The Nevada picayune., 1885-02-12
Our Exposition Letter.
From our Specinl Correspondent.

cial success for the Exposition; but with the present favorable weather the second month will prove profitable.
 While a little work is still going on in some departments, "the Ex- position .it now complete and ready for visitors" is the universal re. mark.
 MAINE.
 J. E. Ham, commissioner, and w. F. Banding, state commission CT, make it very pleasant for visi- to.s to their interesting depart ments, which is near the Govern ment space'on the northeast, some forty-five varieties of forest timber are seen, from which many useful articles are manufactured. In ship building, Maine is aIsead of any other state, models and specimens of the various kinds of boats are exhibited together with their equip ments. Shingles of pine and ce- dar, measuring twenty inches wide, slaves, boxes for fish ana canned goods, with poplar chips, which are reduced to pulp and made into paper, are here seen. Specimens of match wood, for which one com pany cut up a million feet of lum- Der, in this business alone, are here shown. Fruit boxes are man ufactured in Maine and shipped 10 almost every country for fruit pac- king. Slate, plumbago, granite and minerals are exhibited. An at tractive object is a model lime kiln of modern structure, very superior to the old style of burning lime stone. Here is very tasty display of taxidermy, Of the animals and birds of this country. Probably the finest plastes for unholsteIing to be had anywhere are manufac- tured at Sanford by the Gooball Manufacturing company. Paper and cordage is specially in man. ufacturing. Itis said that Maine which now produces three-ffths of the sardines consumed in this cOun try, by it's superior goods, has driven all foreign competition away. A ship carpenter sends a model of full rigged ship which occupied 31a days in making; itis valued at Sl ,500
 IDAHO TERRITORY.
 Idaao, since the early days of mining stampedes, has not enjoyed the reputation ofbeing in much better condition than the state of Nevada, which has gradually de creased Tn population since its ad- misSission as a state. But small space was assigned the comnnis. sioner, Col. G. A. Stroupe. to rep resent the territory, but he has, ill the most happy manner possible, filled in with glittering specimens a hundred rich mines, with grains of unexcelled beauty, with curious marvcls and a wreath of furs, paint ings of it's grand scenery, and splendid specimens of fruit.
 Among his specimess of minerals particularly noted for beauty and excellence are quartz from the wood river and Salmon river district, placer and quartz specimens from the Conaerd Alene camp which last year caused the greatest stam- pede in the late record of mining excitcments. The commissioner says his territory has been slightly prospected, and that he doubts not if an exposition is held in the next ten years he will be able to represent the riche st mines of American with Idaho quartz.
 WISCONSIN.
 It is well known that this State makes a speciality of cheese and butter, and claims to show the lar gest and finest variety at the Ex position. While only a few sam ples are within tho space in the Main building three towers of cheeses are prominently exhibited, one composed of orange shaped and pine apple is beauty. She boyan county was in the lead.
 Egcrton is said to be one of the largest markets for the sale of leaf tobacco in the United States. Wis consin took the premium on on c hundred varieties of apples against seven competitors. In honey no State can excell this in quality,