The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-07
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Idaho at the Worlds Fair.

Idaho at the WORLDS FAR.
An empire OF vast vale and heights sublime
That of the year knows but peaceful cline;
For 70 thy realm blow SOFT snlnooas wn n;ns o'lns
And mountain bree1es come IN summer ume,
Where birds and bees and flowers sweety chime,
And fruits in clusters to tue branches ciing'
To thee. O state, We all allegiance yield;
For treasures stored in forest and In mine
And all that IN heart. are hins
Thy rule il arm yet gentle az the dove
Like eyes that sparkle with the look Of love.
It is the desire of Commissioner
Wells to have for the Worlds Fair
all the historical relics that can be
obtained for this purpose. People
who have in their possession any
mementos, heirlooms, or keepsakes
of the early days, or who know OF
any such in the state, woald 90 well
to send them to the Commissioners
at Boise City, or communicate with
him in regard to them. Any articles
loaned the commissioner will be
carefully preserved and returned at
the end Of the exposition. There
are many things in the state illus
trative of pioneer life in Idaho, and
while familiarity may make them
little noticed by our own people, yet
these objects will be of the greatest
interest to the visitors at the fair.
Anything that will attract favora-
BILE attention to our state at the fair
will have beneficial results. Curl
osities of any kind will be gratefully
received and placed in the Idaho
building at Chicago. Idaho is full
of natural curiosities and historical
relics. 1t is impossible for the COM
missioner and his assistants to visit
every nook and corner of the state.
Every one with the true interests
of Idaho at heart should contrib
ute in some way to make the Co
lumbar exhibition, what it will be,
the greatest fair the world has ever
known.
The first of the new year finds
most gratifying results in the work
that has been done to represent
Idaho at the Worlds Fair. After
many vexatious delays Commits.
sioner Wells has succeeded in get
ting the work started on the Idaho
state building at Chicago, where he
has been the past month, and it Is
exnected to have the building en-
closed by the middle of January
Seventeen carloads of logs and 9th
I err material were collected at Ole
Mission, and these should all be nov
, in Chicago or on the road. Many o
the exhibits in the several counties
are now packed and awaiting ship
t ment. Some of these will be col
, lected at Boise City before being
sent to Chicago and others will b.
sent direct. Many members of tn
legislature have inspected the ex
hibits at the capital, and have ex
); pressed the highest satisfaction a
I the showing made. Altogether tn
! results are most encouraging, and
! while much work remains to b
> done, yet no efforts are being spares
e to make Idaho's exhibit one tina
!: will do credit to the state.
= Some very interesting fossils hav
recently been obtained for the ldah
e exhibit at the Worlds Fair. Thes
v come from the military reservation
# very near Boise City, and were frs
Il discovered in looking for buildin
n stone. These fossils are Of the pale
e ozoic era, showing encrenites, crer
ODDS and trilobites and worm tracks
They are of great Importance !
+ determining the age of the rocks i
u this state. Not alone is this que.
ton of interest to the geologist bu
y the prospector as we'll, for 1t is we
: known that the veins bearing pre-
cious metals are found in the oldes
- rocks, and the fossils are the onl
+ guide as to the time. So far tn
!. specimens obtained are in sma
! pieces of broken rock, but arrang
: ments- are meing made to saw OF
rock several feet square that
II covered with fossils.