Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-24
GREET EXPOSITION.
h Iron Tower and Giant Hall, the Tro-
cadero, b Champs de Mars, Etc.

The Iron Tower and Giant Hall, Tro-
cadero, the Champs de Mars, Etc.
From a platform 800 feet high midgets
are raising a beacon that will give light to
three millions of people. The tower Eiffel
is now the one landmark Of Paris, and
the view from it's third platform will be
mountainous in it's reach, while the electric
light will shine from a further elevation of
eighty odd feet. As the exposition is given
to celebrate the first century OF the republic
OF France, by an exhibit Of the progress OF
free labor in that period, no more fitting
cap toIthe work could be found than this
structure which marks the reign of iron as
a building material 9@ h1.@.@ - a:I"
~ More useful is the parallel to this great
work, Machinery Hall LA. Gallerie des
Machines) ait the other end OF the Champs
de Mars. It is an aggregation of iron
arches into an immense shell of iron and
glass, 1857 feet long, 157 feet high. The
arches terminate in wedges which rest upon
the foundation and move under the expan-
sion and contrae elton OF the iron frame of
the building. Thesole beauty Of the tower
when viewed from the grounds is found in
it's four arches OF which it rests. The hall
is the one impressive feature of the exposi-
ton; neither work could have been &C.
complished in any other country. The
very magnitude Of the undertakings ap-
pealed to the imagination of the French.
Tue exhibits will be on the grounds early
In April. All commissioner are busy re- |
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place. To accommodate The AZ, 900 ex. |
hibitors there were assigned the old expo
sition building, the Trocadero and it's
reaching to the Bridge of jena
(Pont d. Lena;) the entire Champs de
Mars; the bank OF the Seine to the Point
les Invalides and the wide Eeplauade des
[nvalides. j Steamers run along the Seine
lat the bridges, q little, narrow
yuage railway will connect the two field,
md loot bridges cross the streets bet ween
,he grounds occupied, so q visitor can 60
he rounds on one admission fee OF the en-.
ire 176 acres covered. h-.H si4 l..e ~,
The character of the exhibition is indi.
;ated by the groups into which the exhib.
ts are put: art, education; n~ecessaries.
appliances, furniture, dress fabrics, mining |
Industries, mechanics, tools, alimentary
agriculture and horticulture.
Though essentially industrial, the expo
ition will show the genius of the French
or art and historical work. Everywhere
; seen the superb sense Of the beautiful,
nd the appreciation OF the nude withal. l
,he pavilion Of the press is a revelation to
he dull workers in tdingy writing shops.
,he main port Of entry, the gilded domes, !
be fountain beautiful-every where are in- .
arnations OF perfect forms. asg EtH -aagt I
France gives q credit OF SIS, Oa0, 900; al
uafpnna O aonato finn l4arc s&l1-AAuy-
il required guarantees a part and BUSH
ess interest, and people have literally
ssponded. Many other countries aid 1.
heir exhibitors, and the peace OF Europe !
nd the ministry OF France are rendered 7
scure for the term Of the exposition, which, G
pens on the first Sunday OF May. Il
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