The Lamar register., 1890-09-20
A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
The Colorado Exhibit at the St. Louis
Exposition.
ST. LOUIS BUREAU, CoLoRApo !
MINERAL PALACE, 7

SPecial Correspondence
Never in the history of the St Louis ex-
position has there been such display as
can now been seen in the north nave OF the
building, and one has only TO visit tho Col
orado exhibit to be convinced that it is the
grandest spread of any kind that was ever
made by any State, or at any place. 1t Is
equal to a whole State fair in almost
every particular. An idea of the amount
of interest that is being taken in this
grand panorama of mineral wealth and
agricultural richness can be imagined
when it is known that over $4,000 people
visited it on the opening night of the ex-
position. To say that this display is a
credit to the State of Colorado, and TO the
Bureau of Immigration and Statistics,
which is at the head Of the enterprise,
would be but shadow Of the great praise
it really deserves. To one who has never
visited the State of Colorado, it would
seem almost impossible that this immense
collection of many thousands OF different
kinds OF specimens could be gathered to-
gether within the exceedingly short period
of sixty days, yet such is the fact; and
what is more, every piece or ore, stone,
every bird, animal, picture, and all of the
agricultural products, in fact everything
in the display, is duplicated and there is
material enough on hand in the city Of ST.
Louis TO make Just such another display
as the one at the exposition. if it were so
desired, there being in all over 100000
pounds of mineral specimens alone
Your correspondent will not attempt 70
describe in detail all Of the attractions OF
this wonderful collection, but will only
mention a few of the most prominent Of
them:
San Juan, Summit, ChaTce, Gnpiu,
Boulder, Pitlin, Lake, Clear Greek, Gun
nison, Saguache, :.Lartmer and La Plata
Counties are all well represented by large
exhibits of rich ores OF different kinds.
From Lake County there are samples OF
ore from lO2 mines in Leadville alone, also
wonderful specimens OF hard and soft car
Donates and one OF aryeuuteroUs tale
worth Sl2O per ton. From Saguache Coun-
ty there is some of the richest iron ore
| ever discovered, assayiug oyer GO per cent.
metallic iron with no titanic acid or phos-
phorous. Gunnison aad ChafTce counties
also well represented by elegant specimens
of marble, there being tweuty-four differ
| ent kinds from Gunnison alone. One
piece Of black marble from Chanee Couu-
ty is the finest ever exhibited anywhere.
e. Paso and Boulder counties have beau
tiful specimens of nthograph stone, sur
passing in quality anything of its kind in
the country, in fact there is no other lith-
ograph stone this side Of Persia. There
are samples OF au kinds Of sandstone and
granite, elegantly polished and engraved,
from every quarry in the State; also nat
ural friedrich from Huerfano County,
which are cut right from the native ire
clay ready for use
There is a magnificent collection OF all
the different kinds of agatcs found in
| Colorado, many pieces Of which would
bring hundred Of dollars, if offered for sale.
There are numerous varieties Of sands and
concentrates from different counties, also
twenty nine different specimens of gems
and precious stones, all Of which are neat
! ly cut and cast dazzling rays upon the
sight-seer as he passes by. Fremont
| County presents some very beautiful speci-
mems OF alabaster.
These are only few OF the many thous-
ands of glistening minerals to be seen at
this great exhibit The very small pieces
| of ore, &c, are IL glass cases, and to ac-
commodate the vast varieties, it requires
| fully twenty of these cases from six to
eight feet long, one foot high, and from
two to three feet wide, and had It not been
for lack OF space there would have been q
still greater number OF them. There is n
fine collection of Indian relics from the
Ute and Navajo reservations, also 4 very
valuable collection Of prehistoric and
| Aztec curiosities from the Mancos ruins
| in Southern Colorado, as well as many
| beautiful fossil rocks and other wonderful
| formations too numerous TO mention. Two
large cases OF stuffed birds, mounted in
very life-Iike attitudes, attrast great
| deal of attention, as does also another case
| containing their nests and eggs.
| In one corner of the building a minia-
ture mountain thirty-seven feet high has
been erected, and On it arc placed, in var
| ious life-like and startling attitudes, many
varieties of stuffed animals, including two
large mountain lions, grizzly bear, wild
| cat, and several foxes and badgers. On
the very topmost peak 4 large eagle is
| perched, sentinel-like, over the beautiful
surroundings.
The cereal products, especially those
from Larimer and Boulder Counties, are
| of the very finest, embracing over two
hundred and fifty kinds of grains, grasses
and garden products. The Agricultural
| College at Fort Collins is represented by a
| large and varied assortment of grains,
seeds, &c, in large crystal Jars, which are
arranged in pyramidal forms upon two
| spacious round tables. There are over
| one hundred and twenty-five different
| kinds of wild and native grasses, display
| ing every color of the the rainbow, max
| ing an interesting and attractive feature
| also one hundred and twenty-five kinds of
wheat and thirty of oats, and from BouI-
| der County, forty-six varieties of garden
seed. There is an extensive private COL
| lection of all known grass seeds, and quite
an assortment of grains and grasses from
| Saguache County, grown $500 feet above
sea level. There are twelve different va
rleties of pickles from factory in Denver,
WEIGH prove of great interest to the ladies'
In the centre of the space occupied by the
exhibit, is a large conc "a feet in height,