The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-03

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the art of travelling.
4 statement of facts In relation to the
Pennsylvania Kansas Company may not
be uninterest;ng 70 your readers, and.
with your leave. ! viii give them to the
public. Our agent, G. ALBRIeHr, Esq,
who was appointed specially for that pur-
pose, and no other, made 3 contract in
September last with Capt. FREscH. Of the
steamer TSopie, then at Pittsburgh, for
passage from New Brighton, on the Ohio
river, To Kansas City, No., for s15, and
81 a hundred to start as soon
as the river should become navigable.-'
In consequence Of the low rates at which
the contract was made, all Of undetermined
on carrying through our household fur
niture as also our mechanical aud ag-
ricultural implements. AS we we're to
start as soon as tie water should rise in
the Ohio, and be ready for passage in
five days after receiving a dispatch that
the river was up, we deemed il essential
that our goods, should be ready; eonse-
quently they were deposited in 8 ware
house in Conneautville ready for ship
ment at an hours notice.
The river did not rise, and we were
delayed from week to week until towards
the last of October, when I received q
letter from Mr. Albright, who was in
Cambria county, stating that he had de-
termined ON leaving Pittsburgh with his
branch of the company, on the eth of
October, and to take tie railroad, as the
river had not risen, and there was no
prospect of its doing so. He suggested
the propriety of our taking the northern
route by railroad, and meet him in St.
Louis. The Pittsburgh Dispotchand the
Pittsburgh Journal. each bearing date
one day later than Mr.. Albright's letter
came to hand by the same mail, and
stated that the water was three feet in the
Ohio, and rising. When those papers
came to hand it was then raining in Con-
neautville. As President of the company,
and Master of Emigration, / Immediately
called meeting of the officers, and laid
MIR. Albright's letter and the Pittsburgh
papers before them for their ccnsidera-
ton. The result was, We concluded it
was best to 60 by the southern route /;
and in case the Tropi, was not able to
go down the river that one of lighter
draft be procured to take us through
A telegraphic dispatch was prepared, and
forwarded by express to Meadvillc, to be
sent to Mr.. Albright, instructing him
that we would meet him at New Brigh-
ton on the 30th of October and that if
the river was not high enough to float
the Tropie. that he procure a small steam
er which would be able to carry US.
This was on Monday, and the time
fixed for departure was ON the Friday fol-
lowing. On Wednesday, in company
with one Of our number, ] went to Mead
vile for the purpose Of telegraphing with
Mr.. Albright, and to learn If be had been
successful in procuring passage. The
telegraph line was out Of repair, and no
communication could be got through, and
l returned without having accomplished
anything.
On Friday noon we bid adieu to our
friends in Conneautville, and were on oul
way to this locality. That night, at about
ten O'Clock, while at Shermanville, I re.
ceived dispatch from Mr.. Albright,
dated at Pittsburgh, and directed to !
w. BRIGDEN, Esq, Meadville, saying
"T Tell Brown to hurry through with his
party. All right. 1 viii meet him al
New Brighton on Monday" Until then
I had experienced many forbodings about
the state of the water in the Ohio, as il
had ceased raining from che time on Mon
day previous, when we had determined
upon starting; but this dispatch cheered
US all, and we "hurried on" according
to cur instructions. At Sharon We me-
Mr.. Albright, who informed US that the
river was falling; that he had tried tc
inform US of the fact, but he found the
wires down, and that no message could
be got through. This intelligence threw
US into disorder, but we determined OF
continuing our journey.
AtNew Brighton tickets were procured
for passage to st. Louis by railroad, via
Chicago, at S13 80. From thence to
Kansas city for $40. Besides this, there
was the item Of hotel fare, which run ur
our bills from S15, as contracted for on
the Tfopse, to about $50. The goods
were left in the charge of 2. B. PAGE,
our Secretary, who took them by railroad
to Cincinnati. thence by river TO Kansa:
city, costing US s2 63 a hundred, instead
of dollar. as we expected on leaving
your county. They were also near thret
weeks behind the company. on account
Of coming by water.
was compelled to leave the company
at New Brighton, and go by way of Gin
cinnati, where had made arrangement:
to procure my type for the publication o
the Herald Of Freedom. Hence l saw
no more of them until my arrival in Kan
sas city, one week behind the main party
When I found the company they were
much broken to pieces. having no head
and completely disorganized. Mr. AL
BRIGHT had succeeded In making ths
company believe that I had done then
great injustice in taking them by The south
ern route, contrary to his express instrue
tons, as he declared, and some had beeom,
prejudioed against the Emigraat Aid Co.
which had selected this place as the poin
for commercial city, ia consequence o
long communication published in tn,
N. 7. Times from some member of th,
American Settlement Company, whicl
Mr.. Albright was in the constant habito
reading to individuals he dare approach
with the article. The result was, he tool
from most Of his dupes from FIVE to tei
and twenty dollars for city lots IN nes
town the American Settlement compan,
was about 10 locate; and on his arrival i
Kansas city he took occasion 70 disbans
the Pennsylyania company, probably fear
ing my arrival. else calculating on greats
success in organizing his Earska expe
difion.
To avoid protracting this article. ALLOW
me to say that about one third of th'
company, mostly young men, were in
dnced 70 follow Mr.. A. IN his /" wils
goose y adventure, some ninety miles in