Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-20

Large chunks Of the celebrated f,re.,
clay used for constructing the ,lrches.
III the fire boxes Of locomotives and
for making pottery a1e displayed, AT
the head of the first flight Of stairs
is hung the celebrated painting by Carl,
Gutherz Of St. Paul Of 4 harvest scene
in North Dakota, for which the United,
States government paid $1,000 The
second story is occupied by reception
rooms elegantly furnished by Fargo,
and other county seats, commissioners
| rooms and reading and newspaper,
file room. The building is an excellent
example throughout Of what may be-
done by the expenditure of only SILL
600. The whole exhibit is very char
acteristic of the state and far more
creditable then many other states have
tn three times the amount of money
available for North Dakota's use.
North Of the building, upon tue green
sward stands stuffed specimen Of q
Dakota steer hitchcd to IN old Red
river cart. it is an interesting relic Of
the time when vehicles Of this kind
were the only means of transportation
in the Red river valley, now the gar
del spot Of the great Northwest. 1t
was concerning this exhibit that some
Of the worlds fair commission objected
on the grounds that a COW was not
conducive to the looks Of the landscape.
The reply was characteristic and
brought them eff the perch to the eff
feet that people who did not know the
difference between a COW and an OK
were not good judges Of landscape"
I'm Tn
South Dakota. the land Of tin, in
which is situated the only successful
tin mine on the western continent. 1t
is also the state of that marvel of the
geologians-the black hills country with
its curious petrcfactions, boundlcss cav
ernS, rich minerals, and unnumbered
beauties 1T is the country par excel
lance of flax and corn, orators and di-
vOrcaS. Certainly here is to be found
one Of the most interesting exhibits
upon the grounds The state building
is 60 by 100 feet and runs up two sto-
rics in height There is a court or lob
by in the center running to the roof,
which is covered with Il Skylight so
us to admit any quantity of light.
There are two stories or galleries
around this central court above the
main floor, in each of which us we'll as
upon the lower floor. the state displays
are made Tho total cost of the build
ing WAS $4,000 The exterior finish is
in Iankton cement, which gives the
building the appearance Of being con-
Struc,rd out OF cut stone Of Il dark
gray color. The most conspicuous eX-
hlDit presented as 4 visitor enters the
hall is huge column of polished jas
per erected upon Il foundation of tin
mr. IL CIR t,I Ill ,,1,
upon which pcrchcS an eagle Beside
it are large ingots of pig tin rs a gentle
reminder that America can produce
her own tin if she is only given Il
chance. Then there is magnificent
collection OF pctrilicd woods from the
bad lands which are capable of the
highest polish and which are much SUI
pcl'or to marble because of their hard
ness and beautiful coloration for any
purpose to which marble may be put
A large and interesting collection of
pctrcfactions from mound caves have
been brought here for exhibition. 1t
was collected by l.. w. Pettigrew for
the ladies Of Sioux Falls. 1t includes
shells and woods and the fossil remains
OF many extinct animals who roamed
the forests Of south Dakota before
Adam became Il factor in animal econ
mains OF the great rhinOcprOS .occiden-
tails, broutops, robustus, vcrtibrae of
huge silu 'i;;ns, amcnitas, placetena,
DacuDltcs' ScohtcS. cOncretcnary shells,
etc There are large specimens Of fire
clay ana pottery clay upon exhibition
from the blacks hills and specimens Of
ore bearing all the precious metals.
a very interesting exhibit is furnished
OF mineral cottage by the ladies Of
Custer county. The windows are con-
OF mica. Its walls show speci-
mems OF gold, silver, lead. "copper" tin,
iron. coal and other minerals The Ia
dies have also upon exhibition very
fine cottage constructed out of
pieces OF wood from every
state and territory in the Union,
1t was made by Mrs. Kirk Of ELK Point.
The excellence Of the building sand
stones Of the state is shown by the con-
OF life-SiZe statues Of Corbett
and Sullivan out of these materials
In the second gallery is statue Of
Letouka, the Indian maiden who saved
many OF the white people from massa-
ere III 1862 by timely warming, and a
poem IN manuscript setting forth her
history and untimely death.
The ladies of this state have placed
upon exhibit a very fine collection Of
lace and n"adleW orl and one of the
finest collections of oil and water color
paintings to be seen in any state build
ing upon the grounds. The building
has stained glass windows representa-
tive of their various localities Huron
represents one Of its artesian wells
Deadwood presents Il mining scene.
lankton its river and warehouses.
its beautiful lake. Hot
Springs, the spring and cnvirons. Rapid
City, Il lake and its scenery. Vermil-
ion, the university. Woonsocket, an
artesian well. Webster, Il grain 1ield,
and Pierre, the great seal of the state.
The building has the usual Offices of
every state building, and on the lower
floor OH either side Of the main en-
trance the receptions rooms for visit
ors. one Of the great features of the
is its gigantic register, where
is invited to inscribe his
ic two in hi