Mohave County miner., 1899-11-18
The Transvaal at the Paris Exposition in
1900.

OF all the foreign exhibits at the
Paris Exposition of 1900, the most ad
vanced is that of the Beers of the South
African Republic. Just what effect the
war between England and the Trans
vaal will have upon this exhibit OF the
Beers depends upon the result of the
war. The Transvaal exhibit, if carried
out, will be one of the most interesting
of the exposition. The French author
tiles have allotted the Beers about 49,
600 square feet, and this limited space
President Krueger proposes to fill with
novel displays from the Transvaal.
The PASTORAL life of the Beers, with
its particular originality, will be shown
under the aspect of Boer farm, and
| all the rustic objects for many years
and now in use. This will give in the
most vivid way the life of the first col.
onists of the Transvaal-a lifelike por-
| trait, picturesque, amusing and instruc-
tive.
In the National Pavilion of the
! Transvaal, which is built in architec
ture after the Holland style, President
Kruger intended to display ali geo
graphical documents, also exhibits of
: the military administration, public in
struction and the very interesting Min
istry of mines.
In the Boer farm will be exhibited
wild animals of the Transvaal, which
the Beers take great delight in hunting
and shooting. The farmhouse will I've
equipped with the curious household
furniture used by the Beers, such as
furniture, linen, dishes and kitchen
utensils. In fact, it will be picture
of home life exactly as it is seen in the
Transvaal. The Eleans and methods
of transportation in the Transvaal,
original, primitive and unique, will al
so be displayed.
In the two other Transvaal pavilions
will be shown how gold is taken from
the earth, how it is refined. and how
the ingots are worked, chiseled or
struck and transformed into the jewel
ry or coins.
The mill building for the treatment
of gold ore will be composed of two
parts, between which will be installed
the cyanide plant in the open air, as
practiced. In one of the parts will be
the apparatus for crushing the ore. A
battery of five stamps will be in opera.
ton. In the other buildings will be
established workshop and labora-
tory.
The driving force. in the form OF
electric energy, will be furnished by
the large central mills established by
the Superior Exposition of the Camp:
de Mars.
Leaving the mill of the Beers, the
visitors will have access in the subter
ranean galleries, where will be installed
mine workings for the exploration Of
the two great industries of South AT
rica-gold and coal. The Subterranear
Society of 1900, to whom has been Civ
en- by the French authorities of the ex
position concession of all the ground
under the Trocadero, has contracted Il
give space to the South African Re
public for the installation of under
ground galleries of ore and coal, anc
veritable work yards exploiting golc
and silver will here be established.
Among the exhibits of the Trans
vaal, unless the war with England de
stroys all their plans, will be a grea
variety of the products and curiosities
The display of rough metals, such a
gold, iron, silver, brass, lead, zinc, ST
licia, tin, cobalt, diamond material anc
cinnabar, with the machines for ex
tracing and working the same, will b,
most interesting.
Under the head of military admins
tration, will be displayed artillery pro
jectiles, firearms, swords, knives,
! graphic representation of the forts O
the Beers and legislative and statisti
cal documents.
President Kruger appointed NJ
Samson Commissioner General. VIII
commenced work on the exhibit, an,
has pushed it with vigor and enthu
siasm ever since.-M. 4 S. Press.