The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-16

decorator from st. Louis, who enioys
tile highest reputation hi bis profes.
sion. The specimens of every kind
are of the best quality Two s Nv
ramids in the central part of the
shelves SURROUNDING the Pagoda are
nled with domestic wines, jams, iel-
hes end preserves, and the top of one
OF them covered with bottles Of Glenn
Springs water. -z,s- ,e'~aa.ss.,,a..,.- .-...ss
In front Of this exhibit is placed a
special rice exhibit, representing this
product in all it's stages, from the
held to the market. 1t is built in
the shape of a pavilion, and the roof
is thatched with rough rice, and it is
supported by glass pillars, which are
filled in alternate sections with gold
and white seed rice. In the centre
OF the structure, between tile pillars
and under the roof is arranged a
splendid sheaf of rice. One row of
barrels showing the rice ready for
shipment surround the base of this
exhibit, and leaning against these are
SACKS also representing commercial
packages. Outside of these are glass
headed barrels showing the various
grades of rice from the best quality
III. the world "Carolina Head Rice" to
thcpoorest quality grown in the State,
"Carolina Small Rice" The rice
-four, polish and meal are also ex-
hlblted. TO the right of the rice pa.
vllllon is a pile of bales of hay grown
III South Carolina, including that
raised on Gen. Hagood's Saluda place
aud Mr.. Child's place near Columbia.
Opposite the hay and to the left of
the rice pavilion was a fine exhibit
("leven bales) of Sea Island and
upland cotton, but as this was
entered for competition, its place has
beeh supplied by an oil painting of
the Sea Island Cotton Plant, sur
mounted by a glass frame containing
Samples of the best grade of Sea Is
land cotton ever grown. Near this
picture is a table filled with tiles
used for draining land and a bale of
moss prepared for furniture making.
In the centre of the space is an
immense pyramid of phosphate rock,
built of land and river specimens,
two sides showing land and two river
rock. 1t is ahenlt 80 feet high an,i is
surmounted by banner bearing the
inscription, "South Carolina Phos-
phate Industry" It contains uearlv
thirty tons of rock. The base is SUI
rounded by sacks, showing the com
1nerclal form III which the fertilizers
E:aHrtacturcd from the rock are
shipped. Around these are piled
immense boulders of river rock, one
piete Of witch weighs about 300
pounds. -Four Handsome cases near
the pyramid contains the splendid
collections Of fossils found in the
phosphate deposits and owned bv
Maj. F.. Willis and Mr.. G.. 4. Scanlan;
The phosphate exhibit is one of the
most attractive IN the Exposition as
1t is something entirei,, new to- nearly
every visitor from other States. The
phosphate territory is the most va.
luble property owned by the State,
and the department desired to show
its vast Importance: Shields let in
the four sides of the pyramid show
that the animal production OF rock
now amounts to 100000 tons and it's
value is $2,500,O0O, while 1853, 600
tons of fertilizers, valued ut $4,000
600 are manufactured. There is
now 70 companies mining and eleven
manufacturing with an aggregate
capical of over G,00oj 900, and employ
ing over 5000 hands. Sections show
ing the soil and strata of rock as
found on the land are also exhibited
Immediately following the phoss
phate exhibit Is table containing
specimens rough and polished of the
granite found IN the various counties
Of the State, gold, silver, copper and
lead, iron, ksolin, &c, and in large
glass case specimens of valHablc
minerals and precious stones found
i'll the diIfere 1T counties.
Following them are two Of the
largest and handsomest cnsas IN the
building. They are 1G feet high,
~ feet long and three feet deep. One
is filed with stuffed bird8 and ami.
mails exhibited by the Ch.rlcston