, 1865-11-18
CALUMET.


7he classic regions Of The Calumet, cel=brsted
alku IN song md htstozJ, great In the estimation
OF tht ahooter Of waterfowl and the ~ieder Of the
ehtug rod, long sacred TO gussy and epor,lve pur-
posca Il At List auccnmbug to the inevitable march
Of civilization. The packing nuisance of ors OWE
scarcely leu elassic Bridgeport bag been too much
for Caunet and its quiet prccinch are y,elatne un
sher solitude 10 The steady, relentless spread OF the
destroying demon who stands al day long In poo,
Of fblood, hammer IN hand, lRocdn. down poor
eoon win the prolific waters of zhai historic rtTrsn
tr1be1 lhongh the daels uaay now nd then ae It.
t1sccd fhec b. thc garbage transferred to the spot
nom tts hitherto legitimate sphctr on the soath
hutdcs Of ecls which will yet be rxwn there TO fat.
ten o. the spofts Of blood The Eetuse Of dead csr
easses shs n's.sF:a' a: f. Which even
economy Of nature il never lost
The al.t tnsaason Of that region b the railroads
H11 n oF bsnps. nS II 4S y
were oitener disturbed by the rod and KUN. but
they haye never becu tn such abundance IL to
fiaEhfcn .Hsy the nst1El pos.esso5s Of that terri
Year, ago, to change the current oi events by draw.
Ing there tht elc,ncnts Of human community, but
and mose gigantic one. IN which this same jeacr-
eon Davis vaa engaged He was one Of the noyere
IN 1877 q The resolution to appropriate $4,000 10
he building 81 q LIGHTHOUSE At Calumet; lhe Light
house Wnk bniEt. but the G1de came rot.
Solitary and alone stands that structure, erected
IN 1851, on the edge OF the like, tar away rom
the r1teI whose course has been altered. is mouth
carried quarter Of mile to the southward By the
gares, towards tbe head q lie IKE. Useless IN "a q
double sense, alike as the Index to hasbor to be
entered. mud too fxf from TINT hafbor If other
Ha 1han nsh1nc boats did eyer cross its bar, TINT
lighthouse has long since been discontinued. and
of 4 nov y. occupied Gny hya f1sean he aFs
bore. He. IN fhat calm RETREAT waita
,0a ,f. se dsssaSa
closepacked sand which Lies where once the water
coutres ran. and looks with feeling Of g1tm sals-
III s s9S hs
the whistle Of the Wind along the beach Is tho re-
qnicm that tells the death OF thousands OF the nny
s WIG r. conSa ns 5 to within tha
Aforementioned and his associates.
There Il something pleasant in The wllducss Of
echoes have never beea Nakened By ;he sound tI Of
the xoodman's axe, and whoee sonssters hold IN.
disputed possession OF the foliage; It's pleasant to
washed II The waves seei eaeE md iossh IN thesf
perpetual unrest, undieturbad by lha hand Of In
pIoseucnt, Nature Of herself Ia grand, sublime;
lu1uri1nt foliage, gsen heF eandy balTenness,
hard Of m.u Is laid T On de
n + s. ~ II 'fsss s s. e n'ta ana It. s1Ps
pc1nal struggle OF nsture reduce things hack 10
tle Old level u allowed TO be successful through
the cesf.tion Of Truman m indnstg, produces = sondi'
ed tic gloomy side Of nature. - touched by att,
yet unf,aptosede ehe i sinking back to the pracsa
md easSs T. e9io1ea ns M TT Is af
the condition Of the Rpoal1tc f.1 woEsa than that
Of The simple unbelieyer.
Such etaie q thtngs e5.sis at Calumet, Tho old
uae5utnctB has dep1rted-Aj, indeed. 1t eyer pos
feared any. The lew huts which have stood there,
IN the new Western psElance. tron time imnaeao.
rial-that ph1ase Teanng, with ue, fo1 several yea1s
| past-are growing oiapldated, and look as though
| lhcir tenants felt themselves totssksn by the
| hopes they evidently bain % the futrre Of
Calumet At The time they stuck up their Owl
dwellings, On the s1te. The roads ence made are
| Choscd M, costrcd over with sand, md the walk
ins alons thin 1 ahop. as difficult a samhle At
stoer "hoteI" will its bsr OF four feet IN lenslh
! and it, array oi dozen bottles and half a dozen
Tasrts, !l,ese II nothing to fnstte but tbs ducks
| End the ISL md the icnder.hearted spott4mau
would ir tempted to take compassion on even
them and leave Them to rejoice as best they might
IN thels loneliness.
This l. What the condition o. shtn-s is now, OF
wnf rather I'LL lew weeks aCo noe Ill those things
are changed. and the busy hum Of human industry
and bowling ot ii al ,his season Of ths yesr. whea
into the aere md yellow leaf. The stream which
eants liz T. ensse sSa'e t. .aax sss
length, along, is being invaded on It's b.nk.
rssc the wooden structure where innumerablt
into the manure which shall lertilize the SOIL snl
more pork lsssrr. y =, Bros. i Lishthsi1 ~
and +trrarsneu1'' Of all the oGal from TIL
bridgeport packing houses, contract for te,
years barring been entered INTO By them With III
This arrangement while 1t 1nay not be PARTICULAR,
adFan1Aceops 10 Calumet viii do much for Chicago
takang aw1y from us Mi the Bridgeport stencil 0
,hc Egyptians. And q. SUI furthef boon the!e /.
tnl, as one Of them has already done, and ore q
two Ipo1c tn.cnd TO do: 1t Will be happy dag To-
chls.co: vnsn AZ : Az e - tha, s6s h.s ast
packing houses, non that thcts oa1 will be car1et
awsy, may continue operations, II they 60 will
r,.inf. Il the e dis.t1leries would only move do
and relieve the North Branch. our sanitary fortune
would be made
greatness Of Calumet. The se,ected. despl.ed
snet1ed st Calumet ie to grow up the rival Of Chi
eago md foon oTeE tep Il n i,e erestness Hsf mo-
declaration thst the harbor Of Calumet the onl.
I constitutional one On Lake Michigan! When ths
arch trattor enun3stcd thAt doctrine in 1871. h<
little thought how large ebaEe the dweers arount
IN bis overthrow. Chicago, hide tIy diminished
7Ssre M nv p. peore who see il Jill renossl q Il.
et,nk-pots to Calumet the tia"ntn: ,g1immer O
such an approaching day. Already In imag1na
me1ce Of hundred ports floating proudly on to th.
haven along whose sades AMPLE docks arc linet
backed by warehouses; Of granite ezandens. Well
this mhy be IN the future. md we would mol INT
fault with them for the prophetic ouihrftt. but Il
that esent the question VIII become q fnte':st1n;;
one sEhat thall We do With The & ottaa:" III ,1
| in that future to look back on the past struggle