Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-12
THE EXPOSITION.
Large Crow.Is n Atssnaanse.
more New Inventions.
Another very sus6essfuI nay.

i Another very SuceessFuI Day.
! The Exposition has become an instTuc
tive and interesting MAGNET, drawing PEG
pie from all parts of the United States d
witness the grand display of the great in
dustrial invention and progress of the pre-
sent age. Among the visitors yesterda!
were number Of young ladies from the
TENNESSEE FEMALE COLLEGE,
of Franklin, Tennessee. They were young
beautiful and accomplished, and were uR
der charge of their President, Rev. r. K
Hargrove, whose well known stringent rule:
did not prevent a number of admirine
satellites of the male sex being near the
| young ladies occasionally. The day was
| proftably enjoyed by the young ladies, two
of whom, Misses Otey Sbackleford, Of Hop
kinsville, KY, and Carrie Hargrove,
Of Franklin, played Duet entitled Brillia1at
| GGlOp. The piece was well execu ted
and evinced remarkable degree Of pro-
| ficiency which speaks well for the merits OF
| the college. Several schools have already
attended the Exposition, and we hear OF
others in various parts of the State coming
during the next two weeks. We trust that
many schools win avail themselves of this
rare opportunity for seeing of the grand
est collections Of Industrial productions
ever exhibited in the United States; an OPP
| portunity which has Inducements of such an
extraordinary nature that there are but few
who will fail to appreciate its numerous
and untold advantages. Every department
is complete in its arrangements and APP
pointments and replete with goods, wares,
inventions, works of art, science, etc.,
which tend to interest and instruct. Among
the new contributions to
POWER HALL
is an invention of Mr.. Ben. Wood, who
certainly has the thanks of several for his
practical genius. The invention is
A TANNING MACHINE,
run by steam power, and located over the
sewing machine. This fan was invented
by Mr.. Wood for the pirpose of tanning
the attractive young lady who has charge
of the steam sewing machine, and not only
displays the inventive genius of the gentle
man, but also bespeaks much consideration
for the comfort of the fair sex. Among
the novel and useful machinery in Power
Hall is
CAYCE's PATENT FORGE.
This forge is located in the far South
end) of the hall, and is under charge of Mr..
A. j. Robert, of this city. Since it has been
on exhibition, Mr.. Robert, who is thor
oughly conversant in the art of melting
silver, repeatedly tested the power and
merits Of this forge, and in every instance
we believe with entire satisfaction as to the
results attained. Among the tests made of
its power was the melting of new coined
silver spoons from the well-knOWn house
of S. r. Biesenthall, practical matchmaker,
silversmith and jeweler Of Louisville, Ken
lucky. The test was made in the presence
Of large number of persons, who, while
they could not doubt the purity of the
metal from Essential, whose ware many
have long used, were pleased by the novelty
of the operation, which was quite satisfac-
tory. AIr. A. j. Robert is the agent in this
city for the sale of States right to this
forge; the States rights not yet disposed of
are those of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Arkansas,
| Indiana, Kansas, and California.
| GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
One of the most interesting groups in the
mineral department of the Exposition is
that of copper ores and products from
| DucktoWn, Polk county, Tennessee. DIR.
Stafford, the eminent State Geologist, assist
ed by Mr.. Charles Stockell, has arranged
the ores with reference to their occurrence
in the mines. Regarding them in this light
we see that the lower tier of the group is
made up of magnificent specimens of yellow
sulphuret of copper; the next tier includes
three large and fine masses of what is
sometimes called the ssblack oxide" of
copper; at the top is a cap of por-
GUS iron ore called "goSsan" by
the miners. The yellow sulphuret of the
lower tier presents samples Of the original
ore filling the veins as they occur in nature;
black oxide is an oxidized product of the yell
low ore and lies upon it, while the ''gossan"
also is one of the products of oxidation and
creeps out on the surface, several pieces of
refined copper accompany the ores as sam
pies of the metal which is obtained from
them. One of the pieces, a square cake,
weighs 174 pounds and was cut in this
form for rolling into sheets. Another
weighing 122 pounds intended for making
wire; the remainder are ingots for foundry
use. The Exposition is indebted to the
Union Consolidated Mining Company of
Tennessee for the fine display, and espe
cially to Capt. ]. E. Raht, the efficient SUI
perintendent of the above company. IN
der the management of Capt. Raht the
mines he represents are very prosperous.
The buildings, smelters, refinery, stamps,
ETC., are all of substantial character.
Through his influence chiefly Ducktown is
one of the most moral and pleasant COM
munities in the State. This comp any pro-
duces about 100000 pounds of refined
copper annually. In addition to this COM
pany, there is another styled the Burra-
Burra, located in the Ducktown region,
making altogether 100000 pounds. 1t
will be seen, from what has already been
stated, that the copper interests of Tennes-
see are of great importance. There are
thousands of men both in Tennessee and
other States, who, knowing nothing Of the
mineral wealth of this State, are surprised
when reading of or actually viewing this
collection, the arrangement of which makes
it more interesting, inasmuch as it is nat
ural illustration of the mineralogicsl loca-
ton. Prof. Stafford and Charles StOckell
deserve credit for the taste eYinced in this
department.
Many advantages derived from the Expo
sition will be recognized when we state that
capitalists and manufacturers who spend
much money and waste much time in trav-
cling about the country, worrying them
selves by asking questions never satisfac-
torily, making examination ofthe geological
department. of the Exposition, can derive
all of the desired information relative
to the mineral wealth of Tennessee.
In other words a geological map of the
State is presented, the nature and charae--
ter, the value and natural location. DR..
Stafford and Mr.. Stockell have spared no
pains to render their department attractive
and instructive, and take every opportuni-
ty in explaining the minerals to the visitors.
The same knowledge attained by long years
of study may be had by making thorough
examination and critical study of these col
lections. There are many natural curiOs-
tiles in this department atfording interest to
visitors.
THE AFTERNOON ATTENDANCE
was also very large and continued with I'M
abated interest until the shadows of even
ing indicated it was time for tea. The
afternoon attendance was composed of
our city folks who have heretofore preferred
night as the most pleasant time to see the
Exposition. The afternoons entertainment
was made more delightful by
MUSIC.
A young lady from HOpkinsVille, KY,
possessing a rare musical talent combined
with a careful training and culture in this
fine art, played several splendid pieces on one
| e the ,DiopOo VO1OU and old