The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-09
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MINES BUILDING.

These canals, which will be crossed by
many bridges, will connect with the lake
at two points; one at the southern limit of
the present improved portion of the park,
and the other more than half mile farther
south, at the great main court of the Expo
sition. At this point. extending eastward
into the lake 200 feet, will be piers
which will afford landing place for the
lake steamers, and inclose a harbor for the
picturesque little pleasure boats of all
epochs and nations which will carry pas
sengers along the canals, stopping at nu-
merous landing places.
This harbor will be bounded on the east,
far out in the lake, by the long columned
facade of the Casino, in whose free spaces
crowds of men and women, protected by
its ceiling of gay awnings, can look east to
the lake and west to the long vista between
the main edifices, as far as the gilded dome
of the Administration Building. The first
notable object in this vista will be the CO.
lossal Statue of Liberty rising out of the la
COON at the point where it enters the land,
protected by moles which will carry sculpt-
ured columns emblematic of the thirteen
original states of our Union.
The main building, extending northwest
ward a third of a mile, will be devoted to
manufactures and liberal arts, and will re-
ceive from all nations the rich products of
modern workmanship. Recalling archi-
tecturally the period of the classic revival,
| it has the vivacity, the emphatic joyous
ness of that awakening epoch. The long,
low lines of its sloping roof, supported by
| rows of arches, will be relieved by GEN.
| trail dome over the great main entrance,
| and emblematic statnary and floating ban
ners will add to its festive character. The
| north elevation of the classic edifice devoted
| to agriculture will show a long arcade be-
hind Cohnthian columns, supporting Sc
ries of triple arches and three low graceful
domes.
The lofty octagonal dome of the Admin
| istration Building forms the central point
| Of the architectural scheme. Rising from
| the columned stories of its square base $50
| feet into the air, it viii stand in the center
| Of a spacious open plaza, adorned with
| statuary and fountains, with flower beds
and terraces, sloping at the east down to
the main lagoon. North of the plaza will
be the two buildings devoted to Mines and
Electricity, the latter bristfine with points
and pinnacles, as If to entrap from the air
the intangible elements whose achieve
| ments it will display.
| South of the plaza will be Machinery
Hall, with its power house at the south.
east corner. A subway at the west win
pass under the terminal railway loop OF
the Illinois Central road to the circular
Machinery Annex within. North of this
railway loop, and along the western limit
| of the park, will be the Transportation
Building. Still farther north, lying west
of the north branch of the lagoon, will ex-
tend the long, shining surfaces and the
gracefully curving roof of the Crystal Pal
ace of Horticulture.
Following the lagoon northward one
will pass the Women's Building, and east
ward will reach the island devoted to the
novel and interesting Fisheries Exhibit,
shown in an effective, low rooted Roman,
esque structure, thanked by two vast circu-
lar aquaria, in which the spectator can look
upward through clear waters and study
the creatures of ocean and river This
building will be directly west of the north
ern opening Of the system of lagoons into
Lake Michigan, and in a straight line with
the Government Building and the Main
Building, which extend along the lake
shore to the southeast
North Of the lagoon which bounds this