The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-03
NIaeshane Up Salt River.
HEAD WATERS OF SALT,

November 26, 1868.
Dear Frecndn-Here ! an fright side
up" and .'in good ORDER" as the bills OF
lading say. This is not such bad "keden-
try" after all, especially when the crew are
Jolly companions, every one."
After the little brush we had about the
ides of October / concluded to be prepared
to start on the shortest notice, and the hrst
Tuesday of November left me no choice but
to embark.
The steamer Uellington was lying at the
wharf, at once Entered my name-the
Boyle-r began to puff, and we soon found
ourselves calamity steaming up the stream.
Our wounded were disposed Of satisfactorily
as we had fresh Linton, aud our brave pilot.
a Johnstown Democrat, said We HOuLd-Tut
it through
The water soon become brack ish, and we
longe6 for the Pure Monongahela. but had
no invoice from that classic stream. We
congratulated ourselves, however. that we
would be "ahead of all our contemporaries"
at the head of navigation, but even in this
We were disappointed, as the sequel will
show.
We anchored, after pleasant passage. at
the head of Rvigation-debarked from our
craft, and commenced looking around for
lodgings. To our surprise we found the late
Radical County Ticket had reached the
ground some weeks before US. and were en-
camped out in the cold. When we inquired
if they had no shelter. the response was that
their Cambria county cdHrGsS was hard
one, and they were glad to get from under it..
Representative Morley preserved his pro-
verbal good nature, and was about organ
izing company to open mine for rock salt.
in order to send back load to Cambria.
7 10 ba ,a.l Sft-a, 80
some salt in return for the manner in which
they had peppered him. 1t struck us there
was some attic salt in his remark He en-
tertains the idea of starting night school
up here.
Prothonotary Christy is as lively as a
cricket. WhOsoever saws there is no spec
ulation in those eyes'' don't know Josiah
He talked about a Homerian Railroad, Of
which he was ex-President, and seemed dis
satisfied with the lrdter communication by
which he had reached his destination. He
has project on foot to light the whole set
tlement with gas He has $50 ne states)
formed company known as the Universal
North American Non Ex plosive Self Genera
ting Gas :" 1t is said that in one hour, in
butter frkin. enough gas can be manufac~
tured to last the city Of New York three
weeks. l do not know what this gas project
will come to, but he seems .fuU Of IL! We
intend to make Josiah our suHer, as there
are no Democrats that have any experience
in that Office.
While talking with our friends I saw a
hard-looklng cuss standing apart, with a
large Congressional Report in his hands.
did rot at first recognize him, but when he
blew his nose on his fingers and wiped it on
the palm of his hand l knew it was Covode.
He says Geary will pardon him down in a
few days on account of his health-that so
much salt was bad for the scurgy. said
nothing, but thought to myself, "he is a
scurvey fellow, at any rate"
Just as close a Monitor is steaming up
towards US, and / am informed that Cover
nor Griswold is on board with large party
of his friends from the Empire State.
Good bye, dear FREEMAN You shall hear
from me ''early and often" as the Radicals
vote. Send the FREEMAN regularly, as every
thing is salt here, and we cannot get even
fresh news. / am even told the river never
rises, as it is too salt to have a fresh ct.
MACSHANE.