The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-05
A Glimpse or CHICAGO.

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ED1foe NEW No1T1.WEs9:-
can not give stranger better idea oi
Chicago than comparing It to . letter I
By fancying the lake at the bottom of The
letter (Which ID to the East Of the city,, the
territory to the right Of the letter is NORTH
Chicago, and that portion to the left South
and between the stems Wes, Chicago, then
one will have pretty good general idea oi
its geographical situation. OF these three
grand divisions. the most aristocratic, u
well ~ the prettiest business quarter, 10
SOUTH CHICAGO.
II 10 there where the principal hotels are
located and around them are centesed the
principal places Of amusement. and the
heaviest business blocks. The three lead.
ing Avenues. Wabash pronounced ON that
street "Wabbish"). Michigan and Indiana,
! s'.-. ''--'. 49, a- chat s.~.;~-, "rd mn
these the merchant princes, the railroad
contractors, the real estate kings, shoddy.
lists, petroleum aud stock spectators, have
built palatial residences and drive their
bloodsd stock. Property il worth more
than double the price of similar estates 10.
Gated in the two other sections Two new
hotels are being built by Potter Palmer,
which are designed to be unequalled on the
continent. As he owns about mile and a
half OF real estate on State street, worth
about $50 per foot, beside several buildings
renting for geo. 900 to $50. 600 per annum, he
will be able to carry out his grand designs,
even 1t the undertaking involves tempo.
rary loss of couple of millions.
NORTH CHICAGO
Is the Oldest quarter, contains quite mum
Der of fine private residences, few good
business blocks; but the majority Of the
houses have ''protcmporary' sort of a
look not altogether unlike Cheyenne in ita
palmiest days. This is the principal Ger
man quarter. Lager beer saloons abound
there-but can be found existing in the
other quarters ny \ dill gent search. As there
are about $4,000 Germans in the city, oil
averaging one quart of beer per day, which.
taken together with the demand for this
beverage from our other citizens, will show
the necessity for these establishments
Not many moons ago on the plaza near
old Fort Dearborn, the Indian squaws dried
their fish and cooked them while their braves
Enthusiastically ate, chewed, smoked
their Pipes, and looked at the spreading of
civilization around then, rs stoically Us the
1rishman did the Niagara Fa,ls. who didn't
see anything about to wonder at because he
couldn't see ''how in the diyil the wather
could hip it!''
WEST CHICAGO.
is destined to be the greatest, If it is not al.
ready the most populous. quarter. No pcnt
m Utica contracts iia nnwars, bat II can
extend its domain over 10 the Mississippi if
necessary. 1t has many features, some fine
private residences, pretty little park Of 1S
acres. liberal sprinkling Of good business
houses, and altogether presents healthy,
vigorous look. ragged, like ncwsboy. q,
present, bat always suggesting something
better in the future.
TuEsE SECTIONS
are generally known Us North. South. East
and West Sides. They are connected by
about 20 bridges, and one tunnel already,
and one almost completed. Over these
bridges and through the tunnel some ESQ. 900
people and about 1000 vehicles cross and
recross daily. This was from actual count
on an average business day--the policemen
stationed there by the authorities doing the
tallying. Schools are abundant and very
superior, both public and private. Churches
are also very numerous, and the city enjoys
the sobriquet of "The Garden City" and
"Thc City Of the Churches" both ut home
and abroad. The teachers in the former arc
very able and select, and many of the pas.
tors of the latter arc eminent and eloquent.
The city cannot have any parks which will
ever compare with those of the larger cities.
Somebody said of the Plains that two this.
ties and mullen stalk formed grove there;
10 good sized mole hill. or rather hill of
that dignity formed BY Nature, would be
exalted to the dignity of mountain in this
dead level country.
GOOD SPECULATION
was made by shrcwd land operator, some
Of whom are yet to be found in our midst,
who found two or three ot these natural 81
evations about six miles from tho Court
House. dubbed them with the highly Gu.
euphoni0us patronym Of Washington
Heights" u and sold lots at fabulous prices
for suburban residences to thoee who wanted
to get up in the world.
Lincoln Park, ON the North Side. front.
ing on the lake, about two miles and half
from tiiu Court House, u the principal park
in the city. 1t has about forty acres and
will have about one hundred when the dead
are moved from two old cemeteries adjoin.
ing. II looks like sacrilege to disturb them
now, but Man. when alive, Is Z practical
animal. and most c0rpses are like Mark
Twain's-they never complain; but lit doesn't
seem 70 me 70 be just the proper thing
The visitor to Oak Ridge, where Lincoln
rests, passes through beer garden to reach
the cemetery. Men are seen merrily taking
their beer ID one, while mOurners are sadly
taking theirs In the other. And 20 the
world goes.
At Lincoln Park, beside artificial lakes
filed with artificial swan. aytiticm! wild
geese and other artificial birds, they have
also some artificial buffalOes, wolves. cry.
otes, and black bears. and \ couple of gen.
uine ok. havs called them srlidcial, be.
cause they look - 10 . western man, who
has seen them IN oil their Wild beauty and
symmetry, unfeatered BY the chains and
Eneaa Of civilization lt mefaanlDrnhnaGa