The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-20
PICTURED ABOVE IS THE
Fisheries Building, includ-

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ing the two smaller poly
gonal buildings connecte,
on either end by arcades. TIL
extreme length of the building i
100 feet, and the width 200 feet
1t is built on banana-shaped isl
and, and sub-divided into tire,
parts to conform to the shape o
the site.
In the central portion is the gen
eral fisheries exhibit. In one O
the polygonal buildings is the ang
ling exhibit, and in the other the
aquaria. The exterior of the build
ing is Spanish-Romanesque, which
contrasts agreeably in appearance
with the other buildings.
The fish exhibit is a wonderful
one, and not the least interesting
portion of it is the aquarial or live
fish display. This is contained in
a circular building 1876 feet in di-
ameter, standing near one extrem-
ity of the main fisheries building
and in a great curved corridor con-
Meeting the two.
In the center of the circular
building is a rotunda 60 feet in
diameter, in the middle of which
is basin or pool 25 feet wide,
from which rises towering mass
of rocks covered with moss and
lichens. From clefts and crevices
in the rocks crystal streams of
water gush and drop to the masses
of reeds, rushes and ornamental
semi-aquatic plants in the basin
below. In this pool gorgeous gold
fishes, golden ides, golden tench,
and other fishes disport. From the
rotunda one side of the larger SER
leg of aquaria may be viewed.
These are ten in number and have
a capacity of 1000 to 1900 gallons
of water each.
Passing out of the rotunda by
the entrances, a great corridor Or
arcade is reached, where on one
hand can be viewed the opposite
side of the series of great tanks,
and on the other line of tanks
somewhat smaller, ranging from
$50 to 1900 gallons each in capa-
city. The corridor or arcade is
about fifteen feet wide. The glass
fronts of the aquaria are in length
about SIS feet, and have 5000
square feet of surface. They make
a panorama never before seen in
any exhibition, and rival the great
permanent aquariums of the world g,
not only in size but in all other
respects.
The total water capacity of the
aquaria, exclusive of reservoirs, is
1925 cubic feet, or 100000 gal
Ions. This weighs 1,192,425 lbs,
or almost 600 tons. OF this amount
about 10000 gallons is devoted to
III. y marine exhibit. In the en-
tire alt water circulation, includ-
inc reese 'ryoirs, there are about So
900 gallo, 1s. The pumping and
distributing liant for the marine
aomaria is const "ucted ofvulcanitc
The pumps are in duplicate, and
each has capacity oN ocoo gallons
per hour. The supply u sea water
was secured by evapor;. 1Iig t1e
necessary quantity at the "oodS
Holl station of the United S, ates
Fish Commission to about one-fh, N
it's bulk, thus reducing both guam
tity and weight for transportation
about 80 per cent. The fresh water
required to restore it to its proper
density was supplied from lake
Michigan.
Tn transporting the marine fishes
to Chicago from the coast, there
was an addition of probably 1000
gallons Of pure sea water to the
supply on each trip. Every visitor
will take a deep interest in the
fisheries exhibit.
One of the most interesting cx-
hibits at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition will be that Of Fish and
Fisheries. Everything that science
has rescued from the depths Of
ocean, sea, lake or river, will be
displayed at the forthcoming fish
cries exhibit inhabitants of deep
sea grottos, the coral animal
builder Of islands and continents
sea anemones that blossom miles
below the surface Of the ocean,