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

= r.s'>N 49,. 5sAieSO 81 " Oit1lod, So mo were
informed, 2S7 pounds, but 1t rotted
and had been thrown out. We also
saw section of the California big
tree, the estimated age of which is
3,70O years. 1t was out 81 feet above
the ground, is 95 feet Ii, circumfer.
ence and 80 PERSONS can dance on it
at the same time. The height of the
tree was 3OS feet, and the bafk from
9 inches to 2 feet thick.
In the Arizona exhibit are $500
specimens of ore. A miners cabin
was built on the space of the Arizo-
II" exhibit, entirely of guild md sill
yer ores. Close by was nlnc o repre-.
sentation of the Santafe Cave in
New Mexico, in which were repre-
sented the gold and silver ores mined
in the cave.
We saw the stuffed skin OF a colt
that was foaled i'll Louisiana without
any fore legs. 1t lived SOME time
after birth.
The next object that attracted our
attention most WIS "The Soldiers
Rcst. In front of this place was n
wax figure of Confederate soldier
with an old army blanket thrown
around his shoulders. He wore an
old white hat, which, had been per
foratcd well, for the purpose, we sup
pose, OF ventilation. He wore an old
coarse pair Of pants and coarse shoes.
But 1T Is not necessary for us to
describe his apparel to IN old Confed,
for it will be more rcalily understood
than described, In front Of him was
II stack OF muSknts, with caitridrc
box, canteen and hnv1rsack hanging
OH the bayonets. 70 the left was q
representation Of parapct with an
OLD cannon, i'll the mouth Of which a
bird had built It's nest in which were
four eggs. On the top of the cannon
and near the mouth sat small green.
lsh bird, while near by m tic para-
pet sat Il bule-jay. Mrs. Fannie \.
Beers, who devoted her time to the
cause OF the South during the war,
md who is how the assistant editress
Of the "Southcrn Bivouac." is keeper
TT the Crest" In it she has many
rcllcSj amongst which are II nar
presented to the command Jcl
Stewart by tho la:Ges of Char,otts.
vile, w., and an apron which was
worn by little G;ri iii Mar land.
The appearance of THIS rpron on the
little girl was the first evidence @:
sympathy the Confrlcrates met in
MaTNland and they chcercd it Justify.
N Captain eslkcl the girl fora pice" of
the apron as II mcmlnto, unl she
gave him the whsle apron. n pri
vato asked the Captsis, to let him
carry 1t in n brttlc, Which rcG:test
Was granted. The private Wis wound-
et Ii the battle Of Sharpshury, anu
when the Captaii found him on the
battlefield, he raised mp his head and
asked hln II he WAS much hurt. The
private replied, "not mach, tut I
have saved the apron,' and ran his
hand III his bosom, drew il out an
expired. These things may not be
OF much interest to some Of uu. rcnl.
ers, but it stirred deeply the heart o.
an old Confederate like our sclves..-
We saw many more things We would
like to write about, but as We desire
to give full description to- the South
Carolina Exhibit, (Which by the way
IS second to none) space forbids. We
lear we have already spun out too
long to make this article interesting.
but craving Indulgence, we will pro-
ceed to describe the South Carolina
Department, which we hope will be
read and appreciated by our readers.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ExAIB1F
IS located in the eastern part and
near the centre of the government
1t occuples nearly 1900
square feet Of space.
The idoa Of the Department of Ag-
rlculturc was to rhak& the exhibit q
rue representation of the resources
md advantages Of the State, and with
his end IN view, the space assigned
each part Of tho exhibit his been
orop"rtioncd in accordance with it's
Importance. AS South Carohna's
most important interest is hgricul-
5uro, ono-third Of thespaee WAS given
to q display Of her agriculture pro
ducts; then followed thT mineral ~,