El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-03
MINERAL
EXHIBIT
In the Chamber Of Com
merce Described In
Detail.
BEAUTIFUL ORES
Of Gold. Silver, Copper, Lead.
Bismuth, wolfram. Tin,
Iron, and Other
Metals.

Yesterday afternoon c. r. Morehead.
of this city, added to the mineral ex-
hibit of the chamber of commerce two
fine specimens of tin ore from the
mine of the Florella Mining company
which is situated about twelve miles
north of this city in the Franklin
mountains The Florella Mining COM
pany is composed of Ell Paso citizens,
Mr.. Morehead being one of them. The
ore is white and black crystals, assay
ing from 80 to 60 per cent tin.
The Mineral Exhibit.
BY the way. have you been into see
the mineral exhibit? The chamber
would be a good place for you to go
and any leisure hour or two that you
may happen to have. The exhibit
is interesting. instructive and beau
tiful and Secretary Russell takes pleas
ure in telling visitors anything they
desire to know concerning the ores
there on exhibition. But there is
not much use of explanations, as the
exhibit cases are so arranged that each
every one is labeled with the name of
the kind of ore it is and from what
mine it came. Hence one can easily
get the main facts connected with the
exhibits without asking any questions.
Most of the specimens have the per
cent of their respective ores that they
Seventy Mines Represented.
Nearly seventy mines are represent
ed by exhibits in the chamber. The
greater part of the specimens are in
two roof shaped glass cases which are
set upon tables in the center of the
room. The tables on which they set
have a shelf down low on the legs on
which the larger specimens are placed.
Besides the three roof shaped cases
there are two square glass cases. One
of these sets on the floor and the
other an upright square one now rests
on a box against the west wall, but
this one is intended for an out door
case and will be set on a pedestal at
the end of the alley leading from the
door of the chambe rto the sidewalk.
This case will be shelved and will con-
tain a small sample from each mine
represented in the exhibit.
White Oaks Coal.
The first thing that attracts the eye
of the visitor to the chamber is the
coal exhibit from the Old Abe coal
mine at White Oaks. This consists of
two large dumps of coal. weighing
about a ton and a half each, five
feet and a half high and two feet
square. Major Davis says he saw an
ash heap where the ashes from this
coal had been dumped for fifteen years
and there were no clinkers in the
heap He inquired into the matter and
fremen who had been using it for
years in different kinds of furnaces
say that they hace never been troubled
with clinkers and they have never used
4 better fuel than the White Oaks
.oal. These specimens were taken
rom the vein and represent the thick
hess of it. showing that the vein is
good coal throughout.
Building Stone. !
Near the coal exhibit are specimens
If White Oaks sandstone. The red.
he cream colored and the gray are
here and shows that even if you are
lard to please in color White Oaks can
II you out with sandstone to suit.
These are all dressed to show their
cal beauty. A specimen of black mar
lie. partly dressed, occupies place
ear the sandstone specimens. This
5 also from White Oaks. l.. w. Smith.
rho has been handling all kinds of
marble for years. will take a piece of
his east with him when he returns
nd have it tested in regard to its
exture, the polish it will take. etc.
here are some people who say that
is not real marble. but Mr.. Smith and
lany Others who have the right to
lain knowledge of marble say that