, 1870-06-21
The Ffrel &ec1lOn or the Great
Outside HarbOr Com.
pjctcd.
A Bold aud Successful Encroaehment
upon Nature,
Plan Of the disure
Of Moaey-The Con-
fERCEOEA-
6oW the Great C1ihs were Built, Sunk,
and MAIDS Gtauuch.

poa, and our marble palacea and our ,ovetv ~,
Ell, and our energetic men, and our Suicides an
oW murde1, and our divorce court. and onr N,
killing machinery, and onr Historical soctetr. an
cur ono-norse cats, not to mention our wtdesprea
FeFu1anoa OF nelng the most remarkable city Of
this or any other planet combine, one aud ali, I.
impress tue mind Of the stranger who cone,
amongst rs to make observations, and pcrhaps *
be came from, to ''prcnt en-" 1hst Chicago Is 4
i, modem I Won wonde! aar greater Than any ol
e ssven s, sIe,sn, wonders ss has asonished TIE
mental machinery IN operation 70 rhtnk out the
problem Of Snieasos tutufe but hts Imagination
Will be when 1t reaches Its prime.
Almost In The centre Of the Vest the hcaduuar-
tera Of TIE commerce Of the lakes, the nucleus of
more than dozen rairoada, the natural eutrep9t
TITO which the products Of dozen migh,y and
fertile STATES ate constantly pouring to V distzio.
Trade Keeping pkce with the EToHlh OF th, IA u
territory tributary to 1t; its merchants and CAPT
ta;lsss ian 81 money Wisdom, and enterprise II it
contemplation Of its future grandeur, aud 1als 70
forecast iis coming greatness
erc citizen OF THIS cltr as well as 10 the stranger
70 knew and feel that our ambition IS tnsassaoie.
menr to meet the reqalrenents Of a future We
nsy never see, bu: for which those VINO come after
The day is approaching when our Sluggish sr riser
will bc unequal to the demands Of commerce ana
*GCu y IG0Fc ACCESSaDiG WILL De iDUfSDpnSa,
BILE, Is It T. the annoyance and delay caused by
opening the bridges il very grcat-shough that
VII cease when tunnels supersede the br1dses-
vessels ~ The Sor and South Braneaes i feit i
br heavy tas11 Oh our gruwing trade, SO We look
forward with pleasure while ne anticipate tue
time when these eF1le will be modified, II not hu-
Initiated
Nj. Mahlon u. Ogden saw these things, with al
gan to prerare to meet them ID ISL, lie Idea Of
an oner ha1t,or TOOK hold Of him, and he Of 1t,
and he went to work and, with a few cthers
bought the lake front from Erie street to the Light
seazs, rs hta fusure acton depended upon The &C.
north pier beyond the mouth Of the river, so as to
protect tho narbor frum a bar that was being
formed Of The sand piled up by the waves, The
government was SLOW in commencing the extern
non Of The pier. and, as the sand was accnmn-
iae sF hon, se he f,s
1a nshteouss In 1ss7, the government woke up to
nier q ors,a S further extending he
ss!s = aae3sa q 6 s tse 's9 tie se
ana eaa a the GHsaFo 70
cary out nia original project, which, when com.
llGtsd VII BE- the finest and most extensive a1t!-
ment On the domain Of nature, has SO Tar re-.
suited IN the reclamation Of some Of the turbu-
e1a ien, aSe and IL he coavezson Of water lots"
Few Of the residents Of Chicago have been
@ aTaas @ Of thts great woEk that has been going on
y,
SILENTLY It has been prosecuted, and now that
one insfalment Of the vast undertaking Is nearly
when The Stranger Of the traveller comes S amonest
sa1 ns shey aa may he aele to g1Ee him some Idea OF
~ han eeI LAS Pc 6eea oane and what Is to be done
10 understand the wori, 1t Is necessary to take
rapid survey of the undertaking. Everybody
service nj the mouth u the harbor ever since The
commerce OF Chicago became 80 extensive as 10
safety. The original north pier nm ffom the usat.
mouse nut into the lake. It became necessary, a.
Ess SID neioss n order y keep the mouth Of the
be still further extended some 100 feet 1nssead
ot continuing CO. The niez The entire distance, zap
II The work IN accordance win an agree
DC cniesso Dock s ana s0sstnae9s canai Gompany ans
BY which the company was bound to execute its
e1e Is ~ sa and S b3g m an out
pier s7s feet long. running from the extremity Of
pier in the saIne dnecaon t. distance Of 500 feet
Jfom he inner exIemity Of the outslde norsh pier
Ps q ~aiea eaS " ha4e Msh spo5sa, ReEsa tss e
IN 6othery an afeeaon aas FL eoaVtu,enea eSsR 1en
prenens{nle, we Vim cali things By theis I fignt @
licbthouse Will be the inner east pier, and the
outer continuation the outer east pier or, empha-
AuC 42E4a4uul1u
be Respectively the Inner north pier anI the oater
pier Or sreaswaser: This later, as We have said
ihn s"ga IL 1 ~ me ahe and Is connected With
distance Of 5000 feet Tmmedisteiy INSIDE Il Els
IL Iett " a, .na r. Rataea 70 T. l. II canal
3nd the neE.east pier vii! be oecnpied by w1re-
houses built thcrcnpon. Now rae use Of the gap
a Pm H. m s dns sntaose 5 to ths canal
harm can come TO the river mouth on account OF
eonheGnr In oni4 noTIh MY ~ III ;b ~
as each soa u ahss o1 ana IS
Wi be made IN he piers carresnondna an III tn 1be
o5 ETH e e. f0osh which EesselS can sa INTO sn
ss saa to ssvs been
vas aecom mil me o4enss Moa speaa3g Of
Messrs Iss Corse wb n1ora1 ,a %efs
Nj connois then chisf engineer Of tie can as H.
ali tic pc4s We're cd nsped tn,s s @os Toxe at
ally ne most diflcuit and imnortant n 49, ~
be tnierckttno. 'e 11s p'eiS e@anos 1aa 70 =
The oqter norrhen n,er. or brearrr,,er Ia 4o,,< u
shove Sser In puion@ ~ II s 81 ec;1S aq 1es,
experiment. winch snccseded. In snise q nredr ~
nsS4 en5 q e1int sairrs MADE 3 laIss
anon Of W asl1 ~. In y ne Coz fOnt
ered The Iimil ~ sstst at Ansta DgnG cons,d- q
defied the sserrotvped f1;,e m nr1stn y ,s,1a ~
oIsons 1eean sa aa He I'VE Mas LAUGHED At and some se
f1is nrnnnEon s -ee[ at ne WE 'aon coFspos e
Tie noiion that he caud snf b ~ sns ada d 4,
sm n 1rien EsI q.ttr oa - u aoslto, MI. WIZ a.
.-,nc ~ stE Mau lalln u hr Connoll5, and was
.sr % X ~ rr.. IN IL inoneJ the engineer would c
nss he doubtinR encneera s .1e1 Aseo1a Q!
III Cnn1sfv Ens SiuiSneS3s iiS Ntae a1called, and =,
nc1io1 ~ ~. xas a!fec&sd TO 50 On into the Con-
enieof place 10 build so large 4 structore and Is
and e ebeF 70 eSo ~ 1S &c Sros o3s s e feet
WaS mTm 4e. aS nm IS the rock Of ages BIZ
~ O nseusl u1umRo IN THIS particular Instance, hu
shtpv !. espec!aHy Important as estab- tn
Y, te lor the benefit Of similar un ie1
Ftnm Tha o,+.a.t.1 .u.4iE AL, ~
Ier rms r. ~. ts h VI A!s Dle3AHHel, long | sA
lis Wort vii T. ssanee &c ,hs o. soS 7es r.
ne work proceeds further and another n{er 10 | So
ult outside IL rms soletdiI n,ece NJ ,Tnrr 70 -
can! finished to the shore, and proves to be an
~ f,,r fho ~ enS Iaua1s WHICH IL 6epa1- SEX
There ts ours,de th,s nfar a sevtb NJ rpn, ,a.+ ~ ~
eat apa,ncr n" NJ stt EE 80 - aeugu Luz NAsss
ad mele sooxea 70 IN 1ts construction, ios
1lit will give IN ides Of the soldi7 and stahtV III
re Foft FtKs1, row Of piles from IA to 20 te1
cues Thick were driven down deep into the bot fu1
II II aps,4 ., tas S lake, n distance OF eleven A.
st!tar 4sse Pties Neie iAstenea together BY tel
water, aud which a1i the piles were urIy ten
~ ea q ualssde ibis strnger was placed another ds,
~ ,. o1 plies, az close together as q res1ment Of
l6sess On parade Each of these outside ni,es haf
a. boited 70 the stnger with seven-eIeit inch gel
,sss. ana TO the inside row, where reY met at III,
,er 81 . eaesen 1eet heavy top timber uas put Cni
eh nc 1 oEtae n73,i Of piles being fasrened to
~, ~ ~ amt boL The inner a. wen as the tha
5Ss and 10Th rows we1e drawn M ioaelasT sv
:tKeen the r'lek and SUM- b. he sid AZ 1,asn az ~
.IAIc uuQl they became tfrht in Yt,a Tnfor orr,