The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
THE MINING FAIR.
Great Preparations Now Being
Made for Its Success.

Great Preparations Now Being
Made for Its Success.
1t was a happy thought that
marked the linking together of the
fiftieth anniversary of the discovery
of gold with an exhibition of the
mining of gold, which will be opened
at the Mechanics Pavilion Saturday,
January 29, with appropriate cere-
monies. 1t has been suggested to the
committee of management that one of
the best object lessons, illustrative of
this fact, would be a series of living
pictures, or tableaux viyants, depict
ing the first discovery of gold by Mar
shall and carrying the theme down to
the present day.
1t was also suggested that COM
mittee, composed of the chief eXecu-
tive of the city of San Francisco, of
the State of California. and if possible
the President of the United States, to-
gether with the aged representatives
of the pioneers of early days, be
grouped upon the stage; that the
President of the United States touch
the button which will start the ma
chinery in motion and also draw to
one side the curtain yelling these pic
torial representations of gold mining.
opens at the Mechanics Pavilion jan
uary %, and will be continued for five
weeks. Although it is somewhat early
to have practically decided upon an
entire form of arrangement or details
of attraction, yet in most instances
the ground work has been laid for all
of this. Committees have approved the
various arrangements as set briefly
by the managing committee, and the
gentlemen in charge of the different
details have received their instructions
to proceed at a rate that will insure
the successful consummation of their
plans on the opening night.
In brief, the Mining Fair will be di-
vided into six divisions, with sub-de-
partments in each, as follows Min
| erals, machinery, practical mining,
Klondike Quitting and food products;
horticulture and State resources and
art division. In the departments
will be shown under each heading
county exhibits, appliances for mining,
cookery utensils, means of transpor-
tation for Arctic regions, ETC.
The Mechanics Pavilion will be ar
ranged as follows: One-half Of the
main floor, from an imaginary line CEN
tering the building from north to south,
clear to the entrance, will be devoted
to the Klondike Quitting and food
product division. This department is
] p
who has had a great deal of experience
in the management of food expositions
in New York City, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and the entire Eastern country.
The mineral department and display
of ores and the exhibit of the lighter
mining machinery will occupy the ma
jor portion of the space west of the
band stand in the main hall, from wall
to wall, this being a most advanta-
geously located place for the purpose
An effort is being made to have the
magnificent display of the California
State Board of Trade, fully showing
the horticultural, agricultural and na~
tural product resources of the State,
arranged in most tasteful manner in
the east and occupying the full width
and length of the balcony.
The balance of space at the right,
on the north side of the building, ex-
tending it's full length, will be taken
up with the exhibit of the State Min
ing Bureau, private and individual col
lections of ores, minerals, curios, relics
of early pioneer days of California and
with general exhibits.
At the extreme west end of the bal
cony and extending across it's magnifi-
cent space from floor to dome will be
built upon staging with dirt and rock
structure to represent in its entirety
the famous North Bloomfield mine,
showing hydraulic mining.
Machinery Hall and the annex will
be utilized for mining machinery and
several quartz mills in operation
crushing the ore. Concentrators, ore
elevators and other machinery will be
in operation. The board of manage
ment has placed this department under
the direction and management of Mr..
e. II. Benjamin, the well-known min
ing engineer of this city.
The entire exposition as far as ex-
hibits, management of the attendants,
management of the building, general
arrangements of exhibits, etc, has
been placed under the arrangement of
Mr.. ]. Ii. Gilmore as general superin-
tendent. The board of management
and exhibits is vested in a committee