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THE FOREST PRESERVES 



Every one of these old trails, running north, northwest, 

 west, southwest and south and reaching all points where In- 

 dians found chance for trade, has left some marks in the pres- 

 ent day preserves as will be noted in the plat presented else- 

 where in this publication showing location of all trails, villages, 

 etc., with reference to the preserves. 



Happily the close-to-fifteen thousand acres of forest land, 

 now constituting the preserve district, represent all that is choice 

 in the Cook County ground so dear to the modern citizenship 

 for its Indian associations. 



By some good turn of fate it is the historically famous 

 tract in almost every locality that was preserved all these years 

 awaiting the inevitable government action that has taken form 

 in the creation of the district. Landscape value has probably 

 been the secret of our good fortune. 



Strange as it may seem to the citizens of Cook County 

 wont to read of natural splendors from afar and so admire 

 them, no where in the world can be found scenery that can 



CONCRETE ROAD LEADING TO PRESERVE. 



