| Show STARVED ROCK DOOMED famous pile on the illinois river slowly disintegrating I 1 utica III stained rock consider ed d by many the most beautiful scenic desort in illinois and itch ilch in history pal interest Is slid sald to be slowly dis dig integrating due to the action of the illinois rival which flows at its ita base nil A al A av lr f 4 tl T iam I 1 J 1 Z Z FAMOUS STARVED ROCK its destruction said to be only a question of time and a nd which la Is gradually wearing the sandstone that forms forma tile the compost uon tion of the famous pile the report that this rock Is in don dan ger of extinction recalls to mind the pathetic which gave it an en luring duffing place in 1111 nois history and makes it an object of intense interest to the thousands of tourists from all over the united jolted states who annually visit it starved rock ja is located in la salle county and the surroundings appear like A section of colorado scenery enery ac dropped by some freak of nature in the prairie lands of illinois it la Is a variance from the roo noton ous oua level plains that at most other points mark the illinois soil boll some glacial freak ages ago is supposed to have brought about the forma ton lon creating a valley feet lower than the level of lake Alic michigan higan and forming palisades alons along the illinois river that have great acetic attract the lock rises abruptly from the water to a height of feet and from all sides presents a hold bold aud and rugged appearance appe alance about ilia lie bear ear 1770 a series of melancholy incidents occurred in the teni tory of the tribe of indians the memories of which gave to the rock its name its beauta la Is unchong ed cd from that which ilitch marked it when it was first scon by white men mir alar qi iette jollet the famous friench explorers in 1673 lore here is found in miniature the wonder nonder work of water and there are hidden rocky walled ballod inlets decorated with mith feins and lichens walh fill some lone cedar or line lofty on an inaccessible rocky ledga marquette and joliet joelet landed opposite the rock on ilia he plain upon which the great indian of 0 the illint was ass situated in 1681 la salle who was aas given the light to trade with aith the indians by bv louls I 1 MV IV elected a fort upon the lork c illing calling it rort fort st louis this fort was liter later destined ilie I 1 he final tragedy traced which gave the rock it Ks name was caused by the he mur der of pontiac the gibat into ch chief I 1 cf by one of the illint |
