The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-06
THEIR LABORS ARE ENDED
Board OF Worlds Fair Managers Adj
journ to Meet at Butte
Next February.

Next FEBRUARY.
Outline of the Work to Be Done |
Preparing a Mineral Exhi-
bit for Chicago.
Assistants, Who are CONFERENCE.-The
Work Now Well Advanced.
The board OF Worlds fair managers CON
pleted its lahors yesterday and adiournc
until February. Some of the members VIII
had been in attendance previous days wer
not present yesterday. but there was inor
than a quorum present and all business be
fore the board was attended to before nd
journment. The present session has beel
a very important one and the discussion
which have taken place have shown tina
every member of the board is working will
but one object in view--to make the Mon
tana exhibit at the Worlds fair a complet,
and creditabla one. with the least possibl,
expense. There has been a general ide.
throughout the state that the members ar,
paid SIS for every day they are in attend
ance at the sessions, and mileage In nddl
ton. This is an error. They receive a per
diem of IS. bat pay their own travelling ex-
penses. It will be seen from this that the
members, outside of those who reside in
Helena, are really out of pocket
every day they spend in attendance
at the sessions. But there is no
disposition shown to shirk the responsible.
ties of the office, and instead an earnest de-
sire to do all possible to advance the work.
According to the terms of the act making
the appropriation Of 5000 for the Mon
tana exhibit, $4,000 is available during
1891, and $4,000 during 1899. As the fair
does not open till May. 1893, it seems to be
the opinion that it was the intention of the
legislature to appropriate $4,000 for the
preliminary work during 1891 and 1897. and
leave it the duty of the next legislature to
make another appropriation to complete
the work. According to the law, no part of
the appropriation of 5000 D is available
after 1892.
DR.. Mitchell yesterday presented the pre-
hAAAApA ASpO1o "a ~ SA A'AAS
and mining as follows:
After extensive correspondence with
mine owners throughoughout the state, in
which expressions of the sentiments of
those most Interested in the mineral ex-
hibit were obtained, your committee urges
collection.
"There should be two classes, one by the
larger mines and smelters, in which the ex-
hibitor procures his own cases and arranges
his exhibit to suit his own taste, or, if he
prefer, the commission will make the ar
rangement. These cases should occupy the
central portion of tho exhibition space; sur
rounding this should be the exhibit of the
commission, comprising samples from tho
smaller mines and prospects. The samples
should give. as far as possible, the complete
history of the mine and camp, and should
include not only specimens of the ore,
but noan. also md the ne ga. Gpangue, wall rock,
of rock occurring in each case; an exhibit
from a prospect in any locality, supple
mented by a collection like that cited above
from a proven mine in the same locality,
would in case of resemblance tend to bring
the p%rospector into touch with capital.
The Importance of this matter cannot be
too fully dweIt upon, and when the samples
are taken by some disinterested person, as
for instance, the representative of the COM
mission, JhAcapitalist has good reason at
least for further investigation. Our chief
is to bring men and money into
our state.
"Ihe executive commissioner should at
appoint an assistant to take charge of
this work and this assistant should imme-
diately take active steps for the
of q collection worthy
Of Montana. Samples from various dis
tricts should be collected at once and the
work proceed with as much speed and sys-
as possible; and it is highly important
hat the sympsthies n interest of mine
owners and prospectors he enlisted at once.
1T should be the duty of this assistant to
'eceive all specimens intended for exhibit
ion, keep a record of assay, label, classify,
the mineral nature of and prop
'rly arrange in display cases at the proper
ime, and also to see that the collection is
ition; to visit all localities requested
~ the executive commission, and to make
ull collections from all un~organiZed OF Or
ganized districts as requested.
I'm order that minerals, ores, etc., NAV be
classified n assaycd, they should
,e collected at one point, near tho center of
he mineral belt. Samples should be sent
% this central station where they can be
labeled, examined, assayed, cata-
Ogued and boxed.
Beside the collection of ores, other min
'rals of economic value should be collected,
10 coal, gems, materials for use as t1uxes,
ou1ldlng stones, clays, rare minerals. etc,
tic. Some arrangement should be made by
which owners of fine specimens, who are
Wiling to loan these for exhibition. would
30 guaranteed against loss. Your commi-
ZEE favor the construction of a minerature
house built OF ore specimens, as suggested
~ the executive commissioners; also the
of the Hon. w. A. Clark,
II reference to a relief map of the min
ng districts surrounding Butte City,
he commlttee can recommend defraying
only the expenses of transportation and ex-
and also defray the expenses and
transportation of similar maps from any
1ther mining district. Thu communication
of r. Clausen we would refer to the board
Tor action. The communion of the Boston
Montana Consolidated Copper and
silver Mining company the committee
would reference to the COM
of Cascade county"
The report is signed by Messrs. Mitchell,
Hill and Sutherlin.
Acting on the suggestions contained in
,he report, Executive Commissioner Bick-
assistants: Prof. +. W. 1raphagen, of
Deer Lodge, to collect mineral exhibits in
Deer Lodge. Silver Bow, Beaverhead and
Missoula counties. II. H. Hill and G.. C.
swallow, of Helena, to act in conjunction
II the collection of mineral exhibits in the
counties of the stats. save in Madison
md Meagher. In Madison DR.. Pearse will
10 the work and i'll Meagher w. Ii. Suther-
IN. The nominations were offered by the
BOARD and the compensation of the assist
'nts fixed at six dollars g day and Transport
alton while actually employed. They are
'nly to do the work when 80 directed by the