St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

Pennsylvania makes a magnifcen
showing of her Goals, clays, and oils.
A diminutive coal mine and all mach
inery connected with 10 is working and
elucidates the manner of asserting,
cleaning and shipping anthracite coal.
this is the chief feature of her display.
Her exhibit of petroleum is the best
made
Somebody hascalled North Coro-
lima the paradise of the mineralogist.
Judging from the variety and beauty of
her display she is second to none. She
shows specimens of her gold in album
dance. l do not think any other state
has such q variety of native gems.
Copper, tin, iron, mica of most beauti-
full quality are in profusion. One object
that interested me very much was box
composed of some T., 766 pieces of native
woods. These woods are of about SIX
varieties. In the centre of the lid was
to be seen plant called "Shortia,"
which, l learned, was peculiar to the
mountains of North Carolina. The only
other spot on the face of the globe where
it might possibly be found is Japan.
A very instructive feature in the Oregon
display is the "Hydraulic Placer Min
ing" The simplicity of the method for
getting the gold dust recommends itself:
On the side of the hill channel is built.
rather q wooden trough. In this trough
at every few feet cross-section is built.
A pump il set so as to wash away the
sand and gravel from the side of the hill
into the trough. A sufficient inclination
is given to the trough SO that the stream
may carry along with it the sand and
gravel. The gold dust being quite
heavy falls to the bottom and is caught
by the cross-sections. That which es-
capes the first cross section is in all prob
ability caught by the second, and so on.
The sand and gravel being themselves
eventually caught are washed and re-
washed until every particle of gold they
contain is set free.
New South Wales, after Mexico.
has the most extensive display,
one feature Of which is magni-
ficent showing of tin and alluvial gold.
A nugget Of gold in quartz is shown that
is worth about $3.50 1t is irregular in
shape, and its largest measurement is
about 6 inches by 8 inches, weighing
BATS ounces. It contains 313.0973 oZs.
virgin gold. 1t is known as the ''Maip-
land Bar" was much interested in
the size of this nugget, and wondered
what was the value of the largest nugget
that had ever been found. My curiosity
was satisfied when I reached the gallery
of the Mining Building. I there came
upon q case in which were displayed
fac SMILES of the world-noted nuggets.
There were about twenty in all. Each
had been named. The largest is huge
looking fellow about Is inches long. It
is known as the Welcome" 1t weighed
some2 2, 166 ounces and was worth $41 sS3.
In the gallery the collection Of
rocks from Wards Science Mu-
scum, Rochester. N. Y, is to
be seen. This collection. think, is the
largest in the world It's full extent is
not appreciated because for some reason
or another it had been divided. One
part appears at the northwest, the other
at the southeast end of the gallery.
Rocks of all kinds imaginable and unim.
aginable are assorted and displayed.
They may be seen in every conceivable
shape, smooth as ivory or twisted up like
a Concha shell. They come from all
parts of the earth-from the mountain
peaks and deepest mines and caverns,
from the shores of Iceland and the
Sahara's plain. Even starland has been
taxed for specimens, as the display of
rocks can testify.
An industrious collector of crystals, A.
B. Grim, Vaudeville, N. Y, makes a
most charming display. He sets be-
fore the world case of dew drops.
Fascinated 10y the beauty of the COM
mon quartz crystal he has gathered some
$4,000 of these glistening bits. He dis
plays them to advantage in an octagonal
case, and by card therein informs you
that not one has been polished. Their
brightness is natures gift. In little
tube about nine inches long he keeps the
smaller ones. They are about the size Of
a pins head. Some are much smaller.
One thousand are ia that tube. They
range in size from this up to good large
hens egg. The beauty of this mass of
cleaning treasures-this case of dew
drops that will never fade-will be ap-
preciated only by looking on them and
noting the fact that each of these $4,000
crystals is fawless, without feck, with
out scratch. | cannot conclude without
noting the magnificent display of amber
to be seen in the German mining exhibit
in the Gallery. think I have looked
on every object in this building, and l
believe that may assert that Germany
is the only one making display of this
substance.
This exhibit is arranged in most Or
derby manner-every shape and condi
ton of the gum to be seen. They show
it raw and melted, oily and clear Pieces
rs large as your two fists that were evil
IDENTITY of one emulation are exposed.
The generality of this display is of
wine yellow tint. Many pieces are shown
wherein insects and twigs, leaves and
tiny pebbles are encased. In every in
stance they are in most perfect state of
i Correspondence of The
Tablet.