Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-30
ORR EXHIBIT AT NEW ORLEANS.

The following ia list of King coun-
tvs share of Washingten's exhibit at
the coming New Orleans Exposition.
Mr.. K. c. TenIpleman, who has had the
matter in charge, has been very success
full. He had but 1863 to make the en-
tire collection with and has succeeded
in keeping the expenses within that fig
ure. The contributors have responded
cheerfully to calls made upon them and
have aided much in making the exhibit
a success. No mention is here IN 4de of
Mr.. Meeker's beet sugar libit.
which is to DO made one of the leading
features.
Fir, spruce. cedar, hemlock and white
fir planks a feet long. feet wide and
4 inches thick. obtainaa from the Taco
ma Mill Company.
Sections Of fir, spruce, cedar, hemlock
cotton wood. crab apple, yew, msdrona,
maple, ash, alder. white fir, and oak,
procured from the neighboriBg forests
Polished panels, 4 feet long, inch
thick aud greatest possible width, of mr.,
spruce, cedar, hsml ock. cottonwood,
crab apple, yew, madrona, maple, ash,
alder. white fir. oak, and our small red
cedar. prepared by Hall, Paulson & Co.
There are large specimens of coal,
varying from 2 feet square and up
wards. from the following mines:
Black Diamond, Franklin Newcastle,
Cedar Mountain, and Sestoo. Each
specimen is accompanied with sections
OF wall rocks, analysis aud description
Of veins, contributed by the different
mine
Liberal specimens of iron ores a. fol-
lows: From Snoqualmie. the magnetites,
hsmstites and limonites. From Chin
acum, the limonite. From the Skaeit,
the hemaute. From Taxada, the mag
netite, and some fine hematites from
the Olympic range. And IN manufac-
tured iron there is a section of q car
wheel showing Superior chill and
finish, and other specimens OF chilled
iron. Aud also specimens of first, see
ond and third grades of pig iron of
| different sources.
Specimen OF the Reche Harbor lise
stone. two feet square, and liberal
quantity of lime; contributed by Scurr
| Brothers. of Roche Harbor. Our re-
sources in the way of building stones
are represented by the following: the
white and gray marbles of Suoqualmie
Pass; the sandstones of Belliugham
Bay, Stuart Island and Port townsend;
and granite from the Snoqoalmie re-
9ion. Contributed BY various people;
finished by Skidmore il Hill. OF Seattle.
From McAllister's brick yard was OBJ
| tanned: bricks. pressed brick, drain pipe
\ and thing. and also specimen of
glazed thing. ]. W. McAllister, con-
| trlbutor.
In the line of fish there is to be ex
hibited the following: One halibut
weighing a07 pounds, dressed one rock
cod, weight % pounds, dressed one kit
of oolaohon, case canned salmon, case
| canned shrimps, box Goldfish, box
smoked salmon, and q case of smoked
herring. Part of this exhibit WAS con-
tributed by L. NJ. Garrison. OF this CITY,
and Captain McAlmoud, of Dun9eness.
Fish oils are represented by the fol
lowing. in glass tubes: DoQfish oil,
crude and refined seal oil, whale oil,
herrirg oil, porpoise oil. and oolachon
oil. There is an exhibit of fish Quano,
manufactured from herring after the
oil has been extracted from the bodies.
Contributed in part by Harrington d
Smith. Of this city.
Beautiful specine 10 of mounted deer
horns, birds. and a collection Of grasses
and ferns. contributed by Gardner KEEL
loRR. Joseph Green and Mrs. Penveli.
Our fruits are thoroughly well rep
resented by glass Jars of the following
varieties, prepared by Mr.. @. W. Law.
ton, Of the Seattle Nursery 81 vsrie
ties of apples, - of pears, 10 Of plums,
. Of blsekberries. Of grapes. of crab
apple, and l Of Qooseberry. Con-
triouted by @. W. Lavton and A. w.
Piper, Of this city.