The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15
CHICAGO.
Our Usual budget From the Lake CITY
Parks, Animais-A New Entor.
prise, Etc.

CHICAGO, March Twas raw day, aud
chilly, yet drive along Michigan boule'
ward, north, through Llnooln Park, was
pleasure. A week OF ,uoh days has passed
since our last writ, and the heraldlngs OF
spring TO come sometime this yoar-this
terrible year OF cold and storm--were made
10 apparent, mayhap their echoes might Ind
anew response In the heart Of our genial
Sentinel
A leaden canopy of cloud had spread
itsoli over the city, n dun, raw wind swept
up FROM the south, little oil the lake,
everything about the streets appeared din
and damp. as they will In the breaking up OF
winter. people looked sort OF grey aud
down.in.themouth, but the invite came 10
take drive, so the drive we took. Lincoln
Park Lies in the north division, and In sum.
mer Is the most popular Of the Chicago
parks, and occupies an area OF $40
acres. Its whole irontag 20 OF two and halt
miles sweeps the lake, aud drive from the
North Side Water Works To Its entrance OF
Two and one fourth miles also affords mag.
nifcept view Of the old basin.
Right here let me first tell you about the
park system Chicagoans like To boast OF
extensive of any in all the cities OF the
wofld-the great, round world. When ns.
ture will have put on her garb Of green the
larger parks surrounding the citv are con-
nected by complete belt OF verdure, as the
beulevards leading to each large park ara
lined with lawns groves and grassy plots
These drives are 200 feet wide, as smooth as
floor, allow no heavy teams to trundle within
their lines, and form one continuous drive
OF one score and ten miles. The south d.
vision has two large parks. approached by
two grand park ways, one OF which, the
Drexel Boulevard, was modelled after the
famous Avenue PImperatrice Ia Paris. These
parks have an area OF go acres, with
fourteen miles OF interior drives and thirty
miles of walks. The park authorities ar
range with both steam and street cars to
convey visitors to these resorts, which are
well patronized in summer.
The south open Green Park is an unbroken
lawn, said 10 be the largest In the world,
comprising 100 acres.
Jackson Park has COO acres and one and
one half miles OF shore line.
The Lake Park is made prominet by the
great Exposition Building, which stands at
its north end
The west Lewiston parks embrace "The
Garfield" OF lSj acres, including lakes, lawns
and groves, and the gentlemen's driving
course-the Matinee Drive" the Hum.
bolt" of 200 acres, with lakes. pavillons and
natural attractions; the Douglass" of 1S5
acres, which is prominent because of its
rural aspects, having lake covering twelve
acres and q number of woodland views.
This takes me around robin Hoods
domicile back to the Lincoln" which
stretches away into vastness.
Here is where the bells of sleighs and the
tro: of the nags of sleighing parties have
sounded over the well-kept and smoothly
plowed drives during the winter. Now the
snow is mostly gone; the smooth gravel ap.
pears, and heavy with snow.water as it is. it
invites the trotter to show of exercise. The
limbs Of the trees. the sprigs and spills of
meets the eye; no verdure relieves the mo-
notony until one gets to the conservatory,