The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18

a Button worth Having Beautiful Speci'
mems Of MnrhIe-Othcr Products.

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mems of MarbIe-Othcr Products.
PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-Mexico has
been late In making her display at the Centen-
NAL, but now she occupies large space in the
| Main Building, with an ornamental enclosure,
and everything within Is arranged skilfully and
| in good taste. what first attracts attention Is n
huge button Of silver Weighing about 4,OOO
pounds, and worth $1,000. This seems extra
ordinary; but Nevada Intends to have macs
weighing several tons more on exhibition, while
weekly shipments from silver mines in Utah
and other Western regions are In the shape OF
| buttons OF about $40 pounds each. all OF which,
| for several years, have been sent to Connecticut
| to be worked into silver ware. Next are most
beautiful aud polished slabs Of vdriegated mar
BILE. with green as the predomnatlng color, and
blushing sireaks and clouds through the stone,
making the resemblance to agate almost exact.
In fact. one might suspect them to be Il species
OF petrifaction. Some heavy sales Of these slabs
have already been made TO European potentates.
| The various cities Of Mexico, such as pucbla,
La Magdalena. and Mexico, present q great
variety OF manufactured goods, including
| plain cotton cloth, kid leather and gloves, wool
! len nlnnel, blankets, coarse carpetlng, cassi-
meres Of low grade, and cotton yarn suited for
| domestic weaving. There is large display OF
native wines, and far one OF chemical prep /
| rdtions, and extracts OF fruits and roots. Some
silk fabrics look well, and there arc stutrs woven
! In gold that resemble Egyptian work. Ladies
| shoes and fancy articles LOOK well. but they do
| not present the finish given by the French shoe
makers nor even nv those ~ Massachusetts.
| here arc many specimens of Indian manutac-
! The Implpfnents exhibifnd are fnv ana no or
but the mining tools seem to be excellent. There
| Is some iron IN noayy square bars. and many
| specimens OF gold and silver ores Slmplcs OF
| quaiity nor deco veins. A section OF large ma
! hOgdnN tree shO~s that II was hauled lke sled
many S aSrc plants and INV ought MT To- have iaTse
! commercial values. for they grow spo ntane ousy
| aud the yield Ia heavy.
The cotton ON exhibition u not remarkable for
| length OF staple. nor for strength; but the d.
| hcienoy Is "a likely to urise from want OF good
| improved seed as from adverse elm tic cOndi-
| tions. The planters OF our Southern States have
taken great pains to cultivate and Introduce the
best varieties OF cotton and their seed nas hecn
| In demand both IN Egypt and India The Next
can maize or Indian corn is decidedly inferior.
| though II makes much OF the bread Of the peo-
| plc out undoubtedly thcv should have better
seed Fine misses Of sugar are shown, much Of
II In the shape OF our old sugar lOaves but IL q
abrownish color, proving that they do not yet
clarity wei. The many samples 81 coffee arc
good. Several hundred samples Of forest woods
Indicate that they have a great variety Of val,I-
aole sorts ranging from pine to Rnumyitm. The
| specimens OF raw SILK are not remark able. The
wheat Is really number one, and oats aud barley
| arc good. the wheat flour has a rich golden hue
| None of their mcchanlcal work Is supertor
! Horse shoes and other irOnware are forged by
hand. Tue Government Is an exhibitor OF
! leather and paper and the qualities are fair.
| None Of the other exhibits arc 40 exhaustive as
that OF cigars and " maybe presumed that the
| quality can sc rcely be excelled. Mexican wool
| never had high reputation and the heeccs on
exhibition do not change ones opinion. Fine
| specimens OF honey are shown and 10 u lik ely
| that Mexico Is the best country Tor honey In the
| world
The only countries represented al the .nten-
| NAL IN which crons must be grown wholly nv ir.
| ngatiun aW Egypt, Northern Italy, Peru, Colo.
| RADIO, and Mexico. The annual rainfall e sum
Client To mature wheat In California, Turkey,
| spain, Palestine, India and In most parts of
| China There irritation Is only necess iry for
| named the rainfall Of the whole wear. If coming
the most seasOnnble times would be scarcely
! sufficient 10 grow wheat; but as II comes out II
season u ~ ~ little value. In some of the west
ern portions of Mexico. however rains are more
frequent SIN, there is adelciency. The noun
! talns have great elevation aud melted snow
water hll- thousands of creeks and rivers. 4
! photograph Of Mexican farming scene rcpre-
! sents a large numher or men and teams at work
IN an irrigated field, and the water comes on
ahundanty. The laws that govern irrigation In
Mexico, and they are severe and well Fixed,
were derived from the Muors, and have been
transferred TO Arizona. Colorado, Utah and
! Montana.
! Mexico Is the southern extension Of the east
ern ROCKY Mountain slope, the same as tho
! Black His country - the northern extension.
! The mountains present a fun face t. tho nlains
every few miles streams ana riversissue through
cahons. thor hoods being high during the heat
OF summer; and these waters are conducted
by irfigating canals into ditches tnat water ~
tue gardens and folds. seldom IL the sun
clouded, and outside the water Courses tn
whole country Il brown ana sore, In winter a-
well a. summer. though II furnishes a rich grass
sufficient to support Thousands OF sheep aud
/ ca tic.
Mexico needs nothing So much "a CHEAP
! trin- portation, There are mining ciuea high
among the mountains conta ming from &l0D e.
dOO1J inhahi tanis. 20 which al kihds u supplies
aud goods are carried on the backs Of mules
and IL costs nose to take puuul OF their siiv'
10 market than 10 60 Is IN Ohil farmer 10 tax
/ twenty pounds Of wool. Hut a railroad Is grad
ualiy working It's way thither aud irom che
! heart OF tho continent. The Denver and Kia
Grande now extends nearly 30 tdiies soul oil
! Denver. II has crossed that great obstruction
! the Green horn ruige, aud redcacd Trinidad
and il Is now ready 60 del ouch into the Hey a
the Rio Grtnde that forms the boundary of
! Chihuahut aud New Leon, regions where the
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