre-in Montreal, and, remaining there until the night of quent visitor to this neighborhood. He had a friend, the 9th, they proceeded to La Chine, which place Col. Crawford, who resided within a short distance they left on the 14th, and arrived in our harbor, on of the town, and to whom his visits were paid. The the night of the 22d, via Buffalo, in the steam boat house is in sight, where the great man, in his earlier Superior, when she discovered no symptoms of ill days, partook of his friend's hospitality, and joined in health, nor did she manifest any trace of disease, unthe dance. One of the sisters of Col. Crawford is til about one o'clock yesterday, when, as was related still living, and who was often Washington's partner to us by her friends who were present, the first sympat the balls. Col. Crawford was taken by the Indi- toms, excepting a slight giddiness, were vomiting, ans and burnt at the stake! purging, violent spasmodic contractions of the abdomen; the upper and lower extremities, particularly the hands and feet; writhing of the body, and great weakness-these were almost simultaneous in their accession, and with varying severity, returned at intervals, and continued, with immense exhaustion of the vital power, increasing coldness and lividity of the extremities, till about 9 o'clock in the evening, when Dr. Ewing unexpectedly saw her; she was still writhing in torture now somewhat diminished, from exhaustion and collapse; only partially sensible, and just able to swallow. Bituminous coal is found in all the hills in strata of about ten feet thick, and extends beyond any investigation as yet. Some notion of the abundance of these beds, can be formed, by the fact, that a rod produces 1000 bushels, and leaves as much more for pillars and roofing, which is equal to 160,000 bushels to the acre. The usual price of coal is one cent a bushel. Half a cent is a fair price for digging it. Palpable evidence of great destruction of coal, by fire, is visible in many places among the hills, before the country was settled by the whites. That the pits were set on fire by the natives, either by design or by accident, there is but little doubt; that the burning continued till the banks fell in and smothered the fire, is the most rational way, I think, of accounting for the discontinuance of the burning. CHOLERA. OFFICE OF The Board of HEALTH, This, with an already ghastly and livid countenance, with livid colour of the limbs, and increasing coldness, was the situation in which he found her, and in which he administered opium, and prescribed such other means for allaying pain and spasms, suspending inordinate action of the stomach and bowels, arresting the dreadful progress to debility, as at the time where within his reach. From this time, the pains, spasms, vomiting, and purging, abated; but the disease progressed, and increasing weakness, inERIE, June 26, 1832, 8 o'clock, A. M. sensibility, and diminution of vital heat, soon brought The Board feel it their duty to make known to the her to the state of overwhelming prostration, in public, the case of a woman who died at the public which we saw her at about two in the morning, and works, and subjoin the statement of Drs. Perkins, in two hours after which she expired. When we Johns, and Ewing. Our village remains healthy, arrived and first saw her, at about two in the morn and the public may rest assured, should the Choleraing, there was a total insensibility to all external obor any malignant disease appear among us, it shall jects, and an oblivion, to all appearance, of the menimmediately be communicated to the public. The tal powers. The countenance was exceedingly sunk, Board feel it their duty to caution the public not to the features sharp and ghastly, the eyes had wholly give credence or currency to the many vague reports lost their lustre, were glassy, and half open, were that are put in circulation: they are calculated to ex- fixed in their sockets, and the lids slightly moistencite the public mind, without any possible good re-ed, as if with tears. There was the last degree of sulting from it. The Board are in daily correspon- prostration, and she lay motionless, stretched on her cence with the Board of Health at Buffalo, and will back, with no other indications of pain than a slight communicate promptly any intelligence they may re-spasm here and there in the legs and feet. There ceive. WM. JOHNS, JOHN H. WALKER, OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, ERIE, June 26, 1 o'clock P. M. The board met at the call of the Health physician, who visited the steam boat on her arrival, and reports all in health-but reports a woman sick on the public works, with a disease which he thinks resem was no perceptible fetor, or odor of any kind about her person, or in the room. The flesh felt peculiarly dead, and when pinched or pressed together, would scarcely retract. The respiration was pretty free, though a very little laboring could be observed in the motions of the chest, and the air as it passed from the lungs, was evidently cool. The pulse at the wrist was not perceptible. The matter ejected from the stomach was thin, and might not unaptly be compared to water very slightly coloured as with chalk; a similar fluid formed the mass of the dejections from the bowels. So far as we are competent to judge, we give it as our opinion, that the case was Asiatic or spasmodic in quantity and quality in any section of the state. The resources of Lycoming and Tioga counties are too little known to the capitalist and emigrant; or purchases in, and migrations to, the western states would be withheld until the features of this beautiful and picturesque country, with its thousand purling rills and brooks were more closely examined. The state improvements will open a cheap and certain market for all the mineral and agricultural products of the soil. WEST CHESTER RAIL-ROAD. Post-mortem examination.-Ten hours after death Drs. Johns and Ewing, examined the body of Mrs. Hunter, on the peninsula where she died. Ön exposing the body a distinct protuberance of the parieties of the abdomen, in the umbilical region, presented, which upon being opened, was found to contain air. Slight inflammation of the peritoneum-the small intestines much inflamed-no inflammation of the larger intestines-the colon much distended with air-nothing peculiar in the gall bladder-the urinary bladder entirely empty and contracted-the stomach was inflamed, and contained a fluid resembling that discharged previous to death-the blood was fluid and black. Want of time, and circumstances not under our control, prevented a more minute ex-seat. The seat for the driver, is of the same dimensions, amination. From the Erie Gazette. WEST CHESTER, July 4. A handsome pleasure CAR has been delivered and commenced operating from the borough about three miles towards the Penn. rail-road. Within the car are four seats, and the width of the car permits the accommodation conveniently of about five persons on each and there being one at each end, both of which are alternately front seats, nearly thirty persons can be carried at each trip; and as it is a new amusement in this section of the commonwealth, middle age and youth, beaux and belles, are participating at a moderate expense in the pleasure afforded by a great public improvement. The corner stone of the Presbyterian Church in this borough, will be laid this day, (Tuesday, July 3d) at 5, P. M. The clergymen of the place have been invited to attend. COAL TRADE-POTTSVILLE. The cases that have occurred, are all confined to one family of emigrants, none of which have been allowed to come into the borough. The family arrived at the pier on Friday night of last week, on board of the steamboat Superior-one of the girls being at that time sick, though not then decided to be of cholera, they were ordered by our health officer to remain on the pier, until it should be conclusively evident that there was no danger in permitting them to land. On Monday afternoon, the mother of the girl was attacked by cholera and died in about thirteen hours. The rest of the family were then sent to a hospital about a mile from the borough, and near half a mile from any other habitation. Here the girl alluded to was attacked with the cholera on Wednesday, and died Thursday morning, at which time the remaining girl in the family was attacked, as reported by the Board of Health. These are all the cases that have occurred in this vicin-T HOUSAND tons. ity, or that have come within the sphere of our Board of Health. From these cases, no danger is apprehended by our citizens, even though the disease may be contagious, as some persons have imagined. The borough is very healthy.--Erie Gazelle. READING, June 30. Our highly esteemed and enterprising fellow-citizen, General George D. B. Keim and party, returned to this place on Wednesday evening last, after an absence of 21 days. Their journey going, terminated amid the waters of Pine Creek, about forty miles from where it empties into the West Branch of the Susquehannah river. The novelty of the voyage to this port is worthy of note, both as regards enterprise and genius. On the bank of that highly interesting stream, the General caused to be constructed three canoes, each 44 feet long. Upon these were built a commodious house, and safely launched in the limpid stream. After being well found in sea stores for the voyage and ably commanded, the signal for all hands to repair on board was given, and this unique bark glided unruffled upon the bosom of its destined element. REMARKABLE ANNUAL INCREASE IN EXPORTATION.— The quantity of coal shipped from this place during the last season, up to the 30th of June, 1831, was 20,029 tons. The amount shipped during the present season up to the same period, is in round numbers about SIXTY THE REGISTER. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 7, 1832. The alarm respecting cholera, has, during the week, been somewhat increased by the reported existence of that disease at New York, Erie, and Pittsburg. In our present number, will be found a report from the Board of Health of Erie. From later accounts it would appear to have been confined to a very limited sphere-and probably has entirely subsided. The rumor of its being at Pittsburg, seems to have been unfounded. Letter have been addressed to the Mayor, by the medical gentlemen sent from this city to Canada: and measures are still in progress in the city, to provide for the accommodation of the afflicted. The 4th instant was celebrated by military parade, dinners, &c. as usual. Although it is probable much less excess was practised than ordinarily is the case, there was probably sufficient to produce some sick They followed the course of the Susquehanna, until they reached Middletown, where they entered the Union Canal and landed at Keim's Basin, in the Schuylkill, having performed a voyage of nearly 300 miles. The gentlemen speak with great pleasure of the many civilities received from the principal inhabitants along the route. Upon discharging cargo, amongst game and other curiosities, a cask containing two thousand and sixty TROUT, DES, No. 9 Library Street. Philadelphia; where, and at the PUBPrinted every SATURDAY MORNING by WILLIAM F. GEDwell cured, was opened in the presence of many spec-LICATION OFFICE, IN FRANKLIN PLACE, second door back tators, the trophies of their piscatorial amusements. They represent Lycoming county as abounding in iron ore, (several specimens of which we saw,) bituminous coal and pine and other timber not to be surpassed ness. of the Post Office,(front room) subscriptions will be thankfully received. Price FIVE DOLLARS per annum, payable annually by subscribers residing in or near the city, or where there is an gent. Other subscribers pay in advance, REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE. VOL. X.-NO. 2. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 14, 1832. From the Smethport Forester. M'KEAN COUNTY, PA. (Concluded from page 12.) ROADS. NO. 237. forming a connecting link in the chain of internal improvements, by roads, throughout our state. The road, called the Sinnamahoning road, leading from Smethport to Dunnsburg, Jersey shore, and Williamsport, passes from Smethport up the Potato creek, The Milesburg and Smethport turnpike road com- through what is called the Norwich settlement; crosses pany was incorporated by an act of Assembly, passed the summit between Potato creek and North creek, or at the session of 1824-5, and commissioners appointed branch of the Driftwood branch of the Sinnamahoning, to obtain subscriptions; there has been near $15,000 of and thence down the Sinnamahoning to Lycoming stock taken up by individuals on the whole route. The county. This road has been gradually improving in road was located in the fall of 1827; it commences at this county for several years. Should the Pennsylvathe north, near where the Allegheny river crosses the nia canal be completed as far as the mouth of the Bald state line, about ten miles south of Olean, N. Y., pass- Eagle creek, near Dunnsburg, in Lycoming county, es through Ceres to Smethport, in Keating township, and this road made good, merchandize may then be running along the valleys of the Allegheny and Potato transported from Philadelphia to this county by much. creek; from Smethport it extends south-westerly along less land carriage than by any other route; being 20 or the valley of Marvin creek, through the western part 30 miles less distance from our county seat, than to the of Sergeant township, and reaches the uplands in Ser- Erie canal, whence most of our goods are now brought. geant and Ogden, thence into the north-eastern part of There is a variety of other roads, intersecting those Jefferson county, through that county and the eastern above-mentioned, in different parts of the county; as part of Clearfield to Milesburg, in Centre county, ter- the road from the Olean road up the Oswego, through minating within two miles of Bellefonte, on the leading the eastern part of Ceres township to the Jersey shore turnpike through Centre county, via Harrisburg, to turnpike at Coudersport. On this route there is now Philadelphia. The whole distance of the turnpike is a weekly stage from Jersey shore to Olean N. Y. The about 120 miles; it extends in this county, through the road from Smethport through Tunuangwant settlement, lands of John Keating, Esq. and Co., the estate of the in Bradford township, to Corydon township, in the late Wm. Bingham, Esq., B. B. Cooper, Messrs. Rich-north-western part of this county. Also from the Alards and Jones, and Jacob Ridgeway, Esq. There legheny bridge to Tunuangwant. Both these roads are some lands yet for sale on the turnpike, on the Keat-pass through large bodies of excellent land; the ing and Bingham tracts, though it is mostly settled. Those of Messrs. Richards and Jones are but just being opened for sale and will afford lands on or contiguous to the turnpike, for an extensive settlement, as also those of Mr. Ridgeway. At the session of our Legislature for 1827-8 an appropriation was obtained for this turnpike of $20,000, being $166 66 per each mile of the road. This appropriation together with the individual subscriptions, (which are yearly increasing) it is confidently believed, will in a few years be sufficient to complete the whole road. Among the individual subscribers towards this section of the road, the county of M'Kean, by the commissioners, J. Ridgeway, Esq. and Messrs. Richards and Jones, have been very liberal. There was not much done at working the road until 1829; there is now completed the whole distance from the New York State line to Smethport, and about four miles beyond, being in all 21 miles; which part of the turnpike is now in good passable order, and it is remarkable that for the whole distance, there is not a hill presenting any impediment to a loaded team. Operations are about commencing to continue the progress of the road through this, as well as the other counties through which it passes. Much credit is due to the active exertions of Mr. J. Colegrove, who represented this county in the state Legislature when the turnpike appropriation was obtained, for his attention to our interests in that body, as well as to the enlightened Legislature, who extended to us a helping hand in time of need. This turnpike will present a good thoroughfare from the lakes to Philadelphia, and the south; alike beneficial to the carter, the drover, and the traveller; besides being of almost inestimable benefit to every citizen of M'Kean county, as well as to the adjoining counties, as VOL. X. 3 Kittaning road passing through the western part of the county in a N. E. and S. W. direction, and crossing the state road at Lafayette corners, about 12 miles from Smethport. This road passes through large bodies of excellent upland. It leads directly from Kittaning, Pa., to Olean, N. Y. and when put in a good condition will be very useful to the lumbering interest in this section of country, on their return from market. There are several township roads intersecting the road from the Tunuangwant; also several roads from Clermontville or the Ridgeway farms, to the turnpike and Potato creek road. As new settlements are formed our roads are yearly laid out, and made to meet the exigencies of the peo ple. It is contemplated to make considerable improvement in the state road from Smethport east to the Canoe-place this season. One thing is truly remarkable, and highly satisfactory in relation to the roads through this county; it is, that almost all of them are located along the valleys of the streams; so that our roads present the most level surface of any county with which I am acquainted in the state. There is scarce any part of the county but what is, or can be accommodated with roads, without passing over hills of any magnitude. The only serious one that now exists, is from Potato creek over to the Allegheny, at the Canoe-place; but this it is expected will be totally obviated during the ensuing summer. Good roads would ensure us a rapid settlement of our county; there can be no doubt but our lands are a sufficient inducement, were our roads comparatively as good as our lands. It is confidently hoped that our Legislature will consider the justice and propriety of our claims, and grant a reasonable appropriation to our east and west state road. While many of the counties |