CHAPTER IX.--CHICAGO.

Topographical Situation of Chicago.--Meaning of the Name.-- Early History.--Massacre at Fort Dearborn.--Last of the Red Men.--The Great Land Bubble.--Rapid Increase in Population and Business.--The Canal.--First Railroad.--Status of the City in 1871.--The Great Fire.--Its Origin, Progress and Extent.--Heartrending Scenes.--Estimated Total Loss.--Help from all Quarters.--Work of Reconstruction.--Second Fire.-- Its Public Buildings, Educational and Charitable Institutions, Streets and Parks.--Its Waterworks.--Its Stock Yards.--Its Suburbs.--Future of the City. 157-175