![]() Miller, Henry May and John Ross, and were from the Cherokee nation. God bless you, I am gwine to de norf, stah." After furnishing the darkies with means and proper passage, they were taken on to Grinnell. About 9:00 o'clock one of the darkies made a speech in which he said: "I have never saw so many friends in all my life and would not be anything but a 'Nigger' tonight if I could. Soon after a good many local stockholders in the line assembled, a meeting having been called by Arnold and Sparks. He had instructed the colored gentlemen that Arnold and Sparks were safe conductors on the underground railway. On this slip was the names of Arnold and Sparks which they said was furnished them by a certain party who had formerly lived in this neighborhood, but now a resident of the Territory of Kansas. One of them took a ragged and solid piece of paper from his pocket. Upon being informed that the two gentlemen to whom they were talking were the persons asked for, the poor fellows were overjoyed at the announcement. They then inquired if either of us knew Arnold or Sparks. The darkies' eyes began to enlarge and show plenty of white. They seemed gad of the opportunity, and after getting in, asked them where they were going. ![]() Arnold spoke to them, assuring them that he and his companion were their friends, and told them to get into the wagon and ride. ![]() "Old Shady" states that on the 4th day of November, 1857, while returning from Newton in company with Mathew Sparks, they overtook three negroes about one-half mile out from Newton on the road leading to Lynnville. ![]() Crawfordĭuring an early day many of the settlers took an active part in the Underground railway, that passed through the east portion of Jasper county from South to North. Atlas Table of Contents Standard Historical Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa The Huebenger Survey and Map Publishing Co.,ĭavenport, Iowa, 1901. ![]()
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