Ensign, il lago di Bridgman & Fanning e la guida del fiume; . o proteggerlo dalle inondazioni ordinarie. Pew Townshave una posizione più vantaggiosa. Il fiume, foiTned dalla confluenza dei due rami, che presto sarà nella parte centrale della città, è sufficientemente profondo e spazioso per accogliere il vasto numero di navi e battelli a vapore con-stantly che arrivano da, e in partenza, i vari porti sui laghi. La riva del lago, naturalmente poco profonda, si è protratta in acque profonde per mezzo di due moli, che, aggettendo da entrambi i lati del porto, lo proteggono dall'accumulo di sabbia. la st

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Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning's lake and river guide; . o secure it from ordinary floods. Pew townshave a more advantageous position. The river, foiTned bythe confluence of the two branches, which will soon be in thecentral part of the city, is sufficiently deep and spacious toaccommodate the vast number of vessels and steamboats con-stantly arriving from, and departing to, the various ports onthe lakes. The shore of the lake, naturally shallow, has beenextended into deep water by means of two piers, which, pro-jecting from both sides of the harbor, protect it from theaccumulation of sand. The streets are generally broad andpleasant, lined with trees, and leading to the open prairie, oraffording fine views of the lake. The buildings have theappearance of comfort and convenience, while many are sur-passed by few in any city, for beauty and elegance. Large ;, warehouses and stores, five and six stories high, splendid |churches, hotels, schools and dwellings, fi-equently magnificent, sare some of the structures which strike the eye, and excite. PLACES ON LAKES ERIE, HURON, AND MICHIGAN. 127 the admiration. In 1832, the lands of the adjacent prairiewere the property of the Pottawattomie Indians. Chicago ex-ceeds all other western cities in the quantity of lumber ex-ported, which is procured from the vast forests covering thenorthern portions of Illinois. Chicago is not only, next toCincinnati and St. Louis, the great commercial emporium, but one of the most substantial cities of the West, spreadingalong the lake 1| miles, and is laid out with much taste andjudgment, especially in reference to its future enlargement.By referring to the map of the United States, it will be per-ceived that few cities of the Union present as great commer-cial advantages as this. By means of the Illinois and Michi-gan caual, 106 miles long, which extends from the lake toLasalle on the Illinois river, a communication is had with theMississippi. Besides the immense business that is carried onby mea

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1850
• bookidensignbridgm
• bookyear1856