, 1881-01-11

thinks, Wns q son of old y. u. 15oANDlen, WV,
nTfye M1 II ot cs'SS9 e., Nth Il d a oi frf fancss Ws @
\; w;hIch M hs thtnks Extended rs in,!cl! Is tcll
miles to the west. llo had often cut Ernss oil
ny Te 'Htit' SFek 1T ba!oF Hi Witch makes Mr. s
connection will, t',o history Ct CniGnEn ,ns inssl
Interesting. and Indeed tic first brick build
inn Of thH plNGe, WAS etectS.t acr9ss tmo f'sc1l
S!'ss Mas "ress a.e"fisio1y sRnHf ~ qWsIs;iSsc
nbont twenty fept square, hni't high fr'n.
the ground, nn,l covered with !dppc, l,onrtls
t S9t c s %ars est wa # the effks o ts MefS SeH
s tine. I'D S%lt Tic baiins ,,nder III. ia'nit
Ma,i's supervision. For w!,oln Il waS / crccse'!
Gs0 fs STSsaDisd; so 1' Ee'tX Xets sfps:Sx pSsnx
S bridges rt ths te op settlers Hs.t Wsts si'ss
foa fcsry for toil nss "f te as te % Inc " r.
spcctive brnncllcs nt that tine were ~ mr.,
rnw that a.! Of tho hrlcl! and otfcr material
fnr tho building, rrcparcd nn tho of.ha!t sidc
rae ne ''fte' tie Si nov sFy e$idss sIs @ and s
Neross the South branch 10 Tic NOW "'Sont!l
Si9e," tho workmrlI eni,strustllY u'elr owl,
br!,lRes Of lctts covered With :. Golss. ,s,,,.
piled between st. Joseph a1ul Ch'cnRo, car-
rytng lumber. III. tho same senson Two yes.
scls Chtlio RrOnntl tho lakes, bring the trst
ss'. afieolnE e TErats t. AZ ,,a iH%s r H. Eej, Eseo,
.sns SO shallow That they were compelled to
I b9 uilelIoretl out lii the lake, md ,inluaacd
with tlat.boats, Tl,e bench, at tint time was
fa a ~ Ws'9g ot f'sS %ns @ not s oycf s mans a"r
head, ,...grcatly contrasting with thu present
c01tlitiGi of the hnrhur.
1t was III thls same. year Of 1877 TINT the
1veTSt ne Il " M rSt arY TYf"nttti,e' at to !9r
GOO tem expended I'll ptll,g a1nl dredging
scnrccIy n,n,le ar impression. a stca,', anw.
mttl WIS also erected !n slsIs summer. nhout
n mile up Nil thu. enst bunk Of tic North
WIS dining quite y business.
III thu course OF the summer or fall tllerc
were about h,no lnsllnns therc,-c1,!I,,los,d
9? %p r"t'swnSn!ss iw 4tos h G's~ s vsSs 5 1ssTs nj"
were treating with Gnv. Inrtcr, Uf Michigan,
for tho sale OF tl,r Inst If their lnuts IN Stc-
igan., Mr. Lalnp'nnn sald that lie mayer sass
pts liz ftas f. iH'sss %yre m sVsH y dsSe ytPy
nucI, to pnrt wilt, their 1nnds; hut Coy.
Porter told them that they cnud ,naw sell
their property and Eet pAy TOR u, wllereas, Il
with them through tic medium of powder
md tend. Alr. LaMpn!ntl heard ni'c Indian
1lIake sprecli ttpoM tho si.bject, wGict. WY
very elodueil. mi! iapsessiye,, though ni'lelll
was translated to the whites. flctook ,lr the
history OF how tho Indians were pro!uissr
nnls, but II, racl, fnstnncG ln will! i!c TIC
whites would crowl IN; "nlld iow,', ,satt
he, t'you ask l,4 10 20 acrtlss tho Mississippi
llow l0nQ will It be before the whites vii! bt
M tis sidu OF lis md tic hostile Indians o.
tic othcr?' Tho old 1ntttans scntc,l aronil.
wauld howl out their. nc,,niescpnee: nit
altogether Il WIS n very Impressive scc'lc.
III tho following Oetnt,er Mr.. l4nMpnln,
brushed the ln,sti of Chicago fran l1is fec
and returned to WNsIte,,aw Cnlinty. wher
he spent tha Wtntcr,-ylsittnE Chicngo agatl
iu tile spring Of lEA, but reminding only
short tinle, lis lie wussy,licity stricken dnwl
with nglte and compelled to ,case the plnct
In tie faIl OF 1HAJ llU removed to the Town
ship Ut Butler. III l3rnMcl. County, p,irr!lns
Ing nf tlle Government thr fnrn ,,pnn whic
lie now resides. llc Is genial .and ,,!ensnil
. old gentleman, quick anil aci1ye, with III
| faculties OF sight md li.aring well preserved
When your correspondent visited lin ut hi
"c0untry residence" liu WIS innrc tllan evr
niu talcs a1lA tnok greAt delight in reiati1'
them. l11 has read and Heard nllicli ef "
Chicago OF tn-tluy, tile grpnt and Eraw!n
metropolis Of Western America na It now |:
md he pritlcs himself UT having hat! y lia1l
III laying tic cornerstone ut the city's fntu'
0 architectural splc.tl0r--viz.; Its lfst brie
: building. J. L. E.