The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-18
NEW SERIES---YOL. 6. NO. 33.

Without going nto any detail ms 20 the out door
service, | will only state that before it was all
done, my surveyor. Mr.. HIT, Of Zanesvie, left
me, and Mr. WILLIAMS, who carried the level,
took sick Without nnch Inconvenience howev-
err, succeeded. with the help lhad in complet
ing what Mr.. McCRAcKGS. the Chief Engineer,
hal directed and authorized to be done. But
when II came to the Office work. ! was left desti-
tute Of experienced assistants. very iair prog.
ress however was made at plating the lines and
getting up proiiles. preparatory To milking tue rs
timates-such progress rs promised the success
ful completion Of the estimates against the time
then set by Mr., McCRAcKES. which was the mid
die of November. Mr.. WILLIAMS too was rapid
iy improving in health aud was expected in u
few days 10 be able To assist But for some cause
not vet explained, Mr.. McCRAcKES got into o
much greater hurry than he had been before. aud
spoke OF sending over help from the Western par.
ty. In this arrangement acqniesced the more
willingly from the hope. that would have some
assistance in the plating which. falling upon me
alone, had become very tiresOme. But when
they came, they confessed themselves incapable
tO do anything at it, aud was compelled To con
tinue alone, consOled however. with their ntiina'
ton that as had been the case on Mr. WooD.
WARDS division, Icould have the aid Oi Mr..
Howard. the craftsman OF the Road in making
the maps. The Western assistants came on Tues
day, Oct 2lst aud commenced in the office on
Wednesday. being employed, as my own young
men had been, in getting mp prohes and oompnt'
ing quantities. On Monday the 9th, Mr. Nc
CRAcKEN was also with MS in the office; when tie
aggregates OF several of the lines, which had prog
ressed lar enough for this, were summed up. Mr..
MoCRAoKEN left for Crcleville in the afternoon,
aud ordered me to follow the next day with my
maps pr0iiles. &c.
Whe,i il is known that my maps consisted Of
mere crude, incipient drafts rendered the less
perfect ON account OF the frequent Interruptions
occasoned by the inexperence Of my own young
men, Us we'll as IA want OF acquaintance with the
actual surveys s. notes on the part of those ot the
Western party, il will be seen that | had good
grounds to feel reluctant to have them exhibited by
the side of those Of the Western division. which
would show To better advantage, not only from the
directness OF the lines surveyed but also from The
fact that they were transcript copies drawn by the
regular scientific craftsman oi the party, employ
ed especially for that purpose. But however re-
luctant was, had to obey.
When arrived at Circleville. ] presented my
sell at the Rail Road Office, where found Messrs
McCRAcKEN aud WOODWARD, none of the Direc
tnrs being present. After few words with the
former. left the office aud went to my room al
the Hotel, To aggregate the quantities ofl lines which
IN that respect had not been completed Mr. Nc
CRAcKEN soon after came into the room and
spent some time in comparing aud fixing upon his
memory. the distances the different routes. He
also assis led some in making up the aggregates o
tile lines. He left, and after IA while returned
with Mr.. WOODWARD. and they spent some time
i'll examining my maps and prOiiles. while wa'
still engaged in aggregatiug quantities Mr.
yl,st1
er il was Ut this lime or at subsequent call, thu
Mr.. McCRAcREN took away my papers To the
Rail Road Office. desiring me to be in waiting
ready tn accompany him whenever | might b,
wanted or il wOu hecme proper for ms 10 ap
pear there | waited the entire afternoon. unit
the Board had adjourned, without seeing anything
more of him \ pnblic rairnad meeting bein!
appointed in tine evening, ! attended, aud wa
met very cordially by all the Directors present
Messrs GRiswnLD aud MEDILL not being ther,
at the time. The making Of speeches was follow
ed by an Oyster supper, gwen Ivy Mr.. WOODWARD
| Here again met with the Directors, and was en
uuirrd of rather reproyingly- by some nf then
why had not been with them 1t The Office dur
ing the day; aaying that all Tue other Engiueer
were there and that they had sGpnnsed that wa
not in town at ALL from the fact Of NY not being il
the Office | explained the arrangement unde
which was placed Ivy Mr.. MCCRAcREN; aud a
soon ns opportunity offered informed him oT th
view taken by some al the Directors Of my un
being there saving 10 him that under the arrange
nent made by him with ne, was reStraiDed iron
coming there without suIle lntimltlnn being Civ
Ell me that | WAS wanted or that it would b
proper for me 10 appear His reply was III sub
stance that he had iorgoltenit
The next day, was in the office and also dur
ing The night session prOtracted Ia a late hour. II
which time however nothing was said OF ar dom
with my papers, All seemed To pass along kind
ly and cordially without any thing transpring Il
excite suspicion of any meditated evil, or Ia Civ
rise In unpleasant sensations, save re'nnrk from
Mr.. TALLMADGE some time during the day, thu
an expression of opinion from either Mr.. Nc
CRAcKES or Mr.. WOODWARD. as to the practica
bity OF any route. (however much il might h
questioned by 0ihers,) wis conclusive with him
thus in marked manner excluding myself In
conversation between Mr.. TALLMADGE, aud my
self in the evening. on the side walk, while u
Jour way tO another oyster supper understood
he given by Mr.. De GRAFT | took OCCASION to sa
To him that the entire exclusion Oi nv name iron
the connexion ia which he spoke. had arrested m
nttenlinn. He most earnestly disclaimed havln
Ihld any improper design aud gave for cxpanj
ton that he was then talking about matters rela
ing To Mr.. WooDwARD's dir iSion tollowngi it u
with an appeal to me whether he aud all of IN
other Directors lad not ut their former meeting
when matters relating to my division were unde
discussion, referred altogether TO me.
To convince me how ready he was at all time
to defend me, he went on to say that the LexinI
ton people had expressed doubts as 10 the nccuri
cy OF the measurement of their line aud that b
had met this with very decided promptness b
showing them how it would affect their worth
friend Mr.. MCCRAcKEN. who was charged by tn
Board with the duty oIdsmissing every one VIII
did not do their work right.
The next morning, the 30th. knowing no re-
son why | should remain longer in Circleville
went 10 the office for my pupers | thought
saw something in the air aud manner Of some il
dividunls there that | tOUk 10 be ominous. Ihnv
ever leisurey gathered up my papers aud aft,
waiting some time for Mr.. McCRAcKEN, who ha
been in the office but was then out left the o
hce- -descended the stairs and when passing int
the street saw him standing near the door. II
stepped along with me rs II he Ind been waitin
for me On the way | referred to that part of III
evening's conversation Of Mr.. TALLMADGk whic
related to the dissatisfaction of the Lexington 20,
pie. This opening the way for him. he CONNER
ced the conversation which first disclosed the pn
p"so Whlon NOW hPpears eNhehuy 10 nave Dee
tormed in relation 10 me. He began by sayil
that he had Thought Of sending Mr. WooDw Ar
over on my division To run line there" Ielr
estly desired him to.avoid doing thai il possibl
He then went on 10 State reasons why he thoug
It would be better to do so. My long resdenc
~ the country, he thought, land inc liable To o
Jecilons aud suspicious to which stranger wou
not he suhjected-that WINS supposed tn he C
pabIe OF welding large Influence, had maj
friends. and also many enemies who were susT
ciouS OF my ihvpring my friends in lucating Ii
road-that myself possessed property and til
my own residence or locality stnnd in snch Il rel