Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-07
NEW MEXICO'S EXHIBIT.
Further Readable Facts on the Fca-
lures of Our Display at the
Great Fair.

Col. T. B. Mills, superintendent of the
Words fair New Mexico exhibit, at the
meeting of the representatives of the
twenty three western states was elected
president of the Western club. This is
quite an honor for the colonel and New
Mexico. The club will open handsome
quarters in Chicago and every westerner
will find the latest news and hearty well
come at its rooms.
DoNA ANA's EXHIBIT.
In chatting with New MEXICAN re-
porter Col. Mills said that car load of
material for the New Mexico exhibit at
Chicago would leave Las Cruces this
week. This car will carry Mr.. Bulls wine
exhibit, Ronault's canned goods and wine,
Ed. Spatcier's fruit, the agricultural col
lege exhibit, heretofore described, and
Prof. Carrera's model of the territory.
This model isabout II by 20 #. and drawn
on horizontal scale of a mile to
one half inch; and a 1000 feet to one inch
hight. 1t is colored 50 as to show the
localities in which the different minerals
predominant, and also the forest, and
agricultural area. 1t is made out of
gypsum sand and its strength is wonder
Jul. Col Mills tells of seeing the pro-
lessor throw a great slab of it not more
than half inch thick across the room
against the wall without damage. There
are lots of uses gypsum may be put to.
Prof. Carrera will also send his mineral
cabinet to Chicago. Out of the 2.24t
known minerals, the professor has 2, LOG
md cdd choice specimens; and he hopes
to take the prize over any American
exhibit.
soCoRRO COUNTY
Sends a magnificent mineral collect
ion, among which will be the fines
lead exhibit and II. M. Robinson's
splendid collection of crystals. This
county will exhibit fiue collection
of ancient pottery and also five different
,oors of fire clay as fine as satin. Among
| the curiosities from this county will bs
a landscape picture in which the scene
and figures are portrayed with seeds in
| stead OF paint or cfayOn.
THE SIERRA COUNTY MINERS CABIN
Will be finished within a week. 1t will
contain fifteen tons of Sierra ore and tiv'
TONS from the Magdalenas i'll Grant coun
ty. The specimens of horn silver sen
from this county will be magnificent
and Mr.. Troeger's and Mr.. Haskell's golt
cabinets will show what New Mexico car
do as gold producer.
| NUN1QUE IDEA.
Sierra county's mineral exhibit will b
in the shape of an arch closed by blocl
8b by 2h of various minerals from the
Keystone district. Each block in thu
arch will also represents mining district
md the whole arch, 10 feet high by 8 fee
vide, will stand on splendid pedestal o
native marble; and the effect of thu
whole will BIZ heightened by properl!
fixed mirrors. Eddy and San Jua1
counties send splendid fruit exhibits
while Bernalillo will send good collec
tions of Indian relics and pottery and ar
| exhibit on woman's work gotten W
under the direction of Mrs. Albright.
From Grant county Mrs. S. j. Caldwell
sends
AN EXHIBIT OF NATIVE ONxY,
The carving on which alone cost $4,000
Santa Fe county will of course exhibit
her wonderful table, and Gov. Prince has
consented to loan his splendid collection
of curlos to the territory. San Miguel
sends good ladies' exhibit, including
the women's work. Mr.. A. F. Smiths
picture Freeing Germany" aud several
of Mrs. Waddingham's pictures showing
ruit and scenes on the ranch and range
In the department of liberal arts Prof
Hiram Hadley will make splendid
showing of the educational facilities
Those who sheer at our people as igno-
rant will be surprised at Prof. Hadley' IS
statistics and exhibit.
The Biggs Lumber company, of Rio
Arriha county, will send a very good col
lection of woods, both in the rough and
dressed. Everything concerning our ex-
hibit will be in place by May l, and
will be favorably located. Col. Mills did
not relish putting
NEW MRxIco's FRUIT EXHIBIT
Side by side with the whole lot on fiat
tables, so he kicked for better space.
After good deal of work he got space
enough to erect a splendid arch on which
will be twined and hung the various New
Mexico fruits.
All the above will be entered with the
general exhibit and another collection
will be displayed in thu New Mexico
space in the territorial building.