New-York tribune., 1872-08-14

snlnhur yellow cocOons scattered eVcryWhoic "o
numerous peasant girls reeng, spinning anu twisF
tho silk and In the next room are three looms max
ing black velvet satin and rich brocado inll OF we
ooy,or. an cold ground. THIS latter loom Is always
rrro,ndod nv curious crowd. the process OF weaV
inc with gold and silver thread Is different from those
usrauv known. The winding path leading TO the cen
rl payon Of this department bordered by the ske
eton OF an immense whale and we pass the whaeboats
with all their ng ana appurehancos i"eiuo ''0
pav,lion WEI one side harpOons bombs. and all the
appliances Of whale1sLing with many illustrative
views on the other aquara with curious fish; and be-
tween the two models Of the implements used In the
sturgeon fishing the Ural stalwart
Cossack explains the whole tells us how, when
the signal given the whole population rush to the ice
how tho FISH caught dried, and smoked and how tDe
cavare is preserved. Next an immense specimen OF
surgeons sterlets and other Russian fish, In every va
riey OF PREPARATION apparatus for artificial hshpreo
ing with fish of all sizes floating about and we come 70
the Department Of Furs We pass hastily by these ar
tices which arc beautiful and interesting but rather
oppressive this hot day, as we'll as by hne coeo'on
of Swiss domestic animals the gift OF theswiss doNerp
ment and the collection of domestic fowls just pro0uou
by the University from London and Basic ana stop Do
fore the models Of restoraons OF the aSo uwehs' W
Dr. Keller OF Zurich One could spend hours in tlS sec
on alone Here ia collection OF parasitic animals
very perct collection Of insects Injurious TO vegetauoh
and horn Prof Babukhin is ready to show the curious
any number OF microscopic slidos Illustrating Rlo""'
and disease Close by is splendid cOllecuohoi Oh SpuiS
collection of insects preserved In AMBER spohseS
OF all sorts and varieties and fun assortment OF al no
apparatus used by nauralsts In anu Ircsors
insects Going into the garden look with interest a
two samovede hus one Of skins for Winter, and the
tbor NJ rch bark for Summer both crowned with the
slu NJ reindeer and then give glance into the de-
nornent of the hunt; there is hne portrait OF 'io
Grand Duke Vladimir, with his bounds surrounded on
every side by trophies of the chase There are skhs anu
stuffed BIRDS and animals In profusion but more inter
estng is tho collection Of hunting arms from the earnest
times brought from the Imperial arInOes OF Galeh1O
and Tsarskoe SelO Among them are the rnes anu pslo
of various sOyereigns foreign as well as huSHan, ai
ci,ens ~ ali fhe modern breechlOading small arms,
SO that one can at glance whch llnes ho huoPVo'
py tS d ~ ssaNer fo sion i'm at sion's for cup OF
chocolate or into "Bavaria for glass OF DceT Duy u
morning paper Of the mosques, ana SIT oown m ii
10 the music OF the military Dand "a idIo to
examine the material riches OF Russia as contaneu ~
the Forest Department and the section OF MeIas a1,
Mining In tie Department OF Forests we can Watci
the whole governmental system OF the educauon 0 &
esters and of the management preservation ana sdo h
of the vast forests which are s IN possession vi Wy
Crown We find excellent her bara OF forest trees, Dot
Russian and German, and beams sections, anu Sp1v
OF ash trees 200 years old and OF oaks that nave % %
The Of 800 and 400 Bn osiao wan sHS Inc Tee are cut
| down and saTn, and WIN VIC itts Iiit the
used and models Of the sea- sawl, and land'
tbe manufacture Of pitch, tar, and potash,
and charcoal burning by every known methOd, sI ~ =
FOREIGNER with an eye to business would certainly ind
here an occasion Of making fortune by the ntrOusc-
tiop of improved saw-ms and other laOor-saYlns alr
! paDces. The same thing can be SAID OF many Other
departments here Persons with capital 10 dispose
and Russia is one OF the richest fields Tor IT'S prOntaDe
use-might on a close inspection OF this EXposlnon gam
many hint, which, when followed up Dy caieIui IN
0nires accurate information, and sensible appnctio
would result in returning them some million OF dos
This is especially the with the salt INDUSTRY
wear there were SIC 100000 pounds Of salt imported ho
! Russia on which duty Of 3,5OOOOO ruDes war
paida in addition 40 the large quantity made
| In Russia, and yet salt is very dear. ana ana
| at Astrakhan costs more than the hsh which arc
preserved by II. Still Russia abOunds In salt mnes
and in salt lakes, Of them in the immediate yc
of kstrakban a few miles from the Voga, WhlGn Only
! need development to be very productive In the De
partment OF Minerals and Mining there are very COM
pete models OF all the processes OF salt mining anu
Working well specimens OF the products Here 700
we find An the mineral Which Russia produces 50
beautifully and we witness the processes OF the manu-
facture of from copper, zinc SILVER, nickel ana ooDa
We enter too into veritable coal nlne wnch is nlOsI
sklfuly made and many specimens OF the excelen
anthracite and btuminOus coal which Is DuC DcSIunina
| 10 be worked In the last few years.