, 1860-08-21

Tena<---I'sssua"s"fs0 OF thtfe<o's |~F0a-
u.,tIu--L Laud Sjtp"rtn.snt 0Ffhs ~. e.. IL.
II. -TMs chicago EV"sHnsfHHH- --- u Has 1Hf
Ea.ttrs Thought ar II.
,Ean ,,t.; t.o,rr pr,ndtncc oF the y. q. De.a.l
Cu1sAuo. 9Th August, isG0.
>uriur our four dars and hx1f stay ut CHI
caro un we're 80 much engrohsed i'll sight-ace-
iuE, unli iu partakinG Of the numerous enter
ta,nucuts provided t"r US by her people, that
NV record and report Of our Transactions ltave
fa!,cn into arrears. And now, ut Ills great IT,
surt Of higlt~seers-thls p!ace o1 arrivals anu
uuI constant excitement ami cut
.!our a.tructionh, shall find it quite difficult to
bring IN ,nv report with anything like fulfness.
Cuu,uarrd with our IeFee, the uspec; of the
whuty.s here il ta.ne md quiet enough. The
truth Is the grain never rcaches the wharf or
rests upcu The rIounj- From the caTa and YES
sells it is whetlcd up with uncomfortable ruridi:y
il buckets attached 10 i'll endless chala-i is
pourcd into great bins, uhere it is weighed, in.
sp.cted. uua It's q,,::li:v MARKED. The receip.
.igen by tte rranary proprietor il then f. krn
to change, wlore it il Uttered fer sale, l.nd
where n,Solia,,ous ami speculations upon il
co,n:asuce, Til. parties selling and tue parties
buyinr hare no oiher knowledge Vi the grain
than what they derive from tile cart,ticite Of
the glanary. Large spt culations, similar 10 the
contest on Wall street IN fancy y ocks, are Car
ried Oh in ihis business. They amount tu SIM.
pie be:s lllut .fain cf Il particular description
will, Ut Il certain time, reach or full below Ger
taia sim. Neither party las any grain 70.
waits uuy grain he ia merely wagering On t!le
rrub 4b@e vhlue ot it-un is rise or ia:! 1T souc
future day.
l. ;e>c Operations nr2 conducted Ut the board
uf Trade k9uus, which VT visited. There we
s4w :43out t"n hundred good1ookins. sturdy
vel dfe.*.d citiz"nF, who Seemed 10 lie on r.
lna' ka;ly good It RUS, considering their design
t'circu1nsent eacll ether lfecisel: f: twelve
Slime oili:er af ths board It Trade assembled
the rtssEum aud reud OH: tslekrapllie bulletin
Of tl- t"'r.t operations IN TIE New York mar
kes, ullrrrupon there wrrI y,iu. and sudlb!e
ex:se$+iuus 1T Satisfaction tr dissatisfaction
ty the vAri;uS PAL lies to ooctations which we're
Affected BIZ the operations aad indications Of
t'.r SeE Oaleans i,,arkets. Tie xra;n business
ct Chicago amounts in value to ,.5ar: thirty
.Ecc OF tbs trade of The civ ~ cur co,t, does
IL the other products. Ii is, huxezcr. u busi.
hineas :ilich III .kcs nluc; lrss shu.: than cot
:n: c: o:h:r irou.;cts which 1I:yr 10 be I1rdled,
transported u W!Ithou<el. Mex. to cfa:u.
and p=1iAp~ equal to it in value, is the lumber
tr.:!s at Cllira4o, Which is perhaps the iar:est
III the Uuiuu. hare nu statistics Of the a,,,suut
o: lumber Received AID sold h. r., but \ r:ntle-
MAI c.sageG III that trade in Sex OrIears in
furulx 1I.u tu3t there are nrt~ 1l,rt+ hu.,frcd
lumber yards to uiou: tx.n;v.t;rn !, w. tlr.
lem. il is yrr,. .,,r.r.i.n; ,,,,,-.,s- +, ~.
Snn;;, and ,,,r,,,.,;.,!,,t ,ho - .i
.rt>s and mr., n'.r,tr nS f,h;',:, t... az t.', r."
10, eel. and ,nust nccezaa,i,v h., .,r,r,.c,,t o,1
ua>u,,s:autiIi. t1drrd w.. xrar-. ala that !,
W; n i,rokrn c;,vN},,i ,,c., ,,i,r.T ou. and
,nu,t l=.:cetorxa1u .;,c!:u. ttam i,s .Str1o,,ii.
t,rr and suddenly n,t,irad ,,rnrn;..,,c. TI,;s
j :c. wat nut confirmed hv our o..arv,,;:ms
Thou. t. the list built civ IN tn, 1jn;.i Stnt,s
tr II, liz pur,d ard ,,nr!fIc.s l,rcr,v irynvci
in debt by .xtryr..,a-cp and ovr,frn:;r,, t},.1a
.ceu3 to he +, ch Ok in thr cn.ernr;xe mi in
,ruyea;:,1, ,,li:i, I,uy, in ,hr nI,n,t :ra.a y.
veal! nv, #, Il u1oon1y fronti, r ,,,st ;ntn IN
- . 80 r. . r.: ~,
hti,:. mr.. him .ecrf,l IN tl,. 1,c. IT w.:
,,,u.I b. called t1sl cliss buil,,iua. j. y.x b..
fa,..ir ,,,,,.. ~. 7,.t ,nd .-c,i7.
1ur:l y.e,;, H.. r.. 80 lr1..iv .;,,!,,r l,,ai,
I'D ;.y.r:,s In hi. y.Yt notic,i = NV ..,mc
1u-r,r .rly tin,,!,, Il exile, thr Sherman Hans:
viii, -, oin,.c. :n ma: ii, H., tn,..;. ~ H.
N;.s. MN ,,,e shall. r:,s h,;{. s-,;r, r. l,n
:n,o:4I m Iii. Vl;,;, is dur fr,, ,h nr.i, H..
II i1rt ;,,:nc frno. iii. c;fr S;,n;I,r .i.,-,nt
;,u;i:;1:-, -r., ,i,in,, in tytrr ,lir.c,n,, :. ii
..r.r:1 hing ar7uu1 ie:akens IN, thing III. H.
,,,1x n ,;;s ,r mil. I,t:-rd vlrn W., In l. -
III. value II the rcce,;s ard lie ,.oyz,urnt Of
sIl. IL .,la al CLca.c. shall find Il s.ti.tar
tarr sn;u,inn of TN, rr,et ,,.inr,rra ,-,f ,r.rc
q; r:c,,,,,ri,,,, ri Iii. f;,r a,.c,,I;n y, w.,
,.,ar; ~ liz, En:rj cf II.ae nj ~. -. 49,,
.:.r E:Ae y luz Of lie exports and iuuo.ts ~
tx: cit, for Tho ycar 1ss., a,nou,t,.,1 ,c ',,.
l,un,;-.,, nd r;,Etv ,,,,,;o,x If - ,,,,'. ,;",
by ,]s Nh !: rui,. Il e c:cun,;on ald;ny mr. ~.
c.iu;s iran, ,i,,. intrricr nv, ,".r.,.;r o,,r
A;,.,,:s c.. ;n.,,nrt, ~. ,ra.l. r ~ ,,i.,a.
!: ii ,,.;,,lt nn.,Ir,,ntr 1l,,. n. i.j.e,v, H..
thea, these ;,:upls: d., ,:u, tcnd of 10 r1r,nJ
e:s- il. =. III. ,rci:s q: 1l.eir business. Thry
appiy tier. tn pro,,:r;y iay-s1u,vu,s a,I I'm.
,r:.e.ncn+.. uri .nIr y ,,rid;. T., hcau,u,;..,
'.e.7 ca. to r;a1ify tia hDnorable .,,,.,;inn
ii. = arr c;,o,r,.3 iii s,nnl1 present nrc,;ta
UYr If ,l., most ,ntrrrstin., nlc, . In yi.;; in
CI1c:t. is The Land department Of liz: ]ll,ho,
trusrui Railroad, IN The tcora1uu; and sp,eud.
ii t:..;..t Of Ills Cvupau7 !arrc rooms :re tct
.iL,: ,ur lin in, ,i,,s ri ,1is,u1sn, ~: ,. t,s..
m:iE.on.; RI acres of lanl IoEatrd 10 Ink Co,,-
l,anv. Th,. husin+ss ~ cntir.iy s.n7r,,a e., ~,
Iha; tf thr K,ir;aI lila ro,,,ua ~ ~,,;c;, !,
.as concu:t.d were cruxde,l with rI-rk.
surveyors. and o:iur I,;ri,l.
a rnuu,t 1t,. ro,,n, - HIM en.,,,,u.. ~ H..
NJ ,c,s ~ III, IT, ;, ~ H., 1n,
-,l,a y;;.i.r; Lir1s ri :. 1..tt :,I r,rn ,rd
1.:l rr,,;:s. 1i.r .i,tl,ten, ,Iu.; q ye.,tat,icx
a. t.urs, with Ct" n,:.al allaIyses a..d Sample.
ii :t.u ssus :sutEa AID ut ,i., e,ul a.d otter
1,.erous 10 this prai;i. t:;,,u,ry. urJ 49,, ~
Tic i:eects I'ecul'rr it Tie road, yuu IRE
awa1e, runs through the tineot pl liri. r. .ipn CT
IT.,