, 1881-07-07
EARLY CHICAGO.
Personal "reminiscences of Its VII.
Iage Life by One Of the
Pioneers.
Log. Houses, Primitive Bridges, and a
General Provalen6o Of Mud.
and Water.
Anccloscs OF People Who Wore Stalled
and Mircl-Tl,c First Drainage
Scheme.

tttfCA{i0+ .Tt1t1H N+-THC ptl0llt nnFb hpafu nalu
rem! 50 i,,,ch, IL tho last few wcckst about old
Eh!cngo from speeches l,y tho lion, .to.,M Wcnt-
wurth, tho 1tay. lcren,iAt Porter. md others, ut
tho t1ld sotttcrs lacettnE md tho unveiftnH Or
tho tablet rrrctci ns n iAemunto uf tho old
1ttork- Itouso m Fort llcarhort,, Tint supposed
thoy wn,,1i be abn..t tired Of tho slis1cct, hut.
l,nytnr hccn requested several tines since to
cortinur.n,y "Reminiscences or ChtcnRo us II wns
III txyJ, eonul,,.lrl 10 4lyo my Impressions If
lin r.b,rn nt,,l n. s,rrtp,tt,,us m, my arrival
t'"r ,na ~ ',,,n. "u ~ ~ ,,mt rnar' '''
as bnfuro stHtc1, ! cAs.1o frntn Hs1falo W
team, an'. on LOWING tho a'sc sloro md rounl-
,s, ,,, r,r to sr.t Ina ~, viii,
W. iolt'H' oitsol'es' tor the nsae tltne' VI! ""e
cxp1tso Of lovcl ralrie' bounded on tho west
uy bCtt OF timber which tt1 tho tlnrks OF tho
gout llra,,ct, n tho river. II mild or two tltstnnt.
rmrcn ~ r,r ~ nIua v ~ ,mo ""tth of n" mint
Ehcrc wo stool lny
THE VILLAGE of CHICAGO,
stretching from. 'l,o taso % so'no hnIf mile or
more ~ ''ao wea', aohs 'so JUNK ~ ."o t.'ea, .
buildings and fence Of tho gnrrtss'i, gro',nds.
giving It quito pleasant MD cheerful npiIcNr-
,.ucu ,lns,or thu psnInl rays Of tho wiutry s,,n
TINT WIS shining OH shon,, especially rs sron
previous Few tiays. ING Erass lookod brown, Tor
twas loae enoash To hide tru'a vtaw tho slight
hfn-', III th .,ro,,,,l ,yos rrn,o, x,1ih Inn, ri,
oe.1.'. ~ ~" 9,"' ""s -, 49, ,..'',,t,
t,vnon 10 nnl thc ,I,iu,, uul INIT VIM ~ I'm
h,r, s,",dr. n1",u, n,wnn, In, =, ., rnct ~ t,,o
cnst or ,s ,yns thn cn,,.lf,,l laEi.. on to iosom
nl which wD eoilI'l now nilu ttlofl' nct"cei' TUG
hills ot sand ti,at nc'l tts lmnk. chtch sight OF
twosc''ooncrs that ny Mt a',e!'er ha'f Or three,
T.' ,, ~ , 'u s.. ~ ~, ~, 'y ~ nv ,,Iod
taiiE With tao s%t OF Ia1 "1yos ~ ~ !toy r0!ie
sinwly Wi'ked i,esl.te = ,yt,k9 or pltNt'ns
ah ss esr x S Srscs @ eso 'ho :: sy s beues
r2i sash'gnm Gy w. gSen ;;s ,, MM Hi,,, so EcGao
s%rr o ~ 9on esest i ,so W sS 5 r W f I'll Il
at.d rc,.l!zc our Sxuec'atlons, 'yo kupt tlo aat.
trask to hp9. s ,1rs strc1t o wuIg We
tho direction Of !!1o nrgo ,hrnWi. W. y aerass M% sho
fser nHt%eeh nanao!i.h aIiu ,iko slfae,s; oi.a
yS% se pss t I'D @ ssf sss sfss M'SS sS
s p 'etwse SSs srs Enk ke 5 s u %t Sss @ r a.
spond tho niant. We 1T last found shelter un-
dur tho Foof of
,rcnt ,r Mira p,ro,yn' ~ + ,h,nIf. + .fatca IN n
Eu!. T!s ~ 3 ,,,t. ~. nr,utI I'M tor -
n"", wu % a a,,a tiae 1 70 so % +, @ iGw otcs
%f our IS wssr Gw S1l'lss ~ l trS !nSTS
1ndlan trail deeply indcntcsl in tllo SOIL rlnn!nx
Z % IT, h asts MI ~ CIV g
seattcrod here and thora ,tlt,nt statostrsa,
Tn tho WGHt He wGrs Rhycra buildings. mt! uJt
tho N0rtG sio. c,is. Of t}rnrh0rns srcut, wua also
| II eUstor uf small houses. Frum Deart,UrH
| street west. tito Nnrth GhlO was one etlst fur.
est. with tito exception III II cn,tplu or s0H hud-
na Mn,i II ho,sso md barn sst,,Mtet. o.. tho pont
nlQ ny tho North llrcl, rs 1t c1ltI.tctl into tho
,uAn atrcuu,. ,sharo .j!tIgo tlarnlon resi.lcd.
Hl,nh wlls tho 4cncrhl aspect uf tho uaec, rs
6con from thu su't w1,ure We stood. nenr Frnnk-
lin street. Tho building TINT attracted inost of
Uir ntlentinn that evuillnX, us 1t WIS uar tn s,
anu bntl fyu NJ Ax windows on tho Bhlp rrutltlnK
OH franklin atieat, WIS thg tnettllig -lsc nrOli.
lily aioutii',x:{. owned: 80 W afterwards fS.ad. .
lilo Dn,y :, Iilo in tha village, ly
tito l'rpsf,yicrlatis and totl.odata iii wnai.
1t win cumtnuu trAnle building,
vnii Of lm[nt or other outside ilttyntnont. Tho
liti]ux.lip inside ,yaa or tho must primitive
ehnrnctar. Tho scntA wero n,atlo nt common,
rllllcd Oour.ls. witiNt ny hnukH. ii remember
right. Tho tratiin9- desk, o u pIitforM slightly
r'iaut, wis or tho sr.nu rouuh inatorIAl, Nnt tho
purify tly true rs gdo mot. GH ct,lllt! 30 found
III thO plpiiA of tho present il!y,-ttu liov, Mr
Frtrt,,lt,, tho f3,tpt[st, Win prcaeuuh Iii tho
morning who snuri LETT thjs wi,rIn, / trust, for
II NpttUr: tho iiny, Jcruunt, Iortpr. still living
nuiO1ix III, WIN ,relGhoIl III the aftprnout,; au
tho iiur. Mr. WhitohuGIl, yot Il resident Of thu