, 1876-01-24


Ing lota At s1,2J0 At rrtvats sale; bat II waA
agreed tbat those should be sold with tho rcst,
80 a. TO attract cuetunore, - Michigan avonuo
had become aomewhat popular. as prospective
10 inc for some sl.s00, Harry Newllall canlo
across tile room, aud aad, Dross, did ron buy
that lot to live on? Arc you going e improve
NJ" ''Ycs+" was tho reply. "1ysll," Bald hs.
live beyond mo. II wont 10 80 Lonesome II
no can 60 see totnebody, going by night and n,nrn.
Ing" .Wo livod, ah above stated, bctrocn Mon
roo and Adans etroole.
l.EAL EArArE.
Whila living hetc In the winter OF lH5l-a My
friend, tho late Chaties StArkweathsr, iinlnted
on Bc!iIpg no II ac,ee Of ihnt Immediately south
Of Twenty-Bixth stroet Anh east OF Slate to
Michigan avenue. Capt, Cioment aud mvao'f
lots south of rrelfth street. 1t Was way out on
tho prnrie and made up my miEd that tho
price (e60U pcr &cre> WAS too much. could
falsc tho 81, GOO to make tho first payment; but
where Was the q per cent On the balance for the
ne,t ten .oars to como from ? Capt. Clcmcut
took tito property paid the a 200, and, tn aevon
montha. sold Z for e1,00o nm acre, clearing ~
that tino $1,000 OIL all Investment OF el 600.
but tho Captain let fortune slip throuEl, hin
hands. for That II aores is now valued by Jamos
II, lecHo, Esq At s5G0, 0O0 or $40, 600 pet scre.
In that case. a. t scores Of others. I, too. junt
ESCAPED getting rich: but hhvs m abundance
Of good company, for hundscta Of my fellow
Take tho following instancess Walter L.
Nowbcrry bought tho 10 acres that foTna bis ad-
dtion to uh'edso Of Thomas llsrtzel! in 1883
for, &l:oG2.. It ie nov valaed at $l.0oo,oov
Maj. ktngsbury Ind boon OF on nil exploring
expedition about this ttme tisl hts pay AZ an
army ottlcor, abpvn Ills Immediate necosslt!oB,
amounted 10 soMe 5000. A brother otiicer ad.
yisetl him to salt this donn for ls two children
lilo bought for 1t. 1G0xlS0 foot corner OF Clark
and Randolph streets and Al acres on tho North
branch. Il Ia now worth from 100000 10
sl,001,0o0. Ono quick in fgarcs could probably
show TINT at compound interest tho cost Of tho
now worth. In time this certauly will DO trnp;
but II the rents OF tho land takon in place of
the interest," lot him who laa tin,o to make sho
N4nres determine which would haio bcoh tho
more profitable tnveatn,ont.
NO rAyEMENrs.
Bntd no had no rAyomenss In 1913. Tho
streets wore simply thrown up an country roaas.
In tho spring for weeks portions OF them woull
bo tmpnBsablo. havc At different tinlos soon
ompty Wagons and dsays sfnck on Lake and
arcntlo aud the river. Or course there WAS little
or no b,1Ailuss doing, for tho people of tho city
could not got nbont much, aud tho pooplo Of tllo
country could not Got IN to 10 tt: as tho clor4a
wits by putting boards from dry goods bo1es In
tho holes whore tho last tlray waa tt,g out with
significant signs, as No Dostoaa Here, "Tho
Shortest Noad to China" Sometimes ono board
WOulu 0e uAllDQ aEIUSS AtlDkuDEt I'LL Ulu UAt 6uu
Goa. d1od on It With tho uot!ce il" On IIIs va! to
tho Lonor Regions" In fact there Was no end to
the fun; aud jokca Of tho boSs Of that day-aomo
veto OF larger groWtA-Tcre Without nimber.
Our lfHt etrors It psring, o. ono Of tue frat,
was to dig down Lako streot to nearly or quito
Oh Lowell with tho iakc, and thon plank Il. 1t
waB supposed that the beverage would Bettto IN
the guttera and bo cAtried oir, but tho EXPORT
ncnt was disastrous failure. for tho stonch ~
onco became into.orab1o. The street wna than
tlod up, and the Common Council cstabliuhed a
grade from q tp 0 or y feet above tho natural
lovoi Of tho soil. THIS required tho Bttee!a to
10 filled up, and for year or two Chicago llyod
mostly on jack.screws. for tho buildings had to
Ridowa1ks worn raised to grAuo people had to 30
up and down stairs from four 10 half dozon
stops two OF three tlinos In pasalng single
00'k r. buffalo ~ ts paper ,ss. Ess Oh t,e no,e ane
oi her citizens going along lie
street was seen to run up and down every pair
Of collar staiEs hc could find. A fr1cnd, asking
aftor h!s sanity. was told that tho walklst waa
accustomed 10 going up md doHu stairs that ho
got tho BprinGha!s and could not help II.
THE counr-NoUsE sQuAnE
choul1 not be forgotten. On tito northwest cor
ncr Of 1t stood Til long a.tor 1s4s tho Jail, built
"of logs lrmfy boltcd together" as tho account
las 1t: It was not half largo enough 10 bold tic
Aldermen that, II standing now, ought to bo In
", DOL 70 speak OF tno W NblskJ-lNbE, ana cctsan-
Il It vas not strong enough to keep tdom thore.
Tho Court-IIouBo stood on the HorthoaAs corner
Of tho 6quaro,-a two.story building Of brick, l
think. with olnces in tho lowcr story. Thoy
stood thcso ~ 1883, when they "ere torn down
10 gtvo place TO tho DOW building completed in
that year, I aSid NO had no
when Atat can0 to tho city. Itwns first turnoi
On aud tho town lighted In September, 1860.
Tlll thsn wc Ind to Gropo On u y tho dark. OF use
iantorus Not till 1853 or 'bl did tho pipes reach
my Auuso, No. 202 Michigan avonlts. Uut the
mora Important olOlaont
WATER,
and tA supply TO tho c,ty. have curious history.
ln lSla Luke. and waser. md ,pcsaaps RandoIph
streets, and tho croaa streets batHson than eAat
Of tho river. woro supplied from logs. James
II. WoodHorth ran grlat. mill On thu north sIdo
Of Lake streat ncat the Lake. tho eugina for
which also pumped tho water iato wooden ci4-
WAS rough tho water WaA excessively muddy;
but In thlu myself aud family had no personal
inlerest, for wo llvod outside Of tue
water nupply. Wells wore III most eaaos
aud w.. tn common with pe1haps. q
majority Of our follow -citlzons wore forced 10
buy cur water by tho Ltlckct or the barrel from
xatet-carts. Ihis wo did for Hix ycars, aud 1t
WAS not I'LL tho oaslY part Of 1854 that water was
tho North Side. But our troubles wore BY no
inatns euuod. Tho water Wsa pumped from tho
lako Shore tho same ~ In the old works aud dhenco,
i'll storms, II "as still excessively muddy. ~ the
spring aud oarly summer 1t whs impossible to
Keep the young fish out OF tho resefyoir, and It
WA no uncommon thing to lul the unwelcome
Try sporting IN ouos uash-bowl, or doad and
stuck in tho faucets. Aud besldoa they would
ilnd tholr way In the hot-wator reservoir, where
thoy would got stsmod up Into a, very uausoous
fish chowdcs. Tho watcr A. auch timcs Was not
only the horror Of all good housewives. but it
was justly thought 70 bo very unhealthy.
ordinary times there Ia slight current on tho
laRo nhore Honth, and tho water. though ofteu
muddy and sometimes aahy, Was comparatively
good. wlen tho wind blow stronEty frou1 tho
south, otton for several days tho cusrcnt was
changed. and tho water from tho river, made
FROM tho newaGo mixed With 1t Into an AbotnItl-
ABLY filthy soup. was pumped up aud distributed
through the ppea aliko to the poorest street
esmlu and to tho nabobs Of tho city. Mind you,
tho Summit lovol Of tho canal hld not then 6ean
dug down md tho lake uatot been turned south.
Tho Chicago ls1vos was the source OF ali tho
tnost detostabIy Athy smells that tha
broezes OF heaven can possibly float