Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885, 1885-03-13
From New Orleans.
Editorial Correspondence to the Courier.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-The fol-
lowing invitation is out for Tomorrow:

I,
and other invited guests, at Dakota Headquarts1s
in government building on Monday, March I'd, o
1855. at2 O'clock"
March I'd is not the regular Dakota =
day, but the reception is timely and will
be appreciated. The exhibit is now
nearly complete and is excelled by none , !,
in form or substance. The visitor is at
tracted by a shapely corn crib, made of
yellow ears: by the tallest column in the ,
building, built of corn and wheat on the
stalk, with the legend of Dakota's
wealth emblazoned upon the base. Up
on the base or pedestal rest also mag
nifcent globes filled with our fine cereal
product. The mineral wealth OF the
Black Hills is lavishly displayed, tin
ore being the gem OF the collection.
Three hundred and fifty men are at
work in the tin mines of the ''Hills.
and the mines are the only protita-
ble tin mines in the United States. In
the rear of the monument is hillock OF
emerald green, rising about six feet
above the floor level, and every morn
ing Farmer Wallace can be found greet
ing the sun upon this upland lawn. and
taking care of the animals-the white
buffalo. the cayuse, the antelope, the
bear, wild cat, wolf badger. elk, deer.
lack rabbit and prairie chick which ar
upon this little mountain, exhibited to
the delight of thousands Behind this
is a frontier cabin filled with trophies OF
the chase, and the Mandan exhibit OF
stuffed animals. and midwest bric-a-
brac, to say nothing of the tepee, the
files of Dakota newspapers, the magniti-
cent architectural drawing of the uni
versity at Tower City, the Indian relics,
vegetables, fruits, specimens of Dakota
timber, furs, and huge stacks of flour
from the Fargo, Grand Forks, Sioux
Falls, jamestown and Casselton roller
mills. The Dakota exhibit is not yet
complete, and Messrs. Wallace, Flem-
ing and ASSISTANTS are busy, night and
day, in putting OH the finishing touches.
The Northern Pacific makes no exhibit.
but the company transports the Dakota
collection. and all persons connected
with it, over the road free of charge, be-
side affording valuable aid in the collec-
tion of specimens.
Connecticut day, and the restoration
of rebel-beg pardon-a confederate
flag, taken by a Nutmeg regiment from
| PeIican regiment some years SINCE.
, was great success, and the Mexican
band and great organ played Marching
Through Georgia. Dixie" and the
''Star Spangled Banner" in token
of the perfect unanimity of Connecticut
and Louisiana.
| Negro day is also done. The colored
] exhibit shows considerable progress in
the mechanic arts. and all the crudeness
that could be expected in fine arts. An
old negro veteran of 1912, Jordan Il. No
BILE, whose ''long roll' drum beat called
the soldiers to arms on the approach of
! the British at the battle of New Orleans,
was at hand, with the aboriginal drum.
!, Minnesota has magnificent exhibit,
: which with the wheat pavilion of the
c. NJ. & st. p. railroad, with its lady
composed entirely Of wheat stalks and
heads, and it's train of cars and engine
built of the same material, ably second
the Dakota effect in bringing the North
J. west to the front.
Arizona furnishes, besides it's mineral
I display, interesting plaster paris models
of ancient pueblos, cave cities, together
t with pottery, basketry and other antiq-
a uities
l. The United States fish commissioner
e distributes German carp to all appli-
g cants.
4 The chronological. geological, geologic
e al and other illogical contributions of
the Smithsonian Institute are wonder
: full in extent and interest.
The Chinese exhibit in the main build
ing is the old centennial cotton display.
The dresses OF the various classes of
j, celestials are illustrated by wooden
q dummies, dressed in various fabrics.
These dummies. seated among the 81
lent. motionless attendants, are hard to
o distinguish from them. Our Black
. Hills man had little fun by entering
$ INTO an apparently animated converse
= tion with one of the dummies. He
talked to the dummy like father; he
2 reasoned with him; he expostulated
with him until wondering group
of live Cinnamon gathered around to
watch the actions of the nntamed Da-
kotian, jabbering among themselves. the
spokesman finally explaining:
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