Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-06-13
OUR WORLDS FAIs LETTER
Especial eorrespondence.l
IDAHO STATE BUILDING, JACKSON J
PARK, CHICAGO. III

IDAHO STATE BUILDING, JACKSON
PARK, CHICAGO, Ill.
Among the many States and coun.
tries represented in the mining build.
ing OF the Columbian Exposition,
Idaho takes rank with the very first.
Her space in the building is on the
main entrance, and her exhibit does
full credit to the prominent place as
sigued her. Entering the main door
from the south the first State on the
right is Colorado. Following in after
are Montana, Utah, Idaho and Califor-
MIA. Opposite these among the for
eign nations are Mexico and Brazil.
The Mexican exhibit is valued at four
million dollars, and Idaho does we'll
to compare with her, and indeed
many a visitor will be more pleased
with Idaho than with our neighboring
republic. 1t is in place here to men,
ton that Idaho has two of the Mex
lean cases, the finest at the Exposi-
ton, which cost 5000 piece.
The little notice that has been given
to the mining exhibit is due to the
fact that the curtains were not taken
down TO admit the public till the lst
of June. This delay was not due to
any fault on the part of the Idaho
commission, but the Exposition con-
tractor had not finished the pavilion
by the 18th of May which should have
been ready by the 1st of April.
Of course it is only by comparison
that the worth of anything is known,
and when the visitor has seen the
many magnificent exhibits of the 9th
er countries from all over the world,
he can but remark that Idaho excels
them all in many respects. The ex-
hibit is indeed a splendid tribute to
the resources of the State, and is a
certificate of ability to Mr.. Alliene
Case, who has charge of this depart
ment. There is nothing among any
of the others that can compare with
the huge Jumps of galena from the
Ceur d'Alenes and Wood River, the
green copper ores from the Seven
Devils, the concentrates from all
over the State, and the bar of bullion
and nuggets of argentite from the
DeLamar. Some of the others have
imitation silver bricks, but Idaho ha:
one of pure metal valued at $1,l00
Entering the pavilion which no one
can help know is Idaho, for the name
In large gilt letters appears in many
different parts of the place, one see'
at the far end an artistic pyramid o
ores. In the center is the Seven Dew
lis copper, and on either side is a tri
angle of bright galena. The border
are also of copper, and the other side
of different ores. The first thins
near the main entrance is two piece
of sawed jasper from Willow creel
which together weigh 3,100, ant
these are covered with bright galena
and moss to make a pyramid. Oh
the right is platform extending tn
length of the pavilion which contain
the large Jumps, some weighing near
ly four tons. On the opposite side
row of FIVE geological cases file
with specimens. In the center ar
the handsome Mexican cases, eac
thirteen feet long, and eight fee
wide. They are made mostly c
glass and are four or FIVE feet higl
At the bottom is placed a pyrami
platform, covered with black velve
and on this is placed rare specimen
The upper department has gla'
shelves, and ores show off to grei
advantage in this case. Betwee
these two cases is pyramid of col
centrates. The top is long gla'
, cylinder more than foot in diamet'
t filed with different sized concentrate
from the Ceur d'Alenes, which max
, pretty rings around the cylinder. S
at the base of this are jars of whit
red, brown, and other concentrate
This pyramid is one of the features
r the exhibit.
t Hanging on the walls of the p
6 vilion are thirty enlarged photograph
in handsome frames of mining seen
in Idaho. The towns of Gem, Burk
S Murray, Wallace and Wardner CT
t be seen here, and here are given pl
: lures of the principal mines of t
4 State.
In the center of the wall betwe'
: these photographs is a large ell
: head. This is a fine specimen, al
S comes from the same State as t
4 treasure over which it keeps co
4. slant watch.
Samples of building stone from
o over the State are displayed at t
S base of the rear pyramid OF copf
IS and galena. At either corner OF t
g large pyramid is column made