Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-30
IDAHO AT THE EXPOSITION.
Extracts From the Reviews Sunday
Edition. Describing the
Display Made.

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The entire Northwest has combined
to make the Spokane exposition the
| biggest show of its wonderful resources
that has ever been attempted. The
miner of British Columbia has shaken
hands, and exhibited mineral speci-
mems along with the Cnur d'Alene
miner; the farmer of the Palouse
country has brought samples of his best
grain, and taken look at the products
of the Big Bend; while the fruit grower
of the Upper Columbia has been for the
first time able to show what he can
raise and compare it with the fertile
Lewiston and Snake river country of
fair Idaho.
Nez Perce county, which adjoins
the Palo4lse- country, and is, in fact, n
part of it, has fine exhibit. The
most snowy feature is the display of
fruits, principally apples. which is
simply unapproachable. There are
shown fine specimens of plums, pears,
apples, tomatoes, crab apples, grapes,
peaches, jellies, beans, vegetables of all
kinds, sweet potatoes, popcorn, etc.
Z. II. Ssanahan, of Lewiston, has
some fine tobacco. Mcfarland, of the
Big Potlatch, has some fine samples of
huckwheat, wheat and yellow wax
beans. William Friedlander-Chelley
club wheat. George Smith--Blue bar
ley, Blue Stem wheat. u. Mccall
Little Club wheat. w. p. Edmund
'son-White barley. Fred. Hechtner-
Flax and Clydesdale oats.
Spokane Falls is not only so situated
that she is the natural center of the
mineral fields of Washington east of
the Cascades, but of Eastern Oregon,
Central and Northern Idaho, Western
Montana and Southern British Col
umbia. The Southern Idaho section is
represented by display of chloride
or horn silver ores, which range from
800 up into the thousands of dollars
per ton. Central Idaho, on account of
the remoteness Of her many camps
from lines of transportation, even by
the wagon route, has contributed but
little toward the collection. Moscow
sends a quantity of precious stones, in
the form of opals, from a deposit dis
covered since the exposition has been
under way. A six foot show case con-
talns $1,000 worth of mica from the
Muscovite mine near Moscow. Dennis
u Bradley, Of this city, are heavy
stockholders in this company. In
the past year over 100000 worth of
this useful material has been mined
and shipped, and the further supply
is inexhaustible. Pieces that cut AKA
inches are worth so cents per pound,
while the large 8x1O and sxl2 readily
sell for $50 per pound.
A good representation from North
idaho, or the Occur d'Alene section. is
artistically displayed. There is sam
pie of antimony from the rich mines
carrying that metal located on Pine
creek. A l,3l5-pound piece co lies from
the celebrated Bunker Hill-Sullivan
mines, and hundreds of pounds come
from the Poorman and its opulant COM
panion, the Tiger, just across Canyon
creek. The Diamond Hitch sends
greetings with quantity of dry silver
ores worth hundreds Of dollars per ton
The Black Bear contributes a sample
taken 500 feet beneath the surface. A
sack of lead-silver ore comes from the
Galena, property of the Galena Min
ing company. Sample from the Daisy
at Mullan and a score of other mines
can be found in the mineral depart
ment. Hussey's great Morning sup
plies liberal collection of large masses
OF clear galena and number of sacks
OF concentrates. A study of this pro.
duct OF a concentrating works is of
extreme interest to the novice. It
shows the process of manipulating the
crude ores as they come from the mines
SO as to separate the worthless gangue
from the valuable mineral by machin-
cry. Seven sizes of concentrates are
shown in this collection, varying from
the size Of hickory nut down to an
impalpable powder. The Tiger, Poor
man, Milwaukee Gem and others have
samples of concentrates from their
works in the display.
Teachers Examination.