Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-23
A MINERAL EXHIBIT.
New Mexico Mineral Resources Will
Be Worthily Represented At the
Paris Exposition.
NO COST TO The TERRITORY
Professor j. O. Oarrera Has Succeeded In
Gathering New Mexico Mineral Dis
play That Includes Almost Every
Mineral Known.

Prof. J. G. Carrera, mining engineer
and expert at Las Cruces, and one of
the commissioners of New Mexico to
the Paris exposition, has succeeded in
securing fine exhibit Of minerals of
this territory to be shipped to Paris. In
speaking Of the exhibit last evening,
Professor Carrera said THE mineral
display from New Mexico alone will
represent almost the whole mineral
kingdom. In all probability the exhib-
1t will include greater variety of min-
erals than any other state or territory
can or will send to the exposition. This
will result in New Mexico being award
ed more medals than any other mining
state or territory. That this will be of
great value to our mineral resources Is
undoubted. The stream of investors who
poured their golden treasures into Mexi-
can mining investments from all points
of the compass were convinced by the
splendid exhibit that the republic of
Mexico made at the Paris expositions of
1867 and 1889, that Mexico was land of
vast mineral wealth
Mexico this time has made larger
appropriation than any other country
for its mineral exhibit at Paris. New
Mexico, too can reap some Of the gold
en- harvest that will fall to the sections
well represented in their exhibits at the
Paris exposition. The territory should
lead the west in mineral production, and
the exhibit to be sent to the exposition
will help toward that end. 1t will be i'm
portant, both commercially and scien-
tificaly, and it is more than equal to
the exhibit sent to the World fair from
New Mexico in 1893; and has thus far
not cost the territory a cent. while the
Worlds fair exhibit of New Mexico cost
thousands of dollars.
'4The industrial department of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
has generously offered to ship the whole
exhibit gathered by Prof Carrera to
Paris free of all charges. and has also
furnished him with free transportation.
A competent man should be sent with
the display to take charge of it and to
draw attention to it. The mineral de-
partment of the national commission is
entirely in the hands Of Colorado peo-
pie, and they will naturally see to it that
the mineral exhibit from their state Is
not passed by. 1t is for that reason that
man we'll acquainted with the min
eral resources of the territory should
accompany the exhibit to give all the
information possible to those interested
about the vast, developed and undevel-
oped, mineral resources of the territory.
1t remains for the people of New Mexf-
co to say who that man shall be-
Professor Carrera in conclusion said
that if any of the various mining men
throughout the territory, who have not
yet been approached to contribute to
the exhibit, desire to have some Of their
ores represented he will be very glad
to add them to the display, and they
should be sent to him at Las Cruces at
the very earliest convenience, as the ex-
hibit will soon have to be shipped to it's
destination.
Professor Carrera expects to leave for
Paris within two months. He is the
very man to represent the territory at
the exposition. He is a fine linguist.
speaking English, French Spanish and
Italian fluently. He has lived six years
in Paris, and has an extensive ac-
quaintance among the mining and en-
gineerng professions throughout the
European continent.
The professor will give his own time
| free, but as there Is no territorial ap-
| preparation for the paying of his ex-
penses, it is understood that the bureau
of immigration and the several counties
in the territory will be asked to make
contributions for his support while in
| the French capital. 1t Is understood
that the bureau of immigration will do
| nate the sum of $780, and that the coun-
ties throughout New Mexico, especially
the mining counties, will be asked to
do likewise.
1t Is to be hoped that this plan will
prove successful, as 1t is certainly nee
essary that New Mexico, especially In
it's mining interests, should be properly
represented, and the New Mexico min
eral exhibit be pushed to the front and
brought to the attention of visitors to
the exposition. The bureau of immigra-
tion will also provide Professor Car
rera with literature descriptive Of the
resources and climate Of New Mexico
| for distribution to English speaking
| visitors.