kˈɛli hæd ɐkˈʌmpənid ðə sɚvˈeɪɚz wɛn ðeɪ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈaʊt ʌvðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ ænd ˈiəɹi kənˈæl, ænd nˈaʊ hiː ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ sˈɪlvɛstɚ mˈɛdbɚɹi tɹˈævəld ɐlˈɔŋ ðə lˈaɪkli ɹˈaʊts sɚvˈeɪɪŋ ðˌɛm təɡˈɛðɚ.
Kelley had accompanied the surveyors when they located the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal, and now he and engineer Sylvester Medbery traveled along the likely routes surveying them together.