The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

tons among the multitudinous
classes OF exhibits to he seen
throughout the length and
IL breadth Of the Paris exposition;
some are remarkable for their
financial value. others for their curious
strangeness: many are noteworthy as rep
resentative Of the peculiar energy and
tendency OF mind of the producers, while
all denote in a greater or less degree the
natural wealth of their respective coin-
tries and the Industrial. commercial. in
ventive o. artistic capacities OF their in
habitants, But nowhere in the whole OF
the exposition. no matter in what section.
Is there TO be found so complete and sat
isfactory collection as that OF mineral
osy in the mines and neurological sec
ton Of the United States at the Champ de
Mars.
II can be affirmed unhesitatingiy that
nowhere can such perfect show ~ MIN
erals be seen minerals of every class and
species, arranged upon a most skillfuty
scientific and educational basis.
The success Of this department. saws
a Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune. ia due. first az all TO the ur-
precedented efforts Of the seven United
States colleges and schools. aided by ih-
erai patrons and by the best mineralovists.
and TO the untiringly constant work and
skill Of DIR. William shaw Ward assist
ant director OF this department. and his
able cosdjustor. Dr. o. C, Harrington, Of
the Field Columbian Museum.
Contributions From America, M,ne,.
SO complete are the exhibits and so
wonderfully representative OF the unpa-al-
leled mineral wealth of the United States
that 1t Is worth while giving a general yet
comprehensive glance at the contributions
of the great institutions OF this country.
Taken In order, that Is TO say, in mineral
ogical order. are: First, the Michigan
School Of Mines Cnonorary mineralogist,
II. T. Mercer: patron. the board OF trus-
tees) contributes the native elements Sec
cnd. Colorado college honorary mineral
ogist. Rufus NJ. Bagg ir.: patron. H. II.
woIcott) has sent sulphides, selAnides iel-
lurides, arsenides and antImonides. Third
Cornell university honorary mlneralogist.
III. G. GIL. patron. the department OF ed
ucation Of United States eommisslon)
gives suipho. salts. sulphursenites, sui
phantimonites sulphobismuthites as well
ms hRioid-, chlorides bromides iodides
and fuorides. Fourth. Princeton univer-
sity honorary mineralogist. E. r. Hewitt;
patron. NJ. Taylor Pynel supplies the
oxides. Fifth. the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology Honorary mineralogist w
O. Crosby; patron. the state board Of COM
missionersl is represented by oxygen salts
csrbonates niobates. fatalities, phns-
pilates. arseniates, mandates antirnonites
and nitrates. Sixth. Chicago university
honorary mineraiosist, J. p. Iidings pa
iron. C. X. q. BiilingD provides siiicates.
titanates, borates. uranstes. suiphates.
chromates. teIiurates. iurestates and
moiybdates: Cornell university honorary
mineraioeist, A. G. GIN; patron. depart
ment OF education United States commits
sionl also sends salts OF organic acids,
exalates. mellates. etc. and hydrocarbon
compounds. Seventh. the Field Columbian
Museum honorary mineEalnaist. Dr. G.
G. harrington; patron. owen r. Adis)
contributes the crystals: and the Massa-
cbusetts Institute Of Technology tap-
poiutee. Myron T.. Fuller; patron. atato
board Of commissioners also exhibits
building stone
Epe,y Class 7uiy Stoun.
A careful examination ~ these exhibits
viii show that every class is fully rep
resented, perfectly complete and that.
taken together. the whole forms a liberal
and comprehensive education In miner
aiogy. Among many remarkable RpecI-
mems the Michigan school az mines coli
lection contains three beautiful samples
OF crystallized gold. two from California
and one from Montana: some silver crys-
taliized In octahrdron form from Michf-
gan: several specimens Of copper most
beautifully tipped with silver also from
Michigan, rneteorite~ Of iron and nickel.
ono specimen Of which from Arizona
weighed 100 pounds before II was slieed.
20 show It's formation. and another. from
New Mexico polished and etched. 20 bring
out the meteeric lines peculiar 20 this
forma ton.
The high reputation enjoyed by the
Colorado college - fully maintained by
the admirable collection sent by It's hon
orary mineralogigt Some % the most
interesting examples are several brilliant
pyritew from Colorado. without compare
the finest IN the world. suiphide Of nick
81. from St Louis. In the capillary for
nation, Looking for al the world like
fine hairs or spiders webs. chaicopyrits
~ extremely brilliant peacock ceiorp.
from Missouri bornito. or peacock COPPER
ore. from ouray county. Colorado. Koid
bearing syiveHite from Cripple creek
Colorado, district. which ~ completed
by a specimen ~ roasted sylyanite to
SHOW up tho gold after the disappearance
% the telluriutn; galeBa, wifh suphiaa ~
iaad and wphAi8rltc. atAlaeteiic fprsua-
ton ~ sglphide ~ iron from Gaicna.
III n long anA brilliant specimen sub
phursg - nla}y hdena. from thr ogden
u7ime iu Now Jersey, remarkable fof ~
size and formation. and another beauti-