Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-09

Chicago nnd Chicaque..-Eewa
| Wants 80 Amend laer Inter.
presaufon.
From the pes Noises Register
The Indians Of Illinois called the river
that empties iato Lake Michigan in Chioa-
20, The "Chicsgo" I, has been generally
understood that the translation OF Chicago
was skunk"
In letter published in tho Annals OF
Iowa, for July, written BY Col. ), =. Par
rott, of Ksskuk, he says: II Was INFORM
Cd b. Frank Labissur, United States To-
terprs,er Tor Sbe Sac and Fog Indians that
,he name Of Shank river was wrorg
Interpretation. The Indian name was
Chicaaue, which, in their language, 10 any
thing Of strong obnoxious smsll-such %
onion, skunk, etc. From the fact that the
head wstsrs Of said stream abound with
Wild onions, the interpretation shssld have
bssn "Onioss"
From Al which, - eencluds that "Chi-
cago" q Illinois Inlions, end s.Chicsque"
Of Iowa Indians, ass 4he same in msanise !;
that our ''Skunk" sivse shesld b 'sOnion''
river, or, Whist common oopoe would have
dictated. should have retained the name Of
"Chicaqae." ~ for Chicago. W have
concluded from sseolleetIon that when We
have stood on emo Of IN bridges and those
lively little tugs we're 'sstisfiog up" the
liquid through which saiA tsgs "plow %, !"
that stream should have been called what
3ho interpreter said was the proper trans
iation, anything Of strong or obnoxious
amell."
GRAIN SHIPMENTS NJ RIvsR.-It 10 svi
dent some ope has faith in the proposed
shipment Of grain BY river aud ocean to
New York city from the West. Fortunes
are being invested IN elsvators and ators
houses in New Orleans - we'll % other
points on The river, OF Which the proposed
elevator at Burlington 10 an instance, And
1t would DO nothing surprising il in . few
years tho entire Northwest 10 wea over "a
ths New Orleans route N the great barge
movement" 1t has noe In ito kvor both
time and ohsspnsss. While il requires but
about twenty days TO carry grain from Bur.
lington to New York b river and sca, tAir.
" days. Or 90 per cesE more time 10 con.
aumsd upon the lake cod rail route va
Buffalo. II Costs forty q forty.6vs cent?
to ship bushsl Of grain from Burlingsou
TO Now York BY way Of Chicago end BnlIa-
10. and emily absut thirty cents b. way o
New OrlsAns--An enormous sasing upon
| one years crop TO the farmers Of the Ms
sissippi Valley. The prominent coums
| sion merchants Of New York and New Or
leans are earnestly advocating shipments o
grain by this route TO New York and Liver
pool, and the rssult will probably be tn,
permanent establiahDsnt Of carrying
trsde BY this route darlington Hasskeys
i
CoLoRApo A GRAIR CegHrRY.-Aut for il
minss, Colorado would doubtless have 70
mainsd, for years TO come, an unknown
and unsxplorsd region. Il WAS supposed
that the Inhabitants Of the whole Rock }
Mountain region must depend - the EAs
for its sdiblss. That Illusion 10 now thor
oaghly explored, and Colorado 10 ksowl
70 possess % pseductivsA soil 90 any STAT,
in the Union. No country has produced
better wheat, cats and harley, Or bssts
potatoes and other Vegetables. than Col
orAdo. -
Every stsrshouse and granery 10 filled
or will be wheu the crop 10 thrsshed an,
stored, and for once W arc independent o
the East for the means Of subsistence.
is now established THAI from the British
line on tho north, to our southern bound
airy. the eastern slope OF the mountains ma
be converted from IN uninhabtsd waste I
fruitful fields. W. are to be self sus tainin
and self Colorado ReCistsr.