The morning call., 1893-12-14

the Olympic Salt Water Company. Until
these pipes nre in running order the water
VIII be brought In large casks upon wagons.
| Visitors to the aQuarium will be fur
nished with hooks. lines and bait, with
when tney Will be permitted 10 catch their
usns 'aRe IL 10 the marine restaurant ad-
joining. where nothing but marine food
VIII be served, and have il there cooks
Every man his nwu fisherman will prob
aoiy become popular during the expos-
tion. Beside the exciting pleasure of the
sport the angler will be al least assured
tha' the fish which he consumes at
! iuncnenn has been recently caught.
heIh county is arranging TO send to the
inihing exnlDlt an extensive and varied
uisplay. There will be the $1,000 nugget
| recently taken out at Gohler on the Mo-
]ave Desert a wagonoad of auriferous
sraVei from the same section, big block
OF asphalt, sulphur, Iceland and double
ItIecting spar. green and grey sandstone
ana burned and ground lime.
butte County Is 10 send to the mining
exhioit vast quantity of specimens In
showcases. There will also be petrfied
woods. SAMPLES Of ore from all the lodges
ana prospects, ceme1ts and gold bearing
gravel. AT least a ton of rich quartz Will
De shipped To be worked in the quartz mill
ior the benefit OF the mining fund.
The You Bet mine Of Nevada County
mas sent in for exhibition specimen OF
crystalized gold which DR.. BUyesen says Is
The finest in the world.
The Old Settlers Association Of Trinity
County Is now taking steps TO have that
county represented in the mining exhibit
those who had previously moved in that
direction having failed to STIR up interest
For a time IL seemed that Trinity County
was to be the one mining county cOnsricu-
Gus by its absence from The mining exhi biz:
Forty tons of palms and ferns arrived
yesterday on bark from Honolulu. They
are to be used for the decoration of the
Hawaiian section of the Midwinter Fair.
They will be supplemented by a second
shipment later on. The anagers If the
Hawaiian exhibit intend to impress on
visitors the fact that the little island re-
public Is enterpTising, and that, though
queens may come and queens may 60, IL
goes on forever.
The building for Keasts gold-mining
exhibit Is all completed and the tunnels
are dug with the surmOuntiDg embank-
ments completed. The entrance to the
building is through tunnel, with rock so
well arTau ged that the visitor fancies he is
in q passage formed by blasting out the
solid rock. The Interior aspect suggests
the buttom of a 1000-foot level. The
working of three forms of shaft will be
lllustrated-the cage. pump and prospect
DUPLICATES Of the models nsed by Keast In
this display have been procured from him
by the leading mining schools Of the East
for class instruction.
At the suggestion OF some of the most
prominent anglers of the city the executive
committee has decided to hold a fly and
bait casting tournament on Stow Lake, at
Strawberry Hill. In April. Several valu-
able prizes will be offered for competition.
and already the devotees of the pastime
have commenced TO practice for the con-
test. The names OF the leading anglers
who angle with the fly, spoon. worm and
rec will appear in the sDortman's column
OF Sundays CALL.
The immense shaft of the Firth wheel
which with its hub weighs over $1,000
pounds was raised yesterday afternoon TO
height of seventy feet by a specially con-
slructed derrick and placed IN position on
the top OF the pyramidal timber frame.
work which is to support the wheel. The
achievement was accomplished without
accident or hitch of any kind and tile test
of the stability of the structure as con-
structed was most gratifying to the man
agement.
A party Of Cingalese arrived yesterday
anc are quartered at private boarding
mouse. There are six women and eleven
men In. the party. they are brought here
by j. 81. Foster and Thomas A. Cockbur
who ars in charge of the exhibit from
Ceylon. At the Columbian Exposition
Ceylon expended S35. 900 in making a dis
play OF her products, and full justice will
be done to the display at Sunset City.
Tea, being the leading exported product,
will be specially brought to the attention
OF visitors. and the Cingalese women will
serve cups of the fragrant beverage, as
well as coffee and cocna.
1t has not yet been decided whether
season tickets of admission to the exposi-
tion will be adopted. At entertainments
which have been held from time to time
in this city the revenues have been teri
ally decreased by The interchange of sea-
son admission cards. If the executive
comm ttee should Issue such tickets the
holders photogra phlc Identification will
be used tU prevent the transfer Of the card
TO others than the purchaser.
For general admission the coin system
will be used exclusively. Visitors will de-
post the amount of admission in silver
with the gatekeeper.
Booths will be established imme mediateiy
IN front OF the gates to make change for
those who have not the preriseeoin re-
quired. This will do away with single ad
mission tickets, and will obviate a great
deal of delay at the gates.
A meeting of the Midwinter Fair Dem
tai Convention will be held at the office of
DR.. league. 10 Geary street. this evening,
To formulate plans and make further ar
rangements regarding the congress 20 be
held here next June.
The sale OF the lots donated by Adolph
SutrO for the benefit of the Midwinter
Fair funds will take place IT noon TODAY
in the office of Baldwin & Hammond.
The cake walk, also a benefit perform
apce, Will be opened tomorrow evening at
the Mechanics Pavilion.
Sonoma's Successful Carnival.
SoNoMA. Dec. 13-The ladies Of the
Midwinter Fair carnival, which has closed
In this place after a run of three days
proved social as we'll financial success
Several hundred dollars wei re netted which
will be used toward he'll ing the Sonoma
exhibit along at the Midwinter Fair. The
ladies having the affair in hand are being
congratulated on all sides on their wonder
ful success as they had only eight days In
which TO advertise and arrange the car
nlval.
C0unSel0r Clarke A rain