Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-11
FROM CHICAGO.
Some Of the Things Visitor Saw
at the Fair.

Chicago, Oct. ., 1898.
ED. Notwithstanding to see
! the interiors of the massive editices
containing the exhibits of the Far.
first entered the Mechanical Arts
building or Machinery Hall. 1t CON
tains a confusing labyrinth of revolt
wing wheels, whirling looms and in
tricate mechanisms. This building
with its annex, and power boiler
houses covers about 90 acres of
ground. The boilers furnishing
steam to the machinery are almost
infinite in variety and number. They
generate steam for over 60 engines
with total of about 10000 horse
power. The engines operate 127
dynamos which produce electric
light and power for all of the other
exposition buildings. Other great
machines furnish compressed air to
operate devices in buildings all over
the grounds.
One of the first things to strike
the visitor to this hall is an immense
travelling crane which spans one of
the wide galleries of the bull ling and
runs along on the iron trusses on
either side. 1t is far above the ex-
hibits on the floor and has accommo-
dations for passengers who get d
splendid idea of the place from the
perch. 1t is propelled by electricity.
Another exhibit, very popular al
though simple by many COMPARE
sons, is that of loom weaving silk
handkerchiefs for souvenirs. A
crowd of psople constantly surrounds
that mechanism. Souvenirs, by The
way, are turned out from scores of
booths in every department. The
spoon is still regular standby, but
there is no restriction in styles or
manners of souvenirs, 1t is easy to
buy oneself poor.
Ranged along one side in group
are printing presses of every type,
including photographic machines,
Nearly all are in operation sometime
during the day. Some print regular
Chicago dailies there. The exhibit
comprises everything from the great
Hoe inset, perfecting presses to an
old wooden Washington hand
press.
Othsr looms in various parts of the
building, weave every fabric known
to commerce silk, satin, calico and
rags. In all of these the essential
features are the same. There are
great pumping engines galore. Some
of them handle more water every
minute than runs through the main
pipe that supplies your city. In a
large basin they force water through |
a variety of fountains.
4 most interesting exhibit is of a |
paper mill in operation. 1t contains |
watts, rollers, dryers and all. The !
material is steamed and narrowed |
into pulp, squashed into fiat, soft, |
mass, rolled into long, wide, blan-
ket, finished into thin white paper,
dried upon heated rollers in confus-
ing number, cut into strips of com
mercial size and rolled into huge |
bundles. All the machinery which
handles the stuff, after it becomes
pulp, is in a long straight line.
From the time the paper is first
formed it is never divided into sheets
but goes in an endless belt in a pro-
cesslon through the entire works.
l could hardly enumerate all of
the machine wonders in volume.
Devices there perform nearly every
known until it seems that
all man must do is to ''press the
button"
Leaving the hum of machines
visited the cave and museum Of the
Cliff Dwellers-that ancient race
which occupied the inaccessible can
yons and shelf like retreats in the
peculiar mountains of Colorado,
Utah and Arizona. Fac-s SMILES of
heir remarkable abodes have been
reproduced in clay and thereby one
'eceives clear idea of the appear
lnce of those interesting cities.
Within the museum are many mum ,
MES of the race, together with
kulls, bones, tools, weapons and
Itensils. Evidently the race were
arge people. Their skulls indicate
nuch intellioeuce which 10 frrtba,