Primitive Chicago

... unusual stories we heard of Chicago was the reversal of the Chicago River in 1900. The sewerage system of early Chicago was primitive, with gutters serving as drains in many streets. Improvements were made in the sewerage system using underground pipes, ...

... narrow channel through very dense "saw grass" rising in the water. After a short distance we then penetrated the uncharted primitive "tunnels" of a Mangrove swamp. I would liken this to walking into a ten or twelve foot high dense thicket on land. ...