, 1874-07-31

Wednesday Hmull party Of indies and gem
tlcmcn made visit to South Cbicago,--a trip it
10 necessary to make frequently II QUO tYoula
Aoep posted III regard to tho improvements mhk-
ing In TINT wide-awake sabNtb. The gentlamon
wcro tho Hon J. Y, La Moyne, Jesso White
Lead, @, Il. l4arabee, James Morgan, and G. Il.
Hubbartl, with their lndies.
Tho 1rst landing from tho cars OF tho Illinois
Central Railway WIS made Ut Wild Wood, the
residence Of Col. Jnn1cs a. Bowen. Here thoy
tooi tho steamer Floroncn, Aua bud most
beautiful ride some 8 lnilos down tile Calumet,
and, turning to tho right on tho Grand ChluEnet
nearly "a fur, caino to bed Of tho most 1naguii-
eout ttoWora TINT tho panty Ind oyer behold hnre
Or elsewhere. Here 'wero eoma or 0 acres
Of tho
EHyrr1AN LorUs
all In full blooln-n sight that stirred up nil
tho botanical enthusiasm Of tho party to tho
highest pitch Of excitement, Tho plant grows
Ike the white ard yellow pond lily, and Honio
bota1iista olnss It With ts.cm among Nymphaca-
seso but tho boss anthof} ut anna o9ll IT, tue
that it grows Oil tho banks of tho Nile and 1t Ii
commonly known as tho lotAs Some or tho
ladies' WHO Aaa atudicd mp tho subject said Il
grow in this country on.y on tho banks Of tho
lIaumeo and tue Calumet. Tho Leaf gonoralIy
hoata ou tie wator; ia ,nund, and from Ii to 1b
iDoos in diameter, with the atom iu tho cantro
from to 10 feat long roaeatug down to tho
1nnt. The ,lpwnr is on q similar sta!k; Ia del-
icato cream color, and, In gon,e casos Ut 1oast 6
or inches In diamotcr. Tho capsule Ia broad
and tat on tho top, With anhiiy small oritlccB
surrounded by yellow down. II 10 tiickly sur
rounded by staInens with golden aasAcss.-tha
whole forming ono of tho most gorgeous Of low
Chincse made It ono Of their sacred emble,nB
for oven n modorn hotanist woulil almost wnr-
shlp it. It haa boon suggested that tho Liucoln
Turk Cotnnltdaion1rs should devote Home littl0
1n1.n rv+I&y Atr.rx Ali.
Aplondid plant. aud tho Recommendation ia
heartily aeoondoa. At this soason It would form
Il great attraction, which citlzens and strangers
would bo delighted to BOD,
= But tho maiu object OF tho gentlemen waa to
SEQ for themselves, and study tho business Ca
pacisy OF
and ita surroundings, Thoso ars practically
without limit. It IL IS miles from the rnpiaH
rear Blue 1alaud to tho mouth of tho river.
from 1G to 20 feet doep, broader than tho Chi
cago River, and OF courae. now that tim har ias
been ron,oycd by the, Goycrnment md piers
constructed at hn mouth. 1t Ia navigabia, sny for
lakes. The depth on tho npper hall OF tho
river is from III to Ii foot, Buclunt for all rac-
ticai purpoaes. The banks Oh ti.sB rart OF tho
asrearn afa high, and Esneral'yy, be,%.nt.fully
oood ou ot!o gag or tue co. osot II VIZ ot 90
with ploaaure- -parties will ply hotwoen tho city
and t3iaao cool, Hl,ady hnnka at the Calumet,
Yho w!,osa river rresente q wharfage front Of
at loaHt 10 mies.-all TINT Chicago will need for
lual8E-yartla and manufacturing EsarroaeB whom
Btle becomeH city Of t, 600, 600 nooplo.
Tho Calumet rogiou has suffered in tho good
opinion Of our peoplo hy 1ts low, Bwanpy ap-
paara,lco whore tho Michigan Southern and the
it needa iA docking, aud tho drodguss
in trout ll,rown hohiud it, to mako 1t as Rooa is
most Of the Chicago niyor raa in tho early hiato-
~ Of tho city. An inspection OF the river from
l}lno Island to its mouth must conyincn any man
tlat cyorY foot Of Tho IL miles un oithor niAo Of
II IL available tor business pnrpoaeB.
A0UTI1 CHICAGO
IL improving much moro rapidly thau any other
OF our aulurRs, for the roRaon tlat nlanufao~