Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-18
Q THE PEOPLE OF solsE co.
IDAHO CRY. March IA 1900

4 0sse county may
make proper representation Of her
mineral wealth at Chicago il 1893. Il
's highly important that the citizen.
OF tho county should take an active
part in the collection and selection
OF specimens. Especially is the
hearty cooperation Of those versed
and experienced in her mineral re-
sources desired.
The miners of this county. who have
spent the greater part of their lives
IN the mountains Of the Pacific slope
and are familiar with the mineral re-.
sources OF nearly oil the mining camps
OF the west, are outspoken in their
declarations that this county Is equal
or superior to any in her wealth oi
precious metals.
Dur mines and prospects need cap
'tal to develop them, and this capital
can be had BY letting those who have
1t know that We have here : safe and
profitable investment.
Boise county needs advertising.
and perhaps none of us will ever live
to see another such an opportunity
to show to the world our resources as
will be offered us next year at Chi
cago.
My efforts between this time and
the irst of November next will be
directed to collecting, classifying and
arranging such mineral and timber
exhibit as will not only do the county
credit, but will attract the attention
OF the visitors to the Columbian Ex-
hibition. To do this and make it .
success | need the cooperation of
all those who are anxious to develop
the countys resources. You can do
much toward collecting and selecting
suitable specimens.
In selecting specimens it is neces-
sary that you bear in mind that there
will be two classes of people who will
view your exhibits.
1. The larger class, and among
these many who have money to in
vest, will be those who know nothing
about mining or minerals. For this
class of people we must have display
exhibit; those specimens that have
such unmistakable evidences of gold
or silver on their surfaces that horse
jockey or a milk maid would detect it.
2. The other class will be the prac-
teal miner, the business man and the
capitalist, looking for an investment.
This class want no display exhibition,
and they do not need to see the min
erals shining ON the surface of the
specimen to know its value. For
these we must have ready such sam
Piles as will show them the true wealth
of the veins. Large specimens, no,
exceeding three feet in diameter, well
selected with view to showing the
true value of the deposit, and cut in
attractive shape, is what is desired
Care should be taken to note the fol
lowing facts in connection with al
specimens sent in:
Kind of ore (gold, silver, copper
lead, etc.
Mine and mining district taker
from; size of the vein.
Depth from surface at which spec
linen was taken out.
NV commission does not confn'
nv duties to minerals alone, but ex
tends to the collection of all classe
of exhibits. l therefore invite all wh'
have anything that will be of interes
to the world as natural curiosity o
a specimen of the material wealth o
Boise county to tender it as an exhibi
at Chicago. All specimens of valu
will be returned to the owners afte
the Exposition is closed, if so desired
The appropriation made by Idah
for the Columbian Exposition is smal
and the work of collecting and al
ranging exhibits must be in gres
measure gratuitous. The actual Ell
. penses of collecting, such as freigh
express, &C., will be paid, but tn
contributions of specimens should b
as far as possible without remuners
ton.
l shall at an early day appoint som
suitable person in each district in tn
: county to collect and receive spec
mems and will publish such list, s
= that all may have convenient plac
t to deposit their offerings. Such il
o struc ions will be sent to these pc
J. sons as will enable them to determin
= = whether specimens are suitable an
: appropriate, thus saving the expeni