James Green's Farm

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On the whole, Maximilian was not favorably impressed with the frontier settlements in Illinois, commenting in his journal, "By way of settlement we may preserve here in America neither the aborigines nor the wild beasts because the beginning of settlement is always the destruction of everything." Maximilian reckoned that within ten years neither deer, wolves, nor wild turkeys would be seen in the area, adding, "The elks, bears, and beavers have already vanished, and the rest will follow soon."