The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-06

cabinets are we'll filed with fine mineral
specimens illustrating the splendid min
eral resources Of this territory in most
interesting manner. They have expended
more time and money on their mineral
exhibit than in any other exhibit in the
exposition, although they are represented
in every department.
The cape colonies of Africa have all
made good exhibits. The diamond mines
arerepresented, and a great deal of money
has been expended in preparing the ex-
hibit of the diamond industry. The dirt
of the diamond mines of South Africa
has been brought here, and miniature
mine has been erected in the mining
building, and visitors have the pleasure
of seeing the process of mining diamonds
in actual operation, from the time the
dirt is brought upfrom the mine, until
the diamonds are gathered from the
gravel. In connection with this exhibit,
the process of cutting diamonds is car
ried on by Tiffany, OF New York, who
has an establishment connected with the
diamond mining exhibit illustrating in a
practical way the method of polishing
the precious stones. It is needless to say
that a great throng surrounds this ex-
hibit from the time the exhibit is opened
in the morning until they close in the
evening. It seems to be natural Tor hu-
manity to admire wealth of this descrip-
ton.
1t would require too much time and
space to give a minute description OF each
and every one of the foreign national ex-
hibit5, but one who is interested and
wishes to learn of the customs OF the peo-
pie in all portions of the earth, can learn
more by visiting the exposition and de-
voting a week or ten days to the foreign
exhibits. than it would be possible fol
| them to gather in any other way, unless
! they made tour of the earth. The ex-
position authorities are very proud OF the
| foreign exhibits, as | remarked at the
outset no other government has ever sue
ceeded IN getting so many foreign govern
ments interested in an exposition OF this
character, as the United States, they have
! taken O special interest in this exposition
and have sent things here that have never
been allowed to leave the country before,
| Many relics priceless in value have beer
| sent to the exposition. France and Spain
are foremost in this particular. France
has permitted many of the personal ef-
! fects of General Lafayette to be brough
to this country-articles that could not bt
replaced should they be destroyed. Spair
has also sent over many of the relics o.
Columbus and his voyages. Some of the
original maps used by Columbus, his
mathematical Instruments, autograph
letters, commission, ETC., that could no
possibly be replaced in case they were
destroyed, have been sent over by Spain
The government of the United States O
course is responsible for these exhibits
and they keep a detachment of soldiers
on the exposition grounds for the express
purpose of guarding these priceless relics
Queen Victoria herself has loaned many
things of great value to the exposition
and the princess of Wales has contributed
many things of interest to the woman'i
building. She is especially interested il
the woman's portion of the exposition.
HAL GREEN.