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 REYNOLDS’ HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. 
 
 My Own Times; Embracing also The History of My Life. By John Reynolds, L 
 
 Gov. of 111 ., etc. Portrait. Reprint of original edition of 1855, with complete Index added. Cloth boa 
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 late Gov. John Reynolds. * * * Copies of 
 
 the volume referred to are exceedingly rare, and 
 hardly could be procured at any price. The 
 Publishers are deserving of thanks for their 
 efforts to rescue from oblivion a meritorious 
 work like the above. — Belleville Advocate, Dec. 
 12, 1879. 
 
 This is a reproduction, in an attractive form, 
 and with the addition of a full index, of a book, 
 the story of which is an illustration of the diffi- 
 culties which all who have devoted themselves 
 to historical investigation have had to encounter 
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 probably not more than four hundred copies, 
 was printed in a small job office at Belleville, and 
 taken by a single bookseller of Chicago, at the 
 author’s personal instigation. Nearly the whole 
 edition was destroyed in the great fire of 1857. 
 
 Practically out of print, the present volume is 
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 of politics, internal improvement, public life 
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 contains also a mass of information which t 
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 Own Times” thus became an epitome of thoi 
 days, of their remarkable measures, of the 
 marvelous changes, and a record of many 
 their great men. Iroq uois County Times, No 
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 REYNOLD’S PIONEER HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. 
 
 Containing the Discovery in 1673 and the History of the Country to the year 181 
 
 when the State Government was organized. By John Reynolds, late Governor of Illinois, Member 
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 (Vol. III.) THE EDWARDS PAPERS. 
 
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY 
 
 AND 
 
 STATISTICS 
 
 OF THE V 
 
 CITY OF CHICAGO, 
 
 For 1846. 
 
 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION. 
 
 By J. W. NORRIS. 
 
 CHICAGO: 
 
 EASTMAN & DAVIDSON, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. 
 1S46. 
 
 Revised and Corrected in 1883, 
 By ROBERT FERGUS. 
 
 CHICAGO : 
 
 F E R (I US PRINTIN G 
 
 C 0 M P 
 
 1883. 
 
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1883, by 
 Fergus Printing Company, 
 
 In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 
 
As a substitute for the General Directory, the publication of 
 which has been deferred until the Election and Removals in the 
 Spring, the following work, containing a Business Directory, an 
 Advertising Department, and all the Statistics of the City of Chi- 
 cago and County of Cook, of general importance, has been pre- 
 pared. It is dedicated to the public, to be used by them in the 
 way that shall seem best calculated to promote the general good. 
 To business men, it will be found a convenient and useful man- 
 ual; and the Statistics, of a permanant character which it contains, 
 will recommend it to the public generally. 
 
 So rapid has been the growth of the West, that the intelligence 
 of the age has been unable to keep pace with its progress, and 
 the information in regard to its actual condition is extremely 
 vague and imperfect, in most parts of the country. The follow- 
 ing is a case in point, and of recent occurrence : A V ermonter, 
 
 contemplating a ^removal to Illinois in the Spring, writes to his 
 friend in this city for information upon the following points: “Can 
 I, in the event of selling my property here, procure wagons, har- 
 ness, household furniture, etc., on my arrival in Chicago?” Nu- 
 merous instances of a similar character might be adduced, all of 
 them illustrating the lamentable want of intelligence at the East, 
 in regard to the actual condition of the West. 
 
 The number of persons who yearly emigrate to the West, and 
 who wish for correct information to determine the important ques- 
 tion of their future location ; the importance which Western Trade 
 has acquired — questions in regard to the channels through which 
 that trade is destined to seek the markets of the world — affecting 
 the value of property in the sections and in the cities through 
 which they pass — all conspire to render the Statistics of Western 
 Towns the most important and valuable documents of the period ; 
 important not only to those who are about seeking a home among 
 us, but also to those of us who have already acquired an interest 
 in the business and prosperity of this land of our adoption. 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 A disposition has very recently manifested itself to unite more 
 intimately than they have heretofore been, the West with the East. 
 The mutual interests of the two sections, and the increasing im- 
 portance of the commercial transactions carried on between them, 
 requiring the transmission of speedy intelligence, imperatively 
 demands that this be done. Preliminary to carrying into execu- 
 tion this important object, capitalists at home and abroad are 
 seeking to know the facts bearing upon and demonstrating the 
 condition, value, and prospects of trade, and the amount of travel 
 of different sections of the West. 
 
 The reasons, in short, are numerous and convincing, why Chi' 
 cago should, at this particular juncture, make known to the world 
 the facts illustrative of her condition and prospects. To induce 
 emigrants to come here and settle the vacant lands in her vicinity 
 — to control and centre here the trade and travel of the West by 
 means of works of improvement connecting with, the East and 
 West — to induce capitalists to make investments here in works of 
 public and private improvement, are, all of them, objects worthy 
 of the best exertions of her citizens. 
 
 For the purpose of contributing somewhat to the discharge of 
 this duty which a sense of justice to ourselves seems clearly to 
 require of us, the facts contained in the following pages, have 
 been compiled and are now submitted to the public. An exami- 
 nation of them, will, it is believed, enable every one to form a 
 correct opinion of Chicago, in every particular relating to its pop- 
 ulation — the extent, value, character, and importance of its trade; 
 and the numerous and convincing reasbns upon which it founds 
 its claims to commercial importance. 
 
 Should the work be so fortunate as to receive the favor of the 
 public, and contribute in any degree to accomplish the objects of 
 its compilation, it will prove a source of gratification to the under- 
 signed, and the most acceptable reward for the labor and trouble 
 it has occasioned him. J. W. Norris.* 
 
 Chicago, January , 1846. 
 
 * fas. Wellington Norris, born at Sandwich, N. H., died at Ottumwa, la., 
 March 3, 1882, aged 67. 
 
STATISTICS- 
 
 DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO. 
 
 Chicago is situated in Cook County, in the northeastern part 
 of the State of Illinois, in lat. 41 deg., 45 sec. N., and long. 10 
 deg., 45 sec. W. , * and is distant from Springfield 249 miles, and 
 from Washington, 812 miles. It occupies an important position 
 on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, at the head of lake 
 navigation, and at the northeastern termination of the Illinois- 
 and-Michigan Canal. The City is built on prairie, almost per- 
 fectly level, but sufficiently elevated above the surface of the Lake 
 to secure it from the effects of flood. 
 
 Chicago is divided into three parts by the Chicago River and 
 its North and South Branches; the former running for about 
 three-quarters of a mile in an easterly direction to the Lake; and 
 the latter uniting with it from the north and south. The river is 
 60 yards wide and 15 feet deep; its Branches are deep streams, 
 navigable some distance into the interior. The divisions above 
 named are connected by three bridges, erected and maintained at 
 the public expense, and by one private ferry. + 
 
 Chicago has great natural facilities for a harbor, in aid of which 
 about $250,000 have been appropriated by the General Govern- 
 ment. At the junction of the river and branches is a natural 
 and capacious basin, capable of receiving and accommodating a 
 large amount of shipping. Two piers have been extended some 
 distance into Lake Michigan, through which the river discharges. 
 
 The City extends about three and a-half miles on the lake, and 
 two and a-half miles west. The streets run parallel and at right 
 angles to the lake, and are of suitable width. As many as twenty 
 blocks are compactly occupied by buildings; and three-fourths of 
 the limits are more or less built upon. There are 32 large brick- 
 blocks, three and four stories in height, containing from two to 
 four buildings, and numerous blocks of wooden buildings. The 
 dwellings are constructed of brick and wood, but principally of 
 the latter material. They number some very beautiful and taste- 
 ful residences. 
 
 The public buildings are less numerous and less worthy of 
 
 * The Tribune Building, S.-E. cor. Dearborn and Madison Sts., is in Lat. 
 41" 52' 57" N. and Long. 42 m. 18 s. W. from Washington. — Elias Colbert. 
 
 t Clark-St. , Randolph-St. , and Kinzie-St. bridges and Rush-St. ferry. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 notice than they will be a few years hence. The best buildings 
 at present are our churches, hotels, and commercial houses. The 
 churches are many of them very fine specimens of architecture, 
 costing from $5000 to $10,000. Our hotels, in point of size and 
 facilities for accommodating the traveling public, deserve especial 
 commendation. In connection with these may be included two 
 college edifices; two large, brick school-houses; the museum; etc. 
 
 Provision has been made to adorn Chicago with public-squares 
 and grounds, which will become a great source of convenience 
 and pleasure to the public, when sufficient time has elapsed to 
 mature shrubbery and shade trees in them. 
 
 A large amount of the travel passing between the extremes of 
 the Union already centres at Chicago; and abundant evidence is 
 every day afforded to prove the increasing favor with which the 
 public regard this route, by the Lakes; unquestionably the health- 
 iest and the pleasantest summer route in the Union. The invigo- 
 rating effects of the climate upon feeble and delicate constitutions; 
 the attractions which a voyage by the Lakes in our splendid 
 steamers possess; the charms which a visit to the romantic isle of 
 Mackinac, with its transparent waters, and puns, bracing atmos- 
 phere, hold forth, must, combined, always secure to this route 
 more travel than any other in the Union. To accommodate the 
 traveling community, four daily and several tri-weekly and weekly 
 lines of stages, unsurpassed in speed, comfort, and safety, connect 
 with the country; and a boat, during the season of navigation, 
 leaves every day for Buffalo and other ports on the Lakes; and 
 one besides to unite with the Michigan-Central Railroad, making 
 two departures of steamboats daily. Stages and steamers are 
 almost invariably crowded to their utmost capacity. 
 
 Considering the age of Chicago, and the difficulties and embar- 
 rassments under which it labored during the earlier periods of its 
 history, it has effected much in the way of improvements. Streets 
 have been opened and graded; side-walks have been put down 
 wherever they have been required, and a commencement in pav- 
 ing the street with plank has been made.'* A hydraulic company, 
 to supply the City with water from the Lake, has been in opera- 
 tion several years; the present year, aqueducts, conveying water 
 from the rivers, throughout the most compact part of the City, 
 and designed to furnish water in cases of fire, are being con- 
 structed. Three bridges have been built, and numerous turnpike- 
 roads to connect with the country at various points. A break- 
 water, to protect a portion of the City from the encroachments 
 
 * Lake Street, between State and Dearborn. 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 7 
 
 •of the Lake, has been commenced at considerable expense. 
 Several fire-engines have been purchased, and houses provided 
 for their accommodation. Two large and permanent brick school- 
 houses have been erected at a cost of about $12,000. These and 
 numerous other instances which might be mentioned, manifest a 
 disposition on the part of the community, so far as its means allow, 
 to lay the foundations of valuable and permanent improvements. 
 
 The following statements exhibit the various branches of busi- 
 ness carried on and the number of persons employed in each, viz. : 
 
 MANUFACTORIES, TRADES, AND PROFESSIONS. 
 
 The first column of figures shows number of employes. 
 
 Architects 
 
 Attorneys, Practising, 
 
 11 licensed _. 
 Aucton and Commis- 
 sion stores 
 
 Bakers 23 
 
 Bankers and Brokers, 
 
 Barbers 26 
 
 Bath-house 
 
 Billiard-saloons 
 
 Blacksmiths 93 
 
 Bookbindery 2 
 
 Bookstores 
 
 Boot & shoem’k’rs, 90 
 Boot, shoe, and 
 
 leather dealers.. 83 
 Botanical and vege- 
 table gardens 
 
 Bowling-saloon 
 
 Brass and silver plater 
 
 Brewers ... 
 
 Builders (master) 
 
 Cabinet and chair 
 
 manufacturers 83 
 
 Carpenters 2 
 
 Churches 
 
 Clothing stores 
 
 Coffee & eating-houses. 
 
 Colleges 
 
 Commission stores 
 
 (wholesale) 
 
 Cradle-maker (grain), 
 
 Confectioners 
 
 Coopers 46 
 
 Crockery stores 
 
 Dentists 
 
 Depositories of books. 
 Door, sash, and blind 
 
 factories 
 
 Drug stores 
 
 Dyeing establishment, 
 
 Dry, fancy, and staple 
 
 goods stores 8 
 
 Dry goods and grocery 
 stores (wh. & retl. ), 64 
 
 Engravers 2 
 
 Fire-engine companies, 3 
 
 Flour store 1 
 
 Forwarding, storage, & 
 commission houses. 14 
 
 Foundries 71 4 
 
 French Burr millstone 
 
 manufacturers 2 1 
 
 Fruit stores 3 
 
 Fanning-mill makers. 2 
 Glove and mitten mfr. 1 
 
 Grinder and cutler 1 
 
 Grocers, wh. & retail, 65 
 
 Gunsmiths 7 3 
 
 Hardware stores. . 61 17 
 Hotels and taverns .. 25 
 Hat, cap, & fur stores 
 
 and manuf rs 44 4 
 
 Hydraulic companies 
 for supplying water 
 
 from the lake 2 
 
 Ink manufactory 1 
 
 Insur'ance co.& agenc’s, 13 
 
 Intelligence office 1 
 
 Justices’ offices 3 
 
 Land-agencies 2 
 
 Land-offices 3 
 
 Leather-stores 2 
 
 Libraries, 2500 vols.. 3 
 Liquor-store (wh’sale) 1 
 
 Livery-stables 5 
 
 Lock and whitesmith, 
 Looking-glass and pic- 
 ture-frame mfr 2 
 
 Lottery and exchange- 
 
 offices.. 
 
 Lumber dealers 15 
 
 Millwrights & mach’ists, 2 
 
 Marble factories 2 
 
 Markets 15 
 
 Milliners 15 
 
 Mills, (steam & wind) 5 
 
 Museum 1 
 
 Notaries public 6 
 
 Newspapers, 2 daily, 7 
 weekly, 1 semi-mo., 
 
 and 2 monthly 12 
 
 Oil, soap, and candle 
 
 manufacturers 16 8 
 
 Packing-houses 250 6 
 
 Painters and glaziers . 8 
 
 Painters, ornamental 
 
 and minature 
 
 Physicians 2 
 
 Pottery I 
 
 Powder store 1 
 
 Printing-offices (job) 45 8 
 Printers’ wareroom 1 
 
 Reading-room 1 
 
 Steam planing-mills. . 2 
 
 Saddle-and-harness 
 
 makers 59 8 
 
 Schools, public, 10 
 teachers, i20oschol’s, 4 
 Schools, private, 17 
 teachers, 500 schol’s, 1 1 
 
 Ship-builders 2 
 
 Ship-chandlers 2 
 
 Tailors 121 25 
 
 Tanneries 50 2 
 
 Theatre ... 1 
 
 Tobacco & cigarmkrs, 6 
 
 Undertaker 1 
 
 Upholsterer.. 1 
 
 Wagonmakers 61 13 
 
 W atchmkrs & J ewelers, 6 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 POPULATION. 
 
 The following Tables exhibit the population, and the- various statistics of 
 production, etc° of Chicago and the County of Cook, at the present time; 
 and also of previous periods. It will be seen from this exhibit that in 1840 
 the city numbered 4479; * n I 843^ 75 ^°> ' n ^844, tOD? 0 ; an d ' n 1845, 12,088, 
 showing an increase in five years of 7235, being at the rate of 150 per cent, 
 during that period. 
 
 It will also be seen that the county had in 1840, 10,240 inhabitants; that it 
 now has 21,581, being an increase of 11,380, in five years, an increase of more 
 than 100 per cent. 
 
 Almost every nation under heaven has been drawn upon for this population. 
 A majority came from the New England and Middle States. The Germans 
 are the next largest class; after these will rank in order, the Irish, Norwegians, 
 English, Scotch, etc. 
 
 TABLES OF POPULATION. 
 
 Census of Chicago, according to the State Census of 1845, compiled 
 from the Official Returns : 
 
 CHICAGO. 
 
 First 
 
 Ward. 
 
 Second 
 
 Ward. 
 
 Third 
 
 Ward. 
 
 Fourth 
 
 Ward. 
 
 Fifth 
 
 Ward. 
 
 Sixth 
 
 Ward. 
 
 Totals. 
 
 Males — Under 10 
 
 417 
 
 456 
 
 163 
 
 150 
 
 183 
 
 398 
 
 1767 
 
 Between 10 and 20 
 
 279 
 
 230 
 
 66 
 
 67 
 
 80 
 
 171 
 
 893 
 
 11 20 and 30 
 
 548 
 
 668 
 
 135 
 
 80 
 
 136 
 
 338 
 
 1905 
 
 11 30 and 40 
 
 377 . 
 
 399 
 
 IOI 
 
 109 
 
 1 15 
 
 208 
 
 1309 
 
 11 40 and 50 
 
 97 
 
 118 
 
 40 
 
 36 
 
 38 
 
 109 
 
 438 
 
 11 50 and 60 
 
 22 
 
 27 
 
 19 
 
 IO 
 
 14 
 
 40 
 
 132 
 
 11 60 and 70 
 
 6 
 
 18 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 50 
 
 11 70 and 80 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 11 80 and 90 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 Total Males 
 
 1751 
 
 1922 
 
 531 
 
 457 
 
 568 
 
 1282 
 
 6511 
 
 Females — Under 10.. 
 
 397 
 
 436 
 
 178 
 
 134 
 
 183 
 
 388 
 
 1716 
 
 Between 10 and 20 
 
 358 
 
 3io 
 
 94 
 
 58 
 
 65 
 
 236 
 
 I 1 2 I 
 
 11 20 and 30 
 
 396 
 
 414 
 
 94 
 
 77 
 
 IO9 
 
 269 
 
 1359 
 
 n 30 and 40 
 
 205 
 
 186 
 
 69 
 
 62 
 
 81 
 
 168 
 
 771 
 
 11 40 and 50 
 
 47 
 
 66 
 
 26 
 
 31 
 
 29 
 
 7 1 
 
 27O 
 
 11 50 and 60 
 
 35 
 
 28 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 44 
 
 A 33 
 
 11 60 and 70 
 
 IO 
 
 I I 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 51 
 
 11 70 and 80 
 
 I 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 15 
 
 11 80 and 90 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 Total Females — 
 
 i 45 ° 
 
 1457 
 
 478 
 
 370 
 
 483 
 
 1199 
 
 5437 
 
 ( 'olored — Males 
 
 19 
 
 41 
 
 
 3 
 
 I 
 
 9 
 
 73 
 
 Females 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 67 
 
 Total Colored 
 
 37 
 
 81 
 
 
 3 
 
 I 
 
 18 
 
 140 
 
 Grand Total.- 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 12088 
 
 Whole number of families, 2090. 
 
 Number of buildings erected during the past year, 71 1. 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 9 
 
 RECAPITULATION, showing the total Population of the City of 
 Chicago, and the Population of each Ward in 1840, 1843, and 1845, 
 and the Increase of each period, and total Increase : 
 
 Wards.* 
 
 I84O. 
 
 1843. 
 
 Increase. 
 
 1845. 
 
 Increase. 
 
 Total. 
 
 First 
 
 1197 
 
 1986 
 
 789 
 
 3238 
 
 1252 
 
 2041 
 
 Second 
 
 1467 
 
 2231 
 
 764 
 
 3460 
 
 1229 
 
 1993 
 
 Third . 
 
 251 
 
 509 
 
 258 
 
 1009 
 
 500 
 
 758 
 
 Fourth 
 
 179 
 
 414 
 
 235 
 
 830 
 
 416 
 
 651 
 
 Fifth 
 
 436 
 
 600 
 
 164 
 
 1052 
 
 452 
 
 616 
 
 Sixth 
 
 1323 
 
 1S40 
 
 5*7 
 
 2499 
 
 659 
 
 1176 
 
 Total 
 
 4853 
 
 758 o 
 
 2727 
 
 12,088 
 
 4508 
 
 7235 
 
 POPULATION of the City of Chicago, and the several Precincts in 
 Cook County in 1845; showing the number subject to Military 
 Duty, the value of Live-stock, the amount of Grain and the num- 
 ber of pounds of Wool produced: 
 
 COOK COUNTY. 
 Precincts. 
 
 Popula- 
 
 tion. 
 
 Subject 
 
 to 
 
 Military 
 
 Duty. 
 
 Live- 
 
 stock. 
 
 Grain. 
 
 bu. 
 
 Value 
 
 other 
 
 Agricul. 
 
 Product. 
 
 Wool. 
 
 lbs. 
 
 Chicago City 
 
 12,088 
 
 3,°37 
 
 44,834 
 
 
 §9,000 
 
 
 Chicago* * 
 
 575 
 
 160 
 
 1,354 
 
 4,856 
 
 3,134 
 
 33 
 
 Athens [Lemon t]_. 
 
 593 
 
 125 
 
 8,695 
 
 2,062 
 
 1,094 
 
 
 Blue Islandt __ 
 
 234 
 
 49 
 
 8,735 
 
 5,201 
 
 815 
 
 10,72s 
 
 York* 
 
 346 
 
 73 
 
 10,043 
 
 11,365 
 
 2,651 
 
 524 
 
 Monroeg _ _ 
 
 786 
 
 200 
 
 18,625 
 
 11,497 
 
 4,47i 
 
 324 
 
 Lakell 
 
 699 
 
 hi 
 
 13,156 
 
 7,51s 
 
 2,473 
 
 659 
 
 Lyons 
 
 554 
 
 164 
 
 10,290 
 
 4,755 
 
 985 
 
 3,600 
 
 Summit . _ . . 
 
 619 
 
 299 
 
 3,370 
 
 1,670 
 
 600 
 
 
 Desplaines" _ 
 
 999 
 
 276 
 
 18,295 
 
 19,155 
 
 6,080 
 
 1,59s 
 
 Gross Point** 
 
 738 
 
 204 
 
 8,670 
 
 6,335 
 
 3,893 
 
 150 
 
 Hanover 
 
 710 
 
 170 
 
 23,240 
 
 28,130 
 
 3> OI 9 
 
 2,402 
 
 Barrington 
 
 594 
 
 1 is 
 
 15,405 
 
 25,260 
 
 1,910 
 
 769 
 
 Bridgeport+t 
 
 449 
 
 147 
 
 6,999 
 
 8co 
 
 960 
 
 
 1 hornton 
 
 546 
 
 109 
 
 12,940 
 
 u, 55 o 
 
 i, 9 i 5 
 
 1,423 
 
 Salt CreekJ* 
 
 1073 
 
 268 
 
 24,975 
 
 24,731 
 
 6,045 
 
 4,204 
 
 • Total City & Co. 
 
 21,581 
 
 5.540 
 
 241,793 
 
 164,835 
 
 •§ 49,045 
 
 26,414 
 
 * Chicago embraced all in the old precinct of Chicago outside of the corporate limits, 
 except Bridgeport. 
 
 t Blue Island embraced Worth, Calumet, Hyde Park, and a part of what is now Lake. 
 
 X York embraced Palos, Orland, and all the south part of Cook County not embraced in 
 Lyi ns, Athens, Blue Island, and Thornton. 
 
 § Monroe embraced Leyden, Cicero, Proviso, and Maine. 
 
 || Lake embraced Niles and Jefferson. 
 
 Desplaines embraced Wheeling and Northfield. 
 
 ** Gross Point embraced Lake View, Evanston, and New Trier. 
 
 ft Bridgeport embraced what is now known as such and a portion of the present town of 
 Lake. 
 
 XX Salt Creek embraced Elk Grove, Schaumburg, and Palatine. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 CLIMATE. 
 
 Chicago having the benefit of the pure atmosphere of the Lake, 
 and being removed from every miasmatic influence, enjoys a 
 climate unusually healthy for a new country. The only objection 
 that can be urged against it is, the somewhat frequent and, sudden 
 changes of weather; but it has not been observed that any injuri- 
 ous effects upon the health of the community results from this 
 cause. The diseases incident to the interior of the country, such 
 as tfever-and-ague, bilious and intermittent fevers, are, owing to 
 the healthful influence of the lake atmosphere, almost unknown 
 in Chicago. 
 
 Record of Mortality. — According to the Bill of Mortality 
 kept by A. S. Bates, * City Sexton, the number of deaths for 1843 
 appears to have been 117, to a population of 7580; for 1844, 288, 
 to a population of 10,170; and in 1845, 2 9°> to a population of 
 12,088; being for the last year at the rate of about 2JJ3 per cent. 
 
 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 
 
 For Chicago, Illinois, latitude 40° 45' N., longitude 87° 35' W., for A.D. 
 1844 and 1845, compiled from the tables of the Chicago Mechanics’ 
 Institute, for Norris’ Chicago Directory, by George F. Wilson, 
 Principal of the Chicago Academy. 
 
 BAROMETER. 
 
 THERMOMETER. 
 
 
 1844. 
 
 Sun- 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 Mo. 
 
 Sun- 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 Mo. 
 
 
 Month. 
 
 rise. 
 
 a m. 
 
 p.m. 
 
 p. m 
 
 Mean 
 
 rise. 
 
 a.m. 
 
 p.m 
 
 p.m. 
 
 Mean 
 
 Rain. 
 
 Tanuary 
 
 28.97 
 
 28.91 
 
 2S.82 
 
 28.86 
 
 28.89 
 
 21.90 
 
 24.60 
 
 28.70 
 
 24.90 
 
 25.02 
 
 3.10 
 
 February. . 
 
 28.70 
 
 28.98 
 
 28.92 
 
 28.52 
 
 28.72 
 
 22.00 
 
 29.OO 
 
 33.00 
 
 27.OO 
 
 27-75 
 
 3.10 
 
 March 
 
 28.97 
 
 28.90 
 
 28.85 
 
 28.92 
 
 28.91 
 
 3 2 - 21 
 
 38.75 
 
 54.82 
 
 35.53 
 
 35 - 3 2 
 
 1.71 
 
 April 
 
 28.76 
 
 28, . 70 
 
 28.68 
 
 28.79 
 
 28. 73 
 
 45 - 5 ° 
 
 59.60 
 
 58.20 
 
 48.70 
 
 53 -oo 
 
 2.45 
 
 May 
 
 28.78 
 
 28.55 
 
 28.57 
 
 28. 70 
 
 28.90 
 
 49 - 5 ° 
 
 61.30 
 
 60. 70 
 
 54-50 
 
 56.50 
 
 4.42 
 
 June 
 
 28.62 
 
 28.43 
 
 28.48 
 
 28.53 
 
 28.52 
 
 58.00 
 
 68.00 
 
 67.00 
 
 59.00 
 
 63.00 
 
 5-76 
 
 July 
 
 28.32 
 
 28.45 
 
 28.68 
 
 28.47 
 
 28.53 
 
 67.26 
 
 76.90 
 
 75-90 
 
 60.64 
 
 72.32 
 
 5-45 
 
 August 
 
 2R57 
 
 28.44 
 
 28.46 
 
 28.48 
 
 28.49 
 
 70.64 
 
 76.57 
 
 77-54 
 
 73-53 
 
 74-57 
 
 3-73 
 
 September. 
 
 28. 71 
 
 28. 70 
 
 28.65 
 
 28.65 
 
 28.67 
 
 64-37 
 
 69-59 
 
 71-53 
 
 66.65 
 
 68.04 
 
 1.47 
 
 October 
 
 28. 94 
 
 28.93 
 
 28.80 
 
 28.84 
 
 28.88 
 
 44.04 
 
 50.22 
 
 55 - 5 ° 
 
 48.64 
 
 49.60 
 
 2.91 
 
 November. 
 
 28.64 
 
 28. 87 
 
 28.75 
 
 28.85 
 
 28.77 
 
 33 -u 
 
 37-94 
 
 42.41 
 
 37 - 0,3 
 
 57.62 
 
 i -37 
 
 December _ 
 
 28.84 
 
 28. 80 
 
 28.71 
 
 28.75 
 
 28.77 
 
 24. 74 
 
 28.64 
 
 33 - 22 
 
 27.87 
 
 28.62 
 
 1.79 
 
 Mean 
 
 28.75 
 
 28.72 
 
 28.69 
 
 28.70 
 
 28.72 
 
 44-44 
 
 5 I -76 
 
 53 - 2 i 
 
 47-75 
 
 49.28 
 
 37.26 
 
 January — 5 rain and 8 snow storms. February — i snow and 2 rain storms. 
 October 18th, fell the first snow this fall, 1.05 inches. 
 
 During the months of January and February, no account of the quantity of 
 
 * Agustin Seymour Bates was killed by the Indians near Humboldt, Nevada, 
 en route to California, in 1851 (?). He left a widow, who is still living here; 
 and his daughter is Mrs. Thos. P. Tallman, of this city. 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 I I 
 
 rain and snow which fell was kept. The average of the ten remaining months 
 was assumed. Probably this is somewhat more than the actual quantity. 
 Except in the months of January, November, and December, the tables from 
 which this record was collected were kept from the 25th of one month to the 
 26th of the next. Assuming them to have been kept from month to month, 
 makes only fractional differences in the result, or mean. In no case during 
 the year has the mercury been below o, and in no case in the same time has 
 it been above 96, when the observations were taken. The coldest day was 
 January 28; mean temperature of that day 6°. The warmest day was the 13th 
 of July: mean temperature 85”. Until the 12th of October, the cistern of the 
 barometer was placed 15 feet above the surface of Lake Michigan; after that 
 time, 36 feet above. 
 
 BAROMETER. 
 
 THERMOMETER. 
 
 
 1845. 
 
 Sun- 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 Mo. 
 
 Sun- 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 Mo. 
 
 
 Month. 
 
 rise. 
 
 a.m.' 
 
 p.m. 
 
 p.m. 
 
 Mean 
 
 rise. 
 
 a.m. 
 
 p.m. 
 
 p.m. 
 
 Mean 
 
 Rain. 
 
 January 
 
 28.S5 
 
 28.86 
 
 28.77 
 
 28.82 
 
 28.82 
 
 26.68 
 
 30.06 
 
 33-90 
 
 29-94 
 
 30.15 
 
 2.54 
 
 February. . 
 
 28.86 
 
 28. S4 
 
 28.73 
 
 28.76 
 
 28.79 
 
 27-93 
 
 31-39 
 
 37-29 
 
 31.82 
 
 32.12 
 
 1.52 
 
 March 
 
 28.86 
 
 28.84 
 
 28. 7.5 
 
 28.76 
 
 28.79 
 
 32.87 
 
 40.68 
 
 45.32 
 
 36.55 
 
 48.90 
 
 
 April 
 
 28. 71 
 
 2s. 72 
 
 28.58 
 
 28.59 
 
 28.65 
 
 43-57 
 
 48.33 
 
 54.90 
 
 46.37 
 
 48.30 
 
 3 * 77 
 
 May 
 
 28.74 
 
 28.74 
 
 28.64 
 
 28.63 
 
 28. 69 
 
 53 - r 3 
 
 59.42 
 
 62.58 
 
 54.06 
 
 57 - 40 
 
 1.80 
 
 Tune 
 
 28.54 
 
 28. 50 
 
 28.38 
 
 28.39 
 
 28.45 
 
 61.60 
 
 70.83 
 
 75.96 
 
 64.54 
 
 68.48 
 
 3.65 
 
 fuly 
 
 28.41 
 
 28.39 
 
 28.29 
 
 28.34 
 
 28.46 
 
 62.42 
 
 71.65 
 
 75-77 
 
 64.61 
 
 68.61 
 
 3-99 
 
 August 
 
 28.52 
 
 28.54 
 
 28.43 
 
 28.44 
 
 28.45 
 
 67.71 
 
 76.65 
 
 79.58 
 
 6S.71 
 
 75.66 
 
 2.69 
 
 September, 
 
 28.61 
 
 28.57 
 
 28.49 
 
 28.49 
 
 28.54 
 
 56.63 
 
 64. 10 
 
 71-43 
 
 60.06 
 
 63.05 
 
 2.83 
 
 October 
 
 28.93 
 
 28.89 
 
 28.81 
 
 28.83 
 
 28.86 
 
 40. qo 
 
 49-55 
 
 55-68 
 
 47-39 
 
 48.38 
 
 I. 6l 
 
 November. 
 
 28.84 
 
 28. So 
 
 28. 73 
 
 28.80 
 
 28.79 
 
 40.50 
 
 36 . 76 
 
 40.35 
 
 32.76 
 
 36.72 
 
 i -43 
 
 December _ 
 
 28.91 
 
 28.87 
 
 28.85 
 
 28.91 
 
 28.88 
 
 16.68 
 
 19.56 
 
 22.68 
 
 17.68 
 
 ' 9 .I 5 
 
 76 
 
 Mean. 
 
 28. 76 
 
 28.71 
 
 28.62 
 
 28.65 
 
 28.67 
 
 43-36 
 
 49.90 
 
 54.20 
 
 46.28 
 
 48. 90 
 
 27-50 
 
 January — 1 shower with lightning and thunder, 3 snow and x rain storms. 
 February — 3 snow and 3 rain storms. March — 2 showers with lightning and 
 thunder, 4 snow and 1 rain storms. April — 1 snow and 7 rain storms. May 
 — 1 rain storm. June — 6 rain storms. July — 6 rain storms. August — 8 rain 
 storms. September — 8 rain storms. October — 6 rain storms. November — 
 5 snow and 2 rain storms. December — 9 snow storms. 
 
 The record for the month of December is not complete, the 
 table having been compiled on the 24th inst. This, however, can 
 only fractionally affect the general result. In no instance during 
 the year has the mercury been above 98° nor below iT when the 
 observations were made. The warmest day was the 13th July, 
 when the mercury was at its highest point 98°: mean 95 0 . The 
 coldest, yet, was the 19th inst., mercury at sun-rise, n°: mean 03°. 
 
 The Thermometer is placed on the north side of a building, 
 and is not affected by the direct rays of the sun, nor by reflected 
 heat. The cistern of the barometer is 36 feet above the surface, 
 of Lake Michigan. I will here remark in relation to the barom- 
 eter, (that ship owners and masters of vessels may improve upon 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 12 
 
 it, if they will,) that I have received no information of a gale on 
 this Lake, (Michigan,) or of a severe gale on either of the others, 
 which has resulted in loss of life, or property, that was not previ- 
 ously indicated by the barometer. Geo. F. Wilson.* 
 
 Chicago, Dec. 25, 1843. 
 
 TRADE AND COMMERCE. 
 
 For several years after the settlement of the country, the whole 
 of its productions were required for home consumption, and even 
 supplies were demanded from abroad. The length of time neces- 
 sary to bring the lands into cultivation, but more especially the 
 large additions which emigration yearly made to the population of 
 those who were consumers, but for the time being produced noth- 
 ing, satisfactorily accounts for this. But it is gratifying to learn 
 by the statistical facts, hereinafter contained, bearing upon the 
 subject, that since 1836, when shipments were first made, the 
 annual contributions of produce sent from this port, to supply the 
 demands of foreign consumption, have not only increased in 
 amount but have gradually diminished the balance of trade against 
 us; until at the present time, the most encouraging fact is presented 
 of an excess of exports over imports, adding the amount on hand, 
 and awaiting shipment, the amount of exchange purchased, and 
 the goods unsold. 
 
 EXPORTS. 
 
 The export trade of Chicago consists, at present, almost exclu- 
 sively in produce, raised in the surrounding country, and conveyed 
 
 * George F. Wilson, oldest son of Benjamin and Mercy Wilson, was born 
 in Uxbridge, Mass., December 7, 1818; lived upon a farm until 17, injured 
 his hip while at the plow so as to permanently affect his gait; was apprenticed 
 at Waterford, Mass., to the trade of wool-sorting, for the selection of this 
 pursuit, he gave as a reason, characteristic of the man, “That kind of work 
 can not be done at night, and I shall have my evenings for study.” At the 
 end of three years he had mastered his trade, and after a year at book-keeping 
 at Uxbridge, he entered the academy at Shelburne Falls, Mass., as a pupil, 
 and afterward became a teacher there. In 1844, he came to Chicago with his 
 newly-married wife — Clarissa Bartlett, daughter of Prescott and Narcissa 
 Bartlett of Conway, Mass. — traveling by canal to Buffalo, and by schooner 
 through the lakes. Here they opened the Chicago Academy in the basement 
 of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, s. -e. corner Washington and Clark 
 Streets, commencing with three scholars, and ending in 1848, when they 
 decided to return East, with quite a large number, among whom were many 
 who have largely contributed to the progress of our City. From 1848 to 1855, 
 he was variously employed, when he associated himself with Prof. E. N. 
 Horsford of Cambridge, Mass., and at his death, which occurred at East 
 Providence, January 19, 1883, he was at the head of the Rumford Chemical 
 Works. 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 13 
 
 to this market, by the producer, in wagons. The heaviest articles 
 are wheat, flour, wool, tobacco, beef, and pork. The latter 
 articles are packed here. 
 
 To arrive at the amount of our exports and imports, has always 
 been a laborious and perplexing undertaking. Chicago has never 
 had the benefit of the revenue laws of the Union; no power, in 
 consequence, has existed to compel vessels to report; and cargoes 
 have been received and shipped, in numerous instances, without 
 leaving any evidence of their amount or value. To rely, therefore, 
 upon the books of the custom-house would be sure to lead to the 
 most false and erroneous conclusions. 
 
 The existence of this difficulty, so far as it relates to exports, 
 was clearly set forth in a report of the common council to Con- 
 gress, in 1840. In that report they recommend a deduction of 
 one-third from the amount known to be added for the amount 
 unknown. These difficulties exist at the present time to as great 
 an extent, as they did in 1840, and they always will exist until 
 Congress extends that justice to us which the growing importance 
 of our trade imperatively demands. 
 
 In our endeavors to arrive at this important information, we 
 have had in view these difficulties and embarrassments; and the 
 plan adopted has been dictated by them, It is circuitous and 
 attended with considerable labor; but on the score of accuracy, 
 less objectionable than any other that could be devised. 
 
 It is to be observed that many shipments to the Lower Lakes 
 are made through our forwarding houses, and are found recorded 
 in their books. The amount which is thus obtained, can be relied 
 upon; and it will include the gross amount of wheat, wool, tobac- 
 co, and several other leading and most important articles of export. 
 The difficulty consists in finding the balance, and it is a difficulty 
 of the most formidable character. 
 
 It is a well-established fact that almost every vessel that leaves 
 this port, takes away more or less way-freight, to be distributed at 
 the various ports at which they stop ; and consisting principally of 
 grain, flour, beef, pork, etc. This is sometimes taken on account 
 of the master; but more frequently on that of the subordinate 
 officers of the vessel. This kind of freight is considered inde- 
 pendent of the regular cargo; it never goes through the hands of 
 the forwarder ; but is in most cases bought in the streets, conveyed 
 aboard, and taken away, without attracting the attention of any 
 persons, but the parties immediately concerned. When we con- 
 sider that there are little short of 1400 departures of vessels during 
 the year, it must be apparent that a vast amount of produce is 
 exported in this silent, and we may say illicit, manner; and it 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 must be equally apparent that no ingenuity, skill, or diligence can 
 by possibility more than estimate the amount. 
 
 Precisely in the way above indicated, are the supplies for the 
 lumber-country, consisting of produce, a large amount of every 
 kind of merchandise purchased and shipped. Two-thirds or three- 
 fourths of these supplies have heretofore gone from Chicago; they 
 have been purchased by the lumberers themselves, and put on 
 board the lumber- vessels from the lumber- wharves. Inquiries 
 among those most familiar with the subject has lead to the opinion 
 that the lumber-trade has heretofore required, in supplies, an 
 amount equal to the supply of lumber. Assuming this opinion to 
 be correct, we shall be entitled to a credit, of $196,037.10 on the 
 account. 
 
 A large amount of produce has accumulated since the close of 
 of navigation, and is now awaiting shipment in the spring. The 
 exact amount of this, and its value will be found in its proper 
 connection in the tables. 
 
 Our merchants during the season, have purchased with moneys 
 realized from the sales of goods, a large amount of exchange, 
 which has gone forward to liquidate the debt, which our imports 
 of merchandise places against us. The amount of this it has been 
 impossible to ascertain, owing to the unwillingness of dealers in 
 the article, to make known their private business. 
 
 We are also to have the benefit of the goods on hand, which 
 will be a considerable item. 
 
 IMPORTS. 
 
 The import trade of Chicago comprises the different varieties 
 of merchants’ goods, lumber, salt, coal, whisky, etc. 
 
 The plan adopted and rigidly followed to attain the amount 
 and value of the different articles imported into the place during 
 the last, and the preceeding years, has proved very laborious; but 
 has led, it is believed, to a most satisfactory result. The plan 
 was based upon the principle that the only evidence upon the 
 subject, was in the possession of the dealers in the different 
 articles of the trade, in the shape of invoices and bills of pur- 
 chases. Application was accordingly made to commission and 
 general dealers, in the different departments of trade in the City 
 and the amounts of their several importations obtained from them. 
 In case of lumber and coal, the exact amount in quantity is given; 
 in that of salt, only a part of the quantity is given, the value of 
 residue being included in the value of merchandise. 
 
 To obtain the value of merchandise, a sealed box was presented 
 to every importer in the ‘city, in which they were requested to 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 15 
 
 deposit the amounts of their respective purchases, without name 
 or mark to distinguish one statement from another. With one or 
 two exceptions only, the request was cheerfully complied with, 
 and there being no motive, and, it is believed in most cases no 
 disposition to misrepresent, there can be no reason to distrust the 
 accuracy of the result arrived at. 
 
 With these preliminary remarks and explanations, the following 
 tables, exhibiting the export and import trade of Chicago, from 
 1836, to the close of navigation of the present season, are sub- 
 joined. A number of articles of which very small amounts have 
 been exported, are included in order to show clearly and satis- 
 factorily the character of our export trade : 
 
 TABLE showing the Value of Articles Imported and Exported from 
 1836 to 1845 inclusive : 
 
 IMPORTS. 
 
 1836--- 
 
 
 1840. _ __ 
 
 
 $562, 106.20 
 
 1844-- 
 
 . . $1,686,416.00 
 
 1837---- 
 
 .. 373,667.12 
 
 1S41 
 
 
 564,347.88 
 
 1845-- 
 
 .. 2,043,445.73 
 
 1838 
 
 -- 579 G 74 - 6 i 
 
 1842 
 
 
 664,347.88 
 
 [1846- 
 
 . 2,027,150.00] 
 
 1839 — 
 
 . . 630,980.26 
 
 1 S43 
 
 [971,849.75] 
 
 [1847. 
 
 .. 2,641,852.52] 
 
 
 
 EXPORTS. 
 
 
 
 IS36 
 
 $1,000.64 
 
 1840 
 
 
 $228,635.74 
 
 1844-- 
 
 .. $785,504.23 
 
 IS37 — 
 
 11,065.00 
 
 1841 
 
 
 348,362.24 
 
 1845.. 
 
 ... 1,543,519,85 
 
 1838-... 
 
 .... 16,044.75 
 
 I S42 
 
 
 659,305-20 
 
 [1846.- 
 
 .. 1,813,468.00] 
 
 1839---- 
 
 --- 33, 843- 00 
 
 1843 
 
 [682,210.85] 
 
 [1847.- 
 
 .. 2,296,299.00] 
 
 
 ARTICLES IMPORTED 
 
 DURING THE YEAR 
 
 1843: 
 
 Merchandise- tons 
 
 2,012 
 
 
 Shingles .. 
 
 
 -_M., 4,117,02; 
 
 II 
 
 -...packages, 101,470 
 
 
 Square Timber 
 
 ..feet, 16,600 
 
 Salt 
 
 barrels, 27,038 
 
 
 Staves 
 
 
 __ 57,000 
 
 Whisky. . 
 
 II 
 
 2,585 
 
 
 Bark 
 
 
 cords, 430 
 
 1 .umber _ 
 
 feet 
 
 7,545, 142 
 
 
 
 
 
 ARTICLES IMPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1844: 
 
 Sawed Lumber feet, 19,160,407 
 
 Shingles M., 12,285,000 
 
 Square Timber feet, 66,478 
 
 Staves 137,000 
 
 Salt 27,462 
 
 Coal tons, 2,008 
 
 Total value $234,400 
 
 Total value of Mdse . $1,402,016 
 Grand Total $1,636,416 
 
 ARTICLES IMPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1845: 
 
 Lumber. 
 
 Sawed Lumber feet, 22,526,508 
 
 Shingles M., 17,883,000 • 
 
 Latli.^ .bundles, 1,397,000 
 
 Square Timber feet, 67,484 
 
 Shingle-Bolts 
 
 Cedar Posts 2,355 
 
 Value $196,087.10 
 
 Amount of Invoices of Merchants 
 
 Total 
 
 Sundries. 
 
 Salt, St.Ubes barrels, 1,439 
 
 11 Dairy sacks, 1,511 
 
 11 Coarse barrels, 11,251 
 
 Coal, Anthracite tons, 220 
 
 11 Bituminous u 5,687 
 
 Pig-Iron u 319 
 
 Value $50,607.79 
 
 1,796,750.93 
 
 Imports $2,043,445.82 
 
i6 
 
 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 Many articles, such as dried apples, cider, whisky, etc., are not 
 enumerated here, and consequently the amounts above given 
 should not be taken as the total amounts of those articles import- 
 ed. The value however of the remainder, has been obtained and 
 is included in the value of imports of merchandise under the head 
 of invoices of merchants. 
 
 ARTICLES EXPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1842: 
 
 Wheat 
 
 .bushels, 
 
 586,907 
 
 Flour 
 
 .barrels, 2,920 
 
 Corn - 
 
 
 35,358 
 
 Beef 
 
 . 11 762 
 
 Oats 
 
 II 
 
 53,486 
 
 Pork and Hams 
 
 - 15,447 
 
 Peas 
 
 II 
 
 484 
 
 Fish... 
 
 - " 9'5 
 
 Barley 
 
 II 
 
 1,090 
 
 Lard 
 
 pounds, 367,200 
 
 Flax Seed . 
 
 
 75° 
 
 Tallow 
 
 151,300 
 
 Hides nu 
 
 mber of, 
 
 6,947 
 
 Soap 
 
 I. 2,400 
 
 Brooms 
 
 M 
 
 5,587 
 
 Candles 
 
 „ 5 00 
 
 Maple Sugar 
 
 .pounds, 
 
 4,500 
 
 Tobacco 
 
 „ 3, 000 
 
 Lead 
 
 II 
 
 59,990 
 
 Butter. 
 
 11 24,200 
 
 Feathers 
 
 Fur and Peltries 
 
 . . packs, 
 
 2,409 
 
 446 
 
 Wool 
 
 „ 1,500 
 
 ARTICLES EXPORTED DURING THE YEAR 
 
 1843 '• 
 
 Wheat 
 
 bushels, 
 
 628,967 
 
 Tobacco 
 
 pounds, 74,900 
 
 Corn 
 
 .1 
 
 2,443 
 
 3,767 
 
 Lead 
 
 11 360,000 
 
 Oats 
 
 II 
 
 Wool 
 
 . 11 22,050 
 
 Flax Seed . . 
 
 ,, 
 
 1,920 
 
 Candles 
 
 .. 49,000 
 
 Pork 
 
 .barrels, 
 
 11,112 
 
 2,823 
 
 Soap 
 
 . „ 5,300 
 
 Lard 
 
 .1 
 
 Furs paCkages, 393 
 
 Beef 
 
 ,, 
 
 10,380 
 
 Brooms 
 
 .dozens, 180 
 
 Tallow 
 
 II ides 
 
 " 
 
 1,133 
 
 14,536 
 
 Flour 
 
 .barrels, 10,786 
 
 ARTICLES EXPORTED DURING THE YEAR 
 
 1844: 
 
 Wheat 
 
 bushels, 891,894 
 
 Tobacco 
 
 pounds, 526,536 
 
 Flour 
 
 .barrels, 
 
 6,320 
 
 Cranberries 
 
 barrels, 3 1 
 
 Beef 
 
 M 
 
 7,889 
 
 Hides 
 
 11,042 
 
 Pork. . 
 
 I. 
 
 7.049 
 
 Calf Skins 
 
 1,246 
 
 Tallow 
 
 .pounds, 
 
 34,899 
 
 Deer Skins 
 
 5,194 
 
 8,000 
 
 Lard 
 
 .barrels, 
 
 1,630 
 
 Furs 
 
 Lard Oil 
 
 If 
 
 55 
 
 Buffalo Robes 
 
 . . bales, 51 
 
 Soap and Candles _ 
 
 .pounds, 
 
 74,465 
 
 Sheep Pelts 
 
 .58 
 
 Potash 
 
 .barrels, 
 
 36 
 
 Horns 
 
 ..casks, 29 
 
 Neatsfoot Oil 
 
 8 
 
 Grass and Linseed . 
 
 barrels, 7 2 
 
 Beeswax 
 
 pounds, 
 
 5,4io 
 
 Hemp-seed 
 
 . 1 6 
 
 Wool 
 
 " 
 
 96,635 
 
 Total value. 
 
 ... 1785,504.23 
 
 ARTICLES EXPORTED DURING THE YEAR 
 
 ‘845: 
 
 Whitefish 
 
 .barrels, 
 
 878 
 
 Feathers 
 
 .pounds, 7,332 
 
 Butter 
 
 pounds. 
 
 25,945 
 
 Corn . _ _ 
 
 . bushels, 2, 790 
 
 Wheat 
 
 .bushels, 
 
 Q 36, 860 
 
 Cornmeal.. 
 
 ..barrels, 178 
 
 Flour 
 
 barrels, 
 
 '3,752 
 
 Raw Hemp 
 
 .pounds, 2,800 
 
 Beef 
 
 II 
 
 6,199 
 
 Buckwheat 
 
 .bushels, 1 
 
 Pork 
 
 . i' 
 
 7,079 
 
 Potatoes 
 
 . „ 500 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 1 7 
 
 Tallow 
 
 pounds, 
 
 1,000 
 
 Oats 
 
 bushels, 5,900 
 
 Lard - . . 
 
 I. 
 
 66,220 
 
 Rags 
 
 pounds, 7,446 
 
 Lard-Oil _ . . . 
 
 ieallons. 
 
 3°° 
 
 Onion Seed . 
 
 I. 104 
 
 Soap. 
 
 .boxes, 
 
 150 
 
 Grass n 
 
 bushels, 591 
 
 Candles _ 
 
 ,, 
 
 961 
 
 5H74 
 
 Mustard n _ 
 
 11 T2 
 
 Beeswax 
 
 pounds, 
 
 Hemp u 
 
 barrels, 1 
 
 Neatsfoot Oil . 
 
 barrels, 
 
 2 
 
 Ginseng 
 
 .pounds, 4,850 
 
 Wool... 
 
 pounds, 
 
 216,616 
 
 Snake-root 
 
 140 
 
 Hides 
 
 12.256 
 
 Tongues 
 
 II 4,400 
 
 Skins 
 
 
 2,821 
 
 Hams 
 
 ii 22,926 
 
 Sheep Pelts 
 
 
 2,199 
 
 Black Walnut 
 
 feet, 500 
 
 II II 
 
 .bundles, 
 
 75 
 
 Leather 
 
 .pounds, 2,860 
 
 Furs 
 
 .packages, 
 
 200 
 
 Venison 
 
 353 
 
 M _ 
 
 . .casks, 
 
 6 
 
 Stearine 
 
 " 8,839 
 
 Tobacco 
 
 . . pounds, 
 
 5 2 ,425 
 
 Shot 
 
 11 600 
 
 Buffalo Robes 
 
 bale, 
 
 I 
 
 Lead _ 
 
 11 600 
 
 Horns . _ 
 
 hhds, 
 
 3 2 
 
 Beans . 
 
 .bushels, 22 
 
 Brooms 
 
 dozens, 
 
 666 
 
 Hay 
 
 .tons, 227 
 
 Stuffed Prairie Birds, .boxes, 
 
 25 
 
 Cranberries 
 
 bushels, 125 
 
 
 Value 
 
 Articles in Store, January i, 1846: 
 
 .$1,017,039.45 
 
 Wheat 
 
 bushels, 
 
 549,732 
 
 Flour 
 
 .barrels, 2,68'" 
 
 Beef 
 
 . . barrels, 
 
 8,295 
 
 Hides 
 
 5,400 
 
 Pork 
 
 ... M 
 
 6,177 
 
 Value 
 
 . .$526,489.40 
 
 Value of Imports of Merchandise, Lumber, etc 
 
 §2,043,445.82 
 
 Value of Lxports 
 
 
 
 $1,017,039.45 
 
 
 Value of Articles 
 
 in Store.. 
 
 
 .526,489.40 
 
 
 Produce to come 
 
 forward, estimated value, 416,770.00 
 
 1,960,289.85 
 
 
 Leaves a balance of .. 
 
 §83,155.97 
 
 against the country. The deficiency, however, will be more than liquidated 
 by the exchange purchased by our merchants and by the merchandise on hand. 
 
 There have been engaged in the trade of Chicago, during the 
 year 1845, 210 vessels, to wit: 19 Steamboats, 12 Propellers, 29 
 Brigs, 145 Schooners, 1 Barge, 6 Sloops; their average tonnage 
 being, 185, and their total tonnage 39,850. The number of arri- 
 vals during the year was 1316, Total departures 1320; Total 
 tonnage of arrivals 242,420. 
 
 VESSELS CLEARED FROM CHICAGO FOR CANADA PORTS: 
 
 Names. 
 
 Burthen, 
 
 Destination. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Cargo. 
 
 Schooner Texas, 
 
 120 tons, 
 
 St. Catharines, 
 
 $3,439-00 
 
 ( 
 
 Wheat, bu., 5,700 
 11 11 7,000 
 
 Prop. Syracuse, 
 
 3H N 
 
 Maitland, 
 
 5, 166.90 
 
 ( 
 
 and 14 boxes of 
 Saleratus. 
 
 Schr. Columbia, 
 
 150 „ 
 
 Maitland, 
 
 5, 100.00 
 
 Wheat, bu., 7,500 
 
 Brig Empire, 
 
 150 „ 
 
 Maitland, 
 
 .3,742.00 
 
 11 11 6,270 
 
 Schr. Niagara, 
 
 152 „ 
 
 Maitland, 
 
 4,860. 00 
 
 „ „ 6,915 
 
 Schr. Welland, 
 
 I9S II 
 
 Maitland, 
 
 5,82s. 00 
 
 « " 8,327 
 
 Schr. D. Webster, 
 
 120 11 
 
 St. Catharines, 
 
 3,322.70 
 
 » " 4,76i 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 CHICAGO AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 The country surrounding Chicago, and the trade of which it 
 commands, is, in its productive capacity, and in its numerous 
 manufacturing and commercial advantages unsurpassed in the 
 world. The extensive valleys of the Fox, Rock, Desplaines, 
 DuPage, Kankakee, and Illinois Rivers, are already settled by an 
 industrious and enterprising population, and their efforts to bring 
 the country into cultivation have been crowned with abundant 
 success. Numerous and flourishing villages have sprung into 
 being; mills and manufactories have been erected and brought 
 into successful operation, at various points, and the amount of 
 surplus productions of various kinds, annually sent to Chicago for 
 consumption or shipment, will, in proportion to its population,, 
 exceed that of any region of country in the world. 
 
 Stretching beyond and around this favored region to an almost 
 unlimited extent, we find other regions, scarcely less favored than 
 the one we have above described; and which, included with it, 
 constitute the great produce region of the valley of the Mississippi, - 
 a region whose population, wealth, and productive capital, will, in 
 a few years, make it the first country, not only in the Union, but 
 in the world. 
 
 What the value of the trade of this region is to be, is no ques- 
 tion of doubt; the direction of that trade, and its influence upon 
 the growth and importance of Western towns, may perhaps be 
 open to discussion. 
 
 By what route is produce, the great staple of this region to- 
 attain the markets of the world? Is it to go where much of it 
 now goes, by the Mississippi River? Will it choose the Ohio 
 River, or is the time coming when it will select the safer, more 
 natural, and the cheaper route of the Northern Lakes; and if so,, 
 is it to attain the lakes at several, or concentrate itself at one 
 point? 
 
 There are numerous objections to the Southern route as a route 
 for produce, among which its circuity, the dangers of navigation 
 and the climate, may be mentioned. The latter is the most fatal, 
 causing as it does risk of loss or damage of most articles; addi- 
 tional expense of packing; and heavy rates of insurance. Numer- 
 ous instances might be adduced, some of them of recent occurrence, 
 where large and valuable cargoes of produce have been entirely 
 lost, or greatly injured, by the humidity of the atmosphere or the 
 heat, which prevails at the South for the greater part of the season. 
 
 If the Southern route is objectionable, that by the Ohio is still 
 more so, notwithstanding its connection by railroads and canals 
 with Lake Erie, and the Atlantic. The length of river navigation 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
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 before this route can be attained, but more especially, the consid- 
 erable portion of the year during which it is either closed by ice, 
 or deprived of the amount of water which its navigation requires, 
 are obstacles of so serious a character that no others need be 
 mentioned. 
 
 In view of these and other considerations which might be 
 adduced the opinion is a rational one, that the produce of the 
 greater portion of the West, will seek at the nearest practicable 
 point, the Northern Lakes. This route leads more directly to 
 the great markets of the country, where the capital which controls 
 produce is concentrated; it enjoys a climate pure and wholesome, 
 and admirably adapted to the preservation of every description of 
 produce ; and it passes through a country inhabited by a people, 
 remarkable for their enterprise, hardihood, and perseverance. 
 
 The only measures, in our opinion neccessary to establish the 
 commercial advantages of Chicago upon a secure foundation, 
 where no competition, however eager and grasping, can, in the 
 slightest degree affect or influence her condition or prospects, are 
 judicious works of improvement. 
 
 Let Chicago anticipate in this matter, as she may do, and 
 secure in advance communications with the North-West, as well 
 as the South-West; and a more speedy and certain communication 
 with the East; and she will become at once and for ever the 
 centre of the trade and travel of the West; capital will flow in 
 here to operate in our staple; our population will increase in a 
 ratio greater than it has ever done; the value of our property will 
 be enhanced an hundred, nay a thousand-fold, every interest 
 however minute, will be promoted, and Chicago will become the 
 first city in the West. 
 
 Chicago has already secured a communication with the Illinois 
 River, by the Illinois-and-Michigan Canal. In the spring of 1847* 
 the main line of this canal will be in operation. In about one 
 year more its main feeders, connecting it with the valley of the 
 Fox and Kankakee Rivers, will be completed, introducing her 
 into the heart of the Mississippi Valley. 
 
 * The Illinois-and-Michigan Canal was commenced at Canalport, now 
 Bridgeport, July 4, 1836, with imposing ceremonies. Col. Wm. B. Archer 
 broke the ground and threw the first shovelful of earth; and was completed 
 April 19, 1848; the boat through being the Gen. [Wm. F.] Thornton. 
 
 Illinois-and-Michigan Canal. 
 
 General Office, Lockport, 111., May 23d, 1883. 
 
 Robert Fergus, Esq., Chicago. Dear Sir : — Yours of 22d instant duly 
 received. In looking over the early records I do not find any formal date of 
 opening the canal, but in subsequent reports it is referred to as April 19, 1848, 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 In connection with the canal, the project of improving the 
 Kankakee and Iroquois Rivers, by slack-water navigation, will 
 ere long, command the attention of the public, and may be 
 expected to be effected at no distant day. 
 
 TRAVEL AND TRAVELERS’ REGISTER. 
 
 STAGE ROUTES IN ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, AND MICHIGAN. 
 
 From Chicago to Peoria, 
 
 via Joliet, Ottawa, and Peru: 
 
 To Lock port 35 
 
 Joliet 5 — 4° 
 
 Ottawa 45 — 85 
 
 Peru 16 — 101 
 
 Hennepin 15 — 116 
 
 Lacon 23- -139 
 
 Chillicothe 15 — 154 
 
 Rome 3 — 157 
 
 Peoria 18 — 175 
 
 Fare: winter, $10; summer, $8. 
 Coaches leave Chicago and Peoria 
 daily; time, 2 days. 
 
 Peoria to Springfield, 74 mis, fare, $4. 
 
 Peoria to Oquaqua & Burlington, 
 Iowa, via Knoxville : 
 
 To Knoxville 40 
 
 Oquaqua 50 — 90 
 
 Burlington 7 — 97 
 
 Coaches leave Peoria and Burlington 
 every Monday, Wednesday, and 
 Friday; time, 1J2 days. Fare, $5. 
 
 Chicago to Galena, via Rockford : 
 
 To Elgin 37 
 
 Belvidere 36 — 73 
 
 Rockford 12 — 85 
 
 Freeport 29 — 114 
 
 Galena 46 — 160 
 
 Coaches leave Chicago and Galena 
 every Monday, Wednesday, and 
 Friday; time, 2 days. Fare, $8. 
 
 Chicago to Galena, via Dixon. 
 
 To Naperville 30 
 
 Aurora 10 — 40 
 
 Little Rock 15 — 55 
 
 PawPaw 22 — 77 
 
 Joliet 17 — 94 
 
 Dixon Fare, $5 16 — no 
 
 Buffalo Grove 12 — 122 
 
 Elizabeth 43 — 165 
 
 Galena 15 — 170 
 
 Coaches leave Chicago and Galena 
 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat- 
 urday; time, 2 days. Fare, $8. 
 
 Dixon to Rock Island and Stephen- 
 son, 73 miles, fare $4. 
 
 .Stages leave Dixon on ar’ val of coaches 
 from Chicago every Monday, Wed- 
 nesday, and Friday, and return next 
 day. 
 
 Chicago to Milwaukee, 
 via Southport [Kenosha] and Racine: 
 
 To Wheeling 23 
 
 Libertyville n — 34 
 
 Little Fort [Waukegan], n — 45 
 
 so we are probably safe in assuming that that was the date. In regard to the 
 first boat through, I will copy from the record book of the Canal Trustees, 
 under date of April 24, 1848, as follows: 
 
 “ A communication in writing was received from the chief-engineer, dated 
 this day, stating that the canal is ‘so far completed as to be in navigable 
 order,’ that the first boat which had passed over the summit level of the canal 
 
 was called the ‘Gen. [Jacob] Fry’ of Lockport, Capt. Porter, and 
 
 that she made her first trip from Lockport to Chicago on the 10th inst. That 
 the first boat which had passed through the entire length of the canal, from 
 the Illinois River at LaSalle to Chicago, arrived at this place yesterday (23d 
 inst.), and that it is called the ‘Gen. [Wm. F.] Thornton’ of LaSalle, Capt. 
 
 Mills; that others are on the way,” etc. 
 
 I think the foregoing answers your questions. 
 
 Respectfully, Wm. Milne, Clerk. 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
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 Southport [Kenosha] 14 — 59 
 
 Racine 10 — 69 
 
 Milwaukee 28 — 97 
 
 Fare: winter, $5; summer, $3. 
 Coaches leave Chicago and Milwaukee 
 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 
 in summer, and daily in winter; time 
 days; lodge at Southport. 
 Milwaukee to Madison, Wis., 90 miles, 
 Coaches leave Milwaukee and Madi- 
 son every Monday, Wednesday, and 
 Friday; lodge half-way. Fare, $4. 
 
 Madison to Galena, 
 
 via Mineral Point: 
 
 To Mineral Point 58 
 
 Platteville 16 — 74 
 
 Galena 25 — 99 
 
 Coaches leave Madison and Galena 
 every Monday, Wednesday, and 
 Friday, and lodge at Mineral Point; 
 time, 2 days. Fare, $5. 
 
 Galena to Prairie-du-Chien, 
 
 via Plattville : 
 
 To Platteville 25 
 
 Prairie-du-Chien 60 — 85 
 
 Fare: winter, $5; summer, $3. 
 Coaches leave Galena and Prairie-du- 
 Chien every Monday, Wednesday, 
 
 STEAM-BOA 
 From Chicago to 
 Chicago to Southport [Kenosha] 57 
 
 Southport to Racine 10 
 
 Racine to Milwaukee 25 
 
 Milwaukee to Manitou Island . . 150 
 
 Manitou Island to Mackinac 103 
 
 Mackinac to Presque Isle 65 
 
 Presque Isle to Thunder Bay 30 
 
 Thunder Bay to Pt. au Barques, 75 
 Pt. au Barques to Fort Gratiot-- 75 
 
 Fort Gratiot to Detroit 72 
 
 665 
 
 and Friday; time, 40 hours; lodg- 
 ing at Lancaster each way. 
 
 Galena to Potosi on Snake Hollow, 
 30 miles, fare, $1.50. 
 
 Leave Galena every Tuesday, Thurs- • 
 day, and Saturday, and return next 
 day. 
 
 Galena to Peoria, via Dixon : 
 
 To Dixon 70 
 
 Hennepin 45 — 115 
 
 Peoria 57 — 172 
 
 Leave Galena and Peoria every Tues- 
 day, Thursday, and Saturday; time, 
 2 days. Fare, $3. 
 
 Galena to Peru, 
 
 via Freeport, Grand de Tour, & Dixon: 
 
 To Freeport 46 
 
 Grand de Tour 30 — 76 
 
 Dixon 6 — 82 
 
 Peru 40 — 122 
 
 Coaches leave Galena and Peru every 
 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; 
 time, 2 days. Fare, $6. 
 
 Ottawa to Elgin, on Fox River, 66 
 miles, fare, $8. 
 
 Stages leave Ottawa every Tuesday, 
 Thursday, and Saturday; and Elgin 
 every Monday, Wednesday, and 
 Friday; time, 1 day. 
 
 REGISTER, 
 troit and Buffalo : 
 
 Detroit to Sandusky 75 
 
 Sandusky to Huron 10 
 
 Huron to Black River 20 
 
 Black River to Cleveland 27 
 
 Cleveland to Grand River 30 
 
 Grand River to Ashtabula 30 
 
 Ashtabula to Conneaut 14 
 
 Conneaut to Erie 30 
 
 Erie to Dunkirk 46 
 
 Dunkirk to Buffalo 45 
 
 992 
 
 CHICAGO TO DETROIT. 
 
 Stages and Railroads. 
 
 Michigan Southern Railroad Line leaves Chicago daily (Sundays 
 excepted), during suspension of navigation, for Hillsdale termi- 
 nation of Michigan Southern Railroad , * and Kalamazoo termina- 
 tion of Michigan Central Railroad, at 9 a.m. 
 
 * The first passenger (excursion) train on the Michigan Southern & Northern 
 Indiana Railroad arrived in Chicago on the morning of February 20, 1852. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD * LINE. 
 
 The Steam-boat Champion leaves Chicago daily for St. Joseph, 
 during navigation, connecting at St. Joseph with stages for Kala- 
 mazoo, at which place passengers take the Railroad for Detroit. 
 
 Places and Distances: 
 
 Chicago to Michigan City 57 
 
 Laporte 7 1 
 
 Terra Coupie 85 
 
 Niles 100 
 
 South Bend 100 
 
 Elkhart - 116 
 
 Adamsville 116 
 
 Mottville 132 
 
 Pigeon 137 
 
 Sturgis 149 
 
 Bronson 164 
 
 Cold water 176 
 
 Jonesville 195 
 
 Hillsdale 200 
 
 Three Rivers 146 
 
 Schoolcraft 160 
 
 Kalamazoo 172 
 
 B. HUMPHREYS & CO., Proprietors 
 Michigan Central R. R. Line. 
 
 Chicago to St. Joseph [by boat], 60 
 
 St. Joseph to Paw Paw 36 
 
 Kalamazoo 55 
 
 Galesburg 63 
 
 Battle Creek 77 
 
 Marshall 90 
 
 Albion 102 
 
 Jackson 120 
 
 Grass Lake 130 
 
 Dexter 145 
 
 Ann Arbor 160 
 
 Ypsilanti 170 
 
 Wayne 180 
 
 Dearborn 190 
 
 Detroit 200 
 
 TO EMIGRANTS. 
 
 It is a matter of the first importance to those who are about 
 emigrating to a new country, to be correctly informed in regard 
 to the character of the country where they propose locating; the 
 cost of land; the climate; the expense of making farms; the 
 facilities and proximity to a permanent and reliable market; the 
 provisions for educating the rising generation; the cost of living: 
 and the prices of the different articles which they are compelled 
 either to bring with them or purchase on their arrival. 
 
 Full and accurate information upon all the above subjects will 
 be found under the appropriate heads, in this volume. 
 
 CHICAGO LAND DISTRICT. 
 
 Total amount of land sold from the 1st day of January, 1845, 
 to the 30th day of November, 1845, inclusive, is 195,195,08 acres. 
 
 Amount unsold in the district, 1,054,804,92, acres. 
 
 This amount allows of 659 quarter-sections, or as many farms, 
 being 160 acres each — enough for a family of six, which leaves 
 an opening then, within sixty miles of Chicago, at this moment, 
 for the settlement of four thousand one hundred and fifty-four in- 
 habitants, upon land that can be purchased for $1,25 per acre. 
 
 * The .first passenger (excursion) train on the Michigan Central Railroad 
 arrived in Chicago on May 21, 1852, on the Lake shore, near 14th Street. 
 
STATISTICS. 
 
 23 
 
 The greater part of which is the first-rate quality of land, and 
 well watered with living springs and brooks, with an abundance 
 •of hydraulic power — and all within the distance of from 20 to 60 
 miles from Chicago. The most of the timber land has been 
 bought up, except the barrens, and they are good for fire-wood; 
 .and when improved, they produce the best of winter wheat, and 
 •other crops. But those who wish to purchase prairie, can procure 
 timber land, second-handed, at a moderate advance; say from 
 .$2,50 to $5 per acre. The cost of prarie farm, fenced and broken 
 up, will be about as follows : 
 
 COST OF MAKING A FARM. 
 
 Cost of a quarter section, 160 acres, - . _ $200 
 
 11 10 acres of timber-land, say, ... 50 
 
 11 splitting and hauling rails and laying up a fence 
 
 around 160 acres, . . _ 120 
 
 11 breaking up the same, _ . . . 240 
 
 Total, - - . . . . $610 
 
 CHICAGO PRICES. 
 
 For the information of emigrants, very few of whom know any- 
 thing about the price of different articles in Chicago, we subjoin 
 the following schedule of the retail price of some of the principal 
 articles emigrants want. Persons moving West should, in all cases, 
 sell or give away their effects, and purchase here. The freight in 
 
 most cases costs as much, as the 
 
 Groceries, Dry Goods, Etc.: 
 Sheetings, good brown, yd, 7j@ 9 
 
 n three-fourth, n 6 @ 7 
 
 ■Cotton Yarn lb, 18 @20 
 
 Calicoes yard, 6 @l8| 
 
 Satinet .1 37 i @75 
 
 Sheep’s Gray u 55 @85 
 
 Y.-H. Tea, good lb, 50 @75 
 
 Sugar, brown u 8 @11 
 
 Loaf Sugar n I2j@i4 
 
 Coffee (good Rio) n 9 @10 
 
 Soap in bars u 5 
 
 Candles, mould . _ n 9 @10 
 
 Pepper and Spice n I2^@IS 
 
 Plollow-ware n 5 
 
 Chains, wrought n 10 
 
 Wash-tubs (10-pail) 87J 
 
 Pails 25 
 
 Stoves (Cooking), with all 
 
 the furniture $I 0@$30 
 
 new article in this market. 
 
 Cabinet Furniture, Etc.: 
 Common Windsor 
 
 Chairs, ..dozen, $5.50 @$6.00 
 Bedsteads, high posts, 2.25 @ 4.00 
 11 French.. 5.00 @. 6.00 
 Dining-tables, Cherry 
 
 and Black- Walnut, 3.00 @ 5.00 
 Two-horse Wagon.. 50.00 @55.00 
 11 iron axle, 65.00 @75.00 
 Plows, seed and 
 
 breaking. 8.00 @16.00 
 
 Harness, double, 
 
 short tug. 14.00 @15.00 
 
 long tug 15.00 @16.00 
 
 Bridles and HalterS, 
 
 common 87^@ 1.50 
 
 Grain-Cradles 3 -°° 
 
 Scythes 1.00 
 
 Rakes .S7 @ 1.12^ 
 
 Brooms ,i2i 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 RAILROAD TO GALENA AND TOLEDO. 
 
 Public attention has recently been aroused to the importance 
 of connecting Chicago with the Upper Mississippi, and directly 
 with the Atlantic cities; and the signs of the times seem to indi- 
 cate a determination to effect this object at an early period."' It 
 may safely be asserted, that works of greater importance than 
 these, not only to Chicago, but to the West and to the commerce 
 of the country generally, have never been projected. An exami- 
 nation of the facts bearing upon the subject, will satisfy every one 
 of the truth of this position. 
 
 The total tonnage of arrivals of vessels of different descriptions 
 at this port during the year, appears to have been 242,420. As- 
 certained tonnage of merchants’ goods, passing through Chicago, 
 westward, on the line of the proposed railroad, 1336)4- This 
 estimate is independent of lumber, emigrants’ goods, and many 
 other descriptions of goods, which, could the amount be ascer- 
 tained, would swell the freight passing in a westerly direction to a 
 much greater amount. 
 
 An examination of the registers of several of our hotels, gives 
 an average number of 5789 arrivals during the past year, and this 
 multiplied by the number of hotels, gives the total number of 
 133,147 arrivals of travelers. This is exclusive of the travel 
 which the place furnishes, of those who do not stop at the hotels 
 and such as might be considered way passengers. 
 
 There are four arrivals and departures of steam-boats at Chi- 
 cago, during the season of navigation, exceeding on the average, 
 7 months. This would give 428 arrivals and departures? yearly;. 
 430 is the estimated total number of passengers both ways daily. 
 This would amount for the season to 92,020. 
 
 There are eight arrivals and departures of stages daily, having 
 an average number of 15 passengers; equal to 120 daily, and 
 43,800 annually. Of the whole amount of travel, including emi- 
 grants and others, the stages pjrobably transport one-third. We 
 may then estimate the total amount of travel for the year at 
 120,400 — a low estimate. 
 
 No rational doubt can be entertained but that the construction 
 of these roads would have the effect to increase the travel and 
 business upon this route to an almost unlimited extent. Three- 
 fourths of the immense amount of travel constantly migrating 
 from one extreme end of the Union to another, would be a low 
 estimate for this route during the greater part of the season. 
 
 * The first passenger train out of Chicago on the Galena & Chicago Union 
 Railroad, drawn by the “Pioneer”, its first locomotive, about five miles out, 
 was on October 25, 1848. 
 
•STATISTICS. 
 
 25 
 
 The influence, too, which would be exerted, in diverting the 
 transportation of goods from the East to the valley of the 
 Mississippi; and the produce of the West to Eastern markets 
 by this route, will be readily understood by examination of the 
 facts and statistics bearing upon the subject. The produce of 
 Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and to some extent of Wisconsin; tobac- 
 co and hemp from Kentucky; sugar, and perhaps cotton from 
 the South, and lead from mining regions, would come this way; 
 and from the East the immense and increasing amount of mer- 
 chandise required for the consumption of the rapidly-settling 
 West. The day is near at hand, when the entire West will be 
 dependent upon the Lakes for its supply of lumber; the lumber 
 in the LTpper Mississippi, and in the Alleghany country, from 
 which the article is now obtained, being nearly exhausted. 
 
 The above are some of the considerations going to show the 
 importance, and in case of their construction, the probable 
 sources of business and revenue of our works of internal improve- 
 ment. It is to be hoped that wise councils will preside over all 
 deliberations relating to them, and that the most energetic and 
 efficient action on the part of the public will result therefrom. 
 
 COMMON-SCHOOLS. 
 
 Chicago is abundantly supplied with means of common-school 
 education. The City is divided into four districts, and has, at 
 present four public-schools, where about 1200 pupils are instruct- 
 ed in the different branches of an English education. Two large 
 two-story brick-edifices, capable of accommodating 1000 pupils, 
 have been erected within the last two years, for school purposes, 
 at a cost of about $12,000. It is expected that other similar 
 buildings will be provided when the public good requires them. 
 
 There are now employed in the public schools, three male, and 
 six female teachers, the former at an annual salary of $500, and 
 the latter of $250. 
 
 The schools are under the immediate supervision of a. board of 
 seven inspectors, appointed annually by the common council; 
 and three trustees for each district. It is the duty of the inspect- 
 ors to examine and license teachers ; visit and examine the 
 schools at stated periods; prescribe the books to be used, etc. 
 
 The schools are sustained in part by a permanent fund, and in 
 part by a tax, amounting ordinarily to one-half mill per centum. 
 The fund is derived from two sources ; from the proceeds of the 
 sale of section sixteen; and from the interest of the college and 
 seminary fund. The revenue derivable from these sources, 
 amounts to about $4700 annually. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS, SOCIETIES, ETC. 
 
 City Officers : 
 
 Augustus Garrett, Mayor. 
 
 Common Council for 1845 : 
 
 ALDERMEN 
 
 I st Ward —Jonathan Young Scammon, 
 Thomas Church. 
 
 2d Ward-- James H. Woodworth, 
 Robert P. Idamilton. 
 
 3d Ward— Francis H. Taylor, 
 
 Francis M. Edwards. 
 
 4th Ward— Asahel Pierce, 
 
 Thomas McDonough. 
 5th Ward— Elihu Granger, 
 Samuel Greer. 
 
 6th Ward— Richard C. Ross, 
 Mahlon D. Ogden. 
 
 Common-Council Rooms, Saloon Buildings [s.-e. cor. Clark and Lake Sts.]. 
 
 Edward A. Rucker, Clerk. 
 
 Henry W. Clarke, Attorney. 
 
 Philip Dean, Marshal and 
 
 Street Commissioner. 
 Wm. Linnaeus Church, Treasurer. 
 Alfred M. Talley, Collector. 
 Augustine Deodat Taylor, Assessor. 
 Asa F. Bradley, Surveyor. 
 
 Wm. H. Brown, School Agent. 
 
 Wm. Owen, Sealer. 
 
 Democratic Advocate, 
 
 Police - Constables — W m. W essencraft, 
 Henry Mizener, 
 James E. Killick. 
 
 School Inspectors — Geo. W. Meeker, 
 Wm. IT. Brown, 
 L. C. Paine Freer, 
 Chas. McDonnell, 
 William Jones, 
 William B. Ogden, 
 Nathan IT. Bolles. 
 
 Corporation Newspaper. 
 
 Courts and Officers of Cook County : 
 
 CIRCUIT COURT. 
 
 Hon. Richard M. Young, Judge. | Louis D. Hoard, Deputy Clerk. 
 
 Samuel Hoard, Cltrk. j Mark Skinner, Master in Chancery. 
 
 Terms — 4th Monday of March and the 1st Monday of November. 
 
 COOK-COUNTY COURT: 
 
 (Established by the Legislature) — Session of 1844-5. 
 
 Hon. Hugh T. Dickey, Judge. j Louis D. Hoard, Deputy Clerk. 
 
 James Curtiss, Clerk. [ Patrick Ballingall, Prosecuting Ally. 
 
 Terms — 1st Mondays of May, August, November, and February. 
 
 This Court has exclusive jurisdiction in all cases of appeal and misdemeanors. 
 
 COUNTY -COMMISSIONERS’ COURT : 
 
 Chas. I.. I’. Hogan, 1 I George Davis, Clerk. 
 
 Homer Wilmarth, > Commissioners. \ Charles B. Farwell, Deputy Clerk. 
 James Michie, ) Terms — 1st Mondays in March, June, Sept, and Dec. 
 
 PROBATE COURT : 
 
 Hon. Mahlon D. Ogden, Justice. 
 
 JUSTICES’ COURT: 
 
 Frederick A. Howe, I Lewis C. Kercheval, 
 
 Henry L. Rucker, J Mahlon D. Ogden, Probate Justice. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 
 
 -7 
 
 County 
 
 Sam’l J. Lowe, Sheriff and Collector. 
 James M. Lowe, Deputy Sheriff. 
 Orson Smith, Coroner. 
 
 Jeremiah H. Sullivan, George. Brady, 
 
 Officers : 
 
 Anton Getzler, Asses’r and Treasurer. 
 Wm. Bradshaw Egan, Surgeon. 
 
 Asa F. Bradley, Surveyor. 
 
 Henry Cunningham, Constables. 
 
 Notaries Public: 
 
 John Benjamin Franklin Russell, j Sidney Abell, 
 Alonzo Huntington, j Henry Brown. 
 
 Senator and Representatives : 
 
 Norman B. Judd, Senator for Cook and Lake Counties. 
 Hart L. Stewart, Isaac Newton Arnold, ) 
 
 Francis Cornwell Sherman, 
 
 Representatives State Legislature. 
 
 Postmasters, 
 
 Barrington, Alvah Miller. 
 
 Blue Island, Norman Rexford. 
 '^'Bachelor’s Grove, Stephen Rexford. 
 Chicago, Hart L. Stewart. 
 tCazenovia, John S. Everett. 
 ^Dutchman’s Point, John Shrigley. 
 §Desplaines, Michael O'Brien. 
 
 Elk Grove, Frederick W. Page. 
 
 IlFlag Creek, Elijah Wentworth, Jr. 
 
 Cook County : 
 
 " Hill’s Mills, John Hill. 
 **Keepatau, Lemuel Brown. 
 ttNew Strasburg, Charles Sauter. 
 Summit, James Michie. 
 JJSherman, Silas W. Sherman. 
 Thornton, Joseph Case. 
 
 Wheeling, Joseph Filkins. 
 §§Wickliffe, Eben F. Colby. 
 
 United States Officers: 
 
 John Wentworth, Representative in Congress, 4th Congressional District. 
 David L. Gregg, LL S. Attorney. 
 
 Justin Butterfield, Jr., Master in Chancery, U. S. District Court. 
 
 John McClelland, Superintendent Public Works, Lake Michigan. 
 
 Charles L. Schlatter, Harbor Agent. 
 
 James Long, Keeper of the Light-House. 
 
 William B. Snowhook, Deputy Collector and Inspector Port of Chicago. 
 William M. Jackson, Register Chicago Land Office. 
 
 Thomas Dyer, Receiver n n m 
 
 Commissioners of Deeds for Other States : 
 
 Mark Skinner, for the State of New York. 
 
 Elisha Winslow Tracy, for the State of Connecticut. 
 
 * Bachelor s Grove was in town of Bremen about five miles southwest of Blue Island, 
 
 t Cazenovia was in town of Leyden, west of Desplaines River, near where River Park 
 now is. 
 
 X Dutchman’s Point was in Niles, on the old Milwaukee stage-road. 
 
 § Desplaines was in northern part of town of Lemont, at what is now called “The Sag,” 
 or Au Saganaskee. 
 
 || Flag Creek was in southwestern part of Lyons, on old stage-road to Joliet. 
 
 Hill’s Mills in Hanover. * * * § ** Keepatau in Lemont. tl New Strasburg in Bloom. 
 XX Sherman in Northfield. Wickliffe in Palatine. — J. W. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 Buckner Smith Morris, President. 
 Lemuel Coveil Paine Freer, Sec’y. 
 Alexander Brand, Treasurer. 
 
 Hydraulic Company : 
 
 Capital, $200,000. 
 
 Directors- 
 
 -Benjamin W. Raymond, 
 Walter S. Gurnee, 
 Stephen F. Gale, 
 
 Smith J. Sherwood. 
 Applications for water to be made to James Long, at the Clerk’s Office. 
 
 Rush Medical College : 
 
 CHARTERED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN 1837. COLLEGE EDIFICE ERECTED 1844. 
 
 FACULTY : 
 
 Daniel Brainard, M.D., Professor of Surgery. 
 
 Graham N. Fitch, M.D., Professor of Institutes and Practice of Medicine. 
 John Evans, M.D., Prof, of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children. 
 James VanZant Blaney, M.D., Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy. 
 
 John McLean, M.D., Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. 
 William B. Herrick, M.D., Professor of Anatomy. 
 
 Mechanics’ Institute: 
 
 ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 23D, 1842. 
 
 Shubael Davis Childs, President. 
 
 Llenry L. Fulton, ist Vice-President, i S. S. Foster, Recording-Secretary. 
 Jason Gurley, 2d Vice-President. Zebina Eastman, Corresp’ding Sec’y. 
 
 William Blair, Treasurer. I Joseph E. Brown, Librarian. 
 
 Directors : 
 
 Chas. M. Gray, I Joseph Meeker, I Alphonso Bent, 
 
 Isaac Speer, j Isaac Lawrence Milliken, | Seth Johnson. 
 
 Young Men’s Association : 
 
 ORGANIZED 1841. 
 
 David S. Lee, President. i Edward A. Rucker, Rec. Secretary. 
 
 Mahlon D. Ogden, 1 st Vice-Pres. Geo. Manierre, Cor. Secretary. 
 
 Wm. Linnaeus Church, 2d V.-Pres’t. I Carlton Holland, Treasurer. 
 
 Chicago F 
 
 Stephen F. G 
 
 Sidney S. Durfee, 1st Assistant. 
 
 Engine Co. No. 1 — (Cataract): 
 Cyrus P. Bradley, Foreman. 
 Jonathan W. Steele, Assistant. 
 George R. Bills, Clerk. 
 
 11 11 11 Treasurer. 
 
 Joel C. Walter, Steward. 
 
 Engine Co. N 
 
 Alson S. Sherman, Foreman. 
 
 Hose 
 
 Jacob B. Johnson, Foreman. 
 
 Wm. O. Snell, Assistant. 
 
 re-Department : 
 
 ile, Chief Engineer. 
 
 | Asher Rossetter, 2d Assistant. 
 
 Engine Co. No. 3 — (Osceola) : 
 Wm. M. Larrabee, Foreman. 
 
 Noah Scranton, Jr., Assistant. 
 
 Wm. H. Bushnell, Clerk. 
 
 'Benjamin L. T. Bourland, Treasurer. 
 George F. Foster, Steward. 
 
 1. 2 — (Tradesman’s): 
 
 | E. H. Sammons, Ass’t Foreman. 
 
 Company : 
 
 Thomas Holt, Clerk. 
 
 | Samuel Warner, Treasurer. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 
 
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 Bucket Company : 
 
 Francis T. Sherman, Foreman. | Charles D. Grannis, Assistant. 
 
 Oscar F. Lowe, Clerk and Treasurer. 
 
 Hook-and-Ladder Company : 
 
 Charles M. Gray, Foreman. | George Collins, Assistant. 
 
 Thomas Butler Carter, Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 Fire Guard : 
 
 Leroy M. Boyce, Foreman. 
 Orrington Lunt, 1st Assistant. 
 Charles Raney Vandereook, 2d Ass’t. 
 
 John C. Haines, Treasurer. 
 Robert P. Hamilton, Steward. 
 
 I. O. of O. F. 
 
 Union Lodge, No. 9, Instituted Feb. 28th, 1844, meets at 65 Lake Street. 
 Duane Ldg,No. 1 i,m’ts at Harmon & Loomis’ bldg, S. Water St. s. w. cor. Clark. 
 
 Washington Temperance Society, numbers 1500, instituted January 1st, 1840. 
 Junior Washington Temperance Society, numbers 300, inst’d March 11, 1843. 
 Independent Order of Rechabites, Chicago Tent No. 63, numbers 200, organ- 
 ized August 20th, 1844; meets every Monday Evening at 92 Lake Street. 
 Independent Order of Rechabites, Western-Star Tent, No. 125, numbers 30; 
 
 meets every Tuesday evening at 92 Lake Street. 
 
 Independent Sons of Temperance, numbers 20, instituted November 8th, 1845; 
 
 meetings every Thursday evening at 92 Lake Street. 
 
 Bethel Temperance Society, instituted July 10, 1842, numbers 1000. 
 
 Catholic Temperance Society, numbers 1000, under the direction of the Catho- 
 
 Lafayette Lodge, No. 18 — Stated meetings 1st and 3d Mondays in each month. 
 Apollo Lodge, No. 2 — Stated meetings 1st and 3d Fridays in each month. 
 Oriental Lodge, No. 33 — Stated meetings 1st and 3d Saturdays in each month. 
 Lafayette Chapter — Stated meetings 2d and 4th Mondays in each month. 
 Council of Lafayette Chapter, No. 2 — Stated meetings on the 5th Monday of 
 each month in which it occurs. 
 
 Apollo Encampment, No. 1 — Stated meetings on the 2d and 4th Fridays in 
 each month. 
 
 Temperance Societies: 
 
 lie clergy. 
 
 Masonic Record : 
 
 Meets at Masonic Hall, 1 7 1 Lake Street. 
 
 Chicago Bible Society : 
 
 William H. Brown, President. 
 Thomas Butler Carter, Secretary. 
 Augustus G. Downs, Treasurer. 
 
 Musical Society — Coral Union: 
 
 Austin D. Sturtevant, President. 
 Joseph Johnson, 1st Leader. 
 
 A. Sidney Downs, Secretary. 
 Seth Porter Warner, 2d Leader. 
 
 Jasper A. M. Hoisington, 3d Leader. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 Religious Societies : 
 
 First Presbyterian Church, Clark Street, between Washington and Madison 
 Streets. — Rev. Flavel Bascom, Pastor. 
 
 Second Presbyterian Church, Randolph Street, between Clark and Dearborn 
 Streets. — Rev. Robert W. Patterson, Pastor. 
 
 Unitarian Church, Washington Street, between Clark and Dearborn Streets. 
 — Rev. G. M. Bartol, Pastor. 
 
 Catholic Church, corner Wabash Avenue and Madison Street.— Rt. Rev.Wm. 
 Ouarter, D. D., and Rev. Jeremiah A. Kinsella, Pastors. 
 
 First Universalist Church, Washington Street, between Clark and Dearborn 
 Streets. — Rev. Sam’l P. Skinner, Pastor. 
 
 Baptist Church, comer Washington and LaSalle Streets. — Rev. Samuel Sand- 
 ford, Pastor. 
 
 Baptist Tabernacle Church, LaSalle Street, between Randolph and Washing- 
 ton Streets. — Rev. [Win. H. Rice], Pastor. 
 
 St. James’ Church (Protestant Episcopal), Cass Street, between Michigan and 
 Illinois Streets. Church erected in 1836, at a cost of about $17,000. — 
 [$9000]. Rev. Ezra B. Kellogg, Pastor. 
 
 Trinity Church, Washington Street, between Clark and LaSalle Streets. — 
 Rev. Wm. F. Walker, Rector. 
 
 First Methodist-Episcopal Church, corner Clark and Washington Streets. — 
 Rev. Wm. M. D. Ryan, Pastor. 
 
 Second Methodist-Episcopal Church, corner W. Randolph and Canal Streets, 
 3d ward. — Rev. S. Bolles, Pastor. 
 
 Bethel Church, N. Dearborn bt. Kinzie and N. Water — Rev. J. Wilcox, Pastor. 
 
 Evangelical Association (German), Wabash Avenue, n. -e. cor. Monroe Street. 
 
 Chicago Society of the New Jerusalem, meetings in Common-Council Room, 
 Saloon Building, 37 Clark Street. 
 
 German Lutheran Association Church, Illinois Street, 5th ward. 
 
 Sunday Schools are attached to most of these denominations. 
 
 [Ward Boundaries: 1st — South-Side east of Clark Street; 2d — South- 
 Side west of Clark Street to the River; 3d — South of West- Randolph Street, 
 west of the River; 4th — West of the River, north of West-Randolph Street; 
 5th — North of the River, west of North- Clark Street; 6th — North of the 
 River, east of North-Clark Street.] 
 
BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 ARCHITECTS. 
 
 Sullivan, Daniel, s.-w. cor. Clark and Lake. 
 
 YanOsdel, John M., 54 Clark, s. of p.-o. 
 
 ATTORNEYS. 
 
 Abell, Sidney, 37 Clark. 
 
 Arnold [Isaac Newton] & Ogden [Mahlon D.], 123 Lake. 
 
 Brown, Henry, & Andrew Jesse [Jackson], 126 Lake. 
 
 Brown, John J., 90 Lake. 
 
 Butterfield, Justin, & J., jr., 70 Lake. 
 
 Clarke, Henry W., s.-w. cor. Clark and Lake. 
 
 Collins, James H., 69 Lake. 
 
 Cowles [Alfred] & Brown [Wm. H.], State Bank Bldgs [s.-w. cor. 
 LaSalle and S. Water.] 
 
 Curtiss, James, Court House, s.-w. cor. Randolph and Clark. 
 DeWolf, Calvin, 71 Lake. 
 
 Dickey, Hugh T., 103 J2 Lake. 
 
 Freer, Lemuel Covell Paine, 53 Clark, op. City Hotel. 
 
 Gardner, Charles, 71 Lake. 
 
 Gregg, David L., U. S. Attorney, 65 Lake. 
 
 Hamilton [Rich’d Jones] & Moore [Thos. C.]. 59 Clark, opp. p.-o. 
 Hoyne, Thomas, 51 Clark, op. City Hotel. 
 
 Huntington, Alonzo, 98 Lake. 
 
 Leary, Albert Greene, 53 Clark, op. City Hotel. 
 
 Lee, DavidS., 103 y 2 Lake. 
 
 McDougall, James A., 118 Lake. 
 
 Mcllroy, Daniel, Court House [s.-w. cor. Clark & Ran., basement.] 
 Manierre [George] & Meeker [George W.], 100 Lake. 
 
 Morris [Buckner Smith] & Greenwood [Wm.], 59 Clark. 
 
 Phelps, Pallas, Clinton, bet. Madison and Washington. 
 
 Scammon [Jonathan Young] & Judd [Norman B.], 123 Lake. 
 Skinner, Mark, 92 Lake. 
 
 Spring [Giles] & Goodrich [Grant], 124 Lake. 
 
 Stuart [Wm.] & Larrabee [Chas. R. |, 59 Clark, over p.-o. 
 
 Thomas [Jesse Burgess] & Ballingall [Patrick], 92 Lake. 
 
 Tracy, Elisha Winslow, 123 Lake. 
 
 Wright, Walter, 94 Lake. 
 
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 AUCTION AND COMMISSION. 
 
 Cagwin, H. A., 188 Lake. 
 
 Davlin, John, s.-e. cor. Lake and State. 
 
 Grubb, George G., 187 Lake. 
 
 Nickerson, Solon, 190 Lake. 
 
 O’Donoghue [Peter] & Marshall [Francis], 13 1 Lake. 
 
 Parker, John, 63 Lake. 
 
 BAKERS. 
 
 Blaesy, Bernhard, s.-w. cor. Lake and Wells. 
 
 Borchy, Frederick, 49 LaSalle. 
 
 Groll, Philip, 53 LaSalle. 
 
 Howe, James L., 14 Dearborn. 
 
 Lacey, John, N. Water. 
 
 Lacey, William, W. Water. 
 
 Pope, John, 200 Lake. 
 
 Weis, Frederick, 12 Clark. 
 
 Winship, Joseph, 71 S. Water, bet. State and Dearborn. 
 
 BANKERS AND BROKERS. 
 
 Brand, Alex., & Co. [James Murray], s.-w. cor. Clark and Lake. 
 Buckley, Noah, 152 Lake. 
 
 Burch, Isaac Howe, 97 Lake. 
 
 Hart, Geo. W., & Co. [Nathaniel Pitkin], 43 Clark. 
 
 Smith, George, & Co., 41 Clark. 
 
 Swift, Richard K., 102 Lake, up stairs. 
 
 Whiting, Wm. L., Hannon & Loomis Bldg. [s.-w. coi. Claik and 
 S. Water.] 
 
 BARBERS. 
 
 Bell & Hall [A. T.], 249 Lake. 
 
 Dixon, J. E., Dearborn, op. Tremont House. 
 
 Davidson, D. N., Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Hageman, Frederick C., N. Water [w. of N. Dearborn, N. S.J. 
 Knight, Henry (col’d), 54 Clark. 
 
 Paine, William, Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Perry [A. S.] & Drake [H. J.], 131 Lake, 3 drs e. of Lake-St. H’se. 
 Taylor, Abraham (col'd), 31 Lake. 
 
 BATHS. 
 
 Knight, Henry (col’d), 54 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 BILLIARD -SALOONS. 
 
 Downey, John, 33 Lake. 
 
 Johnson, John (col’d), 20 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
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 BLACKSMITHS. 
 
 Blanchard, Joseph, Randolph, nr Market. 
 
 Busch, John B., n.-e. cor. Market and Randolph. 
 
 Haas, Ludwig, [ 1 68] Randolph, nr LaSalle. 
 
 Harman, Wm., n. side of N. Water, east of Wolcott [N. State]. 
 Jefferson, Oliver, nr s.-w. cor. Randolph and Dearborn. 
 
 Milliken, Isaac [Lawrence], alley, rear of 45 and 47 Wabash ave. 
 Mooney, Michael, 1 1 LaSalle. 
 
 O’Brian [Michael] & Gates [Edwin L.], 13 LaSalle. 
 
 O’Connor, James, N. Water, west of Clark. 
 
 Pierce [Asahel] & Witbeck [Henry], 16 to 22 Market. 
 
 Stevens, William B., 46 Lake. 
 
 Snell, William Otis, 115 and 117 N. Water. 
 
 Sullivan, Owen, N. Dearborn, bet Kinzie and Michigan. 
 
 Warner, Seth Porter, 46 Randolph. 
 
 BLOCK-PUMP AND SPAR-MAKER. 
 
 Scranton, Noah, s.-e. cor. N. Water and N. State. 
 
 BOWLING-SALOONS. 
 
 Covey, Asa, S. Water. 
 
 Gates, J. H., 73 Lake. 
 
 Coold, Nathaniel, 204 Lake. 
 
 Jones [Hiram] & Martin [Joseph Hopkins], 109 Randolph. 
 Tiernan, Hugh, 117 Randolph. 
 
 BOOKBINDER. 
 
 Hoisington, Jasper A., 63 Clark. 
 
 BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 
 
 Barlow, Wm. W., & Co. [Mark H. Newman & Co., New York], 
 121 Lake. 
 
 Brautigam [Joseph Castor] &: Keen [Joseph, jr. ], 146 Lake. 
 Burley, Augustus Harris & Charles, 106 Lake. 
 
 Carter, Thomas Butler, Deposit. Chic. Bible Society, 118 Lake. 
 Comstock [J. S.] & Ackley [Benj. F.], 82 Lake. 
 
 Hooker, Jos. W., Depository of Sunday-School Books, 152 Lake. 
 Johnson, Joseph, Depository, 59 Lake. 
 
 McDonnell, Charles, Catholic Books, 25 Market. 
 
 BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEATHER. 
 
 Adams,’ William Henry, & Co., 138 Lake. 
 
 Beecher, Jerome, 160 Lake. 
 
 Collins, Samuel B., & Co. [George Collins], 140 Lake. 
 
 Gurnee, Walter S., 158 Lake. 
 
 Otis, Asa, 87 Lake. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 Rattle, Samuel, & Co. [Francis Rattle], 136 Lake. 
 
 Taylor, Daniel, & Son [Win. H.], 120 Lake. 
 
 Taylor [John O.] &: Smith [S. P.], 184 Lake. 
 
 Whitlock, Thomas, 104 Lake. 
 
 BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. 
 
 Aiken, Samuel, Clark. 
 
 Bagley, Hugh, S. Water. 
 
 Branigan, James, 139^ Lake. 
 
 Chevil, Mathew, W. Water, bet. W. Lake and VV. Randolph. 
 David, William, 172 Lake. 
 
 Davis, S. R., Randolph, west of Clark. 
 
 Dike, Isaac, 9 Dearborn. 
 
 Edwards, Thomas, 251 Lake. 
 
 Emerson, William, 244 Lake. 
 
 Gleason, Michael, 149 Lake. 
 
 Grannis, Samuel J., 150J2 Lake. 
 
 Jackson, Lockwood, Dearborn, op. Tremont House. 
 Kernickerbocker, Samuel R., State. 
 
 Letz, Jacob, & Co. [Charles Letz], 202 Lake. 
 
 Lewis, L., N. Water. 
 
 Melvin, Thomas, S. Water, bet. Clark and Dearborn. 
 
 Mitchell, John B., 136 Lake. 
 
 Plagge, George, N. Water, bet. Dearborn and N. State. 
 
 Quirk, Francis, Market. 
 
 Robinson [P. P.] & Gregory [FI. M.], 195J/J Lake. 
 
 Strausel [Martin] & Stein [Charles], 42 LaSalle. 
 
 Taylor, Solomon, 183 Lake. 
 
 Weller, V., Kinzie, east of Clark. 
 
 Wolf, Jacob, 53 Clark. 
 
 Wornhurz, J., LaSalle. 
 
 BOTANICAL AND VEGETABLE GARDENS. 
 
 Carpenter, Job, [W. Lake, nr Union Park], 4th Ward. 
 
 Hastings, William, [Archer Road], 2d Ward. 
 
 Maroo, W., 6th Ward. 
 
 Thomas, Henry & Gerhard, n.-e. cor. N. Dearborn and Division. 
 
 BRASS AND SILVER PLATING. 
 
 Campbell, Andrew, Randolph, nr LaSalle. 
 
 BREWERS. 
 
 Carney, James, 67 S. Water. 
 
 Gaugh, Jacob, Indiana, bet. Pine and St. Clair. 
 
 Lill [Wm] & Diversey [Michael], Chicago Ave., s.-e. cor. Pine. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 BUILDERS. 
 
 Adsit, James M., Monroe, near south-west cor. Dearborn. 
 
 Barnes, Hamilton, W. Randolph. 
 
 Brown, Joseph E., 254 Clark, nr Jackson. 
 
 Cruver [John] & Sanser [John W.], N. Clark. 
 
 Dunlap, Hugh, s.-w. cor. W. Randolph and W. Water. 
 
 Edwards, Francis, Canal, 3d Ward. 
 
 Graff, Peter, rear 120 Clark. 
 
 Harris, Jacob, 1st St. (VanBuren), 1st Ward (east of Clark). 
 Johnson [Sanford] A Shepard [Robert], rear 120 Clark. 
 
 Loyd, Alex., Randolph, n.-w. cor. Wells. 
 
 Malcolm, Robert, Kinzie, bet N. Clark and N. LaSalle. 
 
 Page, Peter, s.-w. cor. Wabash ave. and Washington. 
 
 Peck, Azel, nr (cor.) Clinton and W. Washington. 
 
 Sherman, Alson S., cor. W. Washington and Clinton. 
 
 Sturges, B. R., S. Water, 2 doors east of Wells. 
 
 Taylor, Augustine Deodat, 83 Michigan ave., nr Lake. 
 
 Thirds, William, Wells, bet. Washington and Madison. 
 
 Updike [Peter Lewis] & Sollitt [John], rear of 108 Randolph. 
 Wood, Alonzo C., Cass, bet. Indiana and Ohio. 
 
 CABINET AND CHAIR MANUFACTURERS. 
 
 Brown, George, 213 Randolph. 
 
 Clark [Elisha] & Hasey [Samuel D.], 109 Lake. 
 
 Crow [Thomas] & Mills [Henry], 225 Lake. 
 
 Crosby, Loren, cor. Dearborn and S. Water. 
 
 Jacobus [David L.] A [Augustus L.], 11 Clark. 
 
 Jones, Daniel Andrews, 18 Dearborn. 
 
 Jones, Elisha Morris, 78 Madison. 
 
 Kent, Lawrens, n. s. W. Randolph, east of Desplaines. 
 McWilliams, James, 40 Franklin. 
 
 Morgan, Caleb, T99 Lake. 
 
 Roberts, James S., 53 Franklin. 
 
 Weir, John B., 186 Lake. 
 
 CHURCHES. 
 
 Baptist, First, s.-e. cor. Washington and LaSalle. 
 
 Baptist Tabernacle, 78 and 80 LaSalle. 
 
 Bethel, w. side N. Dearborn, bet. Kinzie and N. Water. 
 
 Catholic [St. Mary’s], s.-w. cor. Wabash ave. and Madison. 
 Episcopal (St. James), Cass, s.-w- cor. Illinois. 
 
 Episcopal (Trinity), 135-41 Madison. 
 
 Evangelical Association [German], Wabash ave., n.-e. cor. Monroe 
 Lutheran, German, Illinois, east of N. Clark. 
 
 Methodist, First, s.-e. cor. Washington and Clark. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 Methodist, Second, Canal, bet. W. Randolph and W. Washington. 
 Presbyterian, First, 1 14-120 Clark. 
 
 Presbyterian, Second, 116—120 Randolph. 
 
 Presbyterian, Reformed — Female Seminary, n.-w. cor. Clark 
 and Madison. . „ , 
 
 Swedenborgian [New Jerusalem], meet in Saloon Bldg, s.-e. cor. 
 
 Lake and Clark, 3d floor. 
 
 Unitarian, 87-93 Washington. 
 
 Universalist, 96-102 Washington. 
 
 CLOTHING STORES. 
 
 Andrews, Benjamin, jr., 6 Clark. 
 
 Benedik, Scott, 183 Lake. 
 
 Cole [Samuel] & Co. [James Marks], 123 Lake. 
 
 Davis, John, Dearborn, s.-w. cor. S. Water. [Welch. J 
 
 Denker, [Richard P.] & Borges [Philip], 14 1 Lake. 
 
 Hettinger [John] & Peterman [John], S. Water, bet. Clark and 
 Dearborn. 
 
 Howland [M.J & Russ [E. G.], 97 Lake - 
 Husted, Harrison Hoyt, 10 1 Lake. 
 
 King, Tuthill, 1 1 5 Lake. 
 
 Leopold, Morris L., 119 Lake. 
 
 Lock, Wm, & Co. [Richard P. Cox, Phila., Pa.], 125 Lake. 
 
 COFFEE-HOUSES. 
 
 City Refectory, Sink [Melvin] & Fuller [Stephen], 1 7 Dearborn. 
 Cole’s [Oscar] Restaurant, Clark, op. City Hotel. [King Cole.] 
 Eagle, Heman Hatch, 10 Dearborn. 
 
 Eating-House, Patrick Dempsey, s.-e. cor. S. Water and State. 
 Exchange, Dodge [Martin] & Steele [Jonathan W.], 17 Clark. 
 Graves’, Clark, op. City Hotel. 
 
 Johnston, William [col’d], 20 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Tontine, Isaac Angell, S. Water, s.-w. cor. Dearborn. 
 Washington, John Downey, 83 Lake. 
 
 COLLEGES. 
 
 Rush Medical, 85-87 N. Dearborn. 
 
 St. Mary's of the Lake, Superior, bet. Wolcott [N. State] and 
 Cass and Chicago ave. 
 
 COMMISSION STORES. 
 
 Harmon, Charles Loomis, s.-w. cor. Clark and S. Watei. 
 Raymond, Benjamin Wright, 122 Lake, up stairs. 
 
 Sherman, Robert D., S. Water, n.-w. cor. Dearborn. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 CONFECTIONERS. 
 
 Banzhaff, Charles, N. Water, east of and nr N. Clark. 
 
 Dinet, Joseph, 48 Clark. 
 
 Ferry, Charles S., 167 Lake. 
 
 COOPERS. 
 
 Fish, G. W., W. Lake, bet. N. Clinton and N. Canal. 
 
 Fish, J. P., cor. W. Lake and N. Clinton. 
 
 Govro, John I., N. Canal, nr W. Kinzie. 
 
 Maher, Hugh, South Branch, 2d Ward, Reynolds' packing-house. 
 Sammons, Fred, Canal, bet. W. Adams and W. Jackson. 
 
 Squires, Nathan, Canal, bet. W. Adams and W. Monroe. 
 
 Tucker [Thos. E.] & Uavis [j. D.J, 149 S. Water, nr LaSalle. 
 
 [GRAIN] -CRADLE MANUFACTORY. 
 
 Gray, Charles M., 76, 78 Dearborn. 
 
 CROCKERY STORES. 
 
 Bradford, Robert, 219 Lake. 
 
 Burley, Arthur Gilman, & Co. [Wm. H. Brown], 105 Lake. 
 
 DENTISTS. 
 
 Gibbs, Aaron, 117 Lake. 
 
 Hadley, Elijah W., 88 J A Lake. 
 
 Judson, Edward, 93 Lake. 
 
 Kennicott, Wm. H., 133 Lake. 
 
 Pratt, Amos, 95 Lake. 
 
 DOORS, SASH, AND BLINDS. 
 
 Beidler [Jacob] & McKee [James], S. Water. 
 
 McFall, Francis, Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 
 Price, William H., Clinton, nr s.-w. cor. W. Randolph. 
 
 Rossiter, Newton, S. Water, n.-w. cor. Franklin. 
 
 DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 
 
 Boyce, Leroy M., 113 Lake. 
 
 Brinkerhoff [Dr. John] & Penton [Thomas B.], 143 Lake. 
 
 Clarke & Co. [Wm. H., Abram F., and Samuel C.], 102 Lake. 
 Hagerman, Fred C., N. Water. 
 
 Sawyer, Sidney, 124 Lake. 
 
 Stebbins [Samuel N.] & Reed [Josiah H.], 159 Lake, s.-w. cor. 
 LaSalle. 
 
 Walter, Ethan (Botanic), 23 Dearborn. 
 
 DYEING. 
 
 Glassford, Hugh, 186 Randolph. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 DRY AND FANCY GOODS. 
 
 Carter, Thomas Butler, & Co. [Job Magie of N. J.], rr8 Lake. 
 Coffin, Henry P., 89 Lake. 
 
 Gale, Mrs. Abram, 163 Lake, up stairs. 
 
 Hanson [Joseph L.J & Ransom [J. W.], 117 Lake. 
 
 Kohn, Isaac, & Brothers [Abraham and Moses], 85 Lake. 
 
 Magie, Haines H., & Co. [John High, jr.], 130 Lake. 
 
 Rosenfeld [Levi] & Rosenberg [Jacob], 220 Lake. 
 
 Sherman, James D.. & Brother [Robert D.], 99 Lake. 
 
 Warner, Herman, 188 Lake. 
 
 DRY-GOODS AND GROCERIES. 
 
 Aiken, James E., &: Co. [Edward H. Aiken], 162 Lake. 
 
 Andrus [Loomis] & Doyle [Michael], 93 S. Water, nr Dearborn. 
 Baldwin [Wm. Anson] &: Parsons [Jas. B.], 88 Lake. 
 
 Bell [Robert] & Kent, Wadsworth’s Block, S. Water. 
 
 Bigelow, Arnold, & Co. [And. E. Fuller, M. Krinbill], 114 Lake. 
 Bigelow, Henry Winants, 67 Lake. 
 
 Bishop, James E., T71 Lake. 
 
 Briggs [Wm. B.] & Greene [Thomas R.], 174 Lake. 
 
 Burbank [Wm. B.] & Shaw [Isaiah], 149 Lake. 
 
 Burdsall, Edward H., 70 Lake. 
 
 Burhans, Henry J. & A. W., Randolph, nr Market. 
 
 Butler, Wm. M., 205 Lake. 
 
 Cassidy [P. E.] & Smith, 222 Lake. 
 
 Clark [Erastus Lewis] & Edwards [Edwin], cor. W. Ran. & Water. 
 Clark [Francis] & Haines [John C.], 168 Lake. 
 
 Collamer, D. G. 148 Lake. 
 
 Davis [Samuel PI] <t Jenks [John], 103 Lake. 
 
 Durant, James T., 147 Lake. 
 
 Fennerty, John, 100 Lake. 
 
 Follansbee [Charles] & Gilman [Marcus D.], 71 Lake. 
 
 Foster [A. H.] & Spencer [Alex.], S. Water, nr Dearborn. 
 Hamilton [Robert P.] & White [Marcus L.], 139 Lake. 
 
 Hamlin [J. R.] Day [Daniel] & Warner [Sam’l M.], 246 Lake. 
 Herrick, Elisha W., 69 Lake. 
 
 Hobbie, Albert G., 142 Lake. 
 
 Holden, Charles Newton, s.-e. cor. S. Water and Clark. 
 
 Hooker, Joseph W., 152 Lake. 
 
 Hubbard, Moses, S. Water, east of Dearborn. 
 
 Jackson, Obadiah, Wadsworth’s Block, S. Water. 
 
 King, John, jr., & Co. [John Moore, Warren, Mass.], 90 Lake. 
 Lane [Geo. W.] & Densmore [F.leazer W.], Wadsworth’s Block, 
 
 S. Water, west of Clark. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 Lansing, Cornelius, 161 Lake. 
 
 Lowndes, Geo. B., cor. Randolph and Market. 
 
 Loyd [Alex.] & Thomas [Benj. W.], ioi Lake. 
 
 McKay, Alex., Harmon & Loomis’ Buildg, 147 S. Water. 
 Moseley [Flavel] &■ McCord [Jason], 150 Lake. 
 
 Mower, Lyman, 169 Lake. 
 
 Neef [Michael A.] & Church [Wm. Linnaeus], hi Lake. 
 
 Norton [Cyprian Collins] & Case [John Ruskin], 78 Lake. 
 Norton, Horace, & Co. [Joel Clark Walter], S. Water, bet. Clark 
 and Dearborn. 
 
 Ottaway, Charles, 175 Lake. 
 
 Peck, Sheldon W., Randolph, nr bridge. 
 
 Robinson, S. S., & Co., 19 1 Lake, cor. Wells. 
 
 Rossetter, Asher, 92 Lake. 
 
 Salisbury, 1 ’. W., S. Water, nr Clark. 
 
 Sherman, Ezra I,., 122 Lake. 
 
 Sherman, Nathaniel, jr., 112 Lake. 
 
 Slater, Charles S., & Co., 157 Lake. 
 
 Snowhook, Wm. Bergan, 10 Clark, nr S. Water. 
 
 Stone, Horatio O., 65 Lake. 
 
 Stevens [Henry] & Carpenter [James H.], 166 Lake. 
 
 Strail, Isaac & J. Milo, Clark, nr S. Water, and 248 Lake. 
 
 Tucker [Thos. E.] & Davis [J. D.], Wadsworth’s Bl’k, S. Water. 
 Tuckerman [Lucius] & Higginson [George M.], Harmon and 
 Loomis’ Bldg, 8 Clark. 
 
 Tuttle, Nelson & Lucius G., 68 Lake. 
 
 Vibbard, P. G., 65 Lake. 
 
 Wadsworth [Elisha S.], Dyer [Thomas], & Chapin [John P.], 
 
 S. Water, bet. Clark and LaSalle. 
 
 Walker, Almon, S. Water, n. s. bet. Dearborn and State. 
 
 Walker, Charles, S. Water, nr State. 
 
 Walton, Nelson C., S. Water, bet. Clark and Dearborn. 
 
 Wicker, Charles Gustavus, & Co., [Joel Hoxie Wicker], 94 Lake. 
 Wood, Franklin & A. C., 208 Lake. 
 
 Wooster [David N.] & Harmon [Justus], S. Water, bet. Clark and 
 Dearborn. 
 
 Yates, Horace H., 133 Lake. 
 
 ENGRAVERS. 
 
 Childs, Shubael Davis, 152 Lake. 
 
 White, Roswell N., 32 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 FLOUR STORE. 
 
 Gage, John, S. Water, bet. Dearborn and Clark. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION. 
 
 Bristol [Robert C] & Porter [Hibbard], n.-e. cor. S. Water & State. 
 Bristol, Robert C\, [Red Warehouse,] s.-w. cor. Lake & Market. 
 Durfee [Philo] & Rochester [Jas. H.], n.-w. cor. S. Water & State. 
 Farwell [Samuel, Utica, N.Y.] & Co. [Geo. Augustin Gibbs], S. 
 
 Water, 2d 80 feet west of Clark. 
 
 Hale, Thomas, S. Water, n.-w. cor. Dearborn. 
 
 Hart [Geo. W.] & Jones [Tarleton], S. Water, nr Franklin. 
 Hubbard, Gurdon Saltonstall, s.-w. N. Water, cor. Kinzie. 
 
 Lunt, Orrington, S. Water, west of Franklin. 
 
 Newberry [Oliver] & Dole [Geo. W.], n.-w. cor. S. Water & Clark. 
 Norton, Horace, & Co. [Joel Clark Walter, Edw. Kendall Rogers], 
 River st., n.-e. cor. Wabash ave. 
 
 Pardee, Theron, N. Water, near Kinzie. 
 
 Peck, James, & Co. [Joel H. Tiffany], S. Water, n.-e. cor. Dearb. 
 Wadsworth [Elisha Si], Dyer [Thomas] & Chapin [John P.], 
 S. Water, nr LaSalle, 3d 80 feet west of Clark. 
 
 Walker, Charles, S. Water, 2d 80 feet west of State. 
 
 Winslow, Hezekiah J., S. Water, 2d 80 feet east of Clark. 
 FOUNDRIES. 
 
 Granger, Elihu, N. Water, nr LaSalle. 
 
 Nickerson, J. Ik, & Co., S. Branch, 3d Ward. 
 
 Scoville [Hiram H.] & Gates [Philetus Woodworth], s.-w. cor. W. 
 Water and Washington. 
 
 Stow, Wm. H., s.-e. cor. W. Randolph and Canal. 
 
 FRENCH BURR MILLSTONES. 
 
 Sherwood & Northrop, 230 Lake. 
 
 FRUIT, GROCERIES, ETC. 
 
 Dike, James, Dearborn, nr S. Water. 
 
 Newhall, Harrison, 37 Clark. 
 
 Slater, James E., w. s. Clark, 1st door north of Lake. 
 
 FANNING-MILL MAKERS. 
 
 Hayward, John, Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 
 Tupper, Chester, Washington, bet. Clark and Dearborn. 
 
 GLOVE AND MITTEN FACTORY. 
 
 Hildebrand, William, 234 Lake. 
 
 GRINDER AND CUTLER. 
 
 Corbidge, John, Wells, bet. Lake and Randolph. 
 
 GROCERS WHOLESALE. 
 
 Dunham, John High, n.-w. cor. S. Water and Dearborn. 
 Henshaw [Jos. B.] & Shaw [John O.], 154 Lake. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 GROCERS. 
 
 Barber, Lemuel, 217 Lake. 
 
 Barry, Joseph, W. Water, s. of W. Randolph. 
 
 Barnes, Robert B., W. Randolph, 3d Ward. 
 
 Barstow, John, Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Beal, Huston, N. Water. 
 
 Bell, Joshua, 19 Market, south of alley, bet. Lake and Randolph. 
 Bowas, John, S. Water. 
 
 Breese, Robert, 135 N. Water. 
 
 Brown, Thomas, 127 S. Water, nr Clark. 
 
 Brown, William P., 206 Lake. 
 
 Bryan, Archibald, 156 Lake. 
 
 Bush, John B., 16 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Byrne, Michael, 89 Dearborn. 
 
 Carpenter, Caleb G., Dearborn. 
 
 Chacksfield, George, cor. Randolph and Market. 
 
 Crowley, Dennis, 216 Lake. 
 
 Cunningham, Henry, N. Dearborn, nr N. Water. 
 
 Cure, Peter, 193 Lake. 
 
 Daly, John, N. Water, nr N. Dearborn. 
 
 Davis, Edward, 185 Lake. 
 
 Dieden, Jacob, N. Water, nr N. Clark. 
 
 Doane, George G., S. Water, nr Dearborn. 
 
 Dolise, Peter, cor. Lake and Market. 
 
 Duffey, Patrick, N. Water, nr N. Dearborn. 
 
 Dynan, Timothy, Market. 
 
 Flynn, Michael, 53 S. Water, nr State. 
 
 Gallagher, Eugene, N. Water. 
 
 Garrett, Alex., N. Water, nr N. Dearborn 
 Goodwin, H., & Co., 172 Lake. 
 
 Gossman, J. G., 140 N. Water, bet. N. Clark and N. Dearborn. 
 Gray, John L., n.-e. cor. N. Water and N. Clark. 
 
 Gray, Joseph Henry, n.-e. cor. Clark and Randolph. 
 
 Harrison, Henry, 113 S. Water, nr Clark. 
 
 Heath, Harrison, 18 State. 
 
 Hickcox, Philander, 214 Lake. 
 
 Hills, R. E., & Co., cor. Randolph and Market. 
 
 Johnson, John, cor. N. Water and Wolcott [N. State]. 
 
 Jones. Benj., & Co., Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Keith, Mathew & W. M., Market, cor. Randolph. 
 
 Knickerbocker, Abram V., S. Water, nr State. 
 
 Kotz, Christian, S. Water, east of Clark. 
 
 Lamb [Horace] & Heald [Horatio Nelson], 176 Lake. 
 
 Lowe, Samuel A., 49 Clark. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 Lynch, John, N. Water, e. of Wolcott. 
 
 McCarthy, Owen, N. Water, nr N. State. 
 
 McDonald, Michael, N. Water, bet. N. State and Cass. 
 McDonnell, Charles, 27 Market, nr n.-e. cor. Randolph. 
 McFarlane, P., 204 Lake. 
 
 McIntyre, John, cor. W. Water and W. Randolph. 
 
 McKay, Patrick, N. Water, bet. N. Dearborn and Wolcott. 
 McKay Samuel, N. Water, cor. Kinzie. 
 
 Madden, Wm, cor. S. Water and State. 
 
 Malzacher, Louis, 181 Lake. 
 
 Mann, Cyrus, 47 Clark. 
 
 Meadowcroft, Robert, 18 Clark, nr cor. Lake. 
 
 Miguli, Rudolph, 182 Randolph, nr LaSalle. 
 
 Moon, Ammon, W. Randolph, bet. Canal and Clinton. 
 
 Moore, Robert, 129 S. Water, bet. Clark and LaSalle. 
 
 Morey [George] & Dike [Henry B.], Dearborn, nr S. Water. 
 O’Brian, George, N. Water, east of N. State. 
 
 Parker, Nelson, 83 Lake. 
 
 Periolat, Clemens, 223 Lake, s.-e. cor. Franklin. 
 
 Quigley, Michael, cor. N. Water and Wolcott [N. State]. 
 Raymond, Benjamin Wright, & Co. [Samuel Newton Dexter], cor 
 S. Water and west of State. 
 
 Rickey [Thos. H.] <fc Cushing, Clark, nr S. \\ ater. 
 
 Rilley, N., Market, nr Lake. 
 
 Robinson, Cyrus D., W. Randolph, west of Canal. 
 
 Rotgape, Henry, 241 Lake. 
 
 Roth, J. Geo., Clark. 
 
 Russell, Jacob, n.-w. cor. Clark and Randolph. 
 
 Satterlee, TMerritt Lawrence] & Cook [Geo. C.], 64 Lake. 
 Saunders [R. Paul] & Scales [Charles R.], 65 S. Water. 
 
 Seeley, George, 67 S. Water. 
 
 Schaller, Andrew, 209 Lake. 
 
 Sheldon, Philo C., 179 Lake. 
 
 Smith. Chas. D., S. Water, nr Clark. 
 
 Smith, Charles H., Market. 
 
 Smith & Marsh, 2 i 6 j 4 Lake. 
 
 Stoneham, John, 87 S. Water, west of State. 
 
 Stose, Clemens, Randolph, s.-e. cor. Wells [5th ave.]. 
 
 Taylor, John, W. Water, north of Randolph. 
 
 Taylor [J. O.] & Smith, 184 l^ake. 
 
 Torney & Belniore, Dearborn, bet. I.ake and S. Water. 
 
 Towner [Norman K.] & Raymond [George], S. Water, cor. Claik. 
 Walter, Ethan, 20 Dearborn, nr I,ake. 
 
 Warner, Henry, 247 Lake. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 Weber, John, S. Water, east of and near Clark. 
 
 Williams, John S., 145 Lake. 
 
 Woods, Charley, S. Water, bet. State and Dearborn. 
 
 Woolsey, John, W. Water, north of Randolph. 
 
 GUNSMITHS. 
 
 Cook, N. B., 92 Lake. 
 
 Peacock [Joseph] & Thatcher [David], 224 Lake. 
 
 HARDWARE, IRON, NAILS, ETC. 
 
 Blair, Chauncey Buckley, & William, 75 Lake. 
 
 Botsford, Jabez Kent, 109 Lake. 
 
 Bowen, Erastus, 66 Lake. 
 
 Clarke, Ed. P., 126 Lake. 
 
 Clarke, Lewis W., 128 Lake. 
 
 Dominick, Wm. F., 174 Lake. 
 
 Doggett, Joseph Barker, 173 Lake. 
 
 Eddy, Ira B., & Bro. [Devotion C. Eddy], 96 Lake. 
 
 George, Thomas, 218 Lake. 
 
 Hatch, David, 98 Lake. 
 
 Holliday, J. C., 197 Lake. 
 
 Law, Prentiss, S. Water, bet. Clark and Dearborn. 
 
 Matteson, Joseph, 116 Lake. 
 
 Ryerson | Joseph Turner] & Blaikie [Andrew], 74 Lake. 
 
 Surdam, Samuel J., 132 Lake. 
 
 Vandercook, Charles Raney, & Co. [Joshua R. Shedd], 107 Lake.. 
 Wheeler, Wm., & Co. [Edw. Jackson, Toronto, Cana.], 145 Lake. 
 
 HATS, CAPS, FURS, ETC. 
 
 Buhl [Charles] & Emerson [Edward], 129 Lake. 
 
 Getzler, Anton, 15 1 Lake. 
 
 Smith, James Ayer, no Lake. 
 
 Stephens, [Israel Cyrus], 108 Lake. 
 
 HOTELS AND TAVERNS. 
 
 American Temperance House, Brown, [Jeduthan] & Gurley 
 [Jason], props., n.-w. cor. Lake and Wabash ave. 
 
 Chicago Hotel, F. A. McIntyre, n.-e. cor. W. Lake <fr N. Canal. 
 Chicago Temperance House, Augustus Dickinson, i7-i9LaSalle, 
 nr Lake. 
 
 City Hotel, Jacob Russell, prop., n.-w. cor. Clark and Randolph. 
 Columbian House, Doolittle [Louis A.] & Stone [Ira], cor. S. Water 
 and Wells [5th Ave.]. 
 
 Dutch Tavern, Strausel [Martin] & Stein [Chas.], props., 38 and 
 40 LaSalle. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 Farmers’ Exchange, Peleg A. Barker, prop., 35 Lake. 
 
 Farmer’s Home, Wm. Townsend, prop., cor. S. Water and 
 LaSalle. 
 
 Glasgow and Liverpool Tavern, Ronald McDougal, prop., State, 
 nr S. Water. 
 
 Gray’s Tavern, Moses Gray, prop., W. Randolph, n.e. cor. Peoria. 
 
 Illinois Exchange, Benjamin Tyler Lee, prop., 192-4-6 Lake. 
 
 Lake House, Wm. Rickcords, prop., Kinzie, Rush, and Michigan. 
 
 Lake-St. House, Dennis S. Cady, prop., 135-7 Lake. 
 
 LaSalle-St. House, William Day, prop., n.-w. cor. Randolph and 
 LaSalle. 
 
 Mansion House, Bates [Jacob R.] & Green [Walter R.], props., 
 84, 86 Lake. 
 
 New-York House, Hill [L. D.] & Smith [Joseph F.], 180-2 Lake. 
 
 Sauganash Hotel, Wm.W. Webster, prop., Market, s.-e. cor. of Lake. 
 
 Southern Hotel, Gideon Mathew Jackson, State, n.-w. cor. 12th. 
 
 South-Water-Street House, John Ryan, prop., S. Water, east of 
 Wabash ave. 
 
 Steam-Boat Hotel, M. Flinn, prop., S. Water. 
 
 Tremont House, Bennett Smith, prop., s.-e. cor. Lake & Dearborn. 
 
 United States Hotel, John Murphy, prop., W. Water, n. of W. 
 Randolph. 
 
 Washington Hall, Oliver A. Crary, prop., N. Water, nr N. Clark. 
 
 Washington House, John Pfund, prop., Randolph, bet. Franklin 
 and Market. 
 
 Western Hotel, William H. Stow, prop., s.-e. cor. W. Randolph 
 and Canal. 
 
 INK MANUFACTORY. 
 
 McClanathan, H., Clark. 
 
 INSURANCE COMPANIES AND AGENCIES. 
 
 Atlantic, Marine, of New-York City, John B. F. Russell, agent, 
 38 Clark. 
 
 LLtna, Fire and. Marine, of Hartford, Conn., Gurdon Saltonstall 
 Hubbard, agent, s.-w. cor. Clark and S. Water. 
 
 Buffalo Mutual, Robert C. Bristol, agent, s.-w. cor. Market & Lake. 
 
 Contributionship of New-York City, Benj. W. Raymond, agent, 
 122 Lake, up stairs. 
 
 Croton Mutual of New-York City, Isaac H. Burch, ag t, 97 Lake. 
 
 Delaware Mutual, Philadelphia, Penn., Isaac Howe Burch, agent, 
 97 Lake. 
 
 Equitable, of New York, Samuel B. Collins & Co., agents, 140 
 Lake. 
 
 Life Mutual, of London, David S. Lee, agent, 105 Lake. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 Life Mutual, of New-York City, John C. Dodge, agent, Clark. 
 National Fire and Marine, of New-York City, John Benj. Frank- 
 lin Russell, agent, 38 Clark. 
 
 Nautilus Life, of New-York City, J. B. F. Russell, agent, Clark. 
 Protection, of Flartford, Conn., Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, agt. 
 
 s.-w. cor. Clark and S. Water. 
 
 Wisconsin Fire and Marine, Geo. Smith & Co., 43 Clark. 
 
 JUSTICES. 
 
 Boyer, Valentine Aurand, 147 Lake. 
 
 Howe, Frederick A., Dearborn, e.-s., nr Lake. 
 
 Kercheval, Lewis C., 5 Clark, nr S. Water. 
 
 Ogden, Mahlon D., probate justice, 123 Lake. 
 
 Rucker, Henry L., 41 Clark, adjoining Saloon Building. 
 
 LAND AGENTS. 
 
 Ogden [Wm. B.] & Jones [Win. E.], Kinzie, nr Wolcott [N. State.] 
 Price, Jeremiah, S. Water, bet. LaSalle and Wells, [5th Avenue.] 
 Russell, John Benjamin Franklin, 38 Clark, op. Saloon Bldg. 
 
 LAND OFFICES. 
 
 Receiver’s — Thomas Dyer, Wadsworth Bldg, S. Water. 
 
 Register’s — Wm. M. Jackson [of McHenry Co.], 107 Lake. 
 
 LEATHER STORES. 
 
 Gurnee, Walter S., 158 Lake. 
 
 Taylor [Solomon] & Smith, 184 Lake. 
 
 LIQUOR STORE. 
 
 Burton, Stiles, Lake, s.-e. cor. State. 
 
 Eddy [Philander] & Brackett [Andw. J.], Dearborn, op. Tremont. 
 
 LIVERY STABLES. 
 
 Gray [John] & Butler [Loren G.], cor. Dearborn and Randolph. 
 Nickalls, Pattison, Kinzie, near North State. 
 
 Randall, N. J., rear 46 State. 
 
 Sanger, James Y., 52-56 Dearborn, nr Randolph. 
 
 Turner, John & I^eighton, Wolcott [N. State], nr Kinzie. 
 
 LOCK AND WHITE SMITH. 
 
 Letz, Frederick, 49 LaSalle, nr Randolph. 
 
 LOOKING-GLASS MANUFACTORY. 
 
 Lyons, Robert, 83 Lake. 
 
 LOTTERY AND EXCHANGE OFFICES. 
 
 Lawrence [I.eander] & Holland [Carlton], 19 Clark. 
 
 Prosser, William R., 15 1 Lake. 
 
 VanAlstine [E. I'.] &, Hickey, S. Water, nr Clark. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 LUMBER DEALERS. 
 
 Allen, James P., N. Canal, nr Kinzie-st. bridge, and River st. 
 Barber [Jabez] & Mason [Richard], S. Water, cor. Wells. 
 Crawford, Peter, cor. Market and Washington. 
 
 Dunlop, Hugh, W. Water, s. of Randolph. 
 
 Glover, H., W. Water, south of Randolph. 
 
 Ring [Willis] A Tinkham [Richard H.], S. Water, nr Wells. 
 Lind, Sylvester, at S.-Branch [n. of Randolph-St.] bridge. 
 
 Loyd, Alexander, Randolph, 3d Ward. 
 
 Marsh, Luther, W. Randolph, bet. Canal and Clinton, 4th Ward. 
 Milne [Robert] & Ferguson [Alex.], S. Water, west of LaSalle. 
 Norton, A. A G. L., Randolph, s.-w. cor. Market, Wm. Butts, 
 agent. 
 
 Rossiter, Newton, cor. LaSalle and S. Water. 
 
 Smith, Andrew, e.-s. Market, s. of Randolph. 
 
 Snow, George Washington, South Water cor. State. 
 
 Sutherland [David R. H.], A Co., River st. 
 
 Throop [Amos Gager], Wait [Solomon], & Co. [John Eaton 
 Throop], s.-w. cor. Washington and Market. 
 
 Underwood, John M., W. Water, nr Lake. 
 
 Wright [Timothy] A Butler [Walter], W. Water, [n. of Lake St. 
 bridge]. 
 
 MARBLE FACTORIES. 
 
 Field, Frederick, A Co., LaSalle, nr old State bank building. 
 Sherman, Alson S., 240 Lake. 
 
 MARKETS. 
 
 Albany — Frederick Myers, 227 Lake. 
 
 Boston — Absalom Funk, Randolph, nr Market. 
 
 Canal — Joel Ellis, W. Water, 3d Ward. 
 
 Citizens — Samuel S. Hovey, cor. Clark and Randolph. 
 
 City — Joel Ellis, foot of State [centre of street]. 
 
 Clark-St.- - Joel Ellis, op. post-office. 
 
 Clark-St. Bridge — Samuel Ambrose, Clark, n.-e. cor. S. Water. 
 Ferry — Philip Pfifer, N. Water. 
 
 Gallagher, [William], cor. N. Clark and N. Water. 
 
 Lake — Joel Ellis, S. Water. 
 
 1 ,aSalle-St. — Werhli [Rudolph] & Pehik [Peter], cor. LaSalle and 
 Randolph. 
 
 Market-St. — -Hood [David] A Buckley [Timothy]. 
 
 New-York — Espert [Conrad] & Eich [Jacob], cor. Randolph and 
 LaSalle. 
 
 State-St. — Butler , Gould , A Barber. 
 
 AVestern — Joel Ellis, cor. N. Clark and Water. 
 
CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
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 MILLINERS. 
 
 Alexander & McClure, Misses, Clark, nr post-office. 
 
 Anderson, Mrs. Geo., 44 Clark, nr post-office. 
 
 Armstrong, Miss, cor. Lake and State. 
 
 Bostwick, Mrs. L., Clark, nr post-office. 
 
 Brock, Mrs. Mary, [wife of Michael], 2 1 1 Lake. 
 
 Daniels, Mrs. M., Dearborn, op. Tremont House. 
 
 Gale, Airs. Abram, 163 Lake. 
 
 Hadley, Airs. B. F., 141 ]4 Lake. 
 
 Hadley, Airs. B. F., Wells [5th ave.], nr Lake. 
 
 Robinson, Mrs., W. Randolph, 4th Ward. 
 
 Sabin, Aliss, 217*4 Lake. 
 
 Timoney, Airs. [Esther] John, S. Water, nr Wabash ave. 
 
 Waugh, Aliss, Dearborn, nr S. Water. 
 
 White, Miss, Dearborn, nr Lake. 
 
 Wiggins, Mrs., N. Water, nr Kinzie. 
 
 MILLS. 
 
 Gage’s — John Gage, S. Branch, 3d Ward [on river, n.-s. of W. 
 VanBuren]. 
 
 Hydraulic — Woodworth [James H.] & Webber [David Gould]. 
 
 No. 2, [n.-e. cor. Lake and Alichigan ave.]. 
 
 Wind — Cogger [Henry H.] & Woods, on lake shore, 6th Ward, 
 [north of North ave.]. 
 
 Wind Saw — Wm. Laister, North Branch, 4th Ward. 
 
 MILLWRIGHTS AND MACHINISTS. 
 
 Fulton, Henry L., cor. Dearborn and Washington. 
 
 Aliltimore, Ira, Alarket. 
 
 MUSEUM. 
 
 Fuller [Henry] & Sercomb [S.], n.-w. cor. Dearborn and Randolph. 
 
 NOTARIES PUBLIC. 
 
 Abell, Sidney, Clark, nr p.-o. 
 
 Brown, Henry, 126 Lake. 
 
 Huntington, Alonzo, 98 Lake. 
 
 Russell, John Benj. Franklin, 38 Clark. 
 
 NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS. 
 
 Better Covenant (Universalist), weekly, Cyrus B. Ingham, 101 Lake. 
 - Chicago Democrat (Democratic), daily and weekly, Hon. John 
 Wentworth, editor, publisher, and proprietor, 107 Lake. 
 Chicago Journal (Whig), daily and weekly, Richard Lush Wilson 
 and Nathan C. Geer, publishers and printers, Saloon Bldgs, 
 s.-e. cor. Lake and Clark, 3d floor. 
 
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 Chicago Volksfriend (German), weekly, Robert B. Hoeffgen & 
 F. Mueller, 43 LaSalle. 
 
 Democratic Advocate (Free Democrat), weekly, [Wm.] Ellis & 
 [Robert] Fergus, pubs, and props., 37 Clark, Saloon Bldg. 
 
 Gem of the Prairie (Neutral), weekly, Thos. A. Stewart, pub. and 
 ed., 65 Lake, 
 
 III. Medical and Surgical Journal , rn’tbly, James VanZant Blaney, 
 M.D., ed. ; Ellis [Wm.] & Fergus [Robert], printers & pubs. 
 
 Liberty-Tree (Anti-Slavery), monthly, Eastman [Zebina] & David- 
 son [Daniel], pubs., 63 Lake. 
 
 Prairie Farmer (Agricultural), monthly, Wright [John S.] & Wight 
 [J. Ambrose], eds. and pubs., 173 Lake. 
 
 Spirit of Temperance Reform, semi-monthly, J. E. Ware, 63 Lake. 
 
 Western Citizen (Anti-Slavery), weekly, Eastman [Zebina] & David- 
 son [Daniel], eds., pubs., and props., 63 Lake. 
 
 Western Magazine (Literary), monthly, Rounseville [Wm.] & Co., 
 eds., pubs., and props., 173 Lake. 
 
 OILS, SOAP, AND CANDLES. 
 
 Beers, Cyrenius, s.-w. cor. S. Water and Wabash ave. 
 
 Cleaver, Charles, cor. Canal and W. Madison. 
 
 Felch, Leonard, cor. Michigan and N. LaSalle. 
 
 Johnson, Joseph, 59 Lake. 
 
 Jones, S. Y., 57 Lake. 
 
 Ludby, John, South Branch, 2d Ward, [3 miles south]. 
 
 Peck [Sheldon W.] & Boyce [Leroy M.J. Market, nr Madison. 
 
 Rogers, John, S. Water, bet. State and Wabash ave. 
 
 PACKING-HOUSES. 
 
 Clybourn, Archibald, N. Branch, 4th Ward. 
 
 Funk, Absalom, S. Branch, 2d Ward. 
 
 Hubbard, Gurdon [Saltonstall,] S. Water, cor. Clark. 
 
 Marsh, Sylvester, 340-6 N. Water. 
 
 Reynolds, Eri, South Branch, 2d Ward. 
 
 Wadsworth [Elisha S.], Dyer [Thos.], & Chapin [John P.], 2d Ward, 
 S. Branch. 
 
 PAINTERS AND GLAZIERS. 
 
 Clancy, Mark B., 154 Lake.. 
 
 Cushing, Nathaniel Sawyer, n.-e. cor. Lake and State. 
 
 Fish, James, 156 Lake. 
 
 Morgan [Henry M.J & Goodrich [R. E.], 184 Randolph, over J. 
 O. Humphreys’ wagon-shop, east of Wells. 
 
 Sinclair, Lewis G., 47 LaSalle. 
 
 Shergold [Thomas] & Bent [Alphonso], 57 Dearborn. 
 
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 Waggoner [Harmon] & Sturtevant [Noah], s. s. W. Randolph. 
 Wayman [James B.] & Dimmock [Edward], 233 Lake. 
 
 White, Alexander, 165 Lake. 
 
 PAINTING— ORNAMENTAL AND MINIATURE. 
 
 Brooks, Sam’l Marsden, s.-w. cor. Clark and S. Water. 
 
 Hadley, Miss N. E., 88)4 Lake. 
 
 Lund, Theodore, 143J4 Lake. 
 
 Stowe, E. C., Clark, op. City Hotel. 
 
 PAINTS, OILS, ETC. 
 
 White, Alexander, 165 Lake. 
 
 PLANING-MILLS. 
 
 Foss Brothers [Robert H., John P., Samuel T., and William H.], 
 Market, bet. Washington and Madison. On the River. 
 Price, Wm. H., Clinton, nr s.-w. cor. W. Randolph. 
 
 POTTERY. 
 
 Labhart, J. M., W. Water, bet. W. Rand, and W. Lake, 3d Ward. 
 
 POWDER DEALERS. 
 
 Hooker, Joseph W., 152 Lake. 
 
 Wheeler, Wm., & Co. [Edw. Jackson, Toronto, Cana.], 145 Lake. 
 
 PRINTERS’ WAREROOM. 
 
 Ellis [Wm.] & Fergus [Robert], 60 Dearborn. 
 
 PRINTING OFFICES— JOB. 
 
 Eastman [Zebina] & Davidson [Daniel], 63 Lake. 
 
 Ellis [Wm.] & Fergus [Robert], 37 Clark, Saloon Bldg, 3d floor. 
 Ingham, Cyrus B., 10 1 Lake. 
 
 Stewart, Thomas A., 65 Lake. 
 
 Wentworth, John, Chicago Democrat Office, ro7 Lake, 3d floor. 
 Wilson [Richard Lush] & Geer [Nathan C.], s.-e. cor. Clark and 
 Lake, Saloon Bldgs, 3d floor. 
 
 Wilson [Robert Crawford], <fc Co., i7r Lake. 
 
 PHYSICIANS. 
 
 Banks,' James N., Clark, cor. Lake. 
 
 Beach, James S, (homoeopathic), 104 Lake. 
 
 Beardsley, Hiram Hoyt, cor. LaSalle and Clark. 
 
 Blaney, James VanZant, 9 Clark. 
 
 Boone, Levi Daniel, 59 Clark. 
 
 Bowlby, John D., [Botanic], N. Water, nr N. Clark. 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 Boyer, Valentine Aurand, 147 Lake. 
 
 Brainard, Daniel, Clark, op. post-office. 
 
 Brinkerhoff, John, 143 Lake. 
 
 Crall, Samuel, (Thompsonian), 175 Lake. 
 
 Davisson, Alfred W., 77 Clark. 
 
 Duck, Charles H., Clark, bet: Lake and Randolph. 
 
 Dyer, Charles Volney, 71 Lake. 
 
 Egan, Win. Bradshaw, Clark, cor. Randolph. 
 
 Eldridge, John W., s.-w. cor. Clark and S. Water, Harmon & 
 Loomis’ Bldg. 
 
 Herrick, Wm. B., 159 Lake, s.-w. cor. LaSalle. 
 
 Kimberly, Edmund Stoughton, 101 Lake. 
 
 Knapp, M. L., Clark, nr post-office, op. public square. 
 
 McArthur, Erial, cor. W. Randolph and Canal. 
 
 Mcllwaine, Mathew, Franklin, bet. Randolph and Lake. 
 
 Maxwell, Philip, 79 Clark. 
 
 Pitney, Aaron, (homoeopathic), 113 Lake, [up stairs.] 
 
 Smith, David Sheppard, (homoeopathic), 120 Lake. 
 
 Stuart [John Jay], & White, Clark. 
 
 SADDLE AND HARNESS-MAKERS. 
 
 Berg, Joseph, 41 LaSalle. 
 
 Buchanan, Nelson, 177 Lake. 
 
 Cobb, Silas B., 173 Lake. 
 
 Horton, Dennison, Dearborn. 
 
 Paine, James S., 13 Dearborn. 
 
 Peck, Charles E., 164 Lake. 
 
 Walker, Dolivar, 79'Lake. 
 
 Welch, Benjamin C., 19 Clark. 
 
 SCHOOLS— PUBLIC. 
 
 Districts Nos. 1 and 2 [Dearborn], Austin D. Sturtevant, Martha 
 C. Durant, Lucia Garvin, and Margaret A. Clarkson, teachers. 
 School-house, 83-7 Madison, 1st Ward. 
 
 District No. 3. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ballard, teachers. School- 
 house, 3d Ward. 
 
 District, No. 4. Alden G. Wilder, Mary E. Warner, and Mary A. 
 Kent, teachers. School-house, 5th Ward, [11. -w. cor. of Ohio 
 and N. LaSalle.] 
 
 Brown, Alexander, South Branch. 2d Ward. 
 
 Coon, Mrs. A. J., Young Ladies’ Institute, 51, 53 Dearborn. 
 Hazleton, Francis, Dearborn. 
 
 Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Abner W., Young Ladies’ Seminary, 
 rear n.-w. cor. Clark and Madison. 
 
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 Ingalls, Albert W., 1 1 5, 1 1 7 LaSalle, old Baptist Church. 
 
 Jones, Miss P. G., Lake. 
 
 Morse, Miss Sarah Ann, 5th Ward. 
 
 Stewart, Miss Jane, 3d Ward. 
 
 Whiting, Misses, Young Ladies’ Boarding-School, 247 Kinzie. 
 
 CHICAGO ACADEMY. 
 
 Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F., basement [First] Methodist Church. 
 
 SHIP CHANDLERY 
 
 Foster, George Franklin, S. Water, east of Clark. 
 
 Payson [Henry R.] & Robb [Geo. A.], S. Water, bet. State & Dear. 
 
 STAGE OFFICE. 
 
 S.-w. cor. [95] Lake and Dearborn. Ephraim C. Stowell, agent. 
 
 TAILORS. 
 
 Benedik, Scott, 183 Lake. 
 
 Breese, Robert, N. Water, nr N. Clark. 
 
 Brooks, Thomas, 10 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Burton, Edward, 221 Lake. 
 
 Cloud, Wm. M., 177 Lake. 
 
 Cox, Andrew Jackson, 21 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Davis, John, N. Water, nr Kinzie. [English.] 
 
 Fleming, Wm., n.-w. cor. N. Water and N. Dearborn. 
 
 Franks, Joseph Wilson, 219^ Lake. 
 
 Hetterman [John] it Petterman [John], S. Water, nr Dearborn. 
 Hodgson [John H.] & Branigan [Hugh], n.-w. cor. Dearborn and 
 Randolph. 
 
 Jones [John] & King [Harrison D.], 54 Clark. 
 
 McIntyre, Daniel, cor. W. Randolph and W. Water. 
 
 Manierre, Edward, Clark, nr post-office. 
 
 Newburgh, Philip, 153 Lake. 
 
 O’Connell & Campeau, Market. 
 
 O’Grady, Patrick, N. Water, bet. Clark and Dearborn. 
 
 Ryer, George, 48 Clark, one door north of the post-office. 
 Shubart, Benedik, 183 Lake. 
 
 Smith, Elijah, 54 Clark, south of post-office. 
 
 Speer, Thomas, 75 Lake. 
 
 Stephenson, David, 2x0 Lake. 
 
 Taylor, Charles, 42 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Taylor, Mathias, 168 Lake. 
 
 Tyler, Elmer, 64 Lake. 
 
 TANNERS. 
 
 Gurnee, Walter S., n.-w. cor. Franklin and S. Water. 
 
 Knox, James, S. Branch, 2d Ward [on the river near VanBuren.] 
 
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 CHICAGO BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
 
 TOBACCO AND CIGARS. 
 
 Chapman [Henry] & Lee [John], 38 Clark. 
 
 Fitzgerald, Wm. L. 24 Clark, nr Lake. 
 
 Jones, N. W., 155 Lake. 
 
 Karlinski, Louis, Dearborn, nr Lake. 
 
 Roche, Walter P., 215 Lake. 
 
 Schaub, Mathias, 181 Lake. 
 
 VanAlstine [E. T.] & Hickey, S. Water, east of Clark. 
 
 TURNERS— WOOD. 
 
 Cooke, Horatio, Franklin, bet. Lake and Randolph. 
 
 Phillips, John, Lake, n.-e. cor. Franklin. 
 
 UNDERTAKER. 
 
 Bates, Augustin Seymour, 88 LaSalle. 
 
 UPHOLSTERER. 
 
 Shaddle, Peter, Clark, bet. Lake and Randolph. 
 
 WAGON-MAKERS. 
 
 Briggs, Benjamin, LaSalle, nr Randolph. 
 
 Burgess, John, 186 Randolph, east and near Wells. 
 
 Carson, Wm., Randolph, near Franklin, 2d Ward. 
 
 Hood, James, 236 Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 
 Humphrey, James O., Randolph, bet. LaSalle and Wells. 
 Jackson, Joseph, Lake, nr Wabash ave. 
 
 Jones, Edward & S., Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 
 Launder, James, cor. Randolph and LaSalle. 
 
 Marlett, Isaac, Randolph. 
 
 Outhet, John C., 191 Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 
 Schuttler, Peter, 234 Randolph, near cor. Franklin. 
 
 Turner, Robert L., Wolcott, [N. State]. 
 
 Wayman, [Wm.] & Elwood [Benj.], 253 Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 Weber [Henry] & Gauch [Jacob], Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 Wright, David, Randolph, 2d Ward. 
 
 WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS. 
 
 Nowlin, Lewis, 87 Lake. 
 
 Otto, Augustus F., 21 1 Lake. 
 
 Peacock, Elijah, 195 Lake. 
 
 Sherwood, Smith J., 144 Lake. 
 
 Speer, Isaac, 77 Lake. 
 
 Walker, Amos E., Dearborn, op. Tremont House. 
 
EARLY CHICAGO. 
 
 A mail (weekly on horseback) was first received in 1832; Jona- 
 than N. Bailey, postmaster. 
 
 In 1833, emigration began to arrive in considerable numbers, 
 and the disposition to speculate was manifest this year in the 
 advance of lots. A great Indian payment was made near the 
 present site of the La*ke House, at which some persons displayed 
 their civilization by stealing from the Indians. This year the 
 mail was received in a one-horse wagon; J. S. C. Hogan, post- 
 master. In the latter part of the year, the work on the harbor 
 was commenced, and the present light-house erected. During 
 this year, emigration was very considerable. 
 
 In 1833, John Calhoun started the Chicago Democrat , which 
 has been published regularly ever since; a four-horse stage, semi- 
 weekly, was started; several brick buildings were erected; the 
 school section was sold this year, bringing $39,000. 
 
 1835 — The population this year it is said amounted to 5,500, 
 probably an over-estimate; the concourse of strangers, however, 
 was very great. Speculation raged throughout the West, and 
 the price of real estate was exorbitant, as was apparent from the 
 price of canal lots at the sale held this year; the mail was received 
 tri-weekly. This year, Thomas O. Davis commenced the publi- 
 cation of the Chicago American. 
 
 1836 — On the 4th day of July, the ceremony of breaking 
 ground on the canal took place at Canalport, in presence of a 
 large concourse of spectators. A branch of the State Bank was 
 located here this year; speculation reached its height in the latter 
 part of 1836; the excitement was extraordinary; strangers flocked 
 here from all parts of the Union to share in the golden harvest; 
 fortunes were made in a day. Steam-boats and schooners in 
 great numbers began to ply between Buffalo and this port; provi- 
 sions of all kinds were scarce, and commanded almost any price. 
 
 The Lake House and several other public houses were erected 
 this year, a measure of necessity, it being almost impossible to 
 find places of accommodation. 
 
 In 1837, the fort was finally abandoned; since which time it 
 has been occupied by private families and persons in charge of 
 the public works. A daily mail was received this year; Sidney 
 Abell, postmaster. During the session of 1836 and 7, the legis- 
 lature passed the charter incorporating the city; it is similar in 
 its provisions to the charter of other cities; a municipal court 
 was provided for in the charter, but has since been abolished, it 
 not meeting the objects contemplated by it. 
 
 During the year 1837, the injurious effects of speculation began 
 to be experienced; real estate fell as rapidly as it had risen in 
 value; and failures followed failures in rapid succession ; no town 
 
54 
 
 EARLY CHICAGO. 
 
 in the West was more deeply involved in the calamity than Chi- 
 cago; and nothing but her great natural resources and the self- 
 sacrifices, devotion, and enterprise of her citizens saved her from 
 a prostration of many years duration; no perceptible check how- 
 ever was given to the progress of improvements. During this 
 and the two succeeding years, some of the most permanent and 
 valuable buildings were erected; the amount of travel was greater 
 each succeeding year, and the trade of the place rapidly increased 
 in value and amount. 
 
 In 1838-9, nothing very important occurred. The Canal was 
 in progress during this period, and had necessarily an influence 
 upon the business of Chicago. The country was now settled to 
 such an extent that Chicago became the deposit of a large 
 amount of produce annually, and the trade in lumber, salt, and 
 other articles of consumption in the interior, was daily giving 
 more and more stability and extent to the business of the place. 
 
 During the year 1844, Chicago has had many and serious diffi- 
 culties to contend with, and it is a matter of surprise that the 
 consequences have not been of a more serious character. Dur- 
 ing the spring, and as late in the season as August, it rained 
 almost incessantly; swelling every little stream into a torrent, 
 and rendering the roads almost impassable at that season of the 
 year when the farmer is in the habit of bringing his produce to 
 market, and when good roads are indispensable. The past winter 
 has been unusually mild and open; there has been no snow, and 
 the degree of cold has not been sufficient to keep the roads in a 
 traveling condition for wagons. These causes, never before 
 known since the settlement of the country, kept thousands from 
 our market, who would otherwise have come here to sell their 
 produce or exchange it with our merchants for goods. 
 
 Notwithstanding this unfortunate combination of circumstances, 
 it will be seen, by reference to the tabular statements of the amount 
 and value of the exports and imports of the past year, and a com- 
 parison of these with the tables of former periods, that there has 
 been no diminution of trade, but, on the contrary, a large increase, 
 particularly of some articles, over the year previous. There is, it 
 is true, a trifling balance of trade against us; but a careful exami- 
 nation of the subject will, we think, satisfy every candid and 
 enlightened mind, that this result is susceptible of the most satis- 
 factory explanation and can not be regarded in the light of a per- 
 manent misfortune. We subjoin a statement from one of our 
 most enlightened merchants on this subject, and bespeak for it a 
 careful consideration. 
 
EARLY CHICAGO. 
 
 55 
 
 “The opinion which at first view may be formed of the com- 
 mercial prosperity of Chicago, from the great disparity . of Imports 
 and Exports , is by no means flattering; and were there no other 
 means of liquidating the balance than by the exported products 
 of the country, the prospect would be discouraging in the ex- 
 treme; but happily such is not the case. 
 
 “The emigrants who have settled amongst us for the last two 
 years, have brought with them large sums of money which have 
 been expended in substantial improvements, adding greatly to 
 the wealth of both town and country. These disbursements 
 have done much to equalize the apparent balance of trade; 
 enabling our merchants to purchase large amounts of exchange. 
 
 “No inconsiderable amount of merchandise has been sent to 
 the lumbering districts of which we have no account in our export 
 list, and, notwithstanding the present depressed state of trade — 
 when we take into consideration the value of the goods and lum- 
 ber on hand, and the amount of produce in store, we have good 
 reason for the confident belief that the business interests and 
 prosperity of Chicago are as firmly based as those of any town 
 in the Western States.” 
 
 On the first Saturday, the 3d day of February, a new weekly 
 paper, called the Chicago Democratic Advocate and Commercial 
 Advertiser , was started by Ellis & Fergus, publishers and proprie- 
 tors. It advocates the principles of the Democratic party. 
 
 The charter election, March 4th, 1844, was unusually exciting. 
 Mr. Garrett received only 7 votes over his competitor, Mr. Dole. 
 This election was afterward contested, on the ground of illegality 
 in the 5th ward, one of the clerks not being a legal voter. An- 
 other election was held, at which Mr. Alson S. Sherman beat Mr. 
 Garrett by a majority of 176 votes. 
 
 The Chicago Daily and Weekly Express , W. W. Brackett, editor 
 and proprietor, was discontinued on the 20th day of April, and 
 the Chicago Daily and Weekly Journal , under the direction of 
 Wilson & Norris, established in its place. No change took place 
 in the political character of the paper; the Journal , as was the 
 Express , being the organ of the Whig party. 
 
 The Maria Hilliard , a beautiful schooner of 19 1 tons Custom 
 House measurement, built by Mr. James Averill, and owned by 
 Capt. Geo. B. Fearing, who also commands her, Mr. James Averill 
 and C. Walker & Co., was launched on the 20th day of April. 
 The Maria Hilliard has made four trips to Buffalo and one across 
 the lakes the past season, and has met, in every particular, the 
 expectations of her owners. There is not a more beautiful 
 model on the lakes. 
 
56 
 
 EARLY CHICAGO. 
 
 On the 2 2d day of April, Mrs. Margaret Abbott, wife of Dr. 
 Lucas Abbott of Detroit, died very suddenly at Waterford, Mich. 
 Mrs. Abbott occupied a prominent place in the history of Chi- 
 cago; she was the daughter of Mr. John Kinzie, Indian agent 
 here at a very early period; was residing with her father at the 
 time of the Indian massacre in 1812, on which occasion her life 
 was preserved by the aid and devotion of a friendly Indian, who 
 rushed with her in his arms into the lake. 
 
 On the 4th day of May, the steamer Nile made her first 
 appearance in our harbor. The Wisconsan arrived on the 6th. 
 
 The Rt.-Rev. Wm. Quarters, Bishop of the Diocess, arrived 
 on the 9th day of May. 
 
 In Common Council, May 9th, an ordinance was passed pro- 
 viding for the erection of a new school-house in the first ward. 
 
 During the month of May, there were 13 rainy days, 4 days 
 during which the atmosphere was clear of clouds, the remainder 
 were more or less cloudy. 
 
 On the 29th day of May, a weekly paper, called the Gent of 
 the Prairie, was started by Jones & Beach, editors and proprie- 
 tors. It is among the neatest papers in the West; devoted to 
 literature, temperance, and general intelligence, and has attained 
 a circulation of about 800. It is now edited by J. Campbell & 
 Co., 65 Lake Sti'eet. 
 
 On Wednesday, the 5th of June, the corner-stone of Trinity 
 Church was laid [137-143 Madison Street]. A number of 
 articles, among which was the City Directory of 1844, were 
 deposited in a leaden box under the corner-stone. 
 
 August 2, Gen. Winfield Scott and suite arrived on a visit. 
 
 August election, 548 Democratic majority in Chicago. 
 
 August 8, fire, a barn, on corner of Clark and Washington Sts. 
 
 August 9, tornado, a severe storm of wind and rain, accompa- 
 nied with thunder and lightning. The State Bank Buildings, 
 southwest corner S. Water and LaSalle, and the residence of 
 E. H. Hadduck, on Michigan Ave., near Lake St., were struck. 
 
 August 9, shipwreck, schooner Daniel Whitney was lost in the 
 gale on Lake Michigan. All on board perished. 
 
 December 4th, the city was visited by a severe storm of wind; 
 the south wall of the First Baptist Church, then in process of 
 erection, on southeast corner of Washington and LaSalle Sts., 
 was blown down, falling and crushing a dwelling-house adjoining. 
 
 This year private expresses began to run daily between Chi- 
 cago and New York. 
 
 August 15, common council passed an ordinance authoriz- 
 ing a loan to construct a breakwater on the lake shore, opposite 
 the 1st ward; now occupied by the Illinois Central R. R. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 ARCHITECT. 
 
 JOHN M. VANOSDEL, 
 
 ARCHITECT AND BUILDING SURVEYO R. 
 
 OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO CITY HOTEL, 
 
 CLARK STREET. 
 
 Drawings, Specifications, and Estimates of Buildings, and Machinery of every 
 description carefully and correctly made. 
 
 PATENT AGENCY, 
 
 Drawing, and all necessary papers for obtaining Patent Rights at shortest notice. 
 
 ATTORNEYS. 
 
 SIDNEY ABELL, 
 
 ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, 
 
 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
 
 CALVIN DE WOLF, 
 
 Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 
 
 AND 
 
 SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY. 
 
 Office in the Commercial Buildings, No. 71 Lake Street, over the store of 
 Follansbe & Gilman. Chicago, Illinois. 
 
 MARK SKINNER, 
 LAW-OFFICE, 
 
 92 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 
 
 E. W. TRACY, 
 
 Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 
 
 AND 
 
 Commissioner of Depositions and Deeds for the State of Connecticut, 
 WITHIN AND FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 
 
 Office, 123 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 
 
BAKERS. 
 
 FREDERICK WEIS, 
 CLARK -STREET BAKERY, 
 12 CLARK STREE T, 
 
 Between Lake and South-Water Streets, 
 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
 
 BLACKSMITHS. 
 
 ISAAC L. MILL I KEN, 
 BLACKSMITH, 
 
 All kinds of Farrier’s Work and Horse-Shoeing in the best style 
 and at the shortest notice. 
 
 BARBERS. 
 
 D. PERRY & H. DRAKE, 
 
 BARBERS AND 
 
 FASHIONABLE HAIR-DRESSERS, 
 
 131 Lake Stixeet, 
 
 Three doors east of the Lake-Street House, 
 CHICAGO. 
 
 BANKERS AND BROKERS. 
 
 ALEXANDER BRAND & CO., 
 
 PRIVATE BANKERS & EXCHANGE BROKERS, 
 
 CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 Drafts granted and money collected on New York, Buffalo, Cincinnati, 
 St. Louis, and Detroit, or on Great Britain and Ireland. 
 
 Collections made in Chicago and vicinity, for New York and Boston 
 merchants. 
 
 STATE LAND-AGENCY. 
 
 Scrip to enter State Lands, and Patents obtained. Lands for sale — 
 part price on time. 
 
MONEY LOANED ON REAL ESTATE, 
 
 AND 
 
 OTHER UNDOUBTED SECURITIES, 
 
 BY 
 
 RICHARD K. SWIFT, 
 
 Office, No. 102 Lake Street, Up Stairs, 
 
 Residence, 6 doors north of foot of Lake St. 
 
 BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. 
 
 JAMES BRANIGAN, 
 
 BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, 
 
 No. 1311^2 Lake Street, Chicago, 
 
 Keeps constantly on hand a superior assortment of Boots and Shoes, of his 
 own manufacture, which he will sell, wholesale and retail, 
 at low prices for cash. 
 
 UST Remember No. 13 ] 2 Lake Steeet. 
 
 WILLIAM EMERSON, 
 
 FASHIONABLE BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, 
 
 244 LAKE STREET. 
 
 BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
 
 BOTANICAL GARDEN, 
 
 ON DEARBORN STREET, 6TH WARD, 
 
 II. <fc G. THOMAS. 
 
 This Garden has been in course of preparation for the past year. The 
 proprietors are now prepared to furnish any amount of Hot -house Plants 
 at reasonable prices. Sixteen hundred pots of several varieties of Flowers 
 now on hand, which the public are invited to call and examine. 
 
 Chicago, Jan. 1, 1846. 
 
 BRASS AND SILVER PLATER. 
 
 A. CAMPBELL, 
 
 BRASS AND SILVER PLATER, 
 
 No. 151 Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois. 
 
 Saddlery and Harness- ware, Door and Number Plates, made to order at 
 the shortest notice. 
 
CLOTHING STORES. 
 
 S. COLE & CO., 
 
 CHEAP NEW-YORK CLOTHING, 
 
 HAT AND CAP STORE, 
 
 No. 123 Lake Street, Saloon Building, Chicago, III. 
 
 Country Merchants will be supplied, Wholesale and Retail, at the above, 
 or at their establishment No. 28 Duane Street, corner of 
 City-Hall Place, New York, for Cash only. 
 
 DENKER & BORGES, 
 
 New Clothing and Tailoring Establishment, 
 
 No. 141 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. 
 
 Keep constantly on hand a full assortment of superior Ready-made Clothing. 
 It5r Garments made to order in the most Fashionable Style. 
 
 M. Howland. 
 
 H o w land & R u s s, 
 
 9734 LAKE STREET, 
 
 Manufacturers and Dealers in 
 
 E. G. Russ. 
 
 READY-MADE CLOTHING, 
 
 Ready-made Shirts of all kinds, Scarfs, Cravats, Gloves, Suspenders, Ties, 
 Hosiery, Stocks, Drawers, &c., 
 
 CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT LOW FIGURES. 
 
 COFFEE-HOUSES. 
 
 EXCHANGE COFFEE-HOUSE. 
 
 The new building on Clark Street has been opened by DODGE & 
 STEELE, as an Eating- blouse. By their unremitting exertions and atten- 
 tion to their business, the proprietors are in hopes of receiving their share 
 of patronage. Meals served up at short notice, from 6 A. M. until 12 P. M., 
 at prices from 12J2 to 25 cents. Boarding by the day or week, with or 
 without Lodging. Entrance to the Eating-room through the Hall, in front, 
 or from the Alley. Ladies and gentlemen can be accommodated with Ice 
 Cream or other refreshments in the parlor on second floor, fitted expressly 
 for that purpose. Entrance through the hall. The bar will be furnished 
 with the best of Liquors, such as : 
 
 Lemonade, Mint-Juleps, Sherry-Cobblers, Egg-Nog, Milk, Lemon, and Roman Punches, 
 London Brown -Stout, Scotch Ale, Philadelphia Porter, Detroit Ale, Bottled Cider, the 
 best of Cigars, &c. 
 
 Pickled Oysters, Lobsters, Clams, Sardines, Anchovies, Pigs’ Feet, Tripe, Tongues, &c. 
 Tea, Coffee, Pies, Tarts, Custards, Cakes, Mush-and-Milk, Indian and Graham Bread, Slap- 
 jacks and Maple Molasses, Mock-Turtle Soup, Prairie and Tame Chickens, Game, Birds, 
 Welsh Rare-bits, &c,, &c. 
 
 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream; Oysters — Fried, Stewed, or in Soup. 
 
W M. JOHNSON, 
 
 (Brother of J. Johnson,) 
 
 Has taken the Room under the Billiard -Saloon and in the rear of the 
 Barber-shop, on the northwest side of Clark St., for the purpose of opening 
 
 A PRIVATE RESTAURANT, 
 
 for the accommodation of Gentlemen, with a variety of Refreshments, such as 
 BIRDS, OYSTERS, TRIBE, RIGS’ FEET, HAM AND EGGS, ETC., ETC. 
 
 At which place they can be had at all hours and on the shortest notice. 
 
 CONFECTIONERS. 
 
 JOSEPH DINET, 
 
 Manufacturer of am Dealer in 
 
 CANDIES, CONFECTIONERY, ETC., 
 
 Also, the Celebrated 
 
 VANILLA, COCOA, AND COUGH CANDIES. 
 
 Wedding Parties furnished at short notice. A good assortment of French 
 and German Toys, wholesale and retail. 
 
 49 CLARK STREET. 
 
 DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 
 
 Samuel N. Stebbins. Josiah H. Reid. 
 
 STEBBINS & REED, 
 
 DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES, 
 
 159 Lake, Cor. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Choice Family- Medicines and Groceries, 
 Drugs, Dye-Stuffs, Paints, Oils, Perfumery, &c. , &c. 
 
 Physicians’ Prescriptions and Family-Medicines Carefully Prepared. 
 
 ETHAN WALTER, 
 
 Dearborn Street, next door north of Eddy’s Iron Store, Chicago. 
 
 General Dealer in 
 
 Groceries, Provisions, and Staple Dry-Goods. 
 
 Also on hand, 
 
 A Good Assortment of Genuine Botanic and Thomsonian Medicines. 
 
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC. 
 
 S. E. Davis. John Jenks. 
 
 DAVIS & JENKS, 
 
 Dealers in Staple and Fancy 
 
 Dry- Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Caps, &c., 
 
 NO. 103 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. 
 
 JOHN H. DUNHAM, 
 
 Wholesale Grocer and Commission Merchant, 
 
 COR. OF DEARBORN & SOUTH WATER STREETS, CHICAGO. 
 
 Dealer in Nails, Scythes, Sheet-Iron, Tin-Plate, Sheet-Zinc, Sheet-Copper, 
 Iron Wire, Paints, Glass, Oils, &c. , &c. 
 
 LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON PROPERTY IN STORE, FOR SALE HERE OR IN NEW YORK. 
 
 BELL & KENT, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, WINES, 
 
 LIQUORS, WHITE LEAD, OILS, GLASS, ETC., 
 
 152 Water Street, Wadsworth Block, Chicago. 
 
 Also, Agents for the Kensington Iron- Works, Pittsburg, Pa., and will 
 keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Iron and Nails, at Pittsburg 
 prices, adding freight. 
 
 Chaeles Follansbe. Makcus D. Gilman. 
 
 EOLLANSBE & GILMAN, 
 
 71 LAKE STREET, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS AND SHOES, SALT, 
 LUMBER, NAILS, ETC. 
 
 Cash paid for Wheat. 
 
 A. H. Foster. Alex. Spenc;k. 
 
 FOSTER & SPENCER, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 DRY- GOODS, GROCERIES, AND PROVISIONS, 
 
 BOOTS, SHOES, LIQUORS, AND FRUIT, 
 
 South- Water Street, Sd door above Dearborn St., Chicago. 
 
 N. B. — Cash paid for all kinds of Country Produce. 
 
CORNELIUS LANSING, 
 
 General Dealer in Staple and Fancy 
 
 GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, HARDWARE, & CROCKERY, 
 No. 161 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 
 
 Cash paid for Produce. 
 
 James B. Parsons. Newbold Lawrence. 
 
 PARSONS & LAWRENCE, 
 
 Wholesale Dealers in 
 
 LOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY-GOODS, 
 
 129 Pearl and 82 Beaver Streets, below Wall Street. 
 NEW YORK. 
 
 S. S. ROBINSON & CO., 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry-Goods and Groceries, 
 Hardware, Crockery, Hats, Caps, Boots, and Shoes, 
 Leather, Iron, Steel, Glass, Nails, Fruit, etc. 
 
 19 1 , CORNER OF LAKE AND WELLS STREETS, CHICAGO- 
 Cash paid for Produce. 
 
 ASHER ROSSETTER, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail 
 
 CHEAP CASH-STORE, 
 
 92 Lake Street, opposite the Tremont House, Chicago. 
 
 Cash paid for all kinds of Country Produce. 
 
 Henry Stevens. Jas. H. Carpenter. 
 
 STEVENS & CARPENTER, 
 
 General Dealers in 
 
 STAPLE DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY, 
 
 HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC., 
 
 No. 166 Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois. 
 
 CHEAP CASH -STORE, 
 
 Ciias. G. Wicker & Co., 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Staple Dry-Goods, Groceries, 
 Wines, Liquors, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, Nails, Glass, Produce, &c. 
 
 94 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. 
 
J. K. Hamlin. 
 
 S. M. Warner. 
 
 Daniel Day. 
 
 HAMLIN, DAY & WARNER, 
 
 GENERAL DEALERS IN 
 
 Dry-Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Hardware, Sash, 
 LEATHER, BOOTS, SHOES, SALT, ETC., 
 
 246 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 J8ST Store fronts also on South-Water Street, opposite O. Lunt’s warehouse. 
 
 FOUNDERY. 
 
 EAGLE FOUNDERY, 
 
 COR. OF WEST WASHINGTON & WEST WATER STREETS, 
 
 (A few rods south of the South-Branch Bridge.) 
 
 At this establishment the subscribers are prepared to furnish to order 
 all kinds of castings; such as Mill-Gearing of every description, finished in 
 superior style; Threshing-Machines of every variety; Miscellaneous Gearing, 
 Shafts, Gudgeons, Fanning-Mill Castings, Stove Plates, Paint-Mills, Sleigh- 
 Shoes of every description, Wagon-Boxes, &c. Also Brass Castings furnished 
 to order. 
 
 PLOWS AND WAGONS constantly on hand and for sale, or exchanged 
 for Farmers’ Produce and Merchants’ Goods. The most approved Steel- 
 Plows — warranted. Also, one and two-horse Lumber- Wagons of superior 
 workmanship. Ii. H. SCOVILLE & P. W. GATES. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION. 
 
 FARWELL & CO., 
 
 FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 
 
 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Agents for New York, Utica and Oswego Canal Line, and Steam Propellers- 
 from Oswego to Chicago; for several Lines on the Erie Canal, 
 and for Steamboats and Vessels on the Lakes. 
 
 REFERENCES: 
 
 W. S. ROSSITER, i 08 Broad St., N.Y. I FARWELL & HARRINGTON, Utica. 
 
 Evan Griffith, 33 Coenties Slip, N.Y. Doolittle, Mills & Co., Oswego. 
 
 WM, MONTE1TH & CO., Albany. | SEARS & GRIFFITH. Buffalo. 
 
 CHARLES WALKER, 
 
 (Sign of the “Ox,”) South- Water Street, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
 
 DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, AND LEATHER. 
 
 STORAGE AND FORWARDING — Also, prepared to do a Storage 
 and Forwarding business to and from New York, on the most liberal terms. 
 
 Cash advanced on Produce, and Cash paid for Wheat, Hides, Wool, 
 and all kinds of Country Produce. 
 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 
 
 Horace Norton. Joel C. Walter. Edward K. Eoge .f. 
 
 HORACE NORTON & CO., 
 
 Storage, Forwarding, & Commission Merchants, 
 
 DEALERS IN PIG-IRON, LEHIGH COAL, AND SALT. 
 
 Agents for the following Lines on the Erie Canal : 
 
 Troy and Michigan (Six-day) Line, New- York and Toledo Line, 
 , and Western Lake- Boat Line. 
 
 And for Steamboats Empire and St. Louis, and Propellers Samson, 
 Hercules, Princeton, and Syracuse. 
 
 Liberal Advances made on all kinds of Produce. Mark packages “ H. Norton & Co " 
 
 SOUTH- WATER STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 Horace Norton. Joel C. Walter. 
 
 H. NORTON & CO., 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, WINES, 
 LIQUORS, PAINTS, GLASS, CROCKERY, 
 
 GLASSWARE, SALT, ETC., 
 
 Cash paid for Wheat and other Country Produce at all times. 
 
 1846 JAMES PECK & CO., 1846 
 
 Storage, Forwarding, & Commission Merchants, 
 
 And Dealers in 
 
 SALT, HARD-COAL, EOSSIE AND MISHA WAUKA PIG-IRON, & PRODUCE, 
 ON SOUTH-WATER STREET, CHICAGO. 
 
 (At the foot of Dearborn Street.) 
 
 STAPLE AND FANCY DRY-GOODS. 
 
 EZRA L. SHERMAN, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
 
 STAPLE AND FANCY DRY-GOODS, 
 
 GROCERIES, HARDWARE, ETC., 
 
 No. 122 Lake Street. Chicago, III. 
 
 Cash paid for Wheat and Country Produce. 
 
CHAS. L. HARMON, 
 
 GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, 
 
 Agent for sale of Fairbank’s Platform Scales, and Burlington Glass-Factory. 
 
 Cor. Clark & South- Water Streets, Chicago, III. 
 FRUIT GROCERIES, ETC. 
 
 MOREY & DIKE, 
 
 DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND FRUIT, 
 
 9 DEARBORN STREET. 
 
 GRINDER AND CUTLER. 
 
 JOHN CORBIDGE, 
 
 (From Sheffield, England,) 
 
 GRINDER AND CUTLER, 
 
 Knives, Razors, and Scissors ground, and Pen and Pocket-Knife Blades 
 inserted on short notice. 
 
 East side of Wells St., between Lake and Randolph Streets. 
 
 N. B. — All kind of Doctors’ Instruments repaired. 
 
 HARDWARE. 
 
 W. F. DOMINICK, 
 
 HARDWARE AND TOOL STORE, 
 
 134 Lake Street, Chicago. 
 
 A full assortment of Tools, Building- Hardware, Cabinet Trimmings, and 
 Housekeeping Articles. N. B. — Mahogany Veneers. 
 
 Ci-ias. R. Vandercook & Co., 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 COOKING AND PARLOR STOVES, 
 
 TIN-PLATE, SHEET-IRON, AND COPPER, SHELF AND HEAVY 
 HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS, SPIKES, 
 
 AND SADDLERY GOODS. 
 
 Also Manufacturers of Tin, Sheet-Iron, and Copper Ware. 
 
 107 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
FOLGER, BLUNT & ALFORD, 
 
 (Latj Wood & Folger,) 
 
 219 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK, 
 
 WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALERS, 
 English & American Hardware & Fancy Cutlery, 
 CORDAGE, BRUSIIE3, CELT AND WROUGHT NAILS. 
 
 Agent for Hayden’s Steel Pens. 
 
 HATS, CAPS, ETC. 
 
 BUHL & EMERSON, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 HATS, CAPS, FURS, BUFFALO ROBES, 
 
 hatters’ stock, trimmings, etc. 
 
 No. 129 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 
 
 ANTON GETZLER, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail 
 
 CAP, FUR, AND UMBRELLA MANUFACTORY, 
 
 NO. 15 1 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 Fancy Furs and Caps of all descriptions made to order on the shortest 
 notice. Cash and the highest price paid for Furs. 
 
 HOTELS, ETC. 
 
 T RE MO NT HOUSE, 
 
 Bennet Smith, 
 
 CORNER OF LAKE AND DEARBORN STREETS, 
 
 I ERECTLY OPPOSITE THE 
 
 Eastern, Western, Southern, & Northern Stage-Officts, Chicago, III. 
 
 An Omnibus will at all times be in attendance to convey passengers 
 to and from the boats, free of charge. 
 
 F A R M E R S’ EXCHANGE, 
 
 BY P. A. BARKER, 
 
 Lake Street, Opp. the Amer. Temperance House, Chicago, 111. 
 Baggage taken to and from Steamboats free of charge. 
 
 Excellent Stabling. 
 
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE HOUSE, 
 
 BY BROWN & GURLEY, 
 
 On Lake Street, N.-W. Corner Wabash Avenue, Chicago, III. 
 
 MANSION HOUSE, 
 
 BATES <fc GREEN, 
 
 NO. S4 & 86 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 WESTERN H OTEL, 
 
 WM. H. STOW, 
 
 Cor. W. Randolph and Canal Streets, Chicago, III. 
 
 The best stable, sheds, and yard in the city. Passengers and baggage 
 conveyed to and from the boats free of charge. Carriage and wagons leave 
 this Hotel immediately on the arrival of the boats. 
 
 LEATHER STORES. 
 
 W. S. GURNEE, 
 
 Manufacturer of Leather and Dealer in 
 
 SADDLERS’ HARDWARE & SHOE-FINDINGS, 
 158 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 
 
 LOOKING-GLASSES. 
 
 ROBERT LYONS, 
 LOOKING-GLASSES, 
 Looking-Glass Plates, Picture-Frames, & Curtain Ornaments, 
 NO. 183 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 N. B. — Gilding of every description promptly executed. 
 
 LUMBER MERCHANTS. 
 
 PETER CRAWFORD, 
 
 Retailer of 
 
 GREEN-BAY LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC., 
 
 CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND MARKET STREETS, 
 
 ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE RANDOLPH-STREET BRIDGE. 
 
A. & G. L. NORTON, 
 
 Manufacturers and Dealers in Lumber, 
 
 SOUTH SIDE OF RANDOLPH STREET, 
 
 AND EAST END OF ^SOUTH-BRANCH BRIDGE, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 |W° Bills of Lumber cut to order. Wm. Butts, Agent. 
 
 A. S M I T H, 
 
 Dealer in 
 
 Green -Bay Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Sash, Etc., 
 EAST SIDE OF MARKET STREET. CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 (FIRST YARD SOUTH OF RANDOLPH.) 
 
 Throop, Wait & Co., 
 
 RETAILERS OF ST.CLAIR LUMBER, 
 SHINGLES, LATH, ETC.', of the best quality. 
 Corner of Washington and Market Streets, 
 
 ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF RANDOLPH-STREET BRIDGE, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 MARKETS. 
 
 CITIZENS’ MARKET. 
 
 The subscriber, formerly of the Western Market, has taken the store at 
 the corner of Clark and Randolph Streets, opposite the Court House, and 
 near the City Hotel, where he intends to keep a general assortment of 
 FRESH AND SALT PROVISIONS, 
 and will be pleased to wait upon those who may favor him with their custom. 
 
 KST Marketing sent to any part of the city free of expense. 
 
 The subscriber wishes it to be distinctly understood that this establish- 
 ment is not connected with any other in the city, and that it will be closed 
 on the Sabbath. SAMUEL S. HOVEY, Agent. 
 
 MILLINER AND DRESSMAKER. 
 
 Mrs. Geo. Anderson, 
 
 SILK AND STRAW MILLINERY, 
 
 AND FANCY SILK GOODS, 
 
 Clark Street, bet. Lake Street & Post-Office, Chicago, III. 
 
 Tuscan and Straw Bonnets Cleaned, Turned, and Altered to the most 
 improved and fashionable shapes. 
 
PAINTERS. 
 
 ALEX. WHITE, 
 
 Painter, 
 
 And Dealer in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, Glass, 
 Sash, and Putty; 
 
 ARTISTS’ BRUSHES AND COLORS 
 
 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 
 
 Paper-Hangings, Looking-Glass Plates, Bronzes, Gold and Silver Leaf, &c., 
 
 165 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. 
 
 LEWIS G. SINCLAIR, 
 
 PAINTER AND GLAZIER, 
 
 East Side between Lake and Randolph. 47 LA SALLE STREET. 
 
 PLANING MILLS. 
 
 WM. H. PRICE, 
 
 WEST-RANDOLPH STREET, CORNER CLINTON, 
 
 Two blocks west of the Randolph-Street Bridge. 
 
 MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN 
 
 PLANED FLOORING AND SIDING. 
 
 it-f; 'Planing done to order at the shortest notice. LLii 
 Also, manufacturer of Sash, Doors, and Blinds, — a supply of the above 
 articles constantly on hand. 
 
 Foss & Brothers’ Planing Mill, 
 MARKET STREET, 
 
 BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND MADISON STREETS, ONE BLOCK SOUTH 
 OF THE RANDOLPH-STREET BRIDGE, 
 
 DEALERS IN PLANED FLOORING, 
 
 And Flooring Planed to order on shortest notice. 
 
 TAILORS. 
 
 THOS. SPEER, 
 
 MERCHANT TAILOR, 
 
 No. 7534 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 
 
 N. B. — Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, &c. 
 
TOBACCO AND CIGARS. 
 
 NEW-YORK TOBACCO STORE, 
 
 Wm. L. Fitzgerald, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
 
 CIGARS, TOBACCO, SNUFF, WINES, 
 
 AND LIQUORS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. 
 
 J6STA choice article of Champagne constantly on hand."®® 
 
 West Side of Clark Street, — One Door North of Lake St. 
 
 W. P. ROCHE, 
 
 Manufacturer Of Tobacco, Snuff, and Cigars, 
 
 And Dealer in 
 
 EVERY VARIET Sf OF TOBACCO, SNUFF, CI-GARS, PIPES, TOBACCO, AND 
 SNUFF-BOXES, CIGAR-CASES, ETC., 
 
 215 Lake Street, Chicago. 
 
 WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS. 
 
 ISAAC SPEER, 
 
 Watches, Jewelry, Plated and Britannia Ware, 
 
 TOYS, ETC., 
 
 NO. 77 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
 
 (A few doors east of the Tremont House ) 
 
 & 3 T Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry carefully repaired and warranted. 1^8 
 
 Amos E. Walker, 
 
 WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, 
 
 Dearborn Street, opposite Tremont House. 
 
 6®" Jewelry made to order. 
 
BOOKS, STATIONERY, CIRCULATING LIBRARY, ETC. 
 
 CHICAGO BOOKSTORE, 
 AUGUSTUS TT. & CHARLES BURLEY. 
 
 (Late Stephen F. Gale & Co.) 
 
 NO. 106 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, 
 
 Have on hand a large stock of School, Classical, and Miscellaneous 
 Books, which they offer at wholesale or retail. 
 
 BLANK-BOOKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 
 
 A. H. & C. BURLEY’S CIRCULATING LIBRARY contains 1600 vols. ; 
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 PAPER-HANGINGS. — The largest and best stock of Paper-Hangings ever 
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 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, of every variety, on hand or furnished at 
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 STATIONERY of all kinds and of the best quality. 
 
 CHEAP PUBLICATIONS AND MAGAZINES 
 
 received as soon as published. 
 
 TO PRINTERS. — A. H. & C. B. keep constantly on hand Printers’ Ivory 
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 White and Colored Cap, Letter, Folio, Post, &c., Papers. Also, a superior 
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 Black, Blue, and Red, News, and Book Inks. 
 
 BRANDRETH’S PILLS. 
 
 This well-known, inestimable medicine for Bilious Fevers, Fever and Ague, 
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 A. H. & C. BURLEY (late Stephen F. Gale & Co.). 
 
 N. B. — All authorized Agents have an engraved certificate. 
 
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