, 1865-03-22

Monthly Meeting Collectfoua-Let.crs
our Lake Hisllerles.s


The regular monthly meeting Of tho Chicsco
Historical Society was helu yesterday afternoon
IN the rooms Of the Society. The chair was oecu-
pied by Mr.. John 3. Turner.
The proceedings Of the 1cst meeting were read
and approved.
The Secretary reported the following additions
to the collections Since February 1st: Books,
42; unbound books and pamphlets, SIS; old or
Of sersale, o; maps and charts, G; manuscripts,
IL; PRINT. l; nrtc!es for cabinet, 8; collections
OF mtscellanies, 2-total; ;~Vs7; from 06 cont1lbu-
These include twenty eight volumes Of Congress
stonal do umenfs from the United States Govern
Jonathan French, Of Roxhury, Mass., j. y. Shea
ban, 1. Haven. e. ". Thomas, OF Chicago, and
Ri p + k,das5 Of E1enAtoa: chieaeo Typo
Hon: !. n. Arnold, besiecs, The Ffeedmen's Re.
lief associations: OF Boston, New YORK and Phila-
d-lphia; fIem ,he American pne}tshng Society;
Of the society In Milwaukee; Mr. E, Cookson, OF
Clncaso.. presented the rare bouk entitled Tim
Roseln" q r he adventure: q Laaeas htsclowa,
(!atc T. 5. ~ twu copies In Photograph Ut army
maps 4:cd II thu operations re near nehmoad under
Gen, r.. Mcclellan; NJ. T. u L; Falton: u Chicago,
F. II 1,ettE, Of New l1ayen, extensive collection
Of publications Of Yale College; Mr. l. ". Votk,
e. ass7D o. ths Doaslss Aonu%eat
ana tables Of Milwaukee; K Roberts. of the Bal
ytderc Standard, Revolutionary piper money OF
sou'h Carolina, 1T5; lion. 4,orEc chnrch1ll, Of
Loscjoy and EI.Goy. Thomas Ford.
The correspondence enbrlccs thirty eight let
ters 1eeei,sd and ioEsy-ons written, tonprlslns
lions from hon. i g. 1a1ned, rs a'!nnesot HIS
lcec, The i. j. Department Of he intesio1, % +. Il.
Bclt:, Yale College, T. e. Whitnarsh, Chicago. l..
J: poty, AlIany, y. r, wrote on the subject Of
aid Societies OF Boeton and Philadelphia. 4 let
ter was reed from Il. G. Boughman, Corresponding
Secretary Ct. the Chicago Typographical untvn,
favorable to the SocletYs design Of special col
lection RI works on typography aud photography,
aEd Tor the encouragement OF the same. n. II.
tie encouraging prospect. for tho rapid develop.
mcht oI the state Of Missouri since the abolition
Of slase1y. Hon; !; n. Arnold wrote, on the day
by congress aGolshtDg slavery, announcing FORM
ally 10 The Sottcty thaI inipo. ant event. an In
tefcsti. Somnu1,,eation .7es read from Hoa. r.
'oswardlpg publications Of That Territory
5s1a Is22 SosSy ~sS Sc
ros,ng relations Ions, pF s exchange Eita the 80:
Secretsry u the American Colonization society,
relative 10 publications ia the colony Of Lfhetia
end forwarding ra'uabtc works on that subject.
George Churchill, Of Troy, Illinois, comnunIca.
ted copy Of notice OF the 6c1th OF Benjamin
lnndy and on other subjects Of interest; from ".
Il. Dag, Of Ntw York, on the subject Of the pro-
p"sed maline railway about the Falls Of N3asa ara.
Also, rom 4: r. Eoss. 2; =; Boagaslan, Geo: K.
Of the Chicago Typographical Un1ou, incIosing the
sI Of *s2, con.I.:nted IN aid OF tho irnters fund
OF this Society, to which the farticr euu, ct S2l6
has bet n piea1 cd BY members Of the Union, md
that Jost ph Medil. Esq, OF the Tribune, has sub
scilbed s4l0 iot the sa1ns OBJECT. On comlit.on
that the members Of the Cn:cn saa'f pay at least
he following wcse the donations; q. X. Cl1*-
sole, IS; H. Z. Boss, s3.2n; ]. Z. Snow, IS; Isaac
Walker, IS; Samuel G. Pf,ner; s.; Il. T. March,
Giles, :1; w. sxa'r:. 81; chas. +. cosrTi1, 50
g nts. Previous cu:!EiE:t.lhz3, $25;- Interest to
Nov. 1851. "a 60; ;sst'' a:nouut Of funl, So 3d.
On motion OF L. =. - Ene thanks OF the 30
cfe1y were ro'td IL liz gentlemen who had taken
Eol1oeral aud ,rcnhy interest in the affairs Of
tue Society. The Stcety slso, on motion Of Hon.
the formation of Historical Association ia tde
newly organized Territory OF AFizona ind voted
that It would take pleasure In sustaining friendly
Tho secretary stated that he had received artf.
ccs Of interest relative TO the prehistoric races Of
Ar1zonu; the unwr1tien records Of theprchfstoric
it vas gratifying to pcrcelyc that the attention Of
Investigators wos bvipg turned to that subject
much more largely than formerly.
OH Arms, Trophies and curiosllies, for the
Forthcoming Northwestern Fair, aud asking for
aid on lie part OF the soc1cty in carrying ont the
objects Of the Fair BY the loan for exhibition Of
arms. &c. Laid over I'LL next meeting:
The Sccrttary called attention to The fact that
our lake dsheries have been uniformly neglected
by the nuthoF1ucs. France EnglaId anu otner
Countries have taken large interest IN the subject
Of ocean fisheries, from which tneir people draw
neg'eeted, there being 10, os ogt lttts, ,nfoEma.
bad one pamphlet published on tue subject 0: tho
ar',aeial pzopaeatlon Of tl:h. Mr. u. $: Baird
avery interesting paper IN the fisheries Of Green
Bay, and all WHO heard It read we're astunishea at
the rrodsgal yield Of hsh IN one small section Of
one lnke alone. Tic eubject Of artificial prop1-
gaion Of hsh, and the best means Of catching
them, were well worthy Of study. &c had been
Informed, for instance. that the almost universal
use q pound nets was exceedingly injurious. He
mentioned the subject for the purpose OF asking
il /, wonlh nor be we'll 10 memorabilia the seere-
tary OF The Treasury for information respecting
the a1,oEnt, &C.. Of 1sh caught
No formal action was t4kcn on this natter, but
very interesting discussion ensucd.
The meeting then adjourned.