Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-01-06

about forty feet in diameter. It is sod
ded with new grass and bears growing
trees. In the center is true white buff
falo, most rare animal, which is the
property Of hon. ]. j. Hill, president Of
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Minnesota
railway. The tiny park 10 mass of won.
dering curiositles. Bleached buffalo
heads, psfrifactions, prairie dogs, elk,
deer, antelope, beaver, skunks, bear,
wolves, foxes, coyotes, rabbits, prairie
chickens, and birds of OIL kinds known
to the northwest. occupying the novel
end beautiful Dakota park, where more
tine specimens illustrative of national
history are found than elsewhere in the
exposition. All of Mr.. McKenzie's speci-
mens-and he has two car-loads-are
fresh, special hunter havin z shot them
all this fail. Next in front Of the park
is grand display of geological speci-
mems, and an inspection of these will
prove revelation even to the best in.
formed. A hint at the discovery and
exploration Of Dakota is given, by q
large and particularly beautiful boat,
thatched with wheat, typifying the ia.
nous voyage OF Lewis and Clark, the
daring explorers, up the Mississippi
river.
The grand centrepiece of the display
is lofty octagonal tower, twenty feet at
the base, splendidly decorated with
cereals in handsome designs, and sur
mounted by an ear of corn formed of
sixteen varieties, fourteensfeet high and
bearing noble eagle. This lofty pin
nacle is one of the first features visible
as the visitor enters the great hall. The
legends on the tower announce: "Da-
kota has $75.0OO.O0O school fund"
(meaning that her school lands are worth
that sum at fair price,. "Dakota has
Is, ,00O, 600 acres of free government land"
"Free homes for the homeless" There
will also be statistics of the territory
displayed on one panel. Fronting
this tower are two lofty pyramids,
one of wheat and one of -four,
BY settee. A large corn crib filled to
bursting is next, and by it is most won
derful market display, showing that
Dakota beats the world in vegetables.
The department of hays and grasses is
very fine, and bears the legend, "Hay
and grass make beef" and as proof
2,5Oo-p6und steer stands in wealth OF
grass. At the front end is the bureau of
AdAOA A4asAOuy A0uuSOLdcly uGtcuS huO CHl.
culated to satisfy the thousands who
seek information in regard to the great
golden northwest.
A feature of the exhibit which has
aroused much interest among the visit.
ors to this section of the great build
ing is large log cabin open at one end
the floor covered with furs and rugs
and all available space filled with 8
throng of interested spectators gazing
on the rich collections that cover thl
walls. Specimens of Indian work ar,
shown in great numbers, and have gres'
interest, aside from their intrinsi,
beauty, from the fact that they are gath
cred from the camps OF Sioux, the trib
of the turbulent Sitting Bull, an,
each article bears with it
history. In addition to thi
display the walls bear specimens of worl
in polished horn and fruits of the taxide,
mist's art. A pair of interlocked antler
tells the tale of tragedy on the plains
| W. s. Barrrows is in charge of. this dis
| play, and is ever ready to explain th
interesting features to the inquirer,
Il By his departure Mr.. McKenzi
leaves the exhibit in the hands of Majo
Fleming, the assistant commissions
Major Fleming has done very able wor
in the collection of the exhibit, an.
much credit is due to him for its sue
cess.