Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-22

IL one OF the most interesting Ia the
exposition, and has been carefully ex-
amined aud studied by thousands.
THE MINERALS AND FOSSILS.
DIR, Gregg OF San saba has charge of
the mineral and fossil display. This
Is arranged around the beautiful
little pavilion which he occupies az his
Office, and contains all the wonderful
remains Of the prehistoric world which
are found In Texas In such great pro-
fusion, such "a stactiles from caves
which have never been fully ex.
planned, specimens broken from noun
tains OF marble; specimens of build
ing stones. coal, salt crystale, and IL
nally, avery large collection ofpetriticR-
tions. Especially noticeable among
the minerals and precious stones are
specimens OF gold, an immense display
Of onyx, beautiful crystals Of fiuer
sre, rose quartz, chloride of silver,
excellent ,nica, baculite petrih0ationa,
specimens OF zinc ore, asphalt
tum, nearly pure and other
valuable minerals. III paso has a
separate mineral exhibet, made by May
or Kelley OF that place, aud Corpus
Christi one collected by William DE
Ryee.
vHE AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY
Is filled with specimens from the farm
aud garden, including corn, cotton,
rice, sugar, syrupe, oats, barley, wheat,
tobacco, rye, alfalfa, millet, forage
grasses, vegetables Of all kinds, mel
ous, squashes, pumpkins, grapes,
| fruits, apples pears, peaches, etc. In
| terspersed through the space are corn,
wheat and oats in sheaf, cane and cot
ton In stalk cacti, maguey, alder and
| other rare and beautiful plants from
West Texas The display Of botani-
cal and forage grasses contains no less
than $50 varieties, more than any state
in the onion. The botanical specl-
mems are over 81, 900 in number.
THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT.
Is under the management OF Prof
I5ustave Toudouzs and Mr.. III. Z. At.
water, celebrated huuters, ex-pioneers
and naturalists of Loeaya, near San
Antonio. This exhibit Is In a special
museum by itself. Immediately upon
receiving orders from the commissions
ers, these gentlemen arranged big
hunt, aud after several months spent
In the wilds of the Rio Grsnde region,
the Nueces canons and Pecos noun
tAiua, they returned loaded with the
skins OF OF animals, birds and reptiles,
which were at once mounted In q
splendid manner These fauna are
stuffed in the most difficult posi-
tions, and present realistic and
life .likeappearanee, The iaguar which
was killed ON Rlce's creek, In Dlmmit
county, Is the finest specimen ever
obtained north of Mexico. The cou-
gar and armadillo also attract atten-
tion, Besides these, the collection
includes o black bear, wolf, cayot tie,
foxes, peccaries or wild hogs, antelope,
deer, cevet cats. raccoons, beavers,
dying and common squirrels, wea-
sells, opossums, gophers, and four diff
ferent species OF wild cats.
The birds, of which there are several
hundred beautiful specimens of gorge
Gus plumage and strange form, instead
of being mounted in the usual way on
small wooden stands, are ar
ragged la groups and represented
standing on boughs and branches
of petrifed wood, Joined together,
vanished and gllded, producing a
fine effect and introducing anovelty in
ornaments for parlors and museums.
Still greater skill Is shown In mount
ing tf,ereptiles, OF which Texas eXhib'
, It's number specially interesting to
strangers, who hRveseen nothing like
them anywhere else. In this eX hibit
are contained specimens, of all the
snakes, lizards and similar reptiles
found In Texas, prepared taXider.
mically, as well as live specimens OF
such az horned frogs, etc, where 10 is
possible to keep them in the exposition
ia this condition. IL is claimed that
this display, which is very comprehen-
siye, shows Texas to be really possessed
of very few yenomous reptiles AZ come
pared with the other states, contrary
TO very general belief.
NEUROLOGICAL DISPLAY.
Finally, to complete the display OF
, Texas fauna, Is the very large entomO-
logical collection ofProf Heilibroot OF
Bastrop, Tex comprising 5000 diff
ferent specimens, arranged in pairs
male and female, and including the
finest collection of moths, butterflies
and beetles of the most brilliant
( colors and delicate tints to be found In
America. This IL now the champion
chronological display of the exposi-
ton. Maryland had one equal TO IL
some months ago, the properly of the
John Hopkins university OF BRlti.
more, but either the Maryland collec-
tion was not properly mounted or the
climate here was not suitable for IL
began To decay, and II had TO be
/ removed, leaving the Texas exhibit by
long odds the best In the building.
ARCH BIOLOGICAL RENAME.
Mr.. AtwRter also makes q very hand-
some exhibit OF archm illogical remains
Of the Spanish aud Indian domlnions.
Ia this IL collection Of 400 indian ar
row points and implements, found In
an old Indian camp on the Medina
! river 10 includes several rare speci-
mems and gives very complete idea
OF Indian civilizali n before the white
man invaded Texas. There are also a
number Of valuable historical relics ia
the exhibit prepared by DR. de Ryce OF
Corpus Christi. who has charge
OF the display made by the
counties and cities OF Southwestern
Texas. Some OF the historical and
/. archaeological exhibits are very inter
esting. There are q number Of Indian
, relies, In a case, supposed TO be 1000