Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-04
DAKOTA'S EXHIBIT.
THE AMBITIOUS TERRITORY AT THE
WORLDS EXPOSITION.
Realistic Exhibition Of the AboriSinals-
A Triumph Of TaHidermicai Art
The Bartholdi Monument-The
Territorial Products.
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Dakota is looking right smart'-as the
colored people say down here-after inini-
grafton end capital, and has put her very
lest foot foremost at the exposition The
collective exhibit Of this ambitious terri
tory will not be complete until the LIST OK
January, but enough is already shown to at
tract the attention Of the curious and TO
render the Dakota space one OF the most
popular points in the government building
The United States commissioner for Dakota
and his assistants started in 10 give the
world a comprehensive idea OF ths resources
and productions OF the territory, and "a
among the most important OF the latter
they present, by way OF frontispiece rs il
were, few Indians. These are not good
Indians, either; at least they are not dead
ones. One of them is Goul, famous chief,
Sitting Bulls major general and right
bower, and with him his squaw and
pappoose-altogether a very pleasing family
group Goul will feel perfectly at home,
although surrounded on all sides
by the evidences Of an advanced
civilization, for be has his skin topee
and a collection of tomahawks, battle-axes,
AMI other weapons with which the aborig
inals are wont to vary the monotony o. ex-
istence on the frontier. With view to pro-
noting the Dakota boom, the commissioners
are considering the feasibility of having
Goul and his amiable spouse give daily
realistic exhibition of the scalping pro ess.
in which they are experts. As iiiustrativj 81
Indian life ami habits, a collection o. Teli:s
and curiosities is shown There is a stuffed
pony harnes,ed to travois or sled re aud
stuffed dog harnessei to a similar vehicle.
upon which is seated the figure of red
brave in all TIE glory OF war paint an fea.h-
ers There are also pair Of bowlierS used
by We gentle savage for griniing grain, and
many other old utensils of similar character.
The mex: feature of the Dakota exhibit Is
circular park, slopng from the center in all
directions, wearing bright mantle living
green, and containing handsomely mounted
specim Ems Of tho buffalo, white deer, ante
lop,. elk noun tain sheep, and wild game OF
ali descriptions found in Dakota, which are
certainly triumphs Of taxidermical art TIE
Indian group with it, surroundings and the
park inhabited by will animals arc intended
to afford al idea of Dakota as it presented
itself 10 the first settlers, and the primary
stage in its settlement is illustrated by u
bark cabin hard by the park-an accurate
model of the pioneers homs-wnich Il sur
mounted by the coat OF arms Of the territory
and the word Dakota in rustic letters,
while above the entrance il perchei the
American eagle, his wings spread, AMI
boldly screeching defiance to the world
In the center of tho Dakota space Is a mon
ument OF Liberty Enlightening the World"
after BartholdD. The design Of the IN Dnu-
ment is somewhat elaborate. Upon base
OF earth, covered with fresh green sod, rests
the PEDESTAL the sides OF which are decorated
with every variety and quality Of Dakota
grain in the straw, and above it rises tn,
figure Of an imposing creature constructed
by deft fingers OF wheat, oats, flax, barley,
rye, broom-corn. and all the grasses. and
surmountel by an American eagle with an
eight-Eoot spread. The distance fir IN the
floor to the eagles head is fifty feet, and the
monument, ike the territory in whose honor
It has leen named, must be pronounced
"sim;ly IMMENSE" Conspicuously displayed
upon the sides of this unique granular struct-
ure are such legends as thee: Dakota,
80 90 school fund; ), 500 miles OF railroad;
5000, 90 acres Of Land for free homes for
actual settlers. etc, etc. On either side OF
the III nuuient il a pyramid containing twelve
tons of Dako,a -four. and near by is sus-
pend Il in air boat made OF Dakota grains
AMI -r.-s-es.
Dakota ingenuity has not yet exhausted
itself, however. IL has devised, among other
thin,,. a model OF a Grain elevator. showing
Trench il, ,lass side, the engine AMI all the
machinery for ,lenpin,- and el.vatinr wheat
/, actual ,,,.rati,p. m .,cIs Of grain fields.
sbovip,, ,vieot ost, harley etc n, they
,n,,.r vb., r.,dv 70 harvest. n corn crib
with thatche roof an cornice Of the yellow
Grain. I,ftv rvr,r,iI If hay suruountad
6v mammoth >tu.E.I OK weight 3 20
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