Valparaiso Porter County Vidette, Thursday, 7 June, 1883
Six of the college boys went over to Michigan City Saturday. They now tell what a sight the state's prison is, and what fun it is to climb those sand-hills.
Lafayette Morning Journal, Monday, 18 May, 1891
"HOOSIER SLIDE."
AN INDIANA LANDMARK GOING TO CHICAGO.
An Interesting Letter from the Lake--The Fate of "Hoosier Slide"-- . . .
[Special Correspondence.]
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., May 16.--Your readers may be surprised to learn that "Hoosier Slide" is disappearing, but such is the fact. It stood for ages, perhaps, looking out over the blue waters of Lake Michigan and though fashioned out of "shifting sand," but little change was noted in its lofty appearance. The east line of its summit was the highest point and a scrubby tree used to stand up there. Such might have been the case to-day had not a CHICAGO man come along and purchased that pile of sand. Chicago men never do something for nothing. This genius bought the "slide" at wholesale and immediately began to sell it at retail. The sale continues and this accounts for the disappearance of the famous mound. A force of men are at work six days in the week shoveling the sand on to flat cars for railway uses, and as they burrow into it at the foot, it rolls down from the top. It is a mountain of sand yet and will be for years to come--even should the shoveling process go on. But even now the east line is no longer the highest point. The scrub tree is gone, the shape of the whole top has changed and what is now the chief outlook was a year ago a secondary point.
"Hoosier Slide," like any other slide, is treacherous. If there were an inch auger hole at the lowest point of the "slide" and a sufficient vacuum beneath, the whole mountain would proceed to pass through that hole without stopping. It is said the Chicagoan is getting rich. Well, he will leave an opportunity for his grandchild to get rich from the same pile of sand. Nevertheless, the crest of "Hoosier Slide" is lowering in a marked manner and the busy shovel will yet bring it to the level of Michigan City, which lies at its feet.
By the way, speaking of Michigan City, it is one of the most wide-awake cities in the State. Once it was a tempest-tossed sand lot. Now it is a beautiful city . . .
Chesterton Tribune, Friday, 8 April, 1892
An eagle flew over Chesterton one day last week, and its flight north to the sand hills was watched by a number of our citizens. There are a few types of the noble bird of freedom in the sand hills along the lake, and they should be protected. Let no man dare to shoot one of them.
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