, 1886-09-15
ON THE GROUNDS.
Active Preparation For the Real
Business.
The Display of Exhibits Rapidly
Assuming Shape.


figures moved in and out of the various
places Of exhibit. Wagons from the city
constantly rolled into the grounds, and
deposited their contents. Race horses.
habited in fine housings, were led up and
down the track in gentle exercise. or at
tached to light and elegant turnouts, were
driven at speed around the enclosure.
From the commodious aud full cattle
pens came the lowing of the blooded in
mates, while the grunt of portly swine,
and the cluck aud cackle of fancy poultry
r could be heard.
The grounds were full of people, bug
gies and carriages passed and repass+d,
while saddle horses bearing riders swiftly
moved hither and ,hither. Around the
well displayed ami conveniently arranged
aquarium Il large crowd was gathered.
Through TIE broad transparenc, of the
plate glass could be se,n lively and beau
tiiul specimens of the fnny tribe sport
ing in the bright waters. There was the
speckled trout, both native and eastern,
With his elittering spots; there was the
perch and the croppie; the bass,
10th black and rock; the
schoodic salmon; the sunfish. the lake
trout and the beautiful rainbow trout of
California.
All of these are cold water fish,
and all do equally well in the Wyoming
mountain waters. The lake trout are the
first fish hatched in the territory by the
Fish Association. and have done remark
ably well. In the home ponds of the as
ISOLATION there are now over 5000 OF
these fish. The croppie is a peculiar fish,
broad and sturdy, and is found in The
greatest numbers in the waters of the Up
per Mississippi. The fish on exhibition
range from darting minnows to the more
d%iguiied specimen Of three years Of age.
The tanks are roomy and are kept con
stantly filled with an ever fresh water
supply. BY means OF a system OF rubber
pipes. the water is kept in constant circu
lation. thus securing the generation of foxy
gen, and consequently plenty Of pure air.
The fish are fed on liver, and other
slaughter house offal, boiled before using.
The courteous and earnest assistant
superintendent, Mr.. G. F Sloeomb,
took great pains to explain the
process of Matching. 1t was very
ingenious, and evidently very effective.
In the trough Mr., Sloeonb has with him
Tor Illustration, can be Matched at one
time 2j,000 trout. Last winter Mr.. Slo-
comb's process hatched ont 1900. 900
white fish.
The exhibition building presented q
busy and animated scene. In the center
of the building stood a large stand, on
which was being arranged some magnii-
cent plants. some bursting into flower and
others IN their lovely native green These
were contributions from the well known
Conservatives of Mrs Y. S. Claiche, and
were being arranged with all of that lady
well known and exquisite taste. Mrs,
Bodie, Mrs, Whitcomb, Mrs. VIII Guth-
RE, Mira. Marks and other tasteful ladies
were busily engaged in arraying a fine
display OF embroidery, paintings, wax
works, etc. +, r. Beckstead and Frank
W. Landau were putting in place a fine
sewing machine exhibir, while near By APP
peared the neuclus Of an elegant display Of
embroidery. paintings, and so on, by Mrs II.
NJ Friry, Miss Ella Setback an Mrs. c.
D. Patten. Across the way, preparations
were being made by Mrs. Maj Cleary for
an exhibit of fancy ne, die work and other
elegant kindred attractions,
In the same building appears the mag
niiceut fur display of MIR Z II. Water
man aud the beginning Of a splendid
tiural contribution from the c,nseryutories
OF Mrs j.. T ChafRn.
Leaving the exhibition building, the
grand stand was proceeded to, passing on
tne way the fine display Of the Cheyenne
Carnage works. and that of Draper,
Orran x Kelly, with It's prnfusion of i'm
ple,nents and articles in their fhe. The
space beneath the grand stand Was vari
ou-ly and richly occupied. II Altman K
Go have a large display. 1t was in pro
cess of attractive arrangement. Rhodes
4 Troxell have an elegant exhibit most
elegantly arranged. WIN Myers had not
vet finished the artistic d~rapiug Of his
booth. but it was very fair in promise
B.. llellman's display will be very
iull and attractive, while Frank
Melnea will offer a tasteful
assortment. The Wyoming Furniture
company has a fine exhibit, as has the
Warren Mercantile company. j. F..
jenkins will give a fine display in his
line, while the Laramie City Tanncry
practically calls the attention of all CON
cerned to the difference between a dress
ed hide, scored AMI blotched with the
branding iron, and one that has meyer
known the touch of the heated metal.
Adjoining the grand stand Is the pool
box, conveniently arranged. The various
machinery companies were busy on their
allotted grounds, preparing for the cree
tiun Of shaitings, SO rs to practically Illus
trate the workings Of powerful and labor
saving forces The agricultural exhibit,
under an immense tent. was rapidly in
c%reasing in volume. Already mammoth
pumpkins, sQuashes and water melons
Uoro m Ia a ,nJ ,ho var;ot, ,r,,,t-aI