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THE FOREST PRESERVES 



In Beverly Hills, the southern end of Cook County has a 

 real beauty spot. It is a preserve only 126 acres in extent but 

 for its acreage it boasts more spectacular points of interest than 

 any other stretch of forest land in the county. It is an ideal 

 natural park. 



If there was not another single attractive feature about the 

 entire preserve the Indian lookout station, for which the tract 

 has long been famous, would be justification for establishment 

 of a public park here. It has long been recognized as a his- 

 torical attraction. 



Standing in the center of this beautifully wooded spot is the 

 towering bluff which the Indian warriors utilized as a lookout 

 and signal station in the days when they were fighting to hold 

 their homes against the invading white men. It was the Indian 

 general headquarters. 



Situated as it was where reports of scouts on the hated 

 white man's activities could be received quickly from the shores 

 of Lake Michigan which invaders from the east were wont to 

 follow and from the valley of the Illinois used by those from 

 the south, the Indians found great advantages here. 



With the reports that necessitated a marshalling of forces 

 to give combat this signal station atop the "Beverly Bluff" would 

 burst into flames. Those were the bonfires which produced 

 the ribbons of smokes running into the sky and giving warning 

 to allied tribes for miles around. 



