St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-29

age conditions OF the reservations,
show wonderful ingenuity and skill
in all these branches, and l am told
that in short time they easily sur
pass in drawing any teacher that
can be procured. They number
about four hundred, of all ages, rang
ing from babyhood to adult and
middle life. The school is located
about three miles from the city and
is large and flourishing plant, about
which alone very interesting letter
might be written. The next attrac-
tive feature of the building was a
magnificent orchestrion, operated by
an engine in rear Of the hall, furnish
ing music of superior order during
the entire exhibition. This beautiful
instrument was imported from Ger
many at cost of $500, including
the cost of the music, also imported,
$4,000. Next, on the left appeared
the attractive and extensive exhibit
OF fruit from Dona Ana county, in
the southern part of the territory,
comprising every variety, and the
choicest and most delicious of each,
viz: apples, pears, plums,- peaches
and fifty or more varieties of grapes
as we'll matured and luscious as were
ever exhibited anywhere, including
specimens of Black Hamburg, Tokay,
Malaga and very many other varie-
ties, to me entirely unknown, but in
quality unsurpassed. The possibili-
ties in grape culture, in this territory,
was a revelation. From this point,
extending for a long distance to the
right and left, appeared the splendid
fruit and vegetable exhibits from
Santa Fe, San Juan, Bernalillo and
other counties, arranged in a very at
tractive manner and presenting a
most pleasing spectacle. must not
. neglect to mention the fine exhibits
: Of bees honey, and samples of sugar
: from Dona Ana county. The sugar
e was from the sugar beet factory al
Las Cruces and was shown in al
e stages of it's manufacture, from thu
s tremendous beets themselves to tn
:, refined product in jars, fit for an.
y table and fully equal to the can
/ product.
One of the most attractive and in
; teresting local exhibits was that c
s Herman Butcher of Albuquerque, VIII
s. conducts an extensive market gal
!. dening business on the outskirts
the city, shipping his fine vegetable
). all up and down the line of the A
q Gibson and S. F. P. railways. east
It the Kansas line, south to Ell Pas
~ and west to California, besides SUI
+. plying the large local demand. II
space was indicated by the appea
&c ance of his name in large letters, CO
st structed of sweet potatoes. The
we're arranged to give an arts
or icallv rustic effect, viewed from
- little distance, like bronze in reli
* The exhibit included caulflower, c.
sh cry. cabbage, sweet and Irish pot
"a toes, peanuts, tobacco, melons OF Ii
sh mense size, cantaloupes and maj
~ other products from his garden. N
Butcher commenced operations he
OF about fifteen years ago, has about
OF forty acre farm, all under the highe
es, condition OF cultivation and water
an wholly by irrigation. AS indicate
:. what may be done by industry, p
w. severance, and study, such as N
Butcher has applied, in connect
led with the natural productiveness
His the isoil and climatic conditions,
I'D may be interesting to add that n
~ Butcher now has positively S,
lar income from his property OF $ooo'
Sol year. :, :.
,ne In the south end of the hall was
ard large and interesting collection
minerals. from all over the terrific
TICS including gold, silver, lead, copF
OF manganese, as well as several sp
ted mems OF precious stones among VIII
ory were turquoise, garnet and OPT
,,c all found within the territory
SUI this exhibit was an ingenious rep
ay, duction of the famous trail o
tent Chilkoot pass. Alaska, modelled
ION specimens of New Mexico ore.
Ire Another object OF great inter
~ were number Of 12-pound mo
ar, tain howitzers-brass pieces-wf
ibid were dug up within short ii
peo. near the court house having the
trv. lowing interesting history. TT
o guns were captured during the
are bellion, from the Union troops at
ear, battle OF Val Verde, N. NJ, by the
S Of surgent General Sibley, who was
! in his retreat south being closely
t,;.s sued. buried the cannon in Albuq
''' que (there being then nothing
the old town. in the spot from VIII
men, they were resurrected some tn
s in wears afterwards, on an occasion
,tent a visit to the city, of the mt
,a,., under Sibley, directly in charge o.
'e" detachment which retreated. III
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