The times., 1898-01-23
GOLD FROM THE KLoSDIKE.
Rema rkahle Exhibit in Preparation
for the Omaha Exposition.

New York, Jan. 22.-Klondike, the New
soon to eclipse all mining camps known
to history and to attract migration, the
like of which the New World has not wit
messed since the golden days of 40 will
contribute FROM its fabulous storehouse of
precious metals TO the Alaskan mining
exhibit at the trans Mississippi Exposi-
ton. Tie initial step in the direction OF
preparing for an elaibition OF gold and
silver ores from tie new wonderland has
already been Ia ken by representa- tive busi-
ness men on the Pacific coast, headed by
eX-GOv. James Sheakley, OF Sitka IN
con junction with the Alaska trade COM
mittee of San Francisco, composed Of
members of the Merchants Association,
the Chamber Of Commerce and the Board
OF Trade of that city, the resources OF the
ne WHY discovered mines OF the Klondise
region will be fully represented and an
exhibit OF especial attraction afforded 10
;At millions of vistuiTs at the trans Mis-
sissippi Exposition.
Inc exhibit will be supplemented by an
extensive display OF furs of wild animals
that inhabit Alaska, specimens Of the
hantliwork of the Indians, snowshoes, sieds,
dog-train and packing outfits, mining tools.
seal and fishing implements, and multi
piicity OF OBJECTS OF interest used by the
natives in that far-off land.
Forming an important and brilliant
counterpart to the great kiondike mining
exhibit will be shown the mineral re-
sources of California now being arranged
for the golden jubilee in commemorate
of the first discovery of gold in the state.
January "a, 1913. The scope of the great
mining exhibit is extending every day as
the preliminary work progresses and its
various features will combine the largest
and finest collection ever seen at any OF
the worlds expositions. The arrangement
of exhibits Will be comprehensive and in
structive in every detail, indicative of the
mining resources of the State OF California
and Alaska forming an admirable display
for the education of the people. One of
the features of the mining exhibit Will be
a pyramid of golden cubes occupying at
its base 800 square feet, rearing its
dome hove the galleries, mountain of
gold, representing the output of California
during the la st fifty years, 81 .303.571 ,59S,
the largest yield of any country during
the same period.
CaliforBias progress during the past
fifty years will be illustrated by an arch
fifty feet high, eighteen feet thick, and
thirty-six feet in the clear from the pave
ment to the Keystone of the arch 1t
represents Eureka standing on top OF
Telegraph Hill. On the tight are the
fea atures and cha racteristics of lS4S;
primitive dwellings, dimly lighted al night;
an elG-fashioned war frigate entering the
bay; pioneer train crossing the plains,
and miner at work. On the other side
in CORE spending position are modern,
palatial dwellings, brilliantly illumina ted
by electricity, modern warsbip with a
searchlight, locomotive and train rush
ing across the plains, and native son
in the act of harvesting. lei Dorado be-
Meath Eureka; past 1s4s, and pres
ent,'' 1898, will indicate the contrast
Suffer- mill, near where Marshall
discovered the first nugget of gold, VIII
be reproduced, built Of redwood logs. This
structure will be an identical representa-
tion OF Suffer- S mill at ColOina, as it was
on January "a, 1S4S. The ground sur
rounding the mill will be constructed in
the form of an arch, the two massive sup
ports will consist Of bowlders and earth
thrown together at random. In a niche
in one support will be figure
springs in sthe corresponding
support Will stand summer. Hard by the
mill the two gigantic pines that stood
by Suffers mill will be seen, and the re-
nainder of the suinrhit will be covered
with earth, grass and fshrubbery. The
from the mill, containing the
exact spot OF the discovery, also win be
portrayed. On the left hand corner VIII
stand life-sized figures of an Indian
Mexican and a United States soldier: on |
the right hand corner ,sailor miner
and a pruneri Large redwood |
trees and titubers are to be brought from |
the mountains for the structure in order