, 1875-08-08
chemical vora8, sto., ETC.. as per circular above
PRICE OF LOTS.


rrpied that be could not that the northe, -most
lots vere priced at S25 or thereabouts, and when
ho sold I $40 lot it was 10 the southern portion
~ fsr away as possible from Sheffield prone..
Further, the caller asked whether the lots we're
fnu age. md vss informed that they were, and
that the sizcB marked on the plat were correct
IL every case. Giving to the peculiar manner Ut
lay1pe out the town they veto not uniform, but
they averaged fully 13xl23.
Having obtained as much information as
seemed possible 10 be arrived at, the reporter
took his leare with tho documents which had
been beat wed upon him. Ihe abatract vas
subu,ittcd t. competent authority, and it Was
ascertainad that thore was no question as to tha
title. Mr. Ryan, wha;eysr he might be doing,
waa not selling laul which lie had no right 70.
Tie cest question WAS naturally 81 to
TIE yA1CE OF TIE LAND soLo.
On this point . conversation Was sought and
had with . wel-ktown 1ea'-esIaee lawyer and
generator OF this city, WHO is thoroughly conrcrs-
ant gth y. opeyty in Indians, aud its present and
nrospectiye value In reply to questions this
gentleman SAID +: The southeaa: qaarter OF
he uortl,east quarter Of Ser l. T. Sc. g. 10. ".
r. NJ. which Is the tract embracing South ehef-
Rni!road, nearly IN equal distance from the old
stare food. ard about mile from the station at
Romans bridge, where tie rendering establish
ment is located, This property u 81 miles d:s-
tapt from tue continuation OF the Indiana bcu-
leyafd whieh. on the South Sheffield Company's
Mat. appears TO pass through their property. It
is so locs ted that 20 through street from Shelf
field would PASS through it.
"lt is 6 miles, in direct line, from the out
let Of Wolf Lake. But there j. now no road BY
which tho outlet could te reached in tess taan 10
miles t1aye. It is quite IS far from the irn-
provenon,s at South Chicago.
Ii ia wholly inaccessible from Chicago, and
cannot be reached from South Chicago BY Auy
direct route not eveu good wagon road, except
in very dry weather:
cept by way OF coming up through South Chi
capo, un1eeS the beach be followed alnng Lake
Michigan for some distance and then an old trail
aud corduroy road, from to 6 u1iles in length,
be taken throcEh wilderness.
1.-THE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED At SHEFFIELD,
aad referred to IN the South Sheffield CompanY's
circutar, were understood to have been backed
by =. F. Allen, and were abandoned prior 70 his
failure.
"There is said to be- 3 good opportunity to
build haroor there st. s6ensld no: Sonth Shell
6eld, but thst Ia disputed. We're such improve
meut made. it could be Of no benefit to this
property tSouth Shedield) as it is cut OF bv the
wide bayon bnoEn as tho Grand Calumet River,
wh1ch is serieB of faeoons flnnled by marshes.
It lies south OF Wolf Lako aud Berry Lake, or
Lake George. Wolf Lake is bNly df water
about the uize and depth OF Calumet Lake, and
IS naviguble only near LaEe Michigan. where
there is from 10 to II fcet OF water. Lake
George is about 254 miles in length BY Y OF
g milo in width. and about feet deep. These
two lakes le between the proposed SITE Of shei-
it necessary, in order TO connect tue
two towna, or proposed towns. to dredg"
q cbapno} abont 3 miles IL length to the
nesrest accessible point to South Sheffield. which
would then 10 disrant ftom chat channel 2H
miles, and there intervene brond marsh aud
~ impassable lagoon. II it bo dry, and good
farm land, this South Sheffield PROPERTY might
be north 326 per acre. For town lois it il Ho1th
less."
TO FURTHER ASSURE HIMSELF
Of the value Of the property che reforter called
On 3lr. Martin, OF No. ERiAuNE Building. aud
asked him, rs one who Lad dealt in Indiana
la,lds for twenty yeara, what acre property was
worth ip the $. 6. X N. E. 4 /. s6,. 10, 2. Mr:
Martin looked at bis maps and finally expressed
hitnsef to the ef1ee: that $40 to S25 N Acre
would TO An outside price.
In order to ascertain tue amount OF land cut
up into lots, the Investigator looked up the ap-
steact, and found that the whole subdivision
comprised 40 acres. The riAt showed that this
piece Of property WAS 1895 feet from north to
south. and that the property act''a'ly divided mp
and reglrtercd Was 2719 acres. A further refer
enoe TO the plat showed that :here Wera
Just 800 LOTS LAID OFT.
From the agents own account ha o1pec'ed to
get (and had often eotten) 20 for some OF those
iufenor lots was $40. which he explained was
"a: ifce only n}ads because be was hard up.
1aKine o!s OWN seatemen. ~ Wal ne @ ~as se..
lnS lois a. tne average eou'a aata!s % 'ess tn4u
Fzo especially saoce ne assured aae tepo set sua1
ns hao traoea some OF tnen u .he 1ate o. *too,
wy. ana - even Yooo apiece. 1ae ;. ss.senens o.
pfonts ae tne feouceo pace "ou1o tneo La sone'
thiog AHs tins:
900 lots 1t go each: ooooo
Less cost Of and-27s sesos II $3 pr &cfe.. 6s7.so
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~, NOV. 90 tne1e tn1S na'e oeeu sous peleoun ~
= tno coun4tr an"7sa enough 20 ssaa taoaeJ Io1
uuso saem1;o loss' "eI 20 ''to1to .!,u susm
suas 10y ~. ua'e ~ unaeuuLsa e ~ .te ~ wy
lauu sne5 uooeot eecona: tust ane 'aoa ~ ~ u'sn
ana orV 1u9o' tnat II Is sf1ne over ~ n!ies
11ou! tN0 Gu'eato ~ou' snuee, noash 81 q VIC
sseon sss nnes, VI eoou. - as tuo o'ta Mee
tou..u' .ust tn9te ~ uos' ~ IA as Auo"n,
oa oa'tain9 u any aloo IN tne to"n ol near ~.
LIZ ann. ~ nas 1oent "aase.Gt ~ 20 W. ~.
oueneu porei' aau - ups assase!'se itor. snss
soMu e3ceps 5htousu "ii'eaue4s
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4no!aoa ~nlcn Is WORTH aoous St' or peraaps 20,
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