The morning call., 1893-11-28

south drive and just west of the location
of the building for the northern ard CEN
trail counties. Here will be displayed the
manufacturing. agricultural aud horii-
cultural Interests of San Joaquin exclu-
slvely. Among the exhibits will re a COM
binatiOn harvester In full motion. The
power for this and other live exhibits will
be furnished by natuTal-gas plant in the
building.
This mornings overland will bring thirty
OF the people who are to form the chief al
traction in the Oriental con cession. Among
them will be dancers and actors for the
turkish theater, lugglers and singers for
the cafe chantant and necromancers of
skill. They will be given a rest until the
exposition opens, not appearing at any
local theater in the meantime.
The main entrance to the mining exhibit
in the Mechanical building and one of its
most attractive features will be the grand
arch and facade of onyx, marble and other
California building stones. which formed
a notable feature of the exhibit from this
State at Chicago. 1t has an extreme height
Of twenty feet and a base line of thirty
seven feet. Apart from the grand facade
there will be 673 linear feet of the inclos-
ing parapet. which will afford abundant
opportunity for a comprehensive display of
all the mineral products of the State APP
piled TO building and decoration.
Superintendent Ben jamin OF the mining
column. In this shape the 81, 300. 600 coo
of total output would show in an obellsk
II feet high. with a base of 10 feet. Other
designs are being prepared for an immense
ingot and various columnar forms. For
the sake Of mparison there will be repre-
sentatons of the bulk of $1,000, 600
minted and unlimited gold. There will
also be cubical representations of the out
put OF some OF the years, showing the de-
crease caused by the discontin ance of
hydraulic mining.
Amador County has applied to the ex-
ecutive committee for 1000 feet of space
and Nevada County for 1000 feet Calaveras
County is arranging an exhibit of copper
and iron ores as we'll as its Id, and asks
for all the space possible. and Butte insists
upon 400 feet.
Amador exhibit will be made at an out
lay OF $4,000. 1t Is proposed. in connection
with the exhibit, TO have tOpOgra phical
map of the county, showing the means of
commun icatiOn. water supply, the location
Of the principal quartz mines. gravel
deposits, and al5o the location of ire and
copper mines. marble and stone quarries
and the coal and clay beds that abound In
certain portions of the county.
MendocIno County has issued some
practical instructions in connection with
preparations Of fruit for the exhibit of
that county which may serve as valuable
hint TO other counties in the State. They
arc I'D Tic tu6Ct tUdL SAC dTIICle SDOulu Do
free from rot or blemish, each should be
wrapped in paper and all packed in boxes
of the standard of the 40pound size. For
cold storage these boxes must have cracks
on the side and at the top and bottom. In
packing the box dry moss. excelsior or
shavngs will be found to be the best.
There should be no room for rafting
These instructions hold good for apples,
pears and potatoes, and If carefully fol-
lowed Will insure the preservation OF the
articles to be exhibited for long time.
The cash receipts yesterday amounted
to S3055 so. making the total received to
date S31U.371 81.
A meeting of the Canadian auxiliary
committee will be held this evening in the
hall on the ground floor OF the Mills build
ing. Plans for CaDada's building at the
exposition will be submitted for approval
and other important matters acted upon.
The site for the building has been selected
opposite Anne Hathaway's cottage.
Encouraging reports are being received
from many of the interior counties. Mass
meetings in the interest of the fair were
held last evening at Lodi, Santa Clara and
Eureka. Humboldt County will be on
hand with thousands of feet of lumber. SO
that a redwood exhibit will not be lacking,
after all. In combination with MendocinO,
| just such timber display will be made as
| has been desired.
The Greedy Arctic exhibit is being
shipped from Chicago to this city. 1t
comprises the famous iceberg scene in
which Greedy and his company are well
coming Brain ard ana Lockwood back from
the north. Iu connection with this Will
be displayed the historical records of the
expeditions. A number of personal
trophies belonging to General Greedy.
which were net shown at jackson Park,
| have been added.
A suggestion has been made that the
grounds Of the exposition should be still
| further enlarged to take in the aviary,
| now one of the show places of the park
| There are now 1000 birds, represent
ing over fifty varieties, in this big glass
and wire house. 1t is proposed In this
connection to publish catalogue, naming
and describing each bird aud its habits,
with details of its native place. The
aviary is said to be one of the best In the
world, and IL included in the exposition
tract would undoubtedly prove to be one
of its greatest attractions.
An Office has been opened in the Mills
building % headquarters for the foreign