The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-11-29

collection Of all the older forms of fossils from
the mountains in Western Maryland. 1t com
prises over 1000 different specimens, such as
shells, corals and plants. The coal fossils of
Maryland, comprising beautiful impressions
of ferns, horsetails and palms, are also shown.
Specimens of shells in great variety, which
form the well known deposits of mari, are
the only remnant of wealden formation and
its fossils are fully represented. Scelifed
wood from various sections of Maryland is
shown by large specimens. The collection
embraces over 5000 specimens of fossils of
various kinds.
A full series of sections of Maryland woods
have been secured from all parts of the State.
| Each section shows the bark, split surface
and a polished, horizontal and vertical sec
ton. 1t embraces about four hundred pieces.
The collection of building stones is a very
| fine one and embraces over 200 varieties. 1t
| contains about 100 different varieties of mar
bles, 10 of serpentine, 8 varieties of granite,
and about rs different specimens of sand and
other stones. The marbles and better varie-
ties of serpentine show two sides polished
and the others ground down without polish.
| The granite blocks have been prepared to
show five different kinds of pressing.
| The Maryland clays are represented in the
raw material and its products. The beauti-
full clays of Indian Landing, on the Severn
river, are represented by about twenty-five
different colors and varieties, varying from
black to all shades of red to snowy white.
The various forms of kaline found in the
vicinity of Baltimore is also shown. Well
known potter's and brick clay is shown in its
natural form and products. The exhibit has
fine specimens of earthenware, chinaware,
stoneware, tobacco pipes, terra Gotta work,
| fro GLOW hriol- apd LARGO col
lection of the famous Baltimore-made brick.
The exhibit also shows every known variety
| of Maryland lime, such as alumni limestone,
limestone and oyster shells. The various
brands of Maryland cement are fully repre-
scented from Cumberland and Hancock by
quick setting cement, slow setting cement and
cement stone as mined and burned.
The various kinds of sand found in Mary
land, both found in layers and crushed, are
fully represented.
Charles F. Mayer, president of the Consoli-
dation Coal Company, has had mined at the
Georges Creek mines, in Maryland a mag
nifcent specimen of Cumberland coal. 1t
consists of pyramid feet high, mined in a
single block, showing the width of the vein.
1t will be 0 feet high, 4 feet square at the base
and 8 feet square at the top. Several speci-
mems of the lump coal will also be shown, as
well as the fine peacock coal. The coal will
be loaded on separate car at Cumberland.
Md.
Sumach from Hancock is exhibited in pow
der.
| All the animals known to exist in Maryland
have been secured. They embrace a fine
stuffed Albino deer caught in Garrett county,
also two panthers from the same county, and
gray and red foxes, weasels, skunks, wildcats,
bats, minks, moles, squirrels, rabbits, oppos-
m A ii Of the animals arc
mounted.
The various kinds of iron, copper, lead and
chrome ores from various localities in the
State have been secured. All the various
kinds of iron ores, such as brown and yellow
hemotite and bog ores, carbonates, bone,
velvet core, magnetic oxide of iron and others,
will be found in this collection. The copper
ores comprise mainly the black oxide of cop
per, sulphurate of copper, green and blue
mallachite. OF chrome ores all the varieties
found at Bare Hill, Soldiers Delight, Liberty
Town and other places have been collected.
Asbestos from Gainesville, Union Bridge,
Ellicott's City and Emmittsburg are also
shown.
Besides the above ores of practical use a
full collection of small specimens of all the
Maryland minerals will be shown in CLASH
fled form. The lead ores of Maryland, mainly
from the vicinity OF Union Bridge and En-
mittsburg, also find place in the exhibit.
A beautiful collection'of freshly cast copper
nuggets and blue vitriol, besides large sheets
of copper manufactured from Maryland cop
per, has been collected by Nessrs. Pope
Cole.
Thomas y Reid has loaned the exhibit
collection Of Maryland precious stones i'll their
natural form, as we'll rs polished for setting
They embrace ruhcs, emeralds, brilliants,
h ,od stones, &c.
The collection Is very rich i'll fine specimens
Of Maryland leaf and manufactured tobacco
Besides dressing the marbles free of cost for
the Mar and exhibit, Messrs. Hugh SissOn
& Son nave also had made of Beaver Dam,
Baltimore county, marble, fac smile of the
Washington monument at Washington us it
will appear when completed. The monument
is six feet hioh, and fine specimen of near
by marble and workmanship.
The exhibit will show a very fine collection
of Maryland antiquities; such as Indian pot
terry, stole>rSes, arrow heads, spear heads
skl9pihg knives, l,ongers, pestles, mortars
and otheF curious indian implements found
in Maryland. Besides the fine collection OF
large collection of Indian implements, col.
lected by MIR. Samuel V. Redifer, has been
loaned the exhibit. Besides the Indian relics
the exhibit will also show a fine collection Of
war relics and historical curosities. Among
the latter may be mentioned the council
table of Lotd Baltimore, that was used in the
first State Hbuse at old st. Mary's. 1t was
preserved by the Jesuits at St. lnigoes, and
finally transferred to Georgetown College,
from whom the commission obtained it for
exhibition atlNew Orleans.
The old vesper bell, that was brought over
by the first pilgrims of Maryland in the Ark
and the Dove in 1884, has also been secured
from the Jesuits at st. Inigoes. 1t has sweet
tone and is a very curious looking relic. A
Washington pitcher, Lord Baltimore's money
chest, the relics from the city library, and
other interesting objects have been secured.
series of Maryland marls from Kent, St.
Marys and Anne Arundel counties have been
secured.