The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-02-05

From our regular correspondent

tFfom oNf regular correspondence
NEw ORLEANS, La, JAM 1885.
10 give your readers an impress
ion Of the feelings Of the press. which
is represented from every part Of the
world, and especially the States and
Territories, made from personal
observation, we give the following
extract from report prepared by
the Worlds Exposition Press Asso-
citation:
The reports which are and have
been prevalent throughout the world
concerning the magnitude, extent and
comprehension of the Worlds Expo
sition are fully sustained by the cv-
licences here, which cannot be ques-
toned by any truthful observer.
That In every department the idea
Of magnitude and wide and thor
ough comprehension of subjects pre-
dominates. That I'll the display of
the natural resources of the country
and products of the soil, forest and
mine as shown in the Government
Building no other Exposition within
our knowledge has approached in
magnificence, extent and complete
ness. That in tue general exhibits
and machinery display located in the
Main Building and machinery cxten-
sion we can unhesitatinglv assert
that no reasonable man, whatever
his expectation, can in any degree
be disappointed in his observation
and investigation.
Taking the Exposition in its en-
tirety, we can unhesitatingly assert
that in magnitude and interest it
should command the unstinted re-
cognition and patronage Of the PEG
pie universally.
That in the prices of accommoda-
tion and entertainment In this city
from personal investigation, we find
them as reasonable as those secured
at any prior Exposition in our cxper-
fence.
Commissioner I. L. Gammage, Of
the Lone Star State, kindly piloted
your CORES ondent over tile vast
space assignd him, which was liter
ally covered with interesting ar
ticles. A few figures will not be out
of place in relation TO the state FOR
last years crop: In cereals 77,2l1,
1S5 bushels; live stock $4,000, 600
head: 1,467, S25 bales, or about one
fifth of the entire crop in America;
wool lS,000,000 pounds. In 1875
the population was ,160,31S, while
IN 1884 it had reached 2,215,709 In
educational matters it is the richest
state in the Union, as its school fund
runs up to the hundreds of millions
of dollars. The states natural adj
vantages are large and varied. Be-
sides agriculture its live stock enter
prises are the greatest in the world.
Its building stone is feature, while
the coal fields cover $4,000 square
miles. The leading attraction is its
cotton comparison side by side with
the whole world, as specimens from
every cotton producing country are
here shown. The credit for gather
ing this display is due to II. p. At
water and Gustav Toulouse Tex
as has raised great many Angora
goats, which furnish very superior
mohair equal to any imported kinds.
Truly Texas is a great, rich state
with a fine class of citizens.
ARIZONA TERRITORY.
For new country United States
commissioner +. M. Murphy, brings
Arizona prominently into compari-
son with any State or Territory. Its
speciality is mineral in character
consisting of gold, silver and copper
ores from every county, district and
mine in the Territory, comprising
some $4,000 specimens. The Yava-
pi county collection contains very
rich rock, wherein free gold can be
easily seen. The Governors copper
mine IN this county Is one OF the
most valuable in the southwest. In
Mojave county are some sixty mines
displaying fine gold and silver bear
ing ores. A show case is filed with
beautiful and rare gems clustered in
common stones from Yuma county.
which win the admiration of the
public. Apache county shows a
wonderful pyramid Of fine colored
petrefactions from native wood,
which are susceptible OF polish. Jila
county's display of copper, gold and
silver ores with bullion from the old
Dominion mine is unexcelled. Co
chise county shows variety of val
liable ores from hundred mines to-
gether with base bullion from Ben
son Smelling works. 1t also sends
1900 pound chunk of copper ore
from depth of 100 feet bearing rs
per cent of pure copper Pima coun-
ty sends cabinet OF fine ores in
glass case 20 #. long. 1t is valu-
able collection by Chas. r. Ward;
all is well arranged and catalogued.
But of all Pinal county crowns itself
with glory by the specimens from
the Vekol mines; and the fine free
silver ores to be seen in the Silver
King mines glass cabinet. These
specimens representing virgin silver
were taken from depth of 700 feet
Arizona probably stands AZ the head
in mineral DISPLAYS in the limited