The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-10

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| TIE WORLDS FAIR.
Points Of Interest for Intending
1 Montana Exhibitors.
Names Of the Local Uommls-
sioners at Several
80 Counties.
The work of making arrangements
for the collection of the ore from this
territory for exhibition at New Or
leans is actively progressing. Under
the direction of Commissioners Clark
and Harms, the writer will visit each
productive mining district in the
territory, where aided by the local
commissioners, it is hoped he viii be
able to make such q collection of
precious and base metal specimens
as will fairly and fully represent the
quality and productive capacity Of
all important properties in every
part of the territory. The COM
missioners of other states aud terri
tories are actively at work in prepar-
ing their exhibits and are laboring
strenuously to secure the best possible
display. In any competitive test of
material mineral wealth between the
territories, no reason exists that
Montana should not receive the first
distinction, provided our mine
owners will earnestly cooperate with
the general and local commissioners
in the matter of securing ore
in accordance with instructions.
All the mineral exhibits from the
Territories promise to be of unusual
interest; but while in the delicacy,
beauty or rarity of some of their ores,
other Territories may have q slight
advantage, it may be positively
stated that no collection of ore will
be on exhibition which in the
strength. richness, productiveness,
extent or permanence of tho mines
represented will approach the
display in the Montana pavilion.
The superior resources of Montana
can be made plain to the world in no
way so conclusively as by q repre-
sentative exposition of Its mineral
wealth at New Orleans by means of
large specimens of characteristic ore.
The attention Of capital can be drawn
to the opportunities here afforded for
inve stment only by extensive, legiti-
mate and honest advertising for
which the Worlds Fair will present
such golden chances.
10 these facts I would respectfully
call the attention of mining men
throughout the Territory. From
every producing mine q sample of
liberal size and good quality should
be sent az directed below.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS.
Me<srs. Clark and Harris have ap-
pointed in each county two assistant
commissioners who will cooperate
with the writer in the collection Of
ore and who will raise funds for the
boxing of the same and shipment to
some central point on the railroad
lines. Owing to the limited means
on hand I find it impossible per-
scnally to visit every mine in the
Territory, particularly in those re-
gions remote from the railroad lines.
If the owners of such properties will
kindly forward their samples to the
assistant commissioners of the sew
eral counties in which they reside,
they may rest fully assured that their
mines will be conscientiously rep.
resented If they will comply
with the following dilections: lst,
send nothing but good sized samples,
numbering each one then on slip
of paper, which should be sent to the
assistant commissioners, give the fol-
lowing information regarding each
sample: depth of shaft. number and
length of levels, average width of
vein, assay value of sample, average
value of ore product, amount
of ore produced, character of for
nation, name and location of mine
and district, name ofowner. If this
information be plainly and correctly
stated. care will be taken that the ore
will be properly Ielaheled and
plainly described in the
pamphl, ts which will be printed for
distribution from the Montana
pavilion for the benefit of visitors.
All developed mining districts will
be visited and the collection person.
ally made when possible. Exhibit
ors will confer q favor by boxing
their own ores and shipping them to
the local commissioners. The ex-
pense individually would be insig-
nificant.
Specimens of any size will be re-
ceived of from 10 to 100 pounds and
larger, in case of exceptional rich
ness, beauty or meteorological inter-
est. Smaller pieces of any size will
also be received if Of any interest on
account of quality, variety or other
important feature. The bulk OF the
mineral exhibit, it is hoped, will be
made up of large, solid blocks of ore
representing strong lodges and ex-
tensive and profitable ore bodies. In
these respects Montana beats the
world, and now is presented
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