The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-09-01
COLORADO CORRESPONDENCE.


the second month pl tile SECOND BchSCH
Of its existence, and MI ill-natured re-
ports to the contrary, Notwithstanding,
liz success. In every department, ex-
ceptfng that where the merchants and
dealers advertise their business by q
display Of the goods which they keep,
for sale and permit no further instruc-
tlnn or Information to tho visiting pub
lie. the display is as large, and ia many
instances much larger than IL was last
year Among the ores and minerals ex-
lllbited, alI of the territories make q
larger and more valuable showing thnn
they did at the frat Exposition, with
the exception Of Idaho, and the reasons
for the lntters small array OF her pro-
ducts Is well known. We have Dem
yer newspaper 10 thank for that. not the
Denver people, Us some Of your peo-
Pile say Commissioner Qnderdonk.
when no was here, expressed great re-
greet that idaho hed taken the position
which she had, II | may be allowed 10
express private opinion IN i public
letter, will say that | think that the
very best sort Of d refutation of what
was said abous Idaho's Or the Wood
River Diatricts waTthlessness or nom
productiyenesa, would have been pub
lie exhibition OF tho products. How
ever. that II u matter Of opinion, and
the idaho people know their own bnsi-
ness best Whit Idaho exhibits this
year, Is merged in The magnificent dis
play Of the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany. Besidosthe orc aro some magnif-
icept specimens Of incrustation from
her soda springs; the twigs and leaves
being preserved in all their original
delicacy and beauty, Somo splendid
petriiied pine wood and fossiliferous
fah, agricultural products from sec
tions IN tlia State, and also from Kan
sas and Nebrsska. There IS. as there
was q year ago, good supply OF elk
and butialo heads "fxcd up in the
highest style Of tho tnxidermists art.
The display Is arranged tRstefully ia a
hollow square. Ia tho eenter OF which ia
handsome fountain The display BY
tie Richmond and Danyiile Railway
Compeuy 10 exceedingly large and hand
some. Among the GEOLOGICAL specimens
shown upon the specimen tables OF this
display are asbestos, oehrcs in every
tint, arsenic, amber. kashn, uranium,
ratiie, mica, haryta and cerundum. The
| latter IN frequcntIy uspn ass---
( for emory. or the ores shown there
ars appointments OF gold, silver, lead, cop
| Der and zinc. There are specimens
from the Dahlonega Diatrlcti Georgia,
and some solid bars valued ut fifteen
Hundred dollars, end ono lump from a
retort which represents three thou
sand dollars. There are also some in
gots which como from works where
the North Carolina orc is snelted. Al
| the iron ores ere also displayed; else
magnetic and manganese ores, carbon.
ates. ehromes and various forms OF ths
rnotal. Next to the iron came the coal
and limestone. Some splendid speci
Emens OF tobacco IN leaf arc also shown
also grain, vegetables and dye stuffs
fiavoring md medicinal plants. Puebl,
, county. this State, makes grand dis
play of GOALS, somo mineral specimens
various styles Of manufactured lend
ais pig lead and iron, piping, steel nails
spikes and nails: the tlrst stores manu-
featured IN this State, and very com
6 prehansive representation Of Pueblo
many Industries. Utah makes goo
display, as also does wyoming, Mon
{ taaa ana Arizona. The last two, jui
\ nos. a. your readers arc aware, o.
: not on exhibit. although still in th
. building, awaiting the action Of u
i coart, ready TO 80 on 70 ROMAN, us Il
s Judge shall determine. Fremont count
D which il one OF the finest agricultnr
p districts III tho State, makes tine di
y play Of It's agricultural products, az
niso uf cod. building stone and on
Is Some worry fine aud pretty specimens
Is wire silver are displayed among
ie mineral samples Las Aniinas coun
/. cxASbGts similar specimens, and las
q very psotsy display IN the exterior
at IS partition, which Is walled by q ser
h IF pillowa and slabs from its quarri
a. Castor county makes Il fine exhibit
OF ore. including native silver, galei
IS geev copper snlphmets ard carhouat
PARK county shows i splendid dispA
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