Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-03-02
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Wooden Deities-Prehistoric EXhibits-Mik
from, Sis, 600 Cow-Tlle Mammoth Cave
Of Kentucky to be Reproduced
Dogs are Coming to
the Show.
From our Special Correspondent.l

The unloading of immense castings.
heavy cases of ore and boxes Of exhibits
has brought into requisition the newest
and most improved machinery for this
purpose. Tie installation track, in the
mining building running the entire
length Of that great structure is kept
busy by the putting and snorting loco
motive cranes which keep pushing their
big iron beaks into railroad cars and
picking up mammoth pieces Of castings,
weighing many tons, and rushing down
the building and dropping the loads just
where they are needed.
Among the theological exhibits will
be deities of wood with features that
would frighten an Apache medicine
man; skeletons of ancient Indian tribes
Of the Puget Sound territory; bones and
birds of prehistoric period, and many
other things that will be looked upon in
wonder and amazement. The curiOs
are now in the possession Of the Alaska
commercial company in San Francisco.
These relics comprise the finest speci-
mems ever found in the far northwest.
1t was with great difficulty that these
curios were obtained, as the Indians re-
fused all offers and spurned all negotia-
tons looking toward a change Of owner
ship. Just how they were finally
secured is not known, but those who
are familiar with the history Of the mat
ter say that alcoholic drink played an
important part in the preliminary tran
sactions.
People who are accustomed to Chica-
90 milk and 90 to Jackson Park and call
for glass of the tactical produced there
hardly believe their own senses. Down
in one of the cattle houses are the most
famous of Americas S Jersey milch COWS
and every morning a Jersey granger,
clad in Jersey suit, walks down to the
cattle house and squeezes the udder of
COW valued at 5000 in true Jersey
style. There are forty-two of these an
imals gathered by the American Jersey
cattle club of New York, from twenty
two states. They are entered in the
great dairy competition, by which is to
be determined the best grade Of dairy
COWS. The temperature Of the stables
is keptat 60 degrees. They are bedded
knee deep in straw. and an air of tidi-
ness prevails quite in keeping with
animals valued at $15 per pound. Ala
bama leads with the champion butter
maker of America. This cow is Signals
Lily Flag, with record of ,O47 pounds
of butter in one year. Massachusetts
comes next, exhibiting one with q rec
ord of 947 pounds. Among the exhibit
ors are three Vanderbilts, John D.
Rockefeller and other well known
millionaires.
Kentucky, the state that has in the
past based its reputation upon its blue
grass, fast horses, good whiskey and
beautiful women now aspires to be
known as q mineral producer. From
the space allotted for the Kentucky ex-
hibits, an opening will lead to chamber
beneath the mines building. This will
be made to represent the Mammoth
Cave, great attention being paid to de-
tails. The great walls will be repro
duced, and art and science will be called
upon to make perfect illusion. The
Negro attendant, who has guided SO
many thousands of visitors through the
cave, will be there to explain, as only
he can explain, the beauties Of the ex-
hibit. The chamber devoted to this
feature will be 200 by so feet in dimen-
sions.
The proper officials have received in
! formation that the ColumbiOn bench
club will bring to Chicago the finest lot
of CANNES ever exhibited in the country.
Certainly the best dogs now alive will
be here, and judging from the interest
manifested, there will be not less than
5000 dogs to bark a welcome to their
visitors This show will begin June -,
and continue six days. An award from
heexposition will carry with it so much
prestige that the owners of the most
celebrated animals are anxious to be
here.
People who wish to visit the Fair
grounds before the formal opening OF
the gates must do so very soon as it is
quite probable that the grounds will be
closed to visitors shortly. So much
work is yet to be done, SO many work
men are employed and such vast amount
of exhibits to be placed that it is be-
coming dangerous to wander about the
grounds.
NOTES.
Ten of the herd of Guernsey cattle tc
be exhibited in the dairy division were
driven on the grounds yesterday.
! A large part Of the exhibit from the
Cape of Good Hope has just arrived. Il
includes sixty-eight cases of wine, ten
cases ostich eggshells, and twenty cases
of South Africa curios.
Every dav the number of exhibits
that arrive via the different avenues o.
transportation continues to increase
and the officials are kept on the alert
for packages, bundles, cases and bales
that How increasingly into Jackson Park
A company is now engagedin building
an eleveted electric railroad which