, 1870-09-11

~ Sass oNca lHfnfAuce IT, u ro,lls., n1p4tuUtic.
aud iEttays lack Of natlnnai feeling. Sw.tter
az tie Sewers Of Aar1tca than the nveFs nf toe
ola woIiu. Some day, shlnr person will get ont
MANUAL Of ,h.se unknown localities, aud Chi.
ergo VII begin tu know herself.
hHt II these tc one reg1on more til IN another, |
cobfeftlrR wh!cn therr Is absolute geographical |
long, which WAS taken from Cicero nai aun:xed
10 ChicsEu nenrly three tea.n aga. II appears To
De nsyond tht ut.ermpst bououa Of the eaFta, out
there are 10 sidewalks. 1t il supposed by somr
10 be covered VITA wa:er lA sprlilH, suuw tn will
tef+ and with weeds the fest Of Gee yea. feH
Western avenue, and lhat Was oelle"tu 10 he sli |
the civilization that existed thcrc. And this tb0de
Of tesolAuou had tscrn given TO Chicago, 10 turn
into faEAs, aud to sevtn co,ntnlsslousrs was a.
HEned the unensI:hlc duty Of attempting to MAKE |
tins wilderness h.ussum like the rose.
n N".withstanding r. f.cs @ tn4; The great West
garden, were Incatetl in this sectlon very lltJe
attention Is stil! paid 10 it. ami next o'hsua is
VI park there will he matter VI years, and for
ouce, people hare corscut to walt, aud arc not
c!auorous Tor tmmcdIasc anu impossible results.
They do not rxnct T. see f.re*ts Hnri,.c itom the
ground. and hills r1-e, anti valleys sink. The5 arc
lar removed from The oCAttOn ut The gre &t plea
aGre grounds u 'he in!uIt, nnl 90 nut knt* t,e
Irancc Which Is nlakis sc7'., .loHy, but 4uEely,
1t PAItaAGs somewhat u the taturi.of pfacta-
cal luke, IL pick out seven I4en, VIM, whatever
their r1rins.s accomplishments may nave teen,
.!!a not iunlHr tue ctea14nh " Ra.ks among
them; to hAnl TO thctu several h'ttnIfr Ecres
u Efg1tltFs FAF1 HE lt7lH tCu ~ LFEuty-Wt sCtk
atoyc the level 1s the Lake, cs'nin!nlne. peshaa'
a couple IT hunti5csi trcc1, tus,stly scsaSKy a1A
Ntatder-l,caten. and hht" Ing The marks 81 many
t,a{tlrH with NiutFy WtstfA Winds, and with i
surface SUI! U: fr,m eight 10 twelve suchcs In |
iltiti, uner:ati BY the tough, blue clay walch
tlrl,s, s.i: -. expected to make here wu,iiug
rta.isr Ella.hH taths pleasant groves, And brOat
lahcs- But 'nr commissioners LOOK II III! III earh-
ct, and Wtnt I'm With their work.
1t Is unnecessary TO say AnitninS in regard to
the acauls1ng Of the land which TaS needed. Tnts
was accomplished with surprt.tualy little hlnlcu-
u, nn The little ha7 been secured 10 aal the terri
1hr5 covered Ly parks aud b.u1cvasds. With lle
exception OF one 4tLaItsr-aere tract IN Humboldt
l'u,k, fhr owner OF which calnut be .sc ,ycretI,
bgh or lrw. Wurm ihe laud waA thus secured, Ii
WIS I, need IL will ncat picket ieucc, except
wt.erc Lake and Madison hisetts pass through The
park, whcse temporary l'oHstl ono has bEen put
UP This Is nut I'LL that has bet:l doae, however.
general inSiH:cton VI the par9i. made
IT. ts wssE; n c9p ny m.n Ill.,, ~ u. 1ss L
s1'T mat VI ri 'ns Important It .rt tc1l:nz To-
| ward the ttLtftrenent Of The PARK, hare been
Commenced, which Will begin 70 bsuF fruit next
Tie bulk Of IIumaoldt Park, The nostle'nmost
| ol The t!ttet, lies between Division Street a,d
S,1ttl avenue. ta!tfurnia street, which Is halt
! n,tIe west Of WssieIn areuney and Wh,tcs!'fe.
which ts l,alt n mile west Of California. Berwtes.
ter Of lur wrst CT California and suuta oi l,,yl-
s:ot, Is also torty-ive acte tract, which forms
pa'l of the nafk- The lest wRy VI reaching this
paik ID out D!vison stssef, which has been gratel
by tht Kua.d oI Pubic Works. to Saefa nentu
street. lsy means VI the disches Oh either
snssen te ses above te Of lake. n
liz aI2ise... The waste water from The astesian
wells. which formerly tutctu Itself over The luwcr
grounds just notth III that place. haS recently
becu guided in1o the rpen drains on Divlsson,
aud nnw runs down that street tn clear n'l.i
1.d 1 TO- to ssrs as a. ~
1usk 1rth AMI west vi the 1uncIun Of Sac nmentO
aui Dyislun streets, has becn selected fur . nu1-
scsy 1ur the t-ees whicn atc VI tuturc peftod to
! ,,r scntteryi over tte parks The place chnsen
especially as'apt. Tor this pur1s.', snc': the
coofe'l family winch occuris.! n: s1n Il! n.ss
to ret ont Mouth and south row OF trees. which
viii serve r'ln'ttubly 70 prt tect tae !onas trees
c:ssesi with deep ditch. As well ~ fence. All
uter ilcl Ii 1D Gu, It In two from rxs1 u TeAf
g,tl unt!er.lrlinA ratAtinH from It will Keep Tue
i,g up lhc grullnd. whtcn MA completed On
| THURSDAY, l. dole with three ps"ws-a common
: ONE, uehcn p!ow tpoirs 'lown t~el', anGaes)
! aud Il ku>Ail luw tc:ht inches fuIstitt' Then
later IN int full. nsa TT ten thousand fs<t tr'tA
oaks au,l clisl- fsuh eight 10 tra feet IN height
M tn,s ,.rss,4r, ps ,bt nv" very se ec,str M 1t wscn
: s.1ctnr'f III vi! ttIreciianr. will he arsp'..l =
!! IL: 'i.lnE Of nere t:aSatc Tl"'tA THIS a,i:s:r
Is under the rhasge vi Mr. ta~ kins, Nh0 whs n1
!, IT'D fos Is I.slEun b, rrrsiou- .-'uea.on ~ III
) | u.nnaE.IEegt 81 nurseries AMI tht rcclainny q
= L4tsl. airl VIII las thus far shown Az eueF4:
!; | VI :ch viii tG p1Uaturtiyc In guu.l rcsulIs-
. T,.clnu'cvlsd ruBtllg n'hts from Iinusbul*
Ia Park tnl!pws tn. lila If sarrarfltn sTret. att1
y tl,t: l.'!c,a..l, on irta s,es and lra ,tlts
I'd air! brtdle-,alL or wak In the ceutre. TIL
s.s,,a Is ;rs,.r ,, 10 ,;n, A,,aS 7S n': s ,, Il.
n m i, a:oatssas :. , ,ns ya,,sss ! paiS
ut n. mr1y.uw,,tr r. alb,s the line. THIS northel
ag jnriiun III the parks is, IN many respects, Il
er 1nrs1 attractive. Near the Junction OF Fu!lett
al AMI Milwaukee, avenues art q couple vi ET1lSt
Als which, at atstarct. a least, are exceedingly
al tsac,tvc. white long surressnn Of trees II srt
.!s Oh u rur1iun OF 3ilHauIce avenne- Turust
III southwnr, however. aud galng In that directs
" rata.,et wtts and at y distance Of = mile fro
n Western avrnur, tae scene Is anything hut II
IT. vast crescent. teu 1n,les tr.m tip to til, vi
". 1hc conscx portion tnwafd the west o.
r. st T. K a5se b ,ss ,s 4snss 4se e'Sns n,
ne .hc North Branch. while other ana thinn
c clt,,hlr sron stose III the south HEanc5. cfine
In IN SGtth asr1hc closely hugs the So,ta Brant
toruN uuI Fu:iCn anil the ottlrr strsess as
%aa u III afss1n ~ r. an ~ fS@aa sfna s
ne | tnnt Vuctlen houses, has lot background ID
et line Of s,s.ekt Clouds whIh :ren,s extend ca
ias tlnua1y from 70 ilnK mill ID tt ling mill Suthi
o" Is 1notr rto.pnclt iii the vast medley OF thli
tlah tue unfinished si,trc uf the Eniun Park Ct
.1tEai!ona! Church. which stands up RrsaIti:y q
~ In importance To this Though so different Ii
Tar tls,rs Sc1uol huus. in 1ravtt street, whose Vi
eaa ,, tulk u'E. ~ nl'ip the furft:tDund.
M All this !s We'll cil0uYn nut the country viii
fks II passed through Is eIDl-h III make one dat
MS the agricultural Tcsou1c.s Hs ll11toE. 4 X
ot very f,w, houses. with scarcely cultivated ID
.nd n,e ali that ea e seen In tc Immediate vlcin
lne | There arc latdlr any uet+. .'nty few VIII
WY cling cl $" tn thtst Gct.a>Ivnai hLuscs Ol TO
LII. Hi, marks t:c inc l,c:wecn that town asld
cafn. The soil, never gstosi. grows worse !
aa1 asa w".ss after Eo'E south q Madison sIfect
oa Ii c,arse rank erbwth. The deficiency of trce
Il 1 ~. 'ucrc n"f,aair and .,:.nnt e, ms a< II 10
eAf ynfInft. Tl rr.lIutl Stiff *IUhSa. until
~. tAMrlas Park. Which IS belwc.n Twcltis1 :.
70 Eightc.eh sttec,s, Just wrst q California, |!
.. | NJ The commissioners. therefore, 10 make wa
.or tic u. Ut Ica;nre of 'his PARK. II ere wlli b.
UFt | large lake, md the Garth thus gninca will be
fht ! pais Cd to raise The surrounding surface.
or itt lestlate n Must OF that Section ss. dry
a.s summer and 'Iverfowetl In fa un'i spring.
.ts .,oulh ;hc OPEN drains which arr To be opened
~ ~. the cotnsn:ss,t ncss viii greatly larrose H.
M atn mere rough Inspection shows that Ef
OF can bs en>iy n,111 1a'rs s-. esssw Nv
y wn cauc. Tie surface water from the $. .ata
ty- ia.tI opened California street, anu more 81
~, 1.-The same kind Is to iH done. The import
question ot tinacrrrnun' drains VIII not be Z
.ldtresi uLIll future period
Thls, then, i lhc tttritors which u: II be 6
aGc ver1.d tntn park where nature haS ,i'ne mott
urc Cscr tIe nat waste, ii Is i,llcutt TO w"Ek On
IN imaenaton sufficiently 10 see the hol;cvant y
with s.ats,y einr ani the paris ts1ie VITA +
isea nut on a holi.lh5. Wien ,lcy ate comple
noSsser r. Frts, Hns,9n vii! h hsT + D5 u
ON sS rsrK: is Just sras,si ~ the Duti
the IN X quincy Noa;i, winch
ana western: KtsAh r1lls along the It,r7h ride Of
dc Central ratk. Tits puc, The mast eastern llvs
amc o1 which Is Il ME Rn'i a quarter iEpsn v
the fun. If IL The intention Of thr CnninIsslonc.
ssr esE, throw " eull.anIments on both stiles 81 4