The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
OLD. CHICAGO.
Judge Caion's "reminiscences Of the
Great Citys Village Days.
SPORTS or TILE EARLY SETTLERS


America the history % ITO prv~cn generation has
been q rapid gros Ga. Every one knows tho
mar there thonsan a. q him. who. pointingS
o. a deaseiy populated district. remembers whom
..thero uas only ola Jake van wartcrstouts farm
house hers. aud al he rcas~as green ncids. you.
30 West yeu Oil and bi-os varying ages all tho
towns ana villages ne ls-sbera 90 visitors
curiosity escznse forrcoth -hs n sixty years
old And has not changed RESI- ~nee In forty years
The neliee.t traveller. p1i doaing this harnie.ss
local pride 3 human antiques. iistsnss
respectfully and t.kes mental note; the
thonghiioss voysgcr bccon'es bored and is
inclined dismiss these narratives OF early
municipal history a. Mane hsnsenisms. IL is.l
undoubtedly true that tue laying on, of towns
who's. sites are nov in the. wilderness and tho
growth % some eites srcady large must on for st
least . century % bat the history OF ths~
great Western movement. whiesa from ls'o on~srd :.
has been the wonder Of the world Il worthy OF 1
being told in more attractive form than can bo /
CLEANED from airy statistics. II certainly gives
startling idea growth learn that the hrSt whito
child was born la Chicago In lisa. and that that
child lived m the place thiry eight years.
that he or she was one IN 3ooeoo Of Chcago's in
habltants. ~. Louis. founded by the French fur
traders tn i7Ga. grew slowly. bu, when Chicago
stil without settlers had . population OF
nearly 100; yet al the end OF tho
forty years from lSo not much
Cincinnati the third city Of the West. bad 40
,.,s,., -. -, ~, a.. ,s-a - on. a., n.
another half century the personal story Of this
growth Of the great cities will be Of lively interest,
and will lack OF intelligent records. be often dif
hcult TO obtain.
aioaaoAs on ls7'
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ecllsn,cs Iioueh,on. oseood Col. and consisting
of the unprofessonal pagers Of an ex-tudce Of the
supreme Court OF hinois. " was i""na ehas sn'"n~
these few which gave some vivid pictures OF
the great city OF Chicago in its earliest days.
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"""so' ""' '' - 49, 80 f"
Since his retirement from the Bench. fifteen years
AGO he has written several papers and eoupie
49,. =. 80, s,u,-v -. -, nm, .. -.
OF oo'As ." nA'urA' a''o,s $50 49, e"' - '".''
not OF exceptional value they may be
a, nr.sent laid aside An f,xor NJ somc uIipot. .
p..a..- ~-s,-,. -. a.. :. - -. -. !
reminisceh'es "n'en "o M" y" '"tS '"'"s"o. ""'ko
Cation made corner stone speeches. relied ON TO !
rrspond for the .old settlers and seems 20 an an.
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roe OF "oidost hhao'ah' WIN sooo-ha'area Tor
bcarancc. Mr.. Cation settled In Chicago In lisa a.
,...r .u,. .,o M. s.xs .,x.s the, c.,x~xc, -r,,h
-, -, - -, -,
wild grass or native ana tansird SHRUBS whiie the
river broadly bordcred with aquatic vegetation.
,.. . a.,,, .n.,co, alan, Al. ..n,r. ~ .s..x 90
ies'"e u''p .A"""o' ~s ~ ~ 80 $50
wholesome water our Two h"hutc" an" htty per-
sons were sheltered in rude cabins small dwell
ings and our only streets consisted Of winding
mugs IN" gu. ''' ~ ~ "s
tracks along the banks OF the river or iesng away
to the interior. Clients were tncn scarce. IRON
first to last tho contrast OF the then and nov very
striking, But this was from vaedictory address
before court OF law. ana mas not much OF tho
spirit OF the early days In H.
WOLVES. BEARS AND MushhAn
Further on however, We hnd MN taking peforc
the Calumet Ciuo OF wolves ana pears ABOUT the
settlement;"Iate IN 1888 pear was reported I'm the
skirt OF the timber along the somth branch when
George winters ioud voice ana uen-he was pack as
night In cavern ms voice had tne volume OF aIog-
norm ana ne was recoshi]ea a. mo .own 'p,cr-Sam-
moned all 10 the cnasc. soon bfuih WAS
freed and despatched, very near TO where the Rock
Island Depot now s'ahus men was 'nc ume We
chased the wou over tne Prairies now watnn tne
city limits Ihen IN winter the chicago hivcr was
our skatng FINK anu our race course. Lei me ASA
John Bates over 'nero he ,enc"oers "ncn NO
skated together 10 ftaru ScraDDic-where bridge-