The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-06-15
is Doing Herself Proud
at the Fair.
The Beauty and Value of
our Mining Exhibit.
IDAHO STATE BUILDING, JACK
son PARK, CHICAGO, June IL.

Among the many states and coun-
tries represented in the mining build
ing of the Columbian Exposition,
Idaho takes rank with the very first.
Her space in the building is on the
main entrance, and her exhibit does
full credit to the prominent place
assigned her. Entering the main
door from the south the first state on
the right is Colorado. Following in
order are Montana, Utah, Idaho and
California. Opposite these, among
the foreign nations, are Mexico and
Brazil The Mexican exhibit is val
ued at four million dollars, and Idaho
does we'll to compare with her, and
indeed many visitor will be more
pleased with Idaho than with our
neighboring republic 1t is in place
here to mention that Idaho has two of
the Mexican cases, the finest at the
exposition, which cost six hundred
dollars apiece.
The little notice that has been given
TO the mining exhibit is due to the
fact that the curtains were not taken
down to admit the public till the first
of June. This delay was not due to
amy fault on the part of the Idaho
commission, but the exposition con-
tractor had not finished the pavilion
by the 18th of May, which should
have been ready by the first of April.
Of course it is only by comparison
that the worth of anything is known,
and when the visitor has seen the
many magnificent exhibits of the
other countries from all over the
world, he can but remark that Idaho
excels them all in many respects
The exhibit is indeed splendid trib-
ute to the resources of the state, and
is certificate of ability to Mr.. Alliene
Case, who has charge of this depart
ment. There is nothing among any
of the Others that can compare with
the huge Jumps of galena from the
Ceur d'Alenes and Wood river, the
green copper ores from the Seven
Devils, the concentrates from all ovel
the state, and the bar of bullion an6
nuggets of argentite from the Della
mar. Some of the others have imita
: ton silver bricks, but Idaho has one
of pure metal valued at eleven hun
dred dollars.
Entering the pavilion, which no on'
can help know is Idaho's, for thu
e name in large gilt letters appears il
It many different parts of the place, on'
d sees at the far end an artistic pyramit
s of ores. In the center is the Sever
s Devils copper, and on either side is
!. triangle of bright galena. The Dor
Y ders are also of copper, and the othe
e sides of different ores. The frs
}, thing near the main entrance is tw'
O pieces of sawed jasper from Willow
creek which together weigh thirty on
Il hundred, and these are covered wit
,s bright galena and moss to make
I pyramid. On the right is a platforr
l. extending the length of the pavilion
which contains the large Jumps, som
weighing nearly four tons. On th
opposite side is row of five geolog
: ical cases filled with specimens. /
> the center are tie handsome Mexica
:, cases, each thirteen feet long an
eight feet wide. They are mad
mostly of glass and are four or fiy
Is feet high. At the bottom is place
le pyramid platform, covered wit
II black velvet, and on this is place
,, rare specimens. The upper depar
le ment has glass shelves, and ores sho
'e off to great advantage in this cas-
Between these two cases is pyrami
D. of concentrates. The top is lor
e. glass cylinder more than foot
Of diameter filed with different size
ne concentrates from the Ceur d Alene
st which make pretty rings around tt
+. cylinder. Set at the base of this a
r jars of white, red, brown and 9th
concentrates. This pyramid is one
ne the features of the exhibit
a Hanging on the walls of the paw
st ion are thirty enlarged photograph
IS in handsome frames of mining seen
i'll Idaho. The towns Of Gem, Burk