Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-26

made from the native fire-clay, and show
ing all the processes for obtaining the
pure gold, silver or lead.
OF course, there is very large list of
valuable ores, representing, as Mr.. New
comb told me, more than $50 mines,
located in all parts OF the state, and pro-
ducing gold, silver, copper and lead. In
one glass case are numerous samples of
the celebrated carbonates of silver mines,
which attracted thousands of prospectors
after the first rush for the Colorado gold
mines had subsidized. These carbonates
are very rich. One sample shown me,
gathered at depth of 400 feet, assayed
$1,000 per ton.
There are many handsome samples
from Mica and coal mines. The coal is
bituminous, without smell, and anthracite,
and is sent from Gunnison in large
quantities, in all directions. Gunnison is
also noted for its building stone.
Samples of the only free quicksilver
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ton.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe r
R. Co. present a large, upright glass
stand, with samples of rich ores from
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Cal
ifornia.
The Denver & Rio Grande narrow
guage railroad, whose successful con-
struction over the tremendous mountains
and profound abysses of Colorado consti-
tutes one of the most remarkable and
daring feats of engineering ever known
shows numerous large and handsome
photos. of the grand and romantic scenery
it traverses. It has, besides, a fine ex.
hibit of slate in slabs, and cabinet OF
rich ores.
Mr.. Newcomb also shows plain
wooden bureau, of no intrinsic value as
to shape or material; but all Americans
whether Federals or x-Confederates, viii
view it with kindly interest. It was long
used by Abraham Lincoln, at his home al
Springfield, Illinois, and was sold at
auction, with his other household effects,
when he started for Washington to enter
the White House. As you look at it the
serious, melancholy face of Honest Abe
seems to come before you.
Following the celebration of New En-.
gland Day" on the 22nd December, there
is announced for the Goth gathering OF
delegates from all colleges in North,
South and Central America, with the
object in view of stimulating an exchange
of educational information; to attract the
students of Spanish and Portuguese
America to our institutions of learning,
and our students to their classic history
and antiquities.
On December % general assemblage
Of the newspaper men of the Western
Hemisphere is invited. This is to be
followed on the 29th of December by a
meeting of the American congressman
They will assuredly learn something OF
value. And on January 1 the colored
people of every state and territory are
expected to have full delegations present
in honor of the anniversary of Emancipa-
ton Day, and also to illustrate what the
African-American has done to further the
.country's material development. The
leading colored citizens and societies
have, for months, been actively preparing
for this celebration; and not less than
50,0O0-some say 100,OO0-of the enamel
pated race will attend.
The commissioner having in charge the
Utah exhibit, Gen'l P. E. Conner, is a
representative American. He was in the
army in 1889. During the Mexican war,
as captain of Texas volunteers, he was
under Gen1 q. Taylor, in the battles OF
Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma and Buena
Vista, where he was badly wounded. In
1S49 he went to California, and was in
commercial business when the civil war
began. He joined the Federal cause, and
the governor appointed him colonel of
the Sd California Infantry. In 1862 he
was sent to Utah to command the district.
In January, 1863, in the depth of winter,
with three regiments of volunteers, he
followed to their mountain fastness on
Bear river, in Idaho, bands of Shoshone
and Bannock Indians, who had been
horrible atrocities. There
was no retreat for either side; and, after
a desperate hand-to-hand fight, every
Indian fell For this victory Conner was
promoted to Brigadier General. He left
the service in 1865, and has since been
engaged in the mining business in Utah.
Genl Conner is not Mormon.
w. D. B.
KANSAS QUARTER-CENTENNIkL, 1861 'S6.