, 1859-05-28

Tie visitor to Chicagois always satisfied and
often amazed at tie evidences Of substantial
prosperity that meets lin On every side. IL:
immense warehouses. her splendid stores. Gle
.ant dwellings. 1tr'sor filled with steamers
aud lake craft Of every description, her miles Of
lumhcr yards, the constant arris al and depart
lire Of trains of ears in all dircctions-ali tell
Of business vast and insrcasing-one that
ought to satisfy tl,. most grasping ambition for
earthly gain. But nah wants something high
cr and be:le. than the mere ability to coin the
'':llniyhty dollar and when our citizens 1T
tempt 10 show their visitors the sourccs from
which Chicago derives her beautiful nomms dc
plume, tic "Gardcn City, It must be confessed
that they are not to bc found. True, we have
''bcslnninys" which time alone can per
feet hut our suburbs betray poverty
Of culture which is almost painful. Fur lhr
past few years the only real beautiful spot
about the city has heen the residence Of Dr..
Egau, on the West Side. When wandering in
the garden that surrounds it. admripg its heat
" trimmed hedges. its graceful 1sl1s;ms aud
splendid pines or plucking luscious fruit from
its richly laden trees. one could not suppress
the wish that lc had tried lis hand on i larger
scale Tic has done It. liz is nuw engaged
on his masterpiece flint will he a Ii 'i:s-
menento of his restless enterprise and cxH,1is-
itc Horticultural taste ages hence wheu Chicagp'
shall number ller people by hundreds of tEi"u-
sands. Let us cntcr his grounds aud e!,joy
them.
Ecandalc il son,e i've miles sn,lth or tho
city. perhaps less t iAalc ,llat from tue soull'-
eru limit. 4: tic southwest corner If lii
grounds, an enclosure Of son1s four launslret'
acres vc onter lv 4 rustic gate beside wl!cl:
stansls Il tasteful .'k}lgc surrounded BY ls:l,l-
ti;nl evergret'ns, \ splendid avenue Tor
nr'r]y mile, widening amid hoaut;iul groves
:4'rl rich prairie o'l either side branching t.,
tlsc left brings lis tn 4 vine-ciad farm house
aaI q the right to = lar,e mound with 1wn
terraces, on the top Of which stands 4 rustic.
summer house. Ti4e view from the top of this
unique building is truly enchanting Lake
Michigan stretches far away on the east, while
prairie aud grove. with ucat aud tasteful resi-
dcnccs pceri:g out above the trees, form Il.
background uf great richness and beauty. TN
either sido Of The avenue is wide horder
filled with forest trees and evergreens Of H.
most every variety. Which need but a few years
growth to mike it ono Of tile most enchanting
"drivcs'' that it is possible for tic pleasure
seeker Or tue mau u tsio TO cnjoy. Already
this aYcnue with its borders OF cyergrecus. is
au object Of surprising beauty DR.. E. ,an las
bcautided lis grounds with sixty thou
sand trees: fact that seems hardly credible
till one rides through them and secs for hin<cl:
the richness and extent Of their adorning
The useful also has I'LL necessary atteu.
tion. Here are acres Of apparatus and other
vegetables in great variety; an extensive
nursery, orchards and fruit gardens, fields q
clover md hlxu1iant meadows cacl attcstine
tho tastc and the skill Of their cnterpris!np
proprietor.
And all these Improvements are the fruits O
three years culture. In ten years more ESan
dale will be the pride Of every citizcu d
Chicago. May it remain monument Of the
exquisite taste that PINNED it. and long nh,
Off friond the Doctor wear the honors be lla>
| SO Justly achieved.