less be improper and unsafe to admit into any of the apartments now used by the patients of the institution; provided, however, that any buildingso erected shall be removed by said managers as soon as conveniently may be, after the occasion for which this authority is granted, shall have ceased to exist. Sect. 2. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so much of any ordinance as is hereby altered, be and the same is hereby repealed. Mr. GROVES, as chairman of the committee to improve the Girard lands, made the annexed report, which was laid on the table. The committee appointed to make sundry improve⚫ments on the lands in Schuylkill county, bequeathed to the corporation by the late Stephen Girard, report: menced, or where materials had been actually prepared expressly for the same, at the date of the said ordinance. The resolution relative to the laying of the corner stone of the WASHINGTON MONUMENT, which was passed by the Common Council, was laid on the table. The report of the committee on the petition of the gold and silver artificers was also laid on the table. The ordinance which was passed by the Common Council relative to the masonic hall, was referred to a joint committee of two members of each council, and Messrs. Groves, and Toland, were appointed the committee on behalf of the Select Council. COMMON COUNCIL.-Mr. BAKER presented the annexed petition from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, which was read and laid on the table. To the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia. The memorial of the undersigned, respectfully show That agreeably to their appointment they have had a conference with a committee of the trustees of Mr. Girard's Bank relative to the funds which may be wanted for that purpose, and were informed that the board of trustees had consulted their attorney on the subject of eth, That refuse water from the Gas Works, at the maimprovements contemplated by Mr. Girard on those sonic hall, is at present carried through the public gutlands, and according to whose opinion they were notters, along Lodge alley and Seventh street, to the openauthorized to procure or advance the funds required, The smell arising from it, although in no respect of an ing into the common sewer in Seventh above Chesnut. and referred your committee to his executors. How far that opinion may be considered as applying to the unwholesome nature has been complained of, by those resolution adopted by councils, your committee are not who reside in that neighborhood. From the present disposed to inquire, nor did they consider themselves situation of the works, it will be necessary to discharge justified by their instructions to call upon the executors, memorialists who are entrusted with the care of the a large quantity of this water in a short time and your and further solicit from the hands of those who have a masonic hall, are desirous of doing so in a manner temporary control and management of the funds, which which will not incommode the neighborhood, and which must come eventually into the possession of the corpo- will hereafter secure them from any such inconvenience ration. They consider that such solicitations would not comport with the dignity and respect due to the city authorities, which they were in duty bound as its agents to sustain. Your committee cannot close this report without expressing their surprise and astonishment that the executors of Mr. Girard should have taken upon themselves the responsibility of suspending all the contracts and directions made by him for the improvements of a property which they know he so anxiously desired to have accomplished, without consulting the city authorities to whom those lands and also the residuary funds were bequeathed. As this estate cannot be made productive without the improvements directed by councils and in accordance with Mr. Girard's designs, your committee recommend, that the funds necessary to accomplish that object may be advanced by councils, and offer the following resolution: for the future. Your memorialists would therefore on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, respectfully request, That permission be granted to them to lay down iron pipes not exceeding six inches in diameter, from the Gas Works along Lodge alley to the common sewer in in order to carry off the water from the said works. Seventh street, and to make an opening into the same, The whole to be done at their expense, and under the direction and superintendence of the city authorities. relative to it, which was passed by the Common CounMr. BAKER read the following ordinance in his place, cil. An ordinance granting permission to carry the water from the Gas Works at the masonic hall into the com mon sewer in Seventh street. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of Philadelphia, in Select and Common Councils assembled, Resolved, by the Select and Common Councils, that That the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, be, and they the Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized to draw his are hereby permitted at their own expense, to lay down order in favor of the committee for such sums as may their Gas Works along Lodge alley to the common iron pipes not exceeding six inches in diameter from from time to time be required (not exceeding eight sewer in Delaware street, and to make an opening into thousand dollars) to be applied by them towards im- the said sewer, to carry off the water from the said proving the estate of the late Stephen Girard in Schuyl-works, under the direction and superintendence of the kill county, and that the same be charged to the Girard fund. Mr. PETTIT, offered the following ordinance relative to Messrs. M. and S. N. Lewis, which was read and land on the table. A supplement to an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to prevent the construction of wooden and brick paned buildings and for preventing the extension of injuries from fire," passed on the eighth day of June 1832. Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens of Philadelphia, in Select and Common Councils assembled, That the ordinance to which this is a supplement shall not be considered or construed as extending to any wooden, framed, brick paned or other building whereof the walls are not composed wholly of incombustible materials erected or constructed within the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, in that part of the city which lies west of Broad street, where the erection or construction thereof had actually comVOL. X. 2 city commissioners. Provided, however, that the permission may be recalled by Councils whenever they may deem the same expedient. Mr. Hoop, presented the following communication from the committee for erecting the Washington Monument, and offered the annexed resolution which was passed by the Common Council. To the members of Select Council. Gentlemen,-"At a meeting of committee on the Washington Monument it was unanimously resolved, that application be forthwith made to the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia, for permission to lay the corner stone of the Washington Monument, on the ground assigned for that purpose by the Councils, on the 4th of July instant." Signed. THOS. SPARKS, Chairman. Mr. Hoop presented a petition praying that the drays may be removed from the corner of Third and Market street, which was referred to the committee on Markets. Mr. MAYBERRY presented a petition relative to the gutters and curb stones in Front street, above Market street, which was referred to the Paving committee, with power to act. Mr. FRITZ presented the annexed petition of Mr. Nathan Bunker, which was referred to the paving committee in conjunction with the city solicitor. rate at 34 cents upon every hundred dollars of realestate as valued by the assessor, which has accordingly been done, and the following is the result is each district and ward, To the Select and common council of the city of Philadel- 4th do. do. phia. The memorial of Nathan Bunker, respectfully showeth, That he is the owner of two lots of ground situate at the north-west corner of Locust and Washington streets, one of them seventeen feet and the other twenty-one feet three inches in front on Washington street, by eighty-two feet six inches in depth to an alley. That on these lots are at present erected two frame buildings on Washington street, and a small brick building and an old frame on Locust street. Your memorialist intends taking away these buildings and putting up substantial brick buildings on the ground now occupied by them. Before, however, proceeding with his plan, he has deemed it proper to submit the case to your honorable bodies, in order that you may take such order thereon as the public interest may be deemed to require. These lots are a part of the eastern part of two city lots, Nos. 1617 and 1616 sold by the supreme execu. tive council of the state of Pennsylvania and patented to Francis Gurney. The southern lot No. 1617 was bounded on the south by a forty foot street called Locust street running from Delaware 8th street eastward, which had been previously laid out by the supreme executive council as a street of that width. Your memorialist, and those under whom he claims, have purchased and held by this description, and this boundary, and the present buildings are located accordingly. Your memorialist is informed, however, tha tunder an ordinance passed the 9th May, 1804, and several supplements thereto a survey was made by Reading Howell of all the principal unpaved streets between Delaware 5th street and the river Schuylkill, which by a subsequent ordinance has been made the rule by which the city surveyors are to be governed-on this map or survey Mr. Howell has without any authority whatever marked this part of Locust street as fifty feet wide, which would take off four feet of your memorialist's southern front and so much of his present buildings and reduce his whole front on Washington street. to 34 feet 3 inches. Your memorialist is still, however, the owner of this strip of four feet and he is advised that he has the same right to build on it as on the remainder of his ground, but he is unwilling to do so, before submitting the matter to the councils of the city, that they may be enabled to adopt such measures in relatior. to it as may advance the interest of the public without injury to the just rights of your memorialist. N. BUNKER. Mr. LEHMAN, as chairman of the committee of the poor tax, made the annexed report, which was read and laid on the table. The "Directors of the Poor Tax" met according to law on the second Monday in January last, and at the request of the "Guardians of the Poor" several subsequent times for the purpose of laying a tax for the "relief, support and employment," of the poor for the current year. Estimates and explanations were submitted by the Guardians of the Poor, requiring about 139,000 dollars; and it having been ascertained that the personal and dog tax would yield but $12,289 81-100 it became necessary to provide for the balance by fixing the 3d do. 7th do. do. 5th ward N. L. do. do. 458,920 80 00 do. do. 728,681 59 00 642,790 32 50 634,041 133 00 47 50 N. B. As the poor tax has increased and will continue to increase, it may be well enough to know, that $17,500 of the above is to pay interest for money borrowed by the guardians of the poor towards the erection of the New Alms house, on the west side of the river Schuylkill, and as the building progresses, a much larger sum will be wanted annually for the same purpose. Mr. Hoon as chairman of the committee to whom was referred the petition of the gold and silver artificers, made the annexed report and resolution which were adopted by the Common Council. The committee to whom was referred the communication and accompanying medal, &c. beg leave to report, That they are of opinion that the medal presented by the gold and silver artificers, and which was struck 1852.1 SKETCHES OF M'KEAN COUNTY, PA. Resolved, by the Select and Common Councils, That the Committee on the Washington Monument be, and they are hereby permitted to lay the corner stone of, and commence the said monument in Washington Square, on the 4th July next, under the direction of the committee on that square. Mr. BAKER, as chairman of the paving committee made several reports and resolutions, which were adopted, among which are the following. The paving committee to whom was referred the petition of a number of citizens requesting Broad street to be paved, report, That they have examined said street, and are of opinion it would not be prudent to have the same paved now, as the rail road will be laid in the spring; it can then be done to greater advantage, although if it were not for that circumstance they would recommend it done 11 off by them during the Centennial Anniversary, and county bear quite a different face. The division of the designed to be placed in the corner stone of the Wash-county into townships, under the present arrangement; ington Monument should be attended to, they therefore (some of them quite large) is as follows:-Keating, in respectfully recommend that the said medal be deposit- the centre; Ceres; at north; Bradford and Corydon, in ed in the corner stone to be laid in Washington Square, the north-west; Liberty, in the east; Sergeant, Walker, under the direction of the committee appointed at a Cooper, and Shippen, at the south and south-east; and late town meeting on that subject, and offer the follow- Ogden, in the south-west. The face of the country generally may be said to be interspersed with hills and ing resolution. valleys-the land marked out by the navigable waters, tributary streams, and brooks, or, as they are familiarly called, "soring runs;" the kinds of timber, more or less common to the whole country, are White Pine, White and Black Ash, Hickory, Butternut, Cherry, Hemlock, Beech, Sugar, and Soft Maple, Birch, Elm, Oak, Chesnut, Basswood or Lynn, and some Cedar. The localities of timber are, upon the lands adjoining the Allegheny river, which passes through the townships of Liberty, and, near the centre of Ceres-that part of Potatoe creek which passes through the eastern part of Keating-the Sinnamahoning, which runs through the eastern part of Shippen and the Tunuangwant, which passes through Bradford and empties into the Allegheny, together with that part of the county which borders on the eastern bank of the Allegheny at the north-western part of the county; on the flats or intervals along those streams, White Pine, Oak, Hickory, Ash, Elm, Beech and Maple, with some Hemlock: the hills verging those streams, from the intervals up to the summits, are lined with a great share of White Pine of an excellent quality. It is generally remarked on the Hats. After the summit of the hills bordering that the pine on the side hills is of a better quality than on those streams, are gained, and along the small stream's tioned, the timber is generally Hemlock, Maple, Beech, which feed those of a larger character as before menAsh, Basswood.and Cherry. There is some Pine along the small streams, but little on the upland. The flats or interval lands along the principal streams, as the Alcreek, extend from the water back to the side hills, from legheny, Sinnamahoning, Tunuangwant, and Potatoe half a mile to a mile and a half; along the smaller streams, as Marvin creek, in Keating; Portage, Branches of the Allegheny and Sinnamahoning, in Liberty and Shippen; West creek in Shippen and Ogden; Oswego, in Ceres; and Kansua, in Keating and Ogden, along those streams are from half a mile to two miles, the interval is not so extensive: probably the valleys The general deincluding both sides of the streams. nominations given to the face of the land in this county are, Interval, Side-hill and Up-land; of which the two latter are the most extensive. at this time. The paving committee to whom was referred the petition of a number of persons requesting Lawson street to be paved, report, That Lawson street having been laid out a short time since, is not one that comes within the law, directing the city corporation, to have the same paved at public expense, but the owners of property adjoining are bound to have the same paved at their own expense: they of fer the following resolution. Resolved, That the city commissioners give notice to those persons owning property on Lawson street, to have the same paved in 60 days according to a law passed by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, April 23, 1829. The paving committee to whom was referred the petition of a number of persons requesting the ends of Perry street to be paved, report, That Perry street with the exception of about 120 feet at each end was paved in the year 1830, but the parts that are now petitioned for, were not at that time opened; the committee are of opinion that as the street is now opened the same should be paved. Mr. Moss called up for consideration the resolution attached to the report of the committee relative to improving the city property on Schuylkill, which was agreed to, and the resolution was adopted with the following amendment-"and shall be carried into effect, so far as relates to the completion of one store and one dock," which was concurred in by the Select Council. From the Smethport Forester. M'KEAN COUNTY, PA. SIR,-Having several times been solicited by gentlemen both in this county and elsewhere, to give a general description of the face, localities, productions, &c., of this part of our State,-I now proceed, reluctantly, to use my efforts in gratifying their desires in that respect; reluctant, because I am convinced there are many other gentlemen in this section of the State, possessing much more of the desired information and better qualified than myself, in every respect, to do the subject justice: however, if I should succeed in breaking the ice, perhaps others better qualified, will follow. Almost every part of the country contiguous to the main waters, is perforated with smaller streams, which and these secondary streams are again supported by extend from 5 to 10, and even 15 miles into the interior; waters which descend the brooks and spring runs; so that there can scarce be a hundred acres of land calculated for a farm, which is not well watered, either by a main stream or a brook. The side hills are a gentle slope from two to five degrees elevation, until near the summit, when they become steeper; they generally present a regular surface, a very few being stony, When the summit is gained it is common to find uninterrupted level for miles, disturbed only by here and there a gentle rolling of the land, or a spring run;-this is more particularly the case in the western part of Keating township, in the vicinity of Lafayette, or the Four Corners-where there are thousands of acres of land of that description-being finely timbered open woods, consisting principally of hard timber, i. e. O. J. HAMLIN. Beech, Maple, Cherry, &c.; also in the middle and M'Kean county derives its name from our venerated western part of Sergeant and Ogden townships there Governor THOMAS M'KEAN; its territory is computed are large bodies of this kind of land; so level is the surat about twelve hundred square miles, being forty miles face, and so straight and thrifty the timber, and the from east to west, along the N. York state line, averag-woods so open, that a squirrel may be seen running ing about 30 miles north to south, and containing from from 40 to 60 rods in advance. There are also many 8 to 900,000 acres of land. Different sections of the such lands in the south-western part of the county. the location entirely; consequently, the first labour in opening the road becomes totally lost. Another difficulty was, that the roads were to be opened through extensive tracts of unseated lands; hence the expense of provisioning workmen, supporting teams, and preparing, conveying, and repairing tools, was very great, so that the same amount expended in this way would do much less work than a like amount laid out on a road through a settlement, where labour, provisions, &c. could be obtained at a much cheaper rate. Another reason is, that when the county was an entire wilderness, it could not be known through what part of the county the main leading roads would extend; consequently, many expensive roads were laid out, aad made as a matter of experiment, which, experience has proved it more prudent to abandon. SOIL. The great body of soil throughout the county is a soil well adapted to grazing, or the productions of hay and grass; the soil, however, differs in character. Along the main streams, the soil is of an alluvial quality, being a light sandy loam, some places a little mixed with the clay soil, well adapted to the production of grain, such as wheat, rye, Indian corn, oats, buckwheat, &c. and those lands also, produce good clover and timothy grass. They are excellent for potatoes, and the different kinds of garden stuffs. The side hills verging on the streams, are generally a light mellow common loam, well adapted to all kinds of culture, grain or grass, and most kinds of esculent roots do well upon those soils; clover and timothy grass are a natural and almost spontaneous production. Those lands bear the different kinds of grasses, of an excellent quality, and in quantity proportioned to the amount improved, are not surpassed by the lands in any other county in the State. The uplands are nearly of a similar description to those of the side hills, and the productions much the same. CLIMATE--The climate in this part of our state is healthy in the extreme; the waters being of the purest kind, as they generally originate from springs flowing out of the base of the hills or breaking out of the low-was authorized, and the first expense of opening it delands; and when the waters collect in large streams, they have a gradual and uninterrupted descent. There are none of what are termed stagnant waters, from the putrid effluvia of which, the air in some countries becomes contaminated, and as a natural consequence, the inhabitants in their vicinity are subject to agues and fevers. When dams have been erected across streams to gain a water power for mills and machinery, the water flows or sets back to some distance, forming a pond; but so pure is the water by which those ponds are supplied, that no serious effects have as yet resulted from their creation. I believe some dams have been raised across the Allegheny, below the New York state line, and out of this county, where the natural current of the water has but little descent, which are supposed to have been injurious to the atmosphere and produced some agues in that vicinity; but I have never known any such case in our own county. It is but reasonable that the county should be healthy; because it is mostly upland, and the waters, emanating from clear springs, must be pure. There is no disease common to this county, that is not also common to our state and country at large; and some that prevail in other parts are scarcely known here; as the ague, cholera morbus, and those diseases usually prevalent in those parts were there are stagnant waters or extensive levels of land, during the summer months. ROADS.-At the early period of the first settlements of this county, great difficulties were experienced by those whose enterprise led them to undergo the difficulties incident to a new country life, for the sake of obtaining good farms of their own. Indeed, one of the greatest impediments to settling a new country is the want of good roads, a difficulty which our legislature at an early day, made liberal provisions to remedy, by applying a part of the proceeds arising from the annual tax levied on unseated lands, to that purpose. This tax, paid by the land holders, has been the main reliance for the improvement of our roads. The road taxes paid in this county, has usually been about $2,700 per annum. This sum divided among the several townships, and applied upon the great amount of roads, heretofore, in many instances, passing through large districts of wilderness, has been found quite inadequate to do much towards making good roads; although it has sufficed to open them and keep them passable. On laying out and making the first leading roads in this county, the people laboured under great inconveniences-the want of a geographical knowledge of the county prevented the most appropriate grounds from being selected in many This difficulty has tended to make the improve ment of the roads at the present day much more expensive; because it is frequently found necessary to change cases. The East and West state road leading through the Northern tier of counties, in this state; enters this county at the east, near the Canoe-place, on the Allegheny river, passes through Smethport, the county seat of this county, and leaves the county near the mouth of the Kenzua creek at its junction with the Allegheny. Its distance in this county a little exceeds forty miles. It frayed by the state, under the superintendence of Judge Otto, one of our present Associate Judges, and one of our early settlers. It was commenced in the year 1816, and completed in 1818. At present, although the road is passable, yet it needs much improvement. Whenever this road is so improved as to become a good thoroughfare, I think it cannot fail to become one of the first importance. It is known that there is a constant tide of emigration from the eastern states to the west; many annually pass and repass from the east to the west on visits to their relatives settled in a distant land; it is also known by experiment that the Allegheny river is navigable for steamboats from Pittsburg to the mouth of the Kenzua creek, which empties into the Allegheny, near the western termination of the road in this county. Now if a line of steamboats was established from Pittsburg to the mouth of Kenzua, and the east and west road so improved as to allow a line of stages to be established, (it is already good from the east as far west as Wellsborough, in Tioga county, Pa.) it being settled that this is the most direct route from the east, westward; because it passes through the state in nearly a due east and west line for about 300 miles; would it not naturally follow, that emigrants would take this route to Kenzua by land, thence down the Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi by water, and those who were travelling for pleasure or on business, return that way. There is another idea while on this subject, worthy of a moment's time; that is, that Pittsburg is becoming known for her extensive manufactures as the "Birmingham of the west." Glass, iron, lead, crude, and for paints, linseed oil, and salt can be purchased there as cheap or cheaper than in any other place to which this part of our state trades. If this road was improved, and a steamboat navigation established, those articles might be freighted to this and the adjoining counties much cheaper than in any other way: it strikes me as being a very important road. (To be continued.) CURIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL FACT.-We have been informed that a lump of coal weighing sixteen ounces was lately discovered imbedded in the centre of a solid rock, about ten feet in diameter, on a tract of coal land on the Broad Mountain, known as the Pott and Bannan tract. The rock was a displaced fragment lying near the surface of the ground, found in the vicinity of the line of the Pottsville and Danville rail road, comprised in the contract of Messrs. Neligh, by whom the discovery was made while their workmen were engaged in blasting. It is difficult to account for this extraordinary occurrence, since the rock exhibited no trace of a fissure or opening whereby the lump might have been introduced, but on the contrary presented the appearance of uniform solidity. Miner's Journal. From the Blairsville Record. SKETCHES, No. VIII. Phouts shot one, which they skinned and carried over to their fire, and during the night jerked great part of it. In the morning they took what they Of the Life, and Military and Hunting Adventures of could carry of jerk, and hung the remainder on a CAPTAIN SAMUEL BRADY. (Continued from Vol. IX, page 303.) Captain Brady had returned from Sandusky, per haps a week, when he was observed one evening by a man by the name of Phouts, sitting in a solitary part of the fort, apparently absorbed in thought. Phouts approached him unregarded, and was pained to the bottom of his honest heart to perceive, that the countenance of the honoured Captain bore traces of deep care, and even melancholy. He accosted him, however, in the best English he had, and soothingly said, "Gabtan what ails you?" Brady looked at him for a short time without speaking; then resuming his usual equanimity replied, have been thinking about the red skins, and it is my opinion there is some above us on the river. I have a mind to pay them a visit. Now if I get permission from the General to do so, will you go along?" strength and activity. He was also well acquainted with the woods. When Brady had ceased speaking, Phouts raised himself on tiptoe, and bringing his heels hard down on the ground, by way of emphasis, his eyes full of fire, said, "By dunder and lightnin, I would rather go mit you, Gabtan, as to any of te finest weddins in tis country.' Brady told him to keep quiet and say nothing about it, as no man in the fort must know any thing of the expedition except General Broadhead; bidding Phouts call at his tent in an hour. He then went to the General's quarters, whom he found reading. After the usual topics were discussed, Brady proposed for consideration, his project of ascending the Allegheny, with but one man in company; stating his reason for apprehending a descent from that quarter by the Indians. The General gave his consent, and at parting took him by the hand in a friendly maner, advising him how to proceed, and charging him particularly to be careful of his own life, and that of the men or man whom he might select to accompany him; so affectionate were the General's admonitions, and so great the emotion he displayed, that Brady left him with tears in his eyes, and repaired to his tent; where he found Phouts in deep conversation with one of his pet Indians. Phouts was a stout thick Dutchman of uncommon " He told Phouts his success with the General, and that, as it was early in the light of the moon, they must get ready and be off betimes. They immediately set out by cleaning their guns, preparing their ammunition, and having secured a small quantity of salt, they lay down together, and slept soundly until about two hours before day break. Brady awoke first, and stirring Phouts, each took down the "deadly rifle," and whilst all but the sentinels were wrapt in sleep, they left the little fort, and in a short time found themselves deep buried in the forest. That day they marched through woods never traversed by either of them before, following the general course of the river, they reached a small creek that put in from the Pittsburg side; it was near night when they got there; and having no provision, they concluded to remain there all night. Phouts struck fire, and after having kindled a little, they covered it up with leave and brush to keep it in. They then proceeded up the creek to look for game. About a mile from the mouth of the creek, a run comes into it, upon this run was a lick apparently much frequented by deer. They placed themselves in readiness, and in a short time two deer came in. small tree in the skin, intending, if they were spared to return, to call for it on their way homeward. hard all day; near evening they espied a number of Next morning they started early, and travelled crows hovering over the tops of the trees, near the bank of the river. Brady told Phouts that there were Indians in the neighbourhood, or else the men who were expected from Susquehanna at Pittsburg, were there encamped, or had been some time before. forbade him; telling him at the same time, "we must Phouts was anxious to go down and see, but Brady secrete ourselves till after night, when fires will be made by them, be they whom they may." Accordand remained so till about ten o'clock at night. But ingly they hid themselves amongst fallen timber, even then they could see no fire. Brady concluded that there must be a hill or thick woods between him and where the crows were seen, and decided on leaving his hiding place to ascertain the fact. Phouts caution down towards the river bank, and had went accompanied him. They walked with the utmost about two hundred yards, when they observed the twinkling of a fire, at some distance on their right. They at first thought the river made a very short bend, but on proceeding further, they discovered that it was a fork or bank of the river, probably the he was, intending to go himself to the fire, and see Kiskeminetas. Brady desired Phouts to stay where who was there; but Phouts refused, saying, “no, by George I vill see too." They approached the fire together, but with the utmost care; and from appearances, judged it to be an Indian encampment, much too large to be attacked by them. Having resolved to ascertain the number of the enemy, the Captain of the spies and his brave comIndian sitting beside a tree near the fire; either rade went close to the fire; and discovered an old mending or making a pair of moccasins. KISKEMINETAS. PUBLIC MEETING. WYOMING MASSACRE. A meeting of a number of the early settlers of Wyoming Valley, who lost relatives and acquaintances, in the Wyoming Massacre, and other citizens of Luzerne county, convened at the house of Major O. Helme, in Kingston, on the 16th day of June, 1832, to take into consideration the subject of erecting a monument to the memory of those who fell in that disastrous conflict. Gen. WM. Ross was appointed chairman, and CHARLES D. SHOEMAKER, secretary. The chairman stated the object of the meeting, when, on motion, the following persons were appointed a committee to draft resolutions. John Carey, Col. Benj. Dorrance, Rev. Benj. Bidlack, Col. Ransom, Calvin Wadhams, John Gore, Sen. Anderson Dana, Sen. Joseph Wright, and Benj. Reynolds, Esq. After a short interval, the committee reported the following resolutions, which, after being read, were unanimously adopted. Resolved, That we deeply feel an indebtedness of gratitude to those heroes who so bravely went forth to meet the enemy on the 3d of July, 1778, in defence of Wyoming Valley, and whose lives were so inhumanly destroyed by the British Indians and Tories on that memorable day. Resolved, That we feel it incumbent upon us, and *Probably Puckety creek, which empties into the Allegheny, upon every citizen of the Valley, to unite in contriat Logan's Ferry. buting to rear a memento of their services and patri |