, 1881-10-23

it STRUGGLES with its owl, yicissit'ldes of de- |
h0,ichenent. and for months bus no outlet at az
This, therefore, bus practically kept tue whthc
y!tst incnStd tract nu island, save tor raflroau
bridges With development within II possible,
~, tnd,iln, to 1naKr bridges and roads In nd |
yutce OF development. Owners of :nlStnE
tracts would not encourage road oatiulht.. lnl
pot feHof thotn kept themselves IN Il constant
needed.
When first I began to visit the Forsyth tract
there were tSo wayS, each SO
yENATIDCS AND DANGEROUS
that you wcr.. sure to wish you had taken sho
other. There was the shore rou:e by SOUTH LHt~
cae,. crossing the Calumet by a tlckIisf ferry
Tlsence you sought at once the lakt-sh"sc
beach, very pleasant driving as 1t used "a ~
when 1t VAS thteud n,''g'. route ~ Ehica*u,
came tu the inDulh of the Nbi. ant: here 5t'tt
wcre pointed veilow stril, of sana-nar
along which, if you mud nerve and yon: driver
experience. SOU cuuid drivew toeraoe sale
" for 4tU Or :', feet amt midway e1 TIT ieet fron,
your uarr.,w submarine t:suseway deep
snuuga, to lsit yt'tl and your team odt III s'sht
| ut o1tcc, III suy nothing; Ut possible quick sads
| used sometimes II wake up in the night fru;n
| Il T,iri,snnt little dream OF Tue puss.lt'es ~
that nuphibious rHsisc to sheife''i., II VIC 'onn
| Chicago 10 the Calumet upper hr4tsc, nad 20
| arounl the lakes len miles. accomplishing: xhe
three mi'y m 6s ahs riH,, '19 IN snetie. %us
| through wool paths, and nnly in tho very !iry
$.,s.sn nyrt,ss snc nilrail1t"s sfouSs- Onr 1lrst
| purpose WIS to secure nrdses ut 1ne crt'<S1nys
tf tha N.if and the talt,let. anu tu b'lilu Il
brtot,t str;,iel:t road between them running di-
.so11aily .ersss tho stHt:scre tract. How 1ar this;
Ia, hteu fully accomplished htt. not set A!s'1,t
wrl1lnr 10. ubi. is not u,o,iers history. lsut VIE
spent much money for lis accomplishment
/ WI: WORKED STRONGLY TO THIS END.
| and after n time had the county an1h,r1s'cs
| kindly disposed toward what, II they had tukcu
W. with purpose ;ftceu ytHrs ago. wtltd have
gwen Norlitest. Indiana II iuit a1id vstnailc GOV
4tisrf,
County what she h:ss waited for--A'tssalson anu
business enterprises cnsrt:si*aits su !s n;tuf;a
relation To ltla great city I tho West. M ot gave
more grucrs,us or hearty interest and Testimony
and ..spettion fur as desired, to ftt. 1npJect
than Gus. Hendricks, ano The ether iHdana State
officers seconded his approval. The moycnae,'t
WIS bread, hut it had strong backing i'll
STATE sy,.t,,athy> fnr it tneanl first the nprnre-
u.1lt oi tnt mouth ot ,It. Wt'if River f.r access
! to tl. inner water System, WHICH sc;'1e,1al',
would have dr:illetf tile whole rcEl' vefnAhe'sl
~. Carefully ma,r strive show y Snftslcut AsEr
,,1s. hight ~ str1ace nD,ye the lake to s'sc ING
wn.,lc territory II far lcss :,ant >f WASTE ess<s
hopeless swanp a,.d san in any similar aSt1nt 1
Govcr,u,c,lt surveys OF Wolf River were tnntic
NJ the instance a1ld petition VI the stare nlt:tls
nf M;isna. the Allegation N congress 1s''a VIZ '
| Stutc ami ct many prominent flsiItiis' !it
surveys will he rv,,,lv f,r further ,lsr when co'-
nitions af population make t:'o'. necessary. ,,o
Al this viii chow wn:s I'll 'ut view IN tno s
Sh,,Iie,1 plan was necessary rs prs'trti'rs tns
uakl,1, 1ht. reE;on Avaaisc foy iH'i't"'etGen
M: accessible t..su Cticu:,o, ui.h the prob'cn
w.ti,t.d, as Il bus ,y:,itci ;unut i'll rhis way: II
.1 ,,,,t h.. dnnc untj there Ii p.}.,slalusi snc
s",si,,,.ss to demand it, and there can be III
80 ~ h,,si,css there until it IL done
popnm4p" ~ h ~ Ina .E;, (,u11ty officers IL
sotsia ~ Via ,h", ny nm..sr;nn. Sowith
/ | ee-e1e 's.'.- t''''s ,,,- p>ur1v rrrv
Il BRAVERY. TlAf las h~AAtsha "'+l..'
EQt-aiED,
Mr.. Forsyth and his 1t,'itS held on 70 tneir pos
| SESSIONS and the other At>ttlcrs of AoFtheFh III
| diana l.,,us held 10 lhe:s and successive sea'c
ratons of stualters and cai,a a PHYS ealnpe, li',,
.nd rItl mysterious lines iisd tho o t'l:srg
- Ians n1 I,,,|nrts pf IiDssrts]ale, rrit,:4ll!c
y r ~. st1ii rn,n,ils !, prrpc,unl 'cuauuir1m II