The Nevada picayune., 1885-02-19
Oar Exposition Letter.
From our Special Correspondent.


 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12. 1885.
 Now that the wiptry or rainy sea son is over and the Exposition is completed, let the people come and decide for themselves if your correspondent has not given a correct account of tbe Exposition so far as our series of letters have reached.
 Mardi Gras, the great mytholo- gical mystery, the anniversary of which is now and always have been from very remote date, eel ebrated in New Orleans with much splendor, wiil on tRe 17th of Feb ruary far excell anything of the kind ever given here. Consequent tly thousands who will attend the Exposition have arranged to come to this city during the famous an nual carival.
 There is no lnistaking but that the railroads are not making excur- sion rates as low as they might tor the benefit of themselves and the Worlds Show. They will have to come to it and make cheap rates an inducement to come here.
 NEVADA
 Commissions W. N. Havenor is justly proud ofthe Rocky Noun tain State over whose destinies at the Exposition he presides. This is almost exclusively a mining country. Esmeralda and Larider counties lead in valuable ores. Of which copper running 60 per cent with cobalt crystals attached, taken from a depth of 5000 feet, is dis played. Ores of gold, silver and quick silver are rich. Nitrate of soda and salt from Churchhill, sul- phur and cinnabar from Wac ashoe; rich silver ere from Humbolt coun- ties receive much attention. Ores containing cobalt and nickle, 15 per cent; copper orc worth Sl a pound; carbonates, red oxides are seen. Ruby silver ore worth Sl0, GOO ton is commented on. The Comstock mine sends the richest ore which is almost pure silver. This mine in the past thirty years has produced over s315,000, 900. Specimens of ore from Overman mine shows different formations for every five feet to a depth of ?, 300 feet. An lngenous modle of the workings of a mine from sur face to bottom is shown. A petri- fled birds nest containing eggs, is the wonder of young people who visit this department. Plaster casts of tracks of .an extinct ani- nal supposed to be an elephant of huge dimensions are given; they are also photographed where found some 40 feet below the sur face in quarry worked by con- victs. Said tracks measure three feet in diameter. Also tracks of immense giants of the genus homo measure 22xl4 inches; their ster s or strides are six feet. They were found in sandstone well presery ed. Sufficient to secure perfect casts and to photograph. Some fine specim ems of free gold and silver with ores worth 5000 a ton in glass cases-to be seen not hand led. The Piute Indians show much skill in potter and glass work sent, fruit does well, but aricuglture better; wheat goes 67 pounds to the bushel, and 50 bushels to the acre. Fine hay and oats are exhibited. Irish potatoes weighing five pounds are excellent. Virginia city sends model invention of a stock car that seems very practc- able and useful.
 CALIFORNIA.
 The golden state of the Pacific slope is under direction of commls- sioner c. B. Turrill. and outside of it's untold mineral wealth showing some handsome ores of free, gold, and wire silver specimens, it has covered a large space in the north. western corner of the Government Building with a collection of artic- les which, for variety cannot be equalled by any other State. The appearance of the display is great ly benefited by the use of the Cali fornia redwood for posts and shelv. ing throughout. The exhibit is in stalled by counties, the collection
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