The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-06-08
COLORADO CORRESPONDENCE.
LIFE IN DENVER. the GREAT NATIONAL
MINlN6 AND INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
IDAHO IN TINE FIRST RANK, 9TH
Err ITEMS or INTEREST.
Denver. Col. Mnx a1st 1883


been slack all the spring is taking on
new life, the heavy rains have ceased
and nature Ii rapidly getting into her
summer clothes. This summer is going
to be the merriesf and busiest that sthe
Queen city has ever seen. There are
many reasons for these predictions be-
sides the fact that the New West is be-
coming better known each year and the
crowd OF tourists and wealth seekers
consequently larger, but also on account
of the many Official attractions offu(ed
this season The Exposition, iAas-
much ns 1t will he better md more&Ex-
tepsive nffair than it was last YEAR
viii draw more people. Then the Grand
Army OF the Republic which hol4l}nits
National Encampmcnt here In July Will
have very lnrge power OF draught and
finally the Masons are to be . very
prominent feature In the community in
August The G.. A. Il. will have the en-
terta1nment OF from thirty to fifty thou-
sand old soldiers, and active prepare
rhtsans for feeding and caring generally
for the guests are keeping the members
OF the organization very busy. The
camp has been laid out and is very pref
ty and conveintiy situated and all looks
well for good start in July. The Ma
| sons will come to the front when the
| conyocation Of the General Grand chap
/ ter Of Royal Mob Masons takes place, In
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and later when the pilgrim knights
Iemplars pause In their journey to San
Francisco to breathe tho mountain air
and enjoy the hospitality Of Denver
brothers, The Masonic order is very
strong in Colorado and particularly in
| this city whore the bodies are kept very
busy attending to work npon excellent
material
The Exposition Of the National Min
| ing and Industrial Association is doing
good work. The management is now
very eompnctly organized and thereare
indications for much larger show than
that ota year ago, that was successful us m
| experiments this Will DE nm accomplish
lnent Of work with u better understand
ing Of the task. Tho building has been
enlarged and the grounds beautified.
Lion worshiprers will probably have an
! opportunity of bowing before the shrines
OF President Arthur and Generals Grant
SHERMAN and sheridan, while the lovers
OF dime novel literature can feast their
eve supon Colorow Chief. OF the White
River massacre fame, who will be the
central figure OF group of UtAs.=-
ErsAsy but romantic md pietures&ff
Inc display in every limo will be Nfneh
larger than before Tire c,lIeetfvJ{s of
ores and minerals will far exceed id va
rlety and rfeness rs well MS in quantity
The contributions TO the first Exposition.
ani glad to note that prospects of
hfge Territorial exhibit is very good In
deed. From Idaho, we are MI looking
| iof greht things. One assurance of your
/ peoples earnestnes is found i'll your selec-
tlon OF Commissioners, Hon j. Onder-
donk of Boise City. and H. L. Burkhardt
| OF HALEY. The former made many
friends by his gentlemanly demeanor
ana worked well for Idaho's interests.
Nheh he went away his piaee was well
| Hlieu by Mr.. Burkhardt who with his
admirable and accomplished wife made
a visit to Idahos pavilion I'm agreeable
experience. Your readers will recall
now universal were the praises bestowed
upon fdaho's exhibit by the press. It
showed specimens from Ave mines
weighing five tons, value $4,000 Com
menting upon the display the paper re-
marked Tho importance of Idaho rs
a precious metal producer Inns been
/ pMeed beyond question" The other
testimonial exhibits were we'll spoken OF
also. oI Ariaonas show the Republican
OIL THIS city snid 1T includes as large
vicinity OF minerals and contains the
beautiful with the useful In perhaps a
| greater degree, tnan my other exhibit
4 nj the Exposition The exhibit COM
/ prlsed specimens from four hundred and
thifty-two properties. Itweighed eight
tons and its gross value OF ore was
sa.ooa. Tomhstones production az that
time WIS s10.00a.0 900 from the time the
distret WINS opened. Arizona will make
e better showing this year.
Wyoming Will also make n large dis
| play this year. They will send splen-
did commissioner in the form of Gov
ern0r ilost. Last year eighty fl We mines
We're represented by ahout four tons
the coin yaiue of which was about 8, 600
1 New Mexico sent ore from three hundred
/ anu seventy prospects realized ut SIf.-
5sl0 and weighing fourteen tons. This
/ year the exhibit will be increased aud
besides other additions from various
sources will be the entire collection
+ fIuIn the Terrific MilIe1al at Santa Ere.
Nevada sent smafl exhibit last ydar
but will without doubt do better this
year. Most Of the specimens however.
stood out euch senerate and distinct
I very few Implications being nude.
Montana showed specimens from fifty.
I i've mines. about three tons of orc valu-
edat II 900
Dakota showed 1000 pounds of ore
Valued at SI00.
Utah had a representation of about
1 twenty five districts the contribution
I including fifteen ions Of ore from three
hundred mines thu marked value Of
whieh was setat s25. 00a.
/ Bythis II will he seen that Idaho stood
well among the Territorial exhibits and
as thay make much better displays than
last-year, Idaho must nake an effort to
asssin. occupy the front rank Many
of the visitors will come with an eye TO
locating embarrassing capital In some
I of the new States and Territories and.
VIII decide Ia great measure the spot
Upon which they Will settle hy what
they see at the Exposition. Tho latter
issgoing 20 be q potent agency, stronger
as 1t grows larger year by year, In build
of the now portions OF the country.
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