ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv hiː fˈɔːɹmd ɐ kˈɑːpɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp wɪð dˈʌbəljˌuː. ˈeɪtʃ. mə kˈæfɹi ænd pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə hˈaɪ ɹˈɑːk spɹˈɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɡɹˈeɪtli ɪmpɹˈuːvd; ðə kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt bˌiːɪŋ mˈɑːɹkt baɪ ɐ pˈʌblɪk mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənz wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐdɹˈɛst baɪ tʃˈænsɛlɚ wˈɔlwɜːθ, wˈɪljəm ˈɛl. stˈoʊn, ˈɛsk., ænd ˈʌðɚz.
In 1865 he formed a copartnership with W. H. McCaffrey and purchased the High Rock spring which he greatly improved; the completion of the improvement being marked by a public meeting of citizens which was addressed by Chancellor Walworth, William L. Stone, esq., and others.