All the western states and territories . ore, and this portion iswhat is known as the Chicago River. It here divides, or, more properly, twobranches unite to form it, coming from opposite directions, and at nearly 202 ILLINOIS. right angles to the main stream. These are called, respectively, the NorthBranch and the South Branch, and are each navigable for some fourmiles, giving, in the aggregate, a river front of some 15 or 16 miles, capableof being increased by canals and slips, some of which have already been con-structed. Into the South Branchcomes the Illinois canal, extending fromthis poi
All the western states and territories . ore, and this portion iswhat is known as the Chicago River. It here divides, or, more properly, twobranches unite to form it, coming from opposite directions, and at nearly 202 ILLINOIS. right angles to the main stream. These are called, respectively, the NorthBranch and the South Branch, and are each navigable for some fourmiles, giving, in the aggregate, a river front of some 15 or 16 miles, capableof being increased by canals and slips, some of which have already been con-structed. Into the South Branchcomes the Illinois canal, extending fromthis point 100 miles to Lasalle, on the Illinois River, forming water commu-nication between the lakes and the Mississippi. For the want of a map,take the letter H; call the upright column on the right hand the lake shore;let the cross-bar represent Chicago River, the left hand column will standfor the two branches, and you have a plan of the water lines of the city ofChicago, which will answer very well for all purposes of general The Court House, CJdcago. The view is from the north. The material is of blue lime stone, from Lockport, New York. On the leftis the Mechanics Institute Hall. The three divisions thus formed are called, respectively, North Side,South Side, West Side. In this narrow, muddy river, lie the heart andstrength of Chicago. Dry this up, and Chicago would dry up with it, meanand dirty as it looks. From the mouth of the St. Joseph River, in Michi-gan, round to Milwaukie, in the state of Wisconsin, a distance, by the lakeshore, of more than 250 miles, Chicago is the only place where 20 vesselscan be loaded or unloaded, or find shelter in a storm. A glance at the map,then, will show that it is the only accessible port—and hence the commer-cial center—of a vast territory, measuring thousands of square miles of therichest agricultural country in the world. On this fact, and not on the pres-ent actual value, are really based those ftibulous prices of corn
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