The Delta independent., 1889-08-27
P U EBLO'S PALACE.
The Building to Glitter and Dazzle
With Millions of Gems and
Precious Stones.
NOTHING LACKING BUT MONEY.
From the Denver Republican.

From the Denver Republican.
PUEBLO, Aug. 22.-The Committee
on Plans of the Mineral Palace met today
to make selection from the numerous
plans and variety of ideas presented by the
architects.
The plan selected Is the one presented by
o. Bulow, an architect who recently came
here. He is Swede OF metropolitan ex-
perience. The conception and ideas used
by Mr.. Bulow have been those Of Thomas
F. Neson, the executive secretary.
The plans adopted present building of
mixed Egyptian architecture. 1t will be
$50 feet long by lO4 feet deep; it will be
built of granite. marble and western build
ing stone.
Huge columns Of granite and marble five
feet wide by seven feet deep, tapering to-
ward the top,30 feet apart and 40 feet high,
will go all around the building, forming an
open colonnsde.
On top of these marble and granite col.
umns will be double life size elephants and
bunalos in gold and silver leaf. In turn
will be smaller columns and these will be
supporting the roof.
space in the gables and under the roof
on the exterior will display in bold relief
tmsde from the different colored minerals)
the miner, the pioneer and many other fig
urcs and scenes of Colorado life.
The interior will baffie description. The
central room will be 100 feet square with
shallow dome so feet in diameter. This
dome will be on the interior solid mass Of
crystals and brilliants selected from the
mines A circle of hidden electric lights
In all colors of the rainbow will cast their
concentrated light upon these Jewels OF
wealth whose answering showers Of light
will mingle with the colors Of a prismatic
fountain In the center below.
Then there will be two other domcs fifty
five feet high and seventy feet in diameter;
seven others twenty Ave feet in diameter
and fifty others fourteen feet in diameter,
nil giving tho same wonderful effect pro-
duced by the combination OF mineral and
electric lignts.
The interior Of the building is so spaced
as to make the most imposing effect on per-
mauent as well as special occasions.
The stage will be forty five by seventy
five feet and will be = gro,to Of mineral
with q cascade of water.
The space for dancing will be an average
Of seventy -iive feet wide and s75 feet long
and will accommodate 400 couples.
The galleries will have seating capacity
Of .0oO and on special occasions, such as the
mArdf'kras ball of 1880. special arrange
mcnss can be made for seating 5000 people,
all OF whom would have n full view Of tho
ball room floor.
Neither vaulted halls, the Roman arena
or any exposition building in the world will
present such scene AS this. Unlike any
Of them, differing from them all, and sur
rounded with millions Of wealth it will
challenge comparison.
Machinery exhibits are left out, and the
building Is intended to display the min
erals Of the States and Territories to the
best advantage and In the most attractive
form.
II will have dressing rooms, a rcstaur.
ant, billiard rooms aud many new and At.
trActive social features, intended to mako
It u success - permanent place OF attrac.
ton
II anyone has had any idea that com
mon expedition building was to be erected,
they can dismiss IL from their miLds. II
will rival Solomon's temple on the out
side. the roof being covered entirely with
FURNISHED copper, and no past precedent
will AFFORD . counterpart OF its interior
With the stone and material delivered
free on the ground 1t will COS, sio0,0 900 TO
put II together. Forty-thrcc thousand dol
,..- :. 'his amount has been raised; the
balance to be subscribed will depend on
location.