The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26

converted into formal gardens. lending colorfui
beauty to the land with It's borders OF ma1esuc
trees In general the soil consists OF clay WIN
occasional outcroppngs of rock"
1t Is to be noted that the zoo site is con-
tiguous to forest preserve area Tin black on
three sides. thus making 1t an integral part OF the
Salt creek valley preserve, which Is exceedingly
picturesque. The Chicago drainage caLal Is close
by. and material from the spoil banks will be
utilized in the concrete work of the Zoo
incidentally It may be stated that the projected
Pershing road (Thirty ninth street Will run from
Lake Michigan straight west fifteen miles to the
zoo. According to the Chicago Plan commissions
project Pershing road will be nearly 300 feet wide
from the lake to Cottage Grove avenue 1O8 feet
wide west to Cicero avenue, and 100 feet wlde
from that point to the zoo.
President Peter Reinberg, who Is intensely IN
terested in the zoo project as in everything else
connected with the Forest Preserves. is about to
name n committee charged with the duty OF or
eanix,ng the Chicago Geological Gardens society.
The work Of organization ia expected to proceed
ranidlv as strong support Of the project Is
nrnmised 10 many quarters at present. Messrs
wuaon Maclean and Miller, constituting the
Chicago Geological Gardens committee. are IN
charge Of preliminary matters. Joseph Dillabougn
is committee secretary at o47 County puholng'
Chicago.
chicago has given the Forest Preserves an en-
.breIaatic welcome About 100000 people pic
nfched or camped in the various preserves this
summer The recent encampment of Indians at
Camn Reinberg, Deer RdTk NfdhLiue kicSeA so<'
nnder the auspices Of the Chicago Historical 30
cetv attracted one Of the largest gatherings out
side Of Chicago in the history OF Cook county.
An summer the several preserves have been used
as nublic Fairgrounds by the people.
The Forest Preserve district now contains
ohout 2OOOO acres and win ultimately contain
about ~ 600 stretching 50 miles north and SOUTH
oat of il is picturesque and scenically attractive
Naorlv all Of 1t is historically interesting Much
~ r. Ia real forest The big tree shown herewith
+, .rn,e proof Of this; no wonder It Is attracting
the attention Of Cleft to right Chief Forester
panaome Kennicott, Dr.. Henry Q. C0wles. the
noted botapist Of the University Of Chicago. ana
Tr q g. Adams Of the New York State Universi-
~ Of Forestry at Syracuse.
II Ia no wonder that President Relnberg ana
.h county commissioners are enthusiastic over the
zoo nrotect as feature of the forest preserve ais
.r,ct The fact that such men as Victor +. Law
con Col. r. r. Mccormick. Charles Il. Wacker,
n,,obt n Perkins, William A. Petersen and Jonn
n vouyhan are citizen members Of the Forest
p.asarve Plan committee shows that Chicago ap-
-sssa+as the recreational and educational features
Of the forest preserve idea
stewart Hodges construction engineer, globe
,..tter and big game hunter, has the honor OF be-
49, the hrst Chicagoan to offer a contribution to
.u lug rh,cau 20 zoo. He has recently returned from
~ years in Africa and Asia. says he's going
again and promises some interesting specimens
canada Is under pledge to contribute largely
srom Canadian fauna Canadian offcials remem-
her that John d. Rockefeller, Mrs McCormick 9
Satber. presented Canada with Sb,oO0ooo to be
nsed by its medical research institutions