The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-23
FRIDAY, JUNE %. 1882.
wYomINc,s MISREPRESENTATION,



CHEYENNE, June 10, 1882.
DEAR Shift Wyoming is TO be re-
presented at all at the Denver National
Mining and Industrial Exposition, to
be opened August LIST, it is very i'm
portant that the representation be one
that will not do the territory discredit
by its meagerness. You will agree to
this, and you will also concede that
nothing creditable can be done in the
short time between this and the 18th of
next month, when all exhibits should
sbeo the ground, without extraordinary
effort on the part of all who desire that
a demonstration be made of the re-
sources and industrial progress of the
territory. For these reasons IL is earn
estly hoped that whatever you find it
possible to do in this behalf will be done
at nee. /. .tF.F
With a view to such uniformity of
action on the part of exhibitors as will
promote the success of Wyoming's re-
presentation, the following suggestions
are recommended to your favorable
consideration:
J.. AL exhibits should be sufficient In
size and quantity to command atten-
ton and convey some idea of the ex-
tent of occurrence or amount of pro-
duction.
2. Metallic ores, while illustrating
the richest portion of the lode, should
also by average specimens fairly repre-
sent the body of ore in the mine. One
or more massive specimens from each
locality would serve a useful purpose,
Except in the case of massive speci-
mems hard enough to bear rough hand
ling without protection, ores OF every
sort should be carefully packed in boxes
securely hooped, or in sacks of strong
material.
8. Earthly minerals, clays, etc. should
be forwarded in quantities of about one
peck each.
4. Building stones, gypsum, etc,
should be equal in size to six inches
cubic, and, If practicable, be 30 dressed
as to show one side broken, n roughly
dressed, and MI polished.
8 .All fossils will, of course, be Sc
curely boxed with packing of paper,
s~havings, cotton, or other soft ma
terial
6. Specimens of dmber-and it is de-
sirable that the several species and vari-
cites of wood generally found in tho
forests of Wyoming be shown-should
have a uniform length of one foot, the
smaller pieces being halved, so.as to
show the bark on one side and the
dressed wood on the other; the large
sections quartered, with one rough and
n polished side. e..
Boards of extraordinary width may
be three feet long, both ends being
cleated to prevent splitting.
Z. Shelled grains of every sort, roots
and garden products generally, should
be forwarded in quantities of one peck
to one-half bushel; grams unshelled
and grasses, in sheaves of about five
inches N diameter at the band securely
wrapped in muslin or boxed. Such as
are not sufficiently advanced to forward
before date of opening will be received
later.
8. Fleeces of wool, including both
the best and average samples, and ac-
companied by statement of total clip
and average weight, should be covered
with canvas.
g.. Stuffed birds and heads of animals
for the ornamentation of the Wyoming
section will be welcome, but should, if
possible, be packed by one having ex-
perience in such matters.
10. Manufacturers should be solicited
to prepare exhibits. They will need no
advice as to mode OF packing.
IL. All articles intended for exhibit
tion should be at Cheyenne by July
10Th. They should be accompanied by
a written or printed statement, giving
name of exhibitor or contributor, with
locality and p~ostofice address, as we'll
as by a description of the source, an
nual production or capacity and other
useful information.
u. All packages intended for the ex-
position should be plainly addressed as
follows:
To the Governor of Wyoming, Ohey-
enne, Wyo.-For the Denver Exposl-
ton.
Exhibits thus directed will be stored
at Cheyenne until the Wyoming section
is ready to receive them, when they
will be forwarded in bulk and suitably
placed for inspection.
The executive and the commission
will be responsible for the cost of tran
sportation by railway and will use every
~precaution against injury to articles,
but cannot be held for damages or losses
of an sort. E.rFfta- F.r :,
AS an effort is making to form a ter
ritorial museum for the permanent II.
lustration of the resources of Wyoming, !