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THE FOREST PRESERVES 



Each piece of rugged forest with its never-to-be-erased trails 

 winding through valleys and over hills is a chapter in that story. 

 Each stream with its fords marked by mighty rocks that will 

 be waiting for many generations to come, is an imperishable illus- 

 tration of the narrative. 



PHYSICAL ASPECT OF TERRITORY EMBRACED IN COOK COUNTY OF 

 TODAY, AS IT APPEARED IN 1818. 



