Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-22
PENNsrLraNI4 Ar NEp ORLEANS



what the Keystone state WIN r,hiblt at the
southern Exposition.
H. II. Thomas, acting commissioner for
Pennsylvania sends the following list of
exhibits that will be madc by the state at
New Orleans:
Pennsylvania exhibit consists or all Nari-
cities Of cereals, in quantities of two quarts
each, collected from forty counties of the
state, and comprising about 500 samples. at.
tractivclN put up i'm jars Of clear glass every
variety of apples raised in the state. potatoes
and other vegetables cultivated 10y our far
mors and gardeners different varieties ur
grasses, grain in the head, specimens uf all
the different kinds of wood mineral and
geological specimens from the counties Of
Berks, Lebanon, Chester, Montgomery, Ian
caster, pauphu, York, Cumberland. Frank
lin, Perry and several other localities within
the limit of tho state coal, coke and oil from
the western counties u magnificent display
of coal, coke and iron, contributed hV Rob
Crt Hare rOwCls Sons a Co. of pOwCltOn.
with samples of coal from the anthracite
region. Large photographs ni interesting
scenery on the liuCS Of the PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh Valley, Cumberland Valley, GCtty~-
burg and Harrisburg aud other important
railroads ; choice collections of table glass
ware from many of the Pittsburg factories
drawing aud geological specimens from tho in
terCSting points of the Gettysburg battle field
paintings, photographs aud drawings. of
noted public buildings and prominent men
a handsome display from the Northern home
and soldiers orphan schools, secured through
the influences OF Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter. oi
Philadelphia; collections of tobacco from the
crop of lSS2, lS>S and 1851. grown in the
counties of Lancaster, Dauphin, York and
| Cumberland an interesting exhibition from
the Indian industrial school at Carlisle, and
as the country sale bill says, " other articles
too numerous 10 mention"
The Philadelphia municipa, exhibit In bee
placed in good position in the state dupart-
| menL will be. thanks to Mr.. Charles \. Alex
andcr ofh-centennidl fame, very fine. though
not As large As it should be- This eNhibitvill
include paintings, photographs and drawings
Of tpublic buildings; contributions from the
| school Of design, girls industrial school,
deaf and dumb gSSyium and other sources
The Pennsylvania mineral exhibit Is we'll
worthy the state whose prosperity Is based
on its great resources. In coal there i q mass
of anthracite. weighing SGS5 lbs, and contain
ing 81 6-l0 cubic feet, exhibited bv the direc-
tors Of the Girard trust Robert Hare Powell
Il Co, exhibit very fine lot Of specimens OF
coal. coke and iron ores, from their very eN-
teusive estates. Iron ore from nearly all the
counties in the state are shown hv various
parties.
The most beautiful crystals of copper sui
phide ever found on this continent are eX-
hlbited by \. +. Foote, from the famous COP
| per and iron mines at French Creek Falls. in
Chester county. Fine malChtes, both tibrous
and bOtryodlOl. rough and polished, are
shown from Berks and other counties. Native
copper, red and black oxide and sulphorit-
are shown from Cornwall and other localities,
Corundum and its associations are shown
both massive and in fine crystals from several
counties The interesting gaTnetS that are
now being mined so largely for polishing
purposes in Chester county are shown in
large red masses. Beautiful crystals, the
finest found on the continent, are shown from
Delaware county.
The famous phosphates >ulphatcS and car
Z hon F,N IL.
near PhmniXville, are shown in specimens
| Of extraordinary value, and also galena, some
| of Ii highly argentilerous, from these and
| many other mines in the states.
| Chromiam ore and the very beautiful
| minerals associated are shown from Texas,
| Lancaster county, Pa The very interesting
! mineral Brucite, a hydrale Of magnCSia,
named after the oldest of American Mineral
| oglstS Is shown in better specimens than are
| found anywhere else in the world. NIagne-
| site, from which the delightful medicine
| Epson salts Is manufactured. j. shown from
! several counties. From the Texas mines
| also comes Genthite Emerald Nickel, Hv.
dr0magncslte, HYdrUdUimite RglrmOrite.
! Picrulite and the lovely ornamental variety
| Of ~Crpentinc called Wuliam-ite.
! In nickel. the NIilleutc, from the famous
| Gap mines, Pa, that now supply nearly all
/ the nickel used in this country j. shown
These pure masses of the sulphidc are IN
| cqualled anywhere in the world. but most Of
| the nickel at the Gap mine is obtained from
| the pyrrholite, which is also shown.
Fieldspar, SO extensively mined for pottery
! aud porcelain manufacture, and quartz used
in glass making, &c, are shown from many
| counties Gigantic crystals Of the oYthOrtOse
/ are shown from Delaware county The rare
/ ioEn known as thesterhite, peculiar 10 the
! ncighborh0od Of WcStsChestcr, is shown in
! hue c!cavagcs. Amazon stone, moon stone
and sun stone used in jcwelry. are shown in
| inner specimens than can DO found anyN here
! else on the continent.
An enormous smoky quartz crystal j.
| shown from Delaware county, also some of
| finest amethyst> that have ever hcca found
at any locality.
, Beryl, aquamarines and many other Of the
! rare minerals that have made Pennsvlva
50 celebrated among mineraogi,ts, are all
! well represented.
From Philadelphia are shown Kandiro.
| Moyhdenite TuuTnalnes, &c, and from
other parts Of the state Dcidyitc J efGerc,ite.