Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-29
rae MlpwIyfEk EXPOSITION


have a month in which to visit othe
narts of the State besides those contigu
Gus to San Francisco, and that the bene
: fits to be derived by the entire facin
Coast will be correspondingly multiplied
And Just here there ought to be wor'
said about the number OF visitors ina
! NAV reasonably be expected to come GU
of the frozen East to hibernate in tn
country
"where the leaf never fades in the still bloom
| ing bowers,
And the bee banquets on through whole yea
of flowers"
Those who have already arrived at Sal
Francisco as the advance guard OF tn
grand army of midwinter continent
crossers say that the influx OF visitor
will exceed the most sanguine expecta
tons of the friends of the exposition
Eastern railway managers are CONSTANT.
sending to the department OF publicit,
and promotion for advertising matter il
connection with the fair. Their patrons
are hungry for information on the sub
ject. Some OF them are SO hungry thai
more than one of the great trunk lines
have deemed it necessary to prepare vast
quantities of matter, based on the mate
rial furnished by this department, with
which to satisfy the popular demands
All this means that thousands of people
in the East are going to take advantage
OF cheap rates and the special attractions
OF the exposition as an excuse for max
ing long promised trip to the 81 land OF
sunshine. fruit and flowers"
Meanwhile the list of attractions con-
tinues to grow, and there will be lively
times during the next three weeks, get
ting all the concessions in readiness for
the opening day. There is one feature
of the contemplated attractions, how
ever, for which no elaborate building has
to be erected, and yet it is one in which
a very widespread interest centers, and
that is the grand athletic tournament.
This Tournament is to cover the entire
term OF the exposition. The contests
will not be on each succeeding days pro-
gramme, but there will be several events
each week, and every Saturday will be
largely devoted to this feature. There
will be games of lacrosse between Brit
ish Columbian and American teams !;
there will be polo matches between
swell society riders; there will be foot
ball games between college and univer-
sity teams; there will be races and all
sorts OF contests on the cindar path, and
last, though by no means least, series
of baseball games, in which the entire
Pacific Coast is invited to take part.
With view to facilitating arrange
ments for the aforementioned feature in
this connection Colonel 7. P. Robinson
OF San Francisco has been selected to ar
range the games on the diamond field,
and in order to have the largest possible
number OF clubs participate that gentle
man desires the addresses OF every uni
formed baseball club not only in the
State OF California, but in all the States
of the Pacific Coast. These addresses
should be sent to him at Room 80, second
ioor, Mills building, San Francisco, and
BASED upon the number OF addresses of
Intending participants which may be re-
'elved, there will be arranged such a
baseball tournament as has never before |
been seen anywhere in the world.
In the long list of other attractions it
difficult to select one that is worthy of |
more special mention than the rest, but
perhaps the latest added features NAV
'e the most interesting. The very latest
no the most startling of all the sugges-
ions that have been forthcoming in the
orm OF confessional features OF the fair
that which is to represent Dante's
nierno," and which has already begun
be spoken of about town as "hell on
arth." This concession is to be located
4 very prominent part of the expos1-
ION grounds and the character OF the
ntrance to the building containing the
xhlbit is one that will attract inevitable
ttentlon. A great dragons head, Is feet
height, with bat-like wings protruding
ON either side, seems to crouch against
re ground and grin welcome to the
asslng crowds. The bat.like wings and ,
1tlre front, in fact, are gilded to look
Ike FURNISHED gold, and when the sun
reflected from it it presents as brilliant
exterior as one can easily IMAGINE p,
Ut OF the center of the lower part of i
,ls ng9rerhead, so to speak, projects a
ng RED tongue OF the dragon, and onto ,
lis those who care to venture in must . !.
ep and walk between the teeth of the !
'agon's lower jaw into the very BODY of
q beast. VI
The interior arrangements of these l.
internal regions are rendered remark Il
ny eiieclve by the highly colored sta Il
ctites which hang from the walls, and
lich seem to extend for miles, almost il
'ay IN the distance. This perspective O
produced by means OF mirrors. There a
: mirrors on every hand, and never
lore mas there been better utilization .
the looking glass for ilusionary pur- n
ses, Hidden lights are made use Of +
add to the effects of the scene. and in.
cacies OF passage are also brought into
W. INV n
IN one large grotto a stage is erected. "
nan dozen skeletons, dancing gro p'
queiy IN the foreground, are SO re-
'eeu ny mirrors that their number NJ
ms to be legion" At another point SC
er traverslng several tortuous avenues til
visitor comes upon clever construc-
n OF mirrors above and below and with 10
ats SO arranged that there really seems 40 20
De no top or bottom to the Mace and lr'
ice the name of the "Bottomless pit ), LII
ly little farther away tbe y;s;tou
1es to the Endless Cave. nrodn l Gle
me, ne same way and quite as interesting. We
lne visitor to this remarkable place pr
eresses from point to point, he rises Gel
hisher elevation, and by trayersinc
Almost lmperceptible grade he finallS II
Is himself ON the shores OF great an
> INTO which pours fall of lava and re,
mere perhaps that he gets the hest rer
oi inns representation of the Gin.
al regions" The effect is produced -,
curse by colored lights PLAYING mon SCI
DECORATIONS OF the structure and hr WI
rs ana sundry devices for the on ene
eng OF these effects. There is mncb us
Is grotesque about the dancing skell n
IS IN the cave referred to. and tharo his
that is uncapny in euer' tao
Oh TINS arrangement, but there : "p
ing that is disgusting and terr;fr;. IL Tn
Ugh there is much to amnse VIZ yiiig' A
Die turn to go out after having sn nen XII
ne show they find themselves s &C., rail