The state chronicle., 1893-04-12
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
Some Of the Attractions Which the Old
North State Present.

North State Present.
The time for the opening of the
Chicago Worlds Fair is now rapidly
approaching and North Carolina
will make q most creditable show
ing at the great exposition if we
may Judge by present indications
MIR. E E Brown, an accomplished
scenic artist, has just started for a
tour of Eastern North Carolina,
where he will make a series of pho
tographic views of the peculiar in
dustries of that section of the
State, including truck farming,
steam seine fishing, hand fishing for
shad, mullet, mackerel, etc. He
will also 60 to Lockville, and along
Roanoke river to make views of the
great water powers there. He will
make cycloramic photographs of
Edenton Bay, Beaufort Harbor,
Lookout Light House and the con-
huence of Trent and Neuse rivers
at New Berne.
The pictures will cost primarily
about So so each and will be en-
larged and finished by he
best artists in the country. A
series of no less than 500 views of
North Carolina interests, resources
and industries will be made, repre-
senting all sections of North Caro-
lima. They will be handsomely
mounted and will be exhibited at
Chicago in classified groups, so that
a man interested in trucking car
, see views on the subject altogether
, and likewise man interested il
fishing.
kilograms from Mr.. Peter III
Wilson, who is now in Chicago, t.
, Mr.. T. K. Bruner, state that ther'
;, is freight block which may oela,
l., the installation Of the exhibits t;
some extent.
: A letter from Col. 81. G. Demmin e
J.; of Harrisburg, Pa, who spent eigh
g years mining in Mcdowell count
for gems and gold, informs MI
d Bruner that he will express him fo
j. exhibition at Chicago $4,000 wort
It Of cut gems, including five kars
d diamond from Mcdowell. All thes
l. will be with our State exhibi
j. There will also be $1,000 worth {
5r beautiful nuggets from all over tt
State.
N Mr. a. NJ. Field, of Ashevill
id will send q fine collection of so,
IN marines, rubies, emerals and sap
m Tres.
IL Mr.. William J. Cote, Of State
e. vile, will lend the State for the @
as cesion, a $500 Hiddenite ring,
s. very handsome stone, set and ST.
a. rounded by circle of diamonds.
at Prof. J. A. D. Stephenson,
Statesville, has forwarded for exl
o. bition at Chicago a very valuat
a collection of crystals, embracing g
on series of modified quartz cryst
on with rare basal and terminal plan
in These crystals are remarkable
q that the notifications noted by g
IN inent German scientists who hs
figured them are of angles not foI
he at any other locality in the wor
Ike So remarkable were these ang
nd and planes that the German sci
his lists who examined them have
sued a pamphlet describing th
the peculiarities. One of the most e.
az nent of these scientists is the ce
AS brsted Prof G. Vom Rath, who 81
that nearly all of the kno
forms Of quartz seem to have b
discovered in small area Of Al
ander county, and much to his S
,ge, prise ne observed several pla
l.. (l2 IN ally new to science.
Prof. Holmes will extend his
- from Richmond, where he is now
hoa ~ Washington, Philadelphia and \
.aa York in the interest Of and to c.
80. plete the mineral collection
~ ~. building stones intended for U.s.
~ Chicago. All the building sic
are being dressed in Washington
uniform light inch cubes with
polished face.
.on Another car load Of exhibits
no leave Raleigh in few days.
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'on THE NAVAL RENDEZVOUS.