almmi Ezo
affection.; and that them-was a-great diversity in
the characters or disposition of the Illtrians. =The
Indian captain', Jilin ininy.ebitee, Mut proud. and
elevated with his promotion to command. But the
most srespicuous and amiable chamestramongst
the Indians was a private, a little smart active Ala
Jeasetkphe commiseneed the sufferings of the pris
erratic-and even volvntarily exerted himself' to as
slat the women and children across walrus or in any
ttlifheulty. The tee worst of th 4 Wise company
where white 'men, the one ought to htve his name
recorded, it was Thomas Hill J.. Hillbom had
known him on Delaware, his brutal conduct to the
women prisoners was such that the Indian captain
endeavored to shame him; the little Mohawk trea
hire on every occasion, with the utmost con
tempt; and showei. plainly thathe wanted to best
him—amongst the prisoners was
,a pretty little girl ;
she need to cry for milk and more victuals; the
Mohawk would carry and try to moth her, promis
ing her plenty of milk - maga:id victuals when they
'reached Chemung, which he afterwards fulfilled,
but Thomas Hill on the contrary would tr3rto thwart
the child ; show her her little brother's scalp, and
almost set he/ distracted. This was not approved
by the Indians. They had great difficulty in ford
ing the Susquehanna at Tics , * Point, and had not
be Mohawk and - Hillbom exerted themselves in a
meta extraordinary manner two of the women
would have been drowned.
The whole company being safely arrived at Tio
: l ot Point, the Indian captain, for the first time,thol
'them out of danger of pursuit ; a respite was admit
ted for fishing, hunting, &e.,and they obtained plen
ty of fresh provisions while they rested from a se
vere hurrying journey.
From Tioga Point to Chemang on a direct line,
is 20 antes, by the Meanders of Tioga River be
tween 25 and 30 ; at lima Point they had canoes ;
all the back loads were put on board and consigned
to J. Hillbom to conduct to Chemung. They pro
greased very slowly, hunting, fishing and eating
fresh provisions on the way. N N
Died on the 15th of April last, do his Farm at One .anecdote is worth recordinge Indian
Harmony, on the great bend of the Susquehanna, captain killed a large bock. He ordered J. Hillbom
the venerable Jona Htudioes, aged nearly 85 to skin it—he was from his great bar,hibili too weak
to strj.p the skin offlhe neck ; the captain spoke '
ears. He was a native of Bucks county, boon in
Spingfield township, and brought up by his Grand- harshly to him—the liulle Mohawk was,
blows,resent and
lather Stephen Twining, who had a grist mill near from Indian words they proceeded to W
the place, where Funk's mill now stands, on Dar- and the Mohawk being the most quick, whipped
ham Creek. For a number of years, afterwards, his captain in so selierc a manner that he made him
skin his own deer.
he conducted a Merchant mill on the Neshamony
When they arrived at Chemun'Town, according
for the late John Thompson, who before the Revo
lution kept a store at what'is called the Pines.— to Indian custom, ail tho Nowhere mast elm the
since that time he tended a saw mill for the late gauntlet ; that is all the Indians young and old stand
Jo , eoli Wilkinson, at Coryell's Ferry : so that his in two rows with switches, and the prisoners must
character must be well known to many of your run between them—each Indian paying on &came '
readers.
ing to their discretion. Men his turn came to run
The most memorable circumstance of his life he had suflered so much by assisting the others,.
was his captivity among the Indians during the Re- his feet were so sore (as he had no shoes) he could
valuttonary war, a narrative of which he gave me, not run. The Mohawk seeing that, told hire to sit
with permission it I survived him, to have it pub- down, and he would run for him. The Indians
lished : It is in his own words as he told it to me paid on him more severe than any of the others,
on the 16th of June 1787, in Northampton county. and he prided himself on bearing it all with heroic
As we came in sight of the burnt house and the bravery, - without flinching.
After the gauntlet the Indians treated all the Pri
pomacle on - Woathead's creek, where be was cap
tured, he halted and desired me to write the story tuners, as to provisions, as Well as they lived them
as he should rVate it. selves, and their business was to hoe corn of which
" Early in June, the summer before B. Gilbert's they had the lar g est cro p and hest P end that he
family was taken, they apprehended danger from ever saw.
the Indians, being set on by the British forces at As there were women enough to tend the corn,
Niagara. John Hillbom was then living with his the men held a council upon another war expedi
elder brother, Joseph, on Broadhead's Creek, seven hon. The Mohawk who was in the council inform.
miles above Stroudsburg. An agreement had been ed Hillhom thit it war to be on the west branch of
made, by them with John Price,-Who lived seven the Susquehanna, and as the former captain had
miles above, on the North Branch of the creek, that been disgraced by a whipping, they had chosen
if Tithar of them heard of any Indian disturbance, another, John Montour, the same, who in following
he should immediately inform the other, season captured B. Gilbert and family. Hillbom
One morning an old woman of the name of Soli- ' was alarmed, as he feared that a defeat would make
day, who lived two miles above, came running to worse times for the prisoners, at this time treated
Hilltxmi's house. She told them her son's family well; and as he felt himself somewhat recruited
were all killed or taken, and she only suflered to he formed a plan for his escape. A division of the
escape on account of her age. Joseph Hilibom fled American army was then at Wyoming; this he
with his wife across Broadhead's. creek; but be. knew for he bad heard the morning and evening
were the fright and the exposure to the water; she gun . on their journey. The Indians had several
never recovered from the shock. good running canoes, andilillborn resolved to take
John, however,remembered the promise to Price, the best, while the Indians were asleep and go
and thought, as a hunter knowing well the woods, down the steam to Wyoming. As be was a good
he could carry the information to him with safety. Waterman, he had no doubt of getting far enough
About one mile from the house was a high conical in advance .before the discovery of his flight, to
lull, which Hillborn determined to ascend for the elude all pursuit. One consideration restrained'
purpose ; if possible. of observing the motions ofth-e him. Would snchconduct be right? He ecmclud-
Indians. In so doing, however, he did but accel. ed to continue a few Jaya longer at hie labors, and
orate his fate. For the Indians had taken posses- consider on its propriety.
si on before hire, and upon his advance presented In the first place he had eolemly ert,gagA to save
their guns at him, and demanded his surrender.— his life, that he weald never run away; and the
There was no alternative. He submitted, and they Indians had placed full confidence in this promise;
extorted from him a promise cover to attempt an but then it was extorted by fear. _
escape. They thin bound a burthen on his back, Secondly, should he professing to be a. christian,
and ordered him to march. He soon discovered set a bad example—what would be the sad eonae
that they had all the family with them except one quence of each a deviation, to his fellow prisoners,
title boy, who made so much noise that they kill- or others hereafter, ander similar circumstance',
ad and scalped him near the house. this seriously claimed his reflection and he found
According to Indian customs, they travelled on the mart real peace and inward comfort of mind,
-the highest ground to keep a look out. As they eau" life or death; to strictly adhere to the solemn
came in. sight of John Price's house the Indians Pnvnyise he bad made; and found sweater sleep by
closely examined Ihllbom as to who lived there, aMg vettnation to his fate, than in any flattering
what sort of man was he; did he keep a gun, Pmt of waxers in an attempt to mars.
was he rich, &c. In the Most secret coun c ils of war there is gene-
It severely exercised his mind—he vas all anx- rally TteicherY. Boon after it was agreed to tend
iety to save Price; and he well knew, if the Judi- Gen Sullivan todirftodge the Indians from the we
ans frond anything misrepresented it would be tern of Tioga and Gellolll4lo Rivers, and it was not
',sense for all.known in the British Fortress at Niagara, and the
•
He told them the plain truth. that he was a poor noted Cal. Bran:llwatt sint to Chemungtomake sr
inoffensive man, had nothing to do with the war, rangments for defence before there was any move
did keep a gun to support his family in meat.— meet made by-Gen. Sullivan. When the Indians
They held a council in Indian, and his heart was heard of their intended destruction (that took place)
almost overcome when he heard the Indian captain they were violently irritated. ' et -
pronounce in English, Id them het. As . it appeared The Mohawk advised Hillbom to plead his came
to him the Indians had t confidence in what he before Col. Brandt, who as he understood had been
said, that it fully . appeared to be the best policy that educated in at New England College, and visited
he could pursue, his own benefit or the other pri- tendon with Guy Johnston; he approvedtheedvice.•
Bors, to - improve that con fi dence on all °minions. He found Col, Brandt in isaidice morning gown,
The Indians hailed the catcall:lr Tialorber writing in his tent, who received pa
pursued, and suffered great' hardships, particularly !Renee. of a•genffinnao, and pleadiriscanstat well
the women and children, in wading the tnety deep as he mold.
streams of water—he fully discovered. that the'. "Saying datisewas a Quaker, had ceding hide
s mit.' excited sympathy ; end created - natural with veer—that it was against Ithr princlideialight
TOWANDA:
Wantsbq Moulin, !Dumber 27, me.
iFti:~re' • :.~
CILMILLIS NCILAY.
If Fortune with a smiling face;
Strews roses on our way.
When shall we stoop to pick them up I
To-day, my loye, to-day.
But should she frown with face of care,
And talk of coining sorrow,
When shall•we grieve, if grieve we most?
To-morrow, love, to morrow.
If those(introit rong'd us own their faults,
And ki.pidly p pray,
When shallwe listen and forgive I
To-day, my love to-day.
But, if stern Justice urge rebuke.
And warmth from Memory borrow,
When shall we chideif chide we dare I
To-morow, love, to-morrow.
If thae to whom we owe a debt
Are harm'd unless we pay.
When shall we struggle to be just!
To-day, my love, to-day.
But if our debtors sue for grace,
On pain of ruin thorough,
When-shall we grant the boon they see!
To-morrow, law. to-morrow.
If Love, estranged, should once again
Her genial smilt display,
When shall we kiss the proffered lips!
To-day, my love, to-day.
But if she would indulge regret,
Or dwell with by-gone sorrow,
When shall we weep, if weep we, must
To-morrow, love, to-morrow. .•
For virtuous acts and harmless jays
The minutes will pot stay ; •
We've always time to welcome them,
To-day, my love, to-day.
But Care, Resentment, angry words,
And unavailing Sorrow,
Come far too soon. if they appear
To-morrow,,love, to-morrow.
Memoir of John =born.
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Brandt replied l l believe you: but all the prison
ers say the icurie---be then Mat! be helibvid him
why could he out ambaw, 4igii ; —BnusherAsi # :
you are a prisoner to the Delaware Tribe, I am a
Mohawk, l have not the authority.
The next morning he was Ordered to humor
ed to march to the Fortress at Niagara-.he had no
shoes nor any ekahitmg except. the mine be liras
captured in.
It appeared to have been Brandt's policy to send
all the prisoneni that way to prevent their giving in=
telligence to the Americans. Hilibom,sras march
ed under an Indian guard. Ilia greatest sefferiugt
was marching barefooted over the sharp stones or
gra,,el, 15 miles on the beach of the Peoeca.,Lake
ram which one of his leer never reoovered.
At Niagara the Indians were paid their Bounty
on him as a prisoner—he was ordered to Quebec,
and pot into • sloop—sailed down Lake . Ontario,
then in a batteau down the river St. Lawrence; he
said some- part was very swift and appeared slaw
gerous, bat the watermen acted with great ability;
although they were all French and he could not un
derstand them, they used him kindly, and he Uri
ved at Quebec just two months after his capture.
As he was a prisoner be was to be sold to the
highest bidder, to refund the money paid the In
dians—his almost naked . and reduced situation,
when exposed to sale was truly deplorable, as to
use his own words his appearance was not mer
chantable.
Fortunately he fell into the bands Of a veteran
colonel who had bean aid to Gen. Wolfe. This
gentleman 'pitying his forlorn situation, advanced
money to clothe him comfortably, and upoti learn
ing that he was acquainted with the management
of a grist mill, employed him on a very handsome
one of his own. There Hillbom behaved so wet
that in a short time he was entrusted ! with the ex
clusive _management of the mill, and his situation
was made very comfortable. However he became
very jmpatient to return home, and-the second win.
ter of his residence with the worthy Colonel, he
asked his permission to return, when the, spring
should open, to his own country, to meet anise more
his relations. The Colonel appeared to hear his
request with deep concern, dieted hho high wages
if he would consent to remain and attend to the
mill. But nothing could induce him to stay. His
longings after his native land were not to be ap
peased with gold.
As soon as navigation opened, he settled for the {
redemption or purchase money, and all that had
been advanced him for clothing and necessaries,
and his master allowed him such wages as he"
pleased for as a bought servant he made no charge;
his maser made out that there was 91. sterling due
-to him, for which he paid him 10 Guineas and his•
passage to New York, and they parted in-ther belt
friendship and good Wishes for each other.
When they put to sea they sailed ,gaily along;
the wind and weather favorable ; and cinching plen
ty of mackerel. His passage was pail, he bad
comfortable clothing, had paid for his freedom by
honest labor, and for the first time since he was
captured had some money in his pocket.
But how soon fair prospects are blasted, the cap
tain was, by speaking a vessel, informed that •
French fleet was on the coast capturing every Bri.
fish sail, and he gave over his voyage to N. York
and put into Halifax.
Here he suffered many hardships, in consequence
of the scarcity of prevision, his money soon went;
and he was again reduced to extreme distress. At
length the commander of the garrison in order.to
get rid of some hungry mouths, permitted Hillborn
and some yankees to take an old sloop and endea
vor to find their way to New York. Alter meeting
with much rough weathefand great hardships they
at length arrived at Sandy Hook, where Hillbom
reminded the master of the vessel of a promise to
put him on *Lori in New Jersey.
The war was not yet ended; and as he travelled
through New Jersey his very distressed appearance
rendered him an object of pity and attention; and
be attained every attention from those hospitable
people. As he had been starved, he eat sparingly
and found he gained strength. Al he approached
the Delasiate he learned that all the ferries were
guarded so that none could cross. it was midsum
mer; the 'water was low, and he well knew the
best lords in Delaware, so tint by wadimg and
swimming be was able to reach Pennsylvania's
shore, and a house in Upper blakefield, where was
his verterabie father, a brother and a sister. From
his very emaciated condition and distressed-appea
rance none knew him : and he was necessitated to
inform who he was. Such a scene as followed is
easier conceived than expressed. It was then — trro'
years two months dad some days sines hewn cep. I
tared; in all which time they had never beard whe
ther be was dead or alive, and here I close Menet
rative. 8 . P.
No= I believe John Hilbert' .vraa-the first Pits.
ever that returned from Canada ; and perhaps the
only one that paid far his own freedom.
- After the Peace, they were discharged, tad all
his kilo* rieonms tett:reed, estept en, who dked
at Niagara. •
SinestJohn ..110bont lived si lisameny tbe , _ Doled
Vanua /fill.stopped there to stay all night... I. H.
knew hint sad fretted bilt well; bat be did not
know J. It and was talkative about t h e Deleseate,,i
bat had little reply next Teaming , be asked wba
is to pay. ' John /Nihon/ said it is not my practice .
to charge old . srapraintance, he started And asked
what iscquaintacce J. Hilborn said,: 'Dom* Hfll;
has thee forgot oar joumeyie Company from Broad
head's creek o to Chenuitg, and sail no more.
. . .
Cauroasta Gorr--a: MIL AlisT.6.--Wit Jesui
tism a deposit- of 'lll4lpCsf . , Cardoesis got& was
made at the -Mint -YeasePlAoi:, $ 40 611 0 'je ll
Purived.4o taOstuivibis isiegs Widi him As mad
amount bete ias to Mkt patties, '7Tbs deposit,
though .ast yet sMayedi liatimsa isdriiiestly tamed
to *Sas to be of annetiafpci4o , . Irstudiaitald
other liaitiaa iu dip 14itt) an paislss ► o? : of Ali.
meat of great istae.-4'nesegteinties , • , .
ati
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or:DrstrxinTloll now
. i I nli-cliPaltegblL
Home Greedy, £ the *Altar 'clf Al:Mane
who reelmtlywunted -, the Lake _Superior, copper
Initties,-thes describes the pioceer• of opening' and
Wotkirickekopperiniste in that region“ We will
suPPoklimit Ole distri l 4 - 4 ea/1 11 4 gla b ' ePe
edly examined 'by dm. pioneer adreatuseto,
prospectors, wbe mewing' along the fake, base
busied "et ,sociutt pritty hay or inlet,_follinred a
stream beck into the wilderness, watching the
it exposes, and then the faces of the cuffs; or,steep,
way eminences, - around and moong ;which it
meanders, in
_perch of miner outcrops or indica
tions. These discoiered, of a satisfactory Owen-
ter, a lowa= is made, and a lease of it (hitherto)
taken. Next, (probably next season ; ) workmen,
a team, provisions, powder, mining tools, &c.
&c., are landed at the MOO ccmienient:polut on the
lake, a trail MA back to the vicinity of the discos•
erect vein, or veins, and a Feu of the force build
some sort of dwellings, while Ahern ate seeing up
the indispensable blacksmith's gorge, hauling up
the stores, (the most necessary first ; ) ko. As soon
as passible, the vein is probed further, by pintas.,
drilling, and blasting; ..but, if the force *insists of
only three or for. men, they are not likely to pepe
trate the earth beyond twenty feet the first season.
Soon water tiegins to pour in, especially after
storms, and gill more abundantly in the thawing
season, and arrangements must be made for its re
moval—at fust,.bybailing, and, as the bole grads'•
ally becomes a guilt, by 6ising with rope- and
bucket, until a trim can be contaructed, or an edit
ran np—the latter is piefendie, if the ground de-
recede rapidly from the mine in any direction.—
But the alit can be relied on for water only; your
shaft will in tiAe be below it, and then you gust
raise water by bagel or machinery, (a wins.)
w What with making road, building, getting up
provisions, iron, tools, &c., cutting wood, timber,
and the like, of the fiat five thousand days' work
done on a location, only from one to two thousand,
except under peculiar circumstances, can be devo
ted to mining; but at length, if the work is prose
cuted, the shaft has obtained a depth of forty to
sixty feet, at which is commenced a drift--a Lori
motel gallery or excavation in the rock Mowing
the course of the vein, (usually both ways from
the deft,) and from six to seven feet high, and
four to six wide. The rock is not merely to be
Wasted out, but raised to the surface by such rude
machinery as may be at command, with probably
a hundred lifts of water to one of rock. The rare
esceptioos are the cases (Qs that of the cliff) in
which thii vein is discovered at the base or in the
side of a steep acclivity, into which may be run
upon it without sinkiiig a drift, which shall also be
an adit, dispensing from the first with all necessity
for raising either miners, rock, or water. In nine
ty-nine of every hundred cases the process is very
different from this.
But the shaft being sunk and a drift or all
tun for flay to two hundred feet, mid if the product
answer or exceed expectation. your vein is tolera
bly proved ; bat you have as yet obtained very lit
tle mineral. All you will obtain in sinking, even
on the richest vein, will pay but a small share of
the cost ; in drifting you do s little better, and but
a little. You want two shafti sank, and one of
them down a hundred feet so, with your second
drift opened for some distance at the bottom, and
now (if the vein be a good one and you have a
practicable road and other fixings) you may begin
to slope or blast down the forty or fifty feet or vein
head of each drift, in which only you can hope for
profit. Six miners will take out more mineral in
this manner than sixty in sinking and drifting.—
Very few companies have reached this point. I
Consider 150,000 a moderate estimate for the cost
of opening a mine in this region, counting from
the location to the moment at which the mine will
pay its way, and including the cost of land. The
Cliff expended over 1100,000, but its managers
inevitably bought some experience which others
may bone*. '
" When a mine has been fairly opened and pro
ved, it will not do to work it only with a view of
immediate profit by stopping out all the backs en
fie as yoti have gone down. If that course be ta-
ken, you will soon have no place to work—no
mineral to take out. You must keep sinking
deeper and deeper, and working your drifts longer
and longer, the vein probably extending as you go
down. New shafts horn the surface will also be
required, in order to purify the air in the mine, and
and ofked room for hoisting out the mineral, rock,
U this be done energetically, the number of
miners employed may be steedily iricressed, with
a corresponding Woman of, product. There will
also be en increasing demand for more perfect and
expensive machinety, as the distance to he over
come and the amount to be raised increases. The
Cliff Mine mart 'Wady have at least $30,000_
worth of miehinery,' axtures, Ire., which it is ra
pidly increasing. The space about the mouth of
the mine looks like a combination of ship-yard
and steam-engine manufactory.
' quantity- of rock find vein baying been
thrown down, the copperinames it contaims and
the masses of wick' as well, severally are he - re
grappled by giant machinery, dragged-1u the most
coavenieotsptit, and lifted to the soden, when
they are placed on railway- tracks and promptly
wheeled their seem* ways. If a copper mass i te
•thrown dotorn‘envy to in thus handled, or tc.io
large to begot up a shah, it is at once aet upon.
brOrers, imp holding a hardened chisel, another
strrililptheairy 'ldeas 'upon it - irids
.a Sledge,
thus, wroe~4t Ns* until it is cut inMiyrecr more
pleces,..the hugest not. mire. am two
tons, though a ton and a half is therefewed mat.
iterien: "pewit* dragged cat'lttptit, - atheeled
Oft litidoosiA" 1 , 4041 . :40 «s:ihrir
way to e,
‘the s lak throcitialting prcptilletr o ths
Slut; and. iii cm -M-.lretsbargot I
wisest that live !ha earfttratiatt
siBay
ern, but sack sitt*eoetapin, WWI 1.04004
=EI
we WI" 4 0 . 114 gainb - ** 1114 " .1- 1:4 1 " ( 0 1° !! . ?;
Thia,lioefever, will, iliaibtleet, whet; Ai)Eir',oo,.
exhibit fissures arid iodeutatiottaAliirli;Willperi.. •
028 /Y 4ghtP l the labor of vatting it. 1 - believe the
average Law of cottirg op the large rpm., is not
far front sok-too, all -thincertwiilereil;ihotigh,
rather low than that mid If any YaltloWcan itiT
vent a teases pf cattit4up these *WOW teihwAt
by steamer lightning, hia Anton* is
IcTireirse being disposed of F the vain-stone.
is next in•onler: This it likewise jtaillted.ootllllo
- light, whereof its first experiericeis i "nesting
for twelve to twenty hOurs,onst ffra rot. helm - etter
which the rock ii to . Pieces, with
a abridge - , and the larger junks. -emir , thteiert
aside for barrelling. The residue, in Pieces's' . one
to two inches in diameter, is new ready for ktami
ing. To this end it is passed through a hopper,
and along with a reread of water, under auto'
steamed noted trip-hammers, pile-drivers, or
whit you 'please, with iron faces'ooming doyen al
ternately ofr their iron bed with tremendous pcitver,
end grinding the calcined ro* to powder— The
copper hardly condescends to be tubbed bright by
this ordeal; but it comes out free and clear of
rock, and is found in.a trough below,
whence it
is taken to be barreled for market, rmady 19 be
coined into cents, if required. These stamps, six
lin number, are kept steadily going, and ' torn out
several barrels of copper daily, but the mine gains
upon them, and the !speedy extension of this part
of the machinery iLinevitable." •
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• " When," said Mr. Fulton. " Liras building my
first steam-boat at New-York, the project wasyiewli
ed by the public either with indifference or v!on
temp ,as • visionary scheme. Mirriends, indeed,
were civil; but they were shy. They listened with
patience to my explanations, but with a settled
cast - of incredulity On their Countenances. I felt
the full force of the lamentatimof the poet,
"Tratio would you woo& so saves slaking lout%
Au dm, wow alli you, sad woo uuderuaad.e
As •I had occasion to pass daily to and from the
building-yard, while my boat was in progress, I
hate often lamed, unknown, near the idle groups
of strangers, gathered in little circles, and, heard ra-
t
rious inquiries as to the object of this ne vehicle,
The language was uniformly thatot too or srteet,
or ridicule. The toad laugh often rose imy ex
pense; the dry jest ; the wise ealcol ' of - the
Fulton folly. Never did a single enc raging re;
mark, a bright hope, or • warm wish, cross my
path. Silence itself was but politeness, ailing its
-doubts, or hiding its reproaches. At lenigth the day
arrived when the experiment was to be put into op
eration. To me it was a most eying and interest- .
ing occasion. I invited many friends to go on
board to witness the first successful trip. Many of
them did me the favor to attend,ws a matter of per
aortal respect, but it was manifest, that they did,..it
with reluctance, fearing to be the patinaes . of my
mortification, and not of my triumph. I was well
aware, that irt my case there were many, reasons,
to doubt of my own success. The machinery' was
new and ill-made; many parts of -it wereconstruc
ted by mechanics unaccustomed to such work ; and
unexpected difficulties might reasonably be presum
ed to present themselves from other causes. The
moment arrived in which the word was to be giv
en for the vessel to move. My friends were in
groups on the deck. There was anxiety, mixed
with fear among them. They were silent, and
sad, and weary. I read in their looks nothing but
disastei, and almost repented of mj.- efiorts. The
signal was given, the boat moved 'a small distance
and stopped, and became immoveable. Tisthe si
lence of the preceding moment now succeeded
murmurs of discontent, and agitations and whir
pen, and shrug. I could hear distinctly repeated,
I told you it would be so—it is a foolish scheme
—I wish we were well out of it." Lelevased . - my
self upon a platform, and addressed the assembly.
I stated that I knew not what was the mattee;
but if bey would be iloiet, and indulge me for hal
an iiodi, I would either go on, or abandon the Toy
age for that time. This short respite was (*wee
ded without objection. I went below, examined
the machinery, and discovered that the cause was
a slight misadjastment of some of the work. In a
short period it was obviated. The boat was Put
again in motion. . She continued to move on. All
were still incredulous. None seemed willing to
met the evidence of their own senses. We left
the fair city of New-York ; we passed through the
romantie and every-varying Manny of the high
lands; we described the clustering houses of Alba
ny; we reached the shoreir; . and then, even then,
when all seemed achieved, I wasthe victim - of dis
appointment. Imaginatiao superseded the influ
one* of fact. It was then doubted, if it could be
done again.; or, if done, it was doubted if it could
be made of any great slue.
Such was the history of the first experiment as
it fell, not in the very language which I bave used,
but in itseubstance,from thedips of the inventor.
He did not live indeed to enjiry the full glory efhis
invention. it is' mournful to say, that attempts
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Were, made to r o b him the fiat place of the mer
its of hii invention, sad next of its fruits. He fell
a victim to his eflmtsta sustain his title .to both.
When already his invention had einem& the we.
tern of the Hudson, he seemed little "satisfied with
the resulta r and looked forward tofu mole eXten
sive ipmations. u My ultimata triumph," he used
to say, "late on the Mississippi. I hetnr, in
deed, that even now it is deintettintpaeiible by
many, that the difficulties of itinisfgaiiiin can ,be
evenierne. 'Bat I , ens confident Of amiss& Play
ratt,Uvisto ; but the' will. et' be
coseirid by steam=boats'; and thn eti edireefainie
be wrought in the course of the internal navigation
inidicaninetCo of r our country."-North ifinitha'
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IT XIS. elleOgillNigT,
There oakum a maw is days of old.
To - bile - a piece of had for gold;
And' it'd hit suit M seems meek
6 •oaeterop atone, is•alt I seek I
Tkatisaraesi the my elaim.l
Aid to its lied resign the field."
Tbs °Ur . net-sane isissivinglillt.
And coldly withlhe etrangir dealt.
But found his last objection fail,
Andboniedeloquenee
Ito took the prolfeed price-in hand.
Astdsor oae crop leased out the land.'
The tenant sneer'd With pride,
And sowed the spot with acorns wide;
At first. like tiny shoots they grew,-
Then broad and wide their branches threw.
But long before these oaks stadium
Aspiring reacted their forest prime.
The cbgated landlord mouldering lay
Forsaken With his kindred clay.
Oh ye, whose years urtfolding fair.
Are fresh with youth and free from care,
bhold Vice or indolenee desire. ,
The' garden of your soul to hire.
No parley hold, eject the suit.
Not let one seed the soil pollute.
My child, their first approach beware,
With firmness break the insidious sure.
Lest u the acorns grew and throve, `
Into a sun excluding grove,
Thy sins, a dark o'ershadowing tree,
Shut out the light of heaven from thee.
boom of Stick.
In the West, it is a common opinion that after
the harvest is over, 4 a fanner has not much else to
do than to sow his wheat. No season of the' year
affords better oppostturity,of laboring than the fall,
and none more demands that labor of thefarmer.
It is not enough that stacks of oats and hay and
cribs of corn are ,lairkup for the winter; but good,
dry and warm shelters should be provided for all
kinds of Mock. It is an excellent notion of the
Pennsylvanian Dutch farmer that a large commodi
ons barn cannot be dispensed with, but is and must
always be the first improvement made, whether it
be in his native state or in the backwoods anti mil
der climate of firmierdom. But how often have
we here seen, when the chilling tains of Novem
ber and December set in, the stock of most et our .
best farmers stand shivering in the fence-comers.
Such exposure takes hem them, very• rapidly, their
flesh ; so that, in the spring, their condition is a
subject of wonder; considering the great amount of
food consumed during the winter. Farmers com
plain that it would be better to sell their grain and
hay, even at reduced prices, than to feed it.
A little more know ledge,of book farming would
acquaint them with the nature of the evil, and sug
gest the necessary remedy. ',Whig informs us
- that animal heat is created by t..e union of the at
mosphere we breathe, with the blood that passes
into the lungs. Oue of the parts of the atmosphere
is called oxygen—and it is this which keeps up all .
fires or burning. Whenever the air has none of
this in it, , a lighted candle or torch, if placed in it,
immediately goes out, as in the nit of wells, which
is called the " damp." This .oxygen unites with
another substance, called cabers, which ikabundant
in oil, tallow, fat, coal, wood, Bc. The blood con
tains large quantities of it ; and when the oxygen,
breathed into the lungs ; •comes into contact will' it
there, a combustion is produced which creates
what is called tritons/ lied. :This warmth or heat
is taken to every part of the animal frame by the
circulation of the blood, and keeps it • from being
destroyed ,by the cold. Carbon is furnished to the
blood by the food we eat. If more be furnished
than is wanted to keep the body warm, the bal
ance is deposited over the whole body in the form
of fat. The warmer the body is kept, the less an
imal heat is required, and the greater will be the
amount of fat. Hence it is that all animals fatten
quicker in warm weather and ou a Ilse amount of
food than in cold tieather. The appetite increaseu
with the demand of the body • for warmth and if
the body is constantly ,exposed to intense cold, tho
stomach, will rapidly digest he greatest quantity of
food. Hence it is that the people near the North
pole cau digest a quart of train oil easier than our
stomachs can a quart of soup, and yet they are a
small race of people, nearly all the nutrition of the
fool they eat being consumed in makiug animal
heat.
Jost so it is with the farmer's stock. II he keeps
them well sheltered in Warm, dry places, less an
imal heat is necessary to keep them warm, and,
consequently, they will keep fatter on a much less
amount of food, than when constantly exposed.
Lei the farmer, then, who would have his stock
look. well in the spring, and that on a moderate al.
lowance of food, noreprepare to shelter them. Let
hint shed around each side of .his stable, and
closely plank up the sheds. Let him. prepare sheds
for his hogs too. Keep them warm and dry, and
ourrword for it, a new race cif hogs will soon be
seen, 'which will equal" the best ol our breeds.
• As soon, therefore, as the wheat is sown (which
mostly ought to be, we think, by this time,) com
mence preparing your stables, and sheds and etas.
Do what you can this fpl and continue to inakc
additions from time to tune as you can, will not.
an animal on the farm but whet has itstegularplace
to sleep at night, and can find protection from the
rains and snows during the day. And then when
this is done, you will acknowledge that the beat
daiy of yesurlife was the day on which you Aker.
mined to follow the advice hest
NortnnotoVaut.—The good folks "Out Virese
thinker piths; the fryer and egos to s ma het
rtlri.eitigl aii dliviPO .1"../11011) grist mills, ei
dar irm i n • "...../:WPPItY Math 1 J PaYr who
shake modereteivbard, are sufficient to .propei
steambost, soda, danger of the M Mien totatin."
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loan ;, great =Kit protlatra respect ; greallorling
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