The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-29
Plans for Casino and Pier 1000
Feet Out Into Lake
Michigan.
An Interesting Exhibition Of Fish
and Fisheries To Be
Held.
Two Thousand Carloads OF STAFF To he
Used In the Construction Of
Main Buildings

buildings at the exposition will be the Cas-
ino and pier. The casino, which will stand
out in the lake 1000 feet from the shore, il
intended to reproduce Venice on small
scale in lake Michigan. The design Of this
structure has been completed. and the sroh-
itecture is of course Of Venetian order. The
Casino will be built on piles aud connected
with the shore by pier eighty feet wide.
The base dimensions Of tbs Casino will be
1S0 by 400 feet. The building will consist
of nine pavilions, two stories in height ,and,
with the exception of the central one,
eighty fest above the surface of the water.
Tho center pavilion will be 18O feet high.
There will be communication between the
nine pavilions both by gondolas and
bridges. Completely surrounded by water
this structure. with its feet of boats and
numerous waterways, is expected to have
decidedly Venetian flavor. Surrounding
the central pavilion will run gallery hfty-
six feet wide. The pier connecting the
Casino with the shore will form broad
promenade, Az the west end of the pier
will stand the thirteen columns designed
by Sculptor st. Gaudens. to represent the
thirteen original states. In front of the
Casino will be narbor for small pleasure
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by incandescent lamps sunk beneath the
surface of the water on floats. The ma
terial of the Casino will bs of wood. and
the walls will be covered with staff. A
striking combination of high celorings will
beeffected. TIE contract for the construction
of the pier anu Casino has been let.
One of the most interesting exhibits at
the Worlds Columbian exposition will be
that of fsh and fisheries. Every thing that
science has rescued from the depths of the
ocean, sea, lake or river, will be displayed
at the forthcoming fisheries e1hibit;-in-
habitants of deep sea grottos, the coral ami
mal-builder of islands and continents-sea
anemones that blossom miles below the
surface of the ocean, monstrous devil fish,
sharks and other terrors of the deep will be
seen, beside the speokle beauties of stream
or lake, the plsbian catfish perch and
sucker, suggestive of the boyish angler and
the shallow stream. Fromo ocean depths will
be brought specimens of subaqueous life SO
marvelously delicate, and 80 richly beautiful
that the microscope will only reveal in part
their wondrous beauty and hlm-lk
tracery. Tho methods, too, by which
the mysteries of the deep are penetrated,
the peraphernalia Of the United States fish
commission. the inventions by which the
Amy tribe is cultured, the wonderful prog
ress made in the art of fish farming, in addi-
tion to the Implements of commercial fish
ing and the latest tackle for angling-all
these will be displayed to their fullest ex-
tent.
Thirty thousand tons, or 1000 carloads.
of staff will be used in the construction of
the main buildings of the exposition. 1t
has been decided that all of the buildings
will be faced with this material. staff was
invented In France about 1876 and first used
ip the buildings OF the Paris exposition in
1878. II is composed chiefly of powdered
gypsum, the other constituents be-
ing alumnia. glycerine and de1trine.
These are mixed with water without
shape and allowed to harden. The nat
ural color is a murky white, but other
colors are produced by external washes
rather than by additional ingredients. To
prevent brittleness the material is cast
around coarse cloth, baRging or oakum:
All inch thick. They may be in any form
in imitation of cut stone. rock. faced stone,
holdings or the most delicate designs. For
the lower portions of the walls the material
is mixed with cement, which makes it hard.
Staff is lmpervious to water, and is per-
manent building material, although its cost
is less than one-tenth of that of marble or
granite.
An Englishman wants to sell portrait
of Columbus to the Worlds Columbian e1-
claimed, WAS painted by Chevalier Antonio
Moro about 1850 from o miniature of Col
umbus painted from life especially for
Queen Isabella, and which is still in the
possession of the royal family of spain.
The frame of the picture, which was made
at the same period the portrait was painted,
is an intricate mass of carving and gliding,
showing Columbus coat-ot- arms and the
implements of maritime warfare of that
time.
Illinois has appropriated $S0O,O 900 for its
exhibit at the exposition. 1t will erect an
immense building costing about $3.50, 900,
exhibit Of any of the states. The state
board of agriculture has charge of the mat
ter.
California will occupy a 100000 building
at the exposition. A prize of $500 for the
best plan was offered some time ago, and a
number of plans are row under considera-
tion. A choice will be made within a few
days.
Maine will erect $40. 900 building. 40 by 40
feet two stories high, with tower. The
building will be constructed of different va
rieties of Maine granite and covered with
Maine slate.
A yellow fr tree, measuring Ill feet in
length and fftyfour inches in diameter,
fair, having been shipped from Seattle Il
week or more ago.
on for Eering Sen In Company.
VIcToR1A, b. c., June 2s.-The British
man-of-wnr Nymobe, Commander Turner,
will go direct to Nanimo, where she will
meet the United States steamer Mohicnn il
whose company she will proceed to BerinR
sea. It is expected that the British steamer