Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-14
CENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
[From the srsrxFL's Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, June 5. 1876

of the main building, away off from
any other African State. Its exhibit
consists principally of animal products
- ivory, hides aud leather, ostrich
feathers, etc, In hides and leather the
exhibit is especially full; all kinds of
skins, dressed and undressed. are to
be seen here, and also articles manu-
featured out of them, as harness and
noceros hide mus be exceedingly
thick and tough, for there are stout tiex-
ible rods cut out from it, from one-hslf
inch TO one inch in diameter; and they
are not twisted, as are u cowhides,
but cut out in a solid mass just as you
would white out a stick. What effect
they would have if used in external
application we do not know, but have
not the least curiosity to try. The os-
trich feathers are very fine, and feath-
ers of some other kinds are also dis
played. Orange has the prettiest col
lection of birds to be found. In the
terrestrial collection there are some
~gorgeously plumed bipeds, such as we
do not have at all in this country. This
lack of splendid colors is compensated
to us by the sweet voices of our feath-
cred tribes, while tropical birds are
nearly all sopgless. The aquatic col
lection is, of course, not so brilliant.
Insect life is represented by two
cases of specimens, most numerous
N ,.l,i.It . rn Tho 6itf.ratt SnariaS
of the destructive grasshopper. Excel
lent wool is produced in Orange State,
and it is here, 10th washed and I'M
washed; and there is a model of the
kind OF wagon used for wool transport
tation. There is also some very fine
nlohair.
There are several grains, fruits and
herbs. A lot of Katlir corn looks very
queer, the grains being much smaller
than pop corn. Different kinds OF
wood are also represented.
Orange Free State strikes very higl,
in minerals, and exhibits "A lot OF 'sd;a
monds IN the rough" together with a
sp timen of diamond bearing soil and
pebble accompanying. The case o
tanning them is surinounted by asilver
figure of a miner with pick and shovel,
all ready to begin prospecting. Nat
urally .dusky diamonds" are here,
also, though these do not seem 10 be OF
the best quality.
There are not many manufactures
represented, and it seems that Orange
is principally a producer of raw mate
rial.
At m end stands a couple of Fair
banks patent scales, and nearly every
body that ZONES along expresses his
wonder what they are there for. THAT
can't belong to South Africa" says one.
| DOM see what that's got to DO with
the Free State of Orange" says another;
while one who does not notice the
name on them, remarks: ''They make
pretty good scales yer in Africa
The fact OF it is that Fairbanks wishes
to introduce them into that country,
and has put themsh here for a sort of adj
v~ertisement, aud they have no connec
ton with the display at all.
The inclo .ure OF the Free State of
Orange is gracefully draped with red
white and blue aud white and orange,
and the American and Orange flags
hang together over a photograph of
Hon. j.. I'll. Brand, President OF the
country.
The greater part ofthe things brought
to the exp ,sitlon from Peru are arch
geological. Relics of the ancient times
before the white nan came a when
Pizarro pursued his cruel conquests
there, constitute the larger part of
them. Idols, stone and earIhen vessels
and implements, and ancient weapons
are here by hundreds. People in the
same condition, in whatever quarter
OF the globe they may chance to dwell,
resort to pretty much h same meth
cd of doug things, and these relics
abundahtly illustrate that remark, for
they are very like those gathered in
countries very distant from Peru.
Such things are interesting as showing
about how tar the makers of them
were advanced in civilization. But
the archaeological display does not end
with the works Of the ancient Peru
VANS; it comprises also the people
themselves. There are a number of
muinmies and skulls that have been
found in the mounds used as burying
places, relics OF The Aztec civilization.
The mummies are are all lnia squatting
posture, and have with them many OF
the articles with which they were bur
led. One of a little haby has all ear
Of corn put in to refresh it on its jour
ney to the spirit laud. Around anoth-
err is wrapped a great number of
trinkets, including a little bell, and
things hat look like little household
implems nts; so perhaps this was a wo-
man, going TO keep house in that un-
discovered country. The fnery in
which another was clad when buried
has all fallen away except a little
around his wrists. which Is, of course,
rags covered with feathers. The
skulls nearly all have their long hair
still on them. They are all very
CHASTITY and excite great horror and
aversion in the fair sex. Horrible,
horrible, but still fascinating - was
the exclamation OF a lady while gazing
at one of the mummies; and indeed
they are very fascinating, especially to
any one at all acquainted with the his
tory of Peru, though we can not say
that they are horrible to US. We
rather regard them as interesting, and
like to gaze at them, imagining that
they might have been the victims of
Plzarro's rapaeity and cruelty. or per
haps may have died and been buried
long before the white man Yer set
foot in the land of the Incas, and slept
peacefully through the time OF death