The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-05-01
REMARKS OF
HON. HARRY WHITE,


On the question of the right of the
members who voted against the bill
making appropriations for rivers and
harbors to place upon the record their
protest the following discussion took
place:
Mr.. REAGAN. There is an item
for surveys of rivers and we did put
into this bill the authority for surveys
where members came before us with
evidence which showed that the rivers
or harbors in question ought to be sur
veyed.
Mr.. ROBERTS. May ask the gen.
tleman from Louisiana to name the
unmentionable river.
Mr.. ELLIS. will spell it, K-i-s-
k.i-m-i-n-e-t-a-s. Great Laughter.
Mr.. REAGAN. Is there a dollar
appropriated for that river1 Or is it
simply that a survey is orderdered ?
Mr.. SPARKS. There is an order for
survey with a view to future appro.
priations.
Mr.. WHITE, Of Pennsylvania. The
gentleman says he cannot pronounce
these names. 1t is the Kis- -ke- mine.
tas River he stnmbles at. Laughter.
The honorable gentlemap's education
has been sadly neglected if he cannot
pronounce that name. 1t is musical
Indian name, having local associa-
ton, and signifies, if 1 rightly remem-
Der, "sprightly stream" 1t is one of
the tributaries of the Allegheny River.
The survey of the Allegheny is pro.
vided for also. OF this stream, trav-
ersing the western extent of our State
from Pittsburgh up into New York, l
shall speak again. Steamboats, have
run up this stream from Pittsburgh to
Olean in New York at different seasons
of the year. 1t is one of the arteries
Of our wealth, if utilized. Twenty.
seven miles above Pittsburgh the Kis-
keninetas, so difficult for the gentle
man from Louisiana Mr.. ELLIs] to
pronounce, empties into the Allegheny,
being one Of its m.ln tributaries. The
Kiskeminetas is formed by the juno.
tion of the Conemaugh and Loyal
hanna at Saltsburgh, town Of consid-
eroble size some twenty three miles
above its mouth, and the Conemaugh,
being called for tribe of Indians oi
that name, has its source in the Allie
gheny Mountains. The Kiskiminetas
and the Conemaugh form continuous
stream of some sixty miles east from
the Allegheny River. If the gentle
man will look at the report of the com
mittee of the Senate of the United
States, made in 1874, of which Mr.
YINDoM, Senator from Minnesota, was
ehairman, on transportation routes tc
Sc seaboard, he will find these two
vers, Kiskiminetas and Conemaugh
mentioned and specially indicated by
distinguished engineer as links in the
great chain of. water communications
0etween the Ohio and the Atlantic
board.
Mr.. SOUTHARD. Is there steam
boat on those rivers?
Mr. WHITE, of Pa. There has been
can bring evidence of a steamboat il
fmer years when there was slack
Ter and canal navigation along thes'
geams going up the Allegheny from
.lsburgh to the Kiskiminetas, theme,
ssn 10 Johnstown near the head of tht
onegaaugh.
Mr. SPARKS. A stern wheel, was i
At19 Laughter.
Mr. WHITE, of Pa. It was not
mer of the heaviest draught, bu
We want the examination by tn
ernmeht to see how far artificia
ianees can improve these stream
Hasigation, and thus add to tn
e4lth of the country.
III. WRIGHT. l wish to ask m,
ague a question.
III. WHITE, of Pa. What is th,
|ion ?
WRIGHT. wish to knoy
that stream is; where is tn
m that is called Conemaugh, Kis
nInetas, or some such name?
IE. WHITE, of Pa. Why the gen
mar from Pennsylvania, my col
ue, aspires to be the chief execu
of that State, and if he does no
oW the location of these streams h
norant of the geography of hi
la and ought not to seek such {
position.
~. WRIGHT. l do not fish in sucl
How waters for the nomination o
Enor. If l had to go into th
streams Of Pennsylvania for it
d abandon it. Laughter.
f. WHITE, of Pa. l am glad t
iven the gentleman an oppoI
of explaining. The people {
lvania may agree with him i
pect and relieve him of his fish