Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-11-19
1000 YEARS HENCE.
Chicago's Ruins Explored and
Wonders Unearthed.
The board Of Trade "Restorod"-wau Ad-
vertisements OF City Politics and Thcatri-
cal Matters-The Mysteries Surround
ing so-Called ''Base BaIl.'


A pensive poet away back in the
nineteenth century, named Bryant
wrote that
An that tread
The Globe are but handful 20 the tribes
That slumber in its bosom.
We can form but little idea, even from
the estimates at hand. Of the numbers
and characteristics of the human race
in past ages. II is no more easy task
to conjecture the number and import
ance of the buried cities which exist in
every part Of the earth. II we could
but trace the history OF the cities Of
our own country back 10 the date OF
their founding. and recall the names of
the now unknown heroes, whose ex-
ploits made themselves and their cities
alike famous, we would undoubtedly
feel the same pride in the ruins Of
America which the intelligent Greek
was wont to feel in the ruined great
ness of his own. we are told, marvellous
country. The Americans, however,
have not been remarkable for their
records, and we have but little TO guide
us in our study Of the annals Of
the ages which have preceded our
own. But this year Of our Lord 8, SS5
has been very fruitful in scientific
discoveries; old Mother Earth has been
forced to yield some Of her secrets, and
it would seem rs though it had been re-
served for the generation that is dying
out 20 penetrate, and not in vain. tho
depths Of enigmatical- ruins; 20 disen-
tomb from them the past, and TO re-
store 10 It the real aspect that once it
wore, along with part of its lost chro-
nology. Thanks to the ACQUISITIONS of
modern science. for whose progress the
genius and the blood of America have
helped to clear the way; thanks to the
successful 0xcavating by our savant
above the ruins of our buried cities, and
to their unhoped-for deciphering of the
records, rich in detail, that have been
unearthed. through which the Amcri-
cans of twenty centuries ago seem to
converse with the men Of our own time;
thanks to this, the historian can at
length present to us testimony certain
and reliable regarding them, and, al
though the idea Of again securing the
thread, a hundred times broken, OF
American tradition, must be once for
all abandoned. we have il in our power
at last TO reconstruct the most brilliant
part of il almost to perfection. The
period that II covers fourished in times
which nations the most Jealous Of their
antiquity do not. in their authentic rec
ords, pretend TO have attained.
The work of subterranean explora-
tion which has been steadily going on
in the buried ruins OF Chicago for over
a century has not yet enabled us to
form any accurate notion OF the nature
and extent OF the catastrophe, but il Is
clearly evident that the city was swal-
lowed up in lew brief moments bS a
most phenomenal convuision OF nat
ure. Of the discovery of the tomb Of
Chicago, there are various accounts.
That which is the most credited relates
TO the sinking of we'll. the bottom Of
which fell out, and upon examination
revealed the inside Of the massive
white marble structure which has been
unearthed aud restored. and which
bears the inscription: Board Of
Trade" Prof Henry Schliemann,
whose excayating efforts In Chicago
have been so successful, Is a lineal de-
scendant Of the famous Schliemann Of
the nineteenth century, who, two thou
sand years ago. did such a grand and
noble work in Greece. But Il is to the
records Of America that the intense ex-
citement Of the day is directed. and
the news which has reached us OF Prof.
6chliemann's rich find In the ruins
of Chicago would seem TO indi-
cate that the grandest and most
Talsable discovery Of all had Just
been made. Chicago is undoubtedly
the most wonderful of American an
tiquities, and no traveller can be dlsap-
pointed who has any acquaintance with
ancient history. The impression which
Il gives Of the actual presence of an
American city two thousand years ago
Is so vivid and intense that It requires
but a small effort Of the Imagination To
place yourself among the multitudes
which once thronged the streets and
theaters, and occupied It's now v0iceless
chambers. The streets before you are
generally paved; some are well worn,
and others. one broad avenue 10 par
ticular, In as good preservation as
though In use the day before. The
houses, many Of them, extend in un-
broken lines, and IN nearly every in
stance the doors are firmly closed One
curious class Of discoveries in Chicago
consists Of the advertisements upon the
dead walls, which relate to city politics
and theatrical affairs Candidates had
'he blushing impudence TO bespeak sup
port for themselves from their frieEds,
and the piay-houses announced in bright
colors on huge posters the coming at
fractions. proving that up TO the year
1885 the show-printers had the bulge on
the press for theatrical advertising. All
the observations which have been made
from time 10 time. however, on the discoY-
cries made among the ruins OF Chicago
are as naught, when we consider the
opportunity which Is now given us for
speculation and study BY the great
''lind" just recorded by Prof Schlie-
mann From our news dispatches To-
day, we learn that the plan which the
professor has been following In his
work Of exploration and excavation IN
Chicago, that Of investigating the posi-
iion OF tho oorner-stOnes among the
debris Of the largest structures has re-
suited 10 the glorious success chron-
iclod to-day, which Is nothing less than
tho discovery Of numbers OF the daily
papers under dates 10 September aud
October, a the year 1885. They give
long accounts a most singular and
curious game. which, from the reports
seemed 70 excite a goodly number Of
people 10 tho highest pitch, IN one
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