Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-13
The Mining Exposition.


Three weeks from tomorrow and
the National Mining and Industrial
Exposition will open its doors at Dem
yer, Colorado. Twenty-six States
and Territories have signiiied their
intention to exhibit, and have applied
for space. Nevada, the third among
the bullion producing States, has not
made the first move toward securing
representation. This is neither cred
table to our pride nor enterprise.
Nearly every newspaper in Nevada
has done its whole duty in the matter
of calling attention to the subject. 1t
is exceedingly difficult to impress the
people with a correct idea of the Den
Yer exhibition and to educate them to
understand its Importance.
A Denver correspondent gives the
following interesting details as to the
prospective exhibits:
Among the specimens which are to
be shown, some promise to be of
sufficient size to impress the visitors
Colorado mines, it was thought, would
,ather lead off in this respect, but now
there is good deal Of doubt on this
point. If the stories told here are
true our Colorado miners will get left,
If they expect walk over. i>awen's
mine promises to show the heaviest
mass Of refined gold in lump of 600
pounds weight The Kansas City
smelter will show some fine blocks of
metal also. The Silent Friend mine,
Of PitlSin county, Col, has mass of
silver ore weighing $500 pounds
ready for shipment. a mass Of gray
copper is coming from San Juan
county mine, of unknown weight, but
it will cost $500 to get it out of the
mine. The Moonlight mine of Pitkin
county, will show a mass of coo
pounds in weight A lump of horn
silver weighing 400 pounds is coming
from the Robert h. Lee mine, of
Leadville. A mass Of gold ore Of
about 1000 pounds weight is to Ee
exhibited in Gilpin county's fine dis
play. Boulder county has half
dozen Jumps of coal, weighing from
two to five tons each, to enrich their
cabinet Besides this, they are get
ting out piece Of stone tagging as
large as it is possible to transport on
fiat car. These are few Of the
samples from Colorado mines.
Arizona has a mass Of silver weigh
ing seven tons, that will perhaps
scoop them all in for size, unless Wy
oming's block Of soda should prove
to be larger. This latter dose of med
icine will be just as large as can be
transported, utterly regardless of
weight
Both Utah and New Mexico will
make elaborate exhibits, and that
from Southern California will be very
fine. South Carolina will show phos-
phate rock, and Louisiana will prob
ably send some blocks from her fam
ons salt mine a good showing will
also be made Of Missouri's ores-of
iron, lead and zinc. Maine will send
copper and other ores. Dakota will
show gold.
There are now between twenty
five and thirty mills for trea ting ores
entered for exhibition, and contracts
have been made for supplying them
with ores during the Exposition.
There will be rare opportunity for
studying and comparing the various
processes presented here, and the
best one will surely win. Rock
drills. worked by compressed air and
electricity, will also be exhibited.
The latter will receive its power from
an engine two miles distant, trans
mitted by wire.
From the above it will be evident
to any man interested in mining that
the Exposition must prove a valua-
ble aid to all who will avail them
selves of its teachings, and instruct
those who know nothing Of the labor
necessary to convert ores into bull
ion or refined metal. 1t is intended
to aid capital in seeking investment,
and to assist that already invested.
What more can the mining industry
demand?