, 1875-05-24
YOUNG CHICAGO.
rr;n Here from st. Louis in
1885.
unntinp q Room ut tho Green Trco
Tavern,
Csl. Deaublcn mud Ills Children.

rhicaeo AZ It appeared at an car1y day may not
~ un,,,te,ne.'ug to shoso Of your rcalora WHO
ooIr know II a. ono of liza l,roas cities OF the
touptry, Or, intood, 10 tho few remaining who
tue1 II al the tins shall deAct,ho.
Forty yoars ago to-day, ths writer, then quito
.vuune man, arrived In this city from 81. Louis,
rhc,o lie had lived for thrco yoarB, enjoying Its
,ccicty better than lis Institutions. Tho Journey
n st, Louis from tho Atlantic eeaboard Was
m,do Oh horseback during tho month Of Mny,
md x.s very delightful 10 tile young em!grant.
TIE JOURNEY F1oM ST. Louis
via bv steamer OIL the Illinois River, which thou
afotded q steady navigation until late IL tho
suu1or as far "a PEORIA and often to Ottawa,
which, on this occasion. VIA ous point Of land
iuu Thofc wcro about do2nn llonata al that
placn In 1885. ami tders we took The coach Of tho
nav limo Of stages lust ehtabllshed by Or. john
Louis. Tie otter occupants oi tho coach wato
col. Richard 8. Hamilton {wlo has held almost
iii The offices connected will, tho courts Of Cook
County, and his BRIDE who were jnss retnraing
from woadinE.trlp to kentucky, tho ooonarH
tpahscnger. lilo kept general 'aaortn1ent Of
ttreets. in building which stood! thero
mil \ few years ago. Iio had been
dawn into tho country foragng for butter. which,
"a vol a. all other supplies, was then brought
from Ohio. md ho brought with him large jar
Of that necessary commodity. There was also
.ouEb-1ooksng citizen on board. from tito mines
Of Ga'sns, who u,1rsed Jug OF whisky with as
ter. II uas dark hofors wo .roachea the high
grounds tits side Of Ottawa whore tho road was
1csy bad and slopinE. Wa all got out except tho
miner, and, In dencondng hill, tho coach
on tho aide Of tho road. A groan tHsund from
tho coach, and l, who wns tho frat one who
reached It, expected to find It's inmate
corpse. Dnt I wns soon rc.saured by
"Its vii got broke noxt tllne-1'l! aavs it," W.
vent on Ycty slowly through thu awampy rrat-
rios, only being kept from sinking out Of sight
by tho rank 3nxurIanco Of tho .geksses, Which
kept Tho wheels frnm cutting through: 1horo
woro onlv nbnut half-a-dozcn honaes at that tins
on ts,e road between Ottawa mud Chicago, ths
last Of which was
"TirE wrnow nAnny'F,r
yhich waa on tho end Of ridge Of rlne land rln-
ming out into the wet prairie north Of Riverside,
treatfaBt tlora tito socond day about noon. aud
then plunged into ths vet prasrie whoh was
covered with grass about fcot high and
with water about 2 foot doop. TO-
Sa y shs or .ts", 1s'' s ness 'a ses @
tree, which was itn Landmark, and
tbo masts Of tho yosaels riding ut anchor in tie
lake, for as Yct tho river, not bonE drelgeI out.
aas only psaet,canIe !or ah.an etals ai! dHe'o
Moso 10" scastetlaE no1s.a " aa9 "oss sl.e ~
also. Among tho most imposing OF theso wan
en- ono .liioh was atAnuiag mil aa'ie 1i Ieeenai oa
nc y notth"eht oo.hol o1 eA1s' eho 4'aAe s'seo's'
IL taoh WAS M Kmo"n A.
and hera tho Bthgo stopped. Tho scantr accom-
modatons OF the town Waro ovor-tltted by s
horde cf land BpeculaiotB, who had oouls hero to
as.ena lno pap,o aaIe 20 teso p'ace n Snmo' asi
!ns lanaiofa, ~ foniy 20 oaf ahp!od.ioan. saa
Maa engaged thsee t'eep! "s . eros.ed the river:
tnen cioaf' oetghs atfoam. os sopa lofiV ana
beto"k oaraeies 10 !aS nau8anas,,
= - ho~y opGneu nose. ;,s Mn,su c. co"s,ts. .s'.,
Cd of aor.sa1,I;n ssand,nE n, On the
Mlta 'arAe isa1no s, eaon.on ia snasn ot IT, nore
the refusal "as stt!l niore aae'1eo, - ~ Rcn,
nohnY psola.I.os .ssu.uu ~ sns. ~ no Ta.s Tnu.u
nos RlYo a. nau 70 ns"S ottao.vos On. urn
n ma ,ena W ~" arta =" a nnuMn ~ - ~
ann "Io vas tac fortunate Posaosso1 oi toon'
WHICH n' Au'a's Hhateu'
...,.,.,. LAkh tl,aa sinkas aasu.,,.
s na nad aes H.
.. MSs s.sees aafK * sanen Rops t,I, nhe ha +,
10 nols Exchange. hs no expressed u. naa hell. :,
ne doa on tno street va 5ot nnpfoKsn. @ a'1d
hTingns Ign n ,ue se. 'saopha ,th e c H. oa
-
4le soHal, nsvry O; Hubbard On ths eosasr Of
!aea',e ahn Mhtof stfeese; opposite 'ae s1o1o be-
1919 allndca 70 or Mr: focE. ..-.,.., -..
There % wors fse9 atoFss q c that EsmemeeE on
LAKE htFoot-Do1stofn 4eefs' hataTafo aud
nn-shop, o.. tue cosn"r M OF Lsxo snd pea1uorn %
sseets oppo9Mo 10 w dsemont g.! aionee' sh"n
kept " stnsf Foot, snd Thomas Church's slors
on tho soten s!na Of dako asses1' apous hs-Way
from Clafk 70 Dearborn street, Nokt 20 1t was Q
low b!tek stIuctu!o occupied 90 clothing store
BY T1t!i'n Hing. oser chutci1's store wa tho
Land uaice, at tue e9tneI o1 LabAl!e anu Lake
holonen Llucolu: called the "pratiia tailor"
had big ahop. Ml eaas Of state street md north
Of Madison street was occupied by tue
UNITED afArE3 MILITARY aEscnvAT1oS
ard WAS cultivated aa gafdan ~ The troops
OF Fort ueArboIu, Which MaH under tho COM
maud OF ha!. wilson, OF tue Fifth Infantry.
1al. Green. oapt: haniay: 1toute: 1 1anllson a,d Y
thompson. ana Df. ia!i!p MAXWELL natnes we'll
known 10 our otuef citlzenB, wore q the eo1-
mahd' iIev wore los!at sona O! alats, ana On.
ASened the dul!neaa Of front'sr h1e WITH aoos and
WOLF huntH sna we're FerF hoHpltaul8 10 the
passing sttapfet. COL 5onn Haptlsto ueauo!en.
WHO WAS married. 70 very respectan'o Indian
1oman, lveg near tue walls OF tho Tort n tong,
sissfgHnE collection OF loE ouildiuka. whsca were