The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-16
FROM THE FAR ANTIPODES,
NEW SOUTH WALES AT TIE
WORLDS FAIR.
This Exhibit Conceded to Be One OF
the Gems of the Exhibition-Great
Display of Minerals and Wool.

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of all visitors, that the exhibits
from New South Wales are not
only exceptionally interesting and
comprehensive in scope, but that they
escet in many instances those of seve-
raj p%retentious countries whose govern
ment appropriations were nearly
double the sum voted by the colonial
authorities to aid the New South Wales
exhibit.
Despite the fact that the output
from the mines has amounted to up
ward of $3.50, O0O,0 900 in the last forty
years, it may be said that the develop
ment of the mineral of the
colony is still in its infancy, and that
ide from the principal metals, the
country possesses en- rmous wealth in
its deposits of other minerals of gen.
eral utility of which New South Wales
has not yet reaped the benefit. The
rich specimens shown in the mining Sec
ton of opals and other precious stones
eloquently speak of the productive
fields that yet await the open sesame
Of the capitalist, while big nuggets of
gold, tons # rich, silver-bearihg
quartz and pyramids of tn and copper
ores prove conclusively that a country
possessing such can safely
weather the financial storms that it is
at present experiencing.
Another vast source of wealth found
in the colony is suggested by the
massive arches composed of blocks Of
coal which form one of the most
striking exhibits in the New South
| Wales section. Distributed over an
area of "a, 1000 square miles, coal is
now the most valuable mineral product
of the colony, which up to date has
raised go, 600, 900 tons, valued at
S143, 900, 900. The increasein the ex-
port of coal continues every year, not
least among the colony's customers
being the Pacific slope, which imports
largely from New South Wales. Some
splendid sections of coal, showing the
full thickness Of the seam worked, are
| exhibited, the excellent quality of
which is apparent to the most un-
killed observer. In addition to this
,-ronmetallic mineral are shown valuable
specimens Of petroleum-oil-cannel
coal, from which kerosene oil and
other products are manufactured.
Samples of building stone, marble,
bricks and pottery clays are a part of
the exhibit that lend ADDITIONAL testi-
mony to the story Of the colony's
wealth in minerals.
The most imposing feature Of the
New South Wales display in the min
in building is d graceful shaft, pur-
porting to be Of solid silver, which
towers above the EXHIBITS of tin and
copper ores piled in pyramidial form
at it's base. This beautifulsilye trophy
is n of the exhibits Of the Broken
Hill Proprietary Silver Mining Com
pany, whose marvelously rich mines in
the Barrier ranges have been the Won
der Of the last decade. The yieldh has
assayed ali the way from 10000 to
so, 600 ounces Of silver to the ton.
Silver specimens of every conceiv-
able nature are shown fromthe Broken
Hill mines down to the less famous
and less remunerative ores Of more
recently opened districts. A collection
Of silver ores in glass cases owned by
the Department Of Mines aAd Agricul-
ture at Sydney is particularly good, as
is the collection Of silver block speci-
mems, also the property Of the New
South Wales Government. Abar mug
get Of virgin gold, weighing twenty
six pounds, and valued at $4,000, will
be an interesting object to many. An
other piece of gold quartz, found in
che Mother Shipton reef at o depth of
ninety feet from the surface, contain
ing 25s.3 SO ounces Of gold is valued at
5000.
Visitors to the mining building, es-
pecially those hailing from Deadwood,
will be greatly attracted by the fine
display of tin pres from New South
Wales. The approximating% area Of
Che tin fields in the colby is placed
ct s, 44O, $50 acres, while the value oa
The total production up to q yeaE e.
amounted to about $50, 600, 600. The ore
has hitherto been obtained in the bed
of water courses, and it is separated
from the gravel by sluicing. In som
localities extremely rich deposits o.
drift tin have been found in the bed
of ancient streams at o depth OF from
sixty to 200 feet below the surface.
The value of the production OF cop
per in New South Wales in 1891 was
over a million of dollars, making
total value of $50, 100, 900 since the
mineral was first mined in the colony
A good collection of anthony, bis
muth and mercury ores is also exhibit
ed, as well as iron ores, the latter
chiefly of brown tematite, with ON
magnetic chrome and Manganese
specimens. So far, the development
of the iron of the colony ha
been slow, but a large and exceeding
" rich field awaits the exploration o.
the investor and capitalist.
In addition to the excellens display
of precions and other minerals alread,,
enumerated q fine exhibit is made o
native diamond, opal, garnet, ruby
, sapphire, topaz and emerf speci
mems, all of which are most attractive
" arranged in cases. In fact, the en-
! tire court is extremely well adapted t
. : 90 the reception of visitors and the Of
! rangement Of the exhibits coul,
scarcely. be improved. It is not
> breach of courtesy to other exhibitor
to state what is generally conceded
: that the best all-around exhibit in th
building of mines and mining is foun'
in that court over which floats til
light blue flag of New South Wales.