Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-09-19
CORRESPONDENCE
SIGHTS IN THE LAKE CITY.

To the MINING JOURNAL.
l have been on a short, pleasant
trip to Chicago, and if you think it
worth while to insert little account
of it in the JOURNAL, please do .1p
Two friends and myself left the town
of Ada Monday night, via Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad and
arrived in Chicago Tuesday. When
we got off the cars we found it raining
very hard started for restaurant,
which we found after receiving good
drenching; got our breakfast, then
started for the Briggs House, where l
left my two friends and started for the
Commercial Hotel, which found after
considerable hunting. l then met a
friend who took me to the Union stock
yards. We went up in a high tower
from which we could see all over the
yards. The Union is the largset stock
yard in the world. It is situated in
the southwestern part Of the city and
covers an area of three hundred and
fifty acres. There are thirty-three
hundred pens on the ground and a
capacity for holding at one time
twenty-five hundred head of cattle,
fourteen thousand head of sheep and
one hundred and fifty thousand hogs.
The entire cost of grounds and equip
ments was near four millions of dollars.
From the stock yards we went to the
greatsmeat market of Armour & Co.,
close to the stock yards, and asked to
be shown through the building. They
kindly sent with us a boy, kept for the
purpose. He first took us to the de-
partment where they kill the hogs.
From the time a hog is caught until it
is dressed and ready to be cut up is
less than q minutes. They scrape
them by machinery very quickly
They are first driven into a pen
caught by the hind foot and pulled ur
out of the pen, where a man stands
who does the sticking. He is KEEP
very busy all the time. They are
dropped into boiling water--some be
fore they are quite dead then are rur
into the scrapiug machine. They are
dressed and ready to be cut up. They
kill four thousand hogs every tel
hours.
Next we went to the beef killing de
partment, but did not get to see then
kill any, as it was dinner time, bu
they kill and dress nine hundred in tel
hours.
Thirty-fve hundred men, boys ant
girls are employed in the buildings
No one should fail to see through thi
establishment when in Chicago.
We then left for hotel I; got Dime
and started for Lincoln Park, tn
finest in the city, where we saw SOM
interesting sights. We saw almos
anything in the animal line from tn
ground squirrel to the elephant ant
buffalo. We also saw a house whicl
was quite a curiosity, made from relic
of the great fire. You can see part
of horse shoes, nails, &c. also saw
the house that was not touched by tn,
fire, but still was surrounded by fire
1t was the "Ogden" house. AS 20,
enter the park from Clark street yo,
see on your left grand and large bed
of flowers of every kind. Then afte
you get into the park little way yol
see the animals on your right. AS i
vas raining 1 did not get to see a
much as l wanted. You have gooG
view of the lake from the park also.
1 then went to the water work
which contain the incest machiner.
you will see anywhere. 1t is grand
1t was made by Knapp & Fort Pit
foundry company, Pittsburg, Pa. I
pumps fifty-six millions gallons il
twenty four hours. The steam cylin
der is 70 inches in diameter and 10 fee
stroke. The water pump is 81 inche:
in diameter and 10 feet stroke. It vii
pay any one to visit this place. There
is also tower 225 feet high, or you
have to go over $50 steps to get to the
top. Then you have splendid view
Of the city and iakf.
will have to stop. There are sew
eral things wonld like TO mention
but have not time. | would like 10
say something in regard to the ex-
position which is in progress. Pan
Dramas of the battle of Gettysburg and
battle Of Shiloh are great works.
W. c. WRIGHT.