. A complete geography. Fi(!. i;) showing the location of St. Lonis, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, and St. P;,ul. Fig. showing the location of Detroit, Cleveland, Ciriciunati, and Pittsburg. CENTSAL STATES 141 other way. For that purpose an immense drainage canal has recentlybeen completed (Fig. HT), connecting Lake Michigan with the IllinoisRiver, and thus setting the current toward the Mississippi and the Gulfof Mexico. This drainage canal, which is wide and deep enough forvessels, will undoubtedly develop into a ship canal. In that case, large,boats may reach Chicago from th
. A complete geography. Fi(!. i;) showing the location of St. Lonis, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, and St. P;,ul. Fig. showing the location of Detroit, Cleveland, Ciriciunati, and Pittsburg. CENTSAL STATES 141 other way. For that purpose an immense drainage canal has recentlybeen completed (Fig. HT), connecting Lake Michigan with the IllinoisRiver, and thus setting the current toward the Mississippi and the Gulfof Mexico. This drainage canal, which is wide and deep enough forvessels, will undoubtedly develop into a ship canal. In that case, large,boats may reach Chicago from the Gulf of Mexico as they now do fromthe Gulf of St. Lawrence. What effect would this have upon the city ? The chief educational institiition is the University of Chicago, which,although established in 1890, has more students than some of the olderuniversities of the East. Mention some of the larger Eastern universities. Other Cities along the Lakes. — Other great cities along the lakesare engaged in many of the same industries as Chicago, and neednot be so fully described. Milwaukee (Fig. 117), the largest inWisco
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