New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-23
Pesusyivania Raiirosd-Impos,tion, Delays.
HARRIssuRo, PA Oct is, lSi9.

To he Editor ef The Tribune
Experience 10 a good teacher. aud II is well at
times tha, should let others benefit by our own eX
periencc weleft Philsdel9his yesterday al P NJ in
he Pioneer and Express Packet Lice ior Pittsburgh
with the suurspce Of tho agent In Phiadephis that
ihere would he delays The cars arrived 10 Harris
burg ct II. O'Clock, being y hours from tho time
starting When we arrived Al This place we we're toih
iast the would not leave for Lewiston until TO
morrow ~ q O'Clock thus making delay OF sons 10
hoars not bsssned for AZ the Office OF the Company IN
Phiisdslphls. Were the only one deceived IN this
matter I would make no complani-out Ne toe Com
pany eend train every day Al clock ana oeceivo
s who take passage for Pittsburgh deem u dny to
inform the public Of this imposition, and TO put all
upon guard " no purpose tskng this route from fbis
delphla to Pittsburgh.
Ihe time has gone by when agents aud companies
can imposo upon the public with impunliy and when
Ia Ia done they should be exposed.
The name Of the ssent OF the Pioneer and Packet
Line who does the promising for the company il
Philadelphia is A. 7. Adams
lfiraveler. going West ever wish 10 get home lei
them avoid the rennsy lvsnia route as tAey would per
don. Yours, &C. hCCh-hit.
LAKE SUPERIOR MINIS A private business
memorandum irom the Companys Agent at Saut
Ste Marie gives the following statement Of Copper ship
pet from the ssu oE Cleveland by he Pittsburgh Ch
Company this season Tars
Delivered at Cleveland. to oct. II ...-.....75l
Ga the way down......-.....-.--.--- ~
Total shipped from the Ssut.
Tho Agent aads shst no confidently expects 10 make
up The aggregate to OOO tuus before the gs'iol
closes. which will ensure the ,ocsholdcrs dividend
Of So per share investment OF less than so
But must De remembered that Tie is the one icFsan
~. lnvy sinenL Many others doubtless EN be, with
time, caplisl and wso management, while at lesst a.
many have expended considerable sums yet receyes
nothing and never viii receive anything.
Tar laos oF LAKE SUPrRIoR.-Ssys the De-
bpH Brilsfir. The NsrQgetts Company, vino
own aud are at present 3.Slag upon an iron 10
cs;ion the south shore ~ LsAS Superior, N the
vicinit, ot Carp River. are making cxtccsive sr-
fausements to prosecute their minins operations
with vigor dorisc the winter. The stock is pria
ciD.llv la the hands Of Boston capitalists who are
,xsrtins every eioit To build up 81 interes, In taa
ssrtion of Michigan thatv atd much t. the resources
OF our state During the Summer. three several sur
v.ys hsvc been made from t,cir point On Lake 81
pefior across lsci - Bay d. Noequc, with view o
isyips out road and thus SroIdinS isciiines foe
wioler ~ least between TIE upper sns
lower rcaia.ulss We can hardly coaeesve OF mor,
de.r.be internal improvement % this chTscteT thar
he one contemplated Mos, OF the land log oesweei
tss,e two points 10 Of mOss excellent qus!ty, and ~
are sssurod by Mr. Robesi GrsserS~t who safv"ye
re routes. and who IA now Ia our cry, hs' mS nav
Of -xceis tue character Of the .o ia tho vicity
a. Ostonnson tsuu further west, Ga LsAc Superior,
tnd which Or. Houghton pronounced, "a MS seo"ko'
reports a. good second rate ssricc.tafsi lsnd "a"
psins are also crossed extending for ten and nitv
mies a. smooih Snd level the prSrie lands OF iii
rois Tue pine timber on the plains. ho~@ver' .
represents as small l, is the intenlon oi Mr. 1F-'
erect 10 leave toe Chicago bic return for Lake ~
p~sor IN about weeks. st which city be has o'e
instracr.d hy the Directors OF the Compsny, t. Pui
eA.,. so- twenty i've horses Z" Do used 81 tee mines
Asd 10 drive th-m through 10 LsS- superior ms
ia,@nds t. .ccoupsh by conveyias his aorses 70 NJ
wsuk.e where h. will procure passage Tor tnsm .
water u Boy da Socqus. from which poet De VII dv
-sn undertaking. the mSgnitude OF which may 3
iadged from the fact that no domestic anmsi ass eve
s~sa taken over that County. Tho Company have
present. employed about one hundred uen. iofe
se~y will eoarnue through the Winter They hs'
hso tie necessary works erected r forging. and hs'
sa,ered into Systematic coarss Of operations 'nsi
tas opening Of navigation next Spring will tsll We
ior that depsrtmen, Of Industry aud The miosFa =
soarcss OF our State.