The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-06
THE BIG FAIR.
Some of the Attractions Which
Will Be Shown at
Chicago.
The first Gold Nugget Found in tniif"nia
10 I;e on Exkibit ION in the
Mining BUILDING.


One Of the largest buildings on the
exposition grounds containing Il private
exhibit will be the cold storage and ice
making pavilion. The capacity of the
machines for making ice will be 40 tons
of ice per day. Sixty thousand feet
will be devoted TO cold storage. 1t Is
estimated that 10000 pounds of amonia
will be necessary for the process OF
! freezing the ice \ special feature of
| the cold storage building will be a
skating rink which will be located ON
the top floor. and will be 81 by 100 feet
in dimensions. thus giving the specta
| tors as well as skaters ample .'oom to
enjoy the sport There will he 10 posts
| to disfigure the ice. which will be six
! inches thick. There will he a balcony
above the lee. where a band will he
stationed to make merry music for the
skaters.
\ force Of men are at work unwrap
| ping some very peculiar exhibits for the
| antlropological building. The body of
II
of the lncas in the interior Of Peru was
| brought out of AN odd looking package
YESTERDAY and others will be removed
from their shrouds tomorrow. The
utensils and implements laid away with
tine dead were also displayed for the
| first time. Numbers of knives. war
| clubs and copper ornaments of this
strange people are beng unpacked.
| Among the most ghoulish objects were
/ three human skulls. They are abner
maly long and very ugly
Many pieces Of the pottery are con
sdered very valuable some OF them
costing more than two hundred dollars.
! The foreigners at jackson Park have
come out of the winter in pretty good
condition. They all agree that the sea
| son has been very bitter. cold enough To
make the Esquimaux feel pretty much
at home. There has been very little
sickness among the foreign colonies.
perhaps because the visiting workmen
were wrapped as carefully as Peruvian
mummy before venturing out doors.
The Japs had way Of bundling up that
left only their eyes visible. Their ap-
pearance was grotesque. but they are
getting used to Anne rican barter and
can even retort in kind among their fell
low workmen.
One of the most instructive exhibits
at the Fair will be the different speci-
mems Of wood seen in the forestry
building. One of the greatest Difficult
ties encountered in collecting American
forestry exhibits was the absence oi
historical data in regard to extent
: variety and value of native forests. II
Germany the science Of preserving for
ests or constructing forestry is grea
factor in educational institutions. ant
it should be the same here. Probabl.
the first lesson in this science taught II
!. this country began with the establish
: ment Of "Arbor Day. Many groves Q
d trees gr owing in the prairie states ar
:" the results OF it's observation. The fol
:. estry building. like all the other build
ings, have spaces set of for the exhibit
= OF the different states and countries.
r. The pavilion for Brazil's exhibits i
= this line is now complete, and is con
sr posed OF trees with their interlockin
At branches forming the walls. A rusti
- archway forms the entrance throug
which the display Of dye and ornamel
: tai woods may be reached. Three hui
dred and twenty -one specimens alor
= come from the Brazilian forests.
Idaho will send fine mineral exh
Us bit in the shape OF a shield. This is
fine piece Of work and it is characte
istic Of the western ingenuity. 1t al
!" represents the physical features Of tn
n state. as well as its staple products al
industries. Magnesia stone is used as
a. foundation. upon which has been carv'
Of with great accuracy, the outlines Of
Idaho canyon. while. on either side a
ranges Of mountains made Of black ma
n'e BILE. A tiny ribbon Of white mari
. represents river. The PEDESTAL of I
Md shield is formed Of sheath Of whe
"'s and the ..Star II Idaho" The emit
. shield is of Idaho material. fashion
,e,s by the brains and hands Of the peoI
nun of this state.
One of the most interesting exhih
the in the mining building will be the II
. nugget of gold ever discovered in c;
fornia. 1t will be exhibited by Jud
sth w. w. Allen. of San Francisco. II v
a a |
s~ picked up accidentally by James
frr. "
M lSiS. In addition to getting q conc