Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-17
II EXPOSITION.
Tremendous Amount Of Good viii Re-
suit From Nevada's Display.

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that it was hoped, 1t was the direct
means of benefitting the city itself to
the extent Of about $50. ooo,o 900 and
the nation more than can be estimated
at present. Nevada's reward for her
exhibition of wonderful mineral speci-
mems will be larger, far larger, in pro-
portion to the amount expended than in
any other section of she country. Com
missioner !. A. Y~erington, who SO ably
represented Nevada at the big fair.
states that Nevada attracted far more
attention than any member of the
Commission had dared anticipate, and
as a result her exhibit of minerals re-
cieved more free advertising than at
any previous exposition.
Having taken the only gold medal
OF any State in the Union, Nevada is
recognized as the leading mineral
territory Of the hemisphere. The gold
medal alone is worth ten times the
amount of money expended in arrang-
ing the display. The exhibit astound-
ed the leading biologists and chemists
in regard to its variety. quality and
quantity. Some of the most prominent
individual exhibits were given highest
awards over all competitors, among
them being the Pacific Borax Com
pany. the Inyo Development Company
of Carson City, the sulphur Of Hum
boldt, the silicas Of Esmeralda and the
wire and leaf gold and free gold from
various parts Of the State.
In addition to the regular display.
wonderful ores from Tonopah, Southern
KIondike, Bristol, State Line, the
Chairman and Mckinley mines Of Ely,
White Pine county. and some 200
samples of copper ores from various
parts of the State. were classified I'M
der "New Discoveries and the inn
preston became general that the State
that could show such new discoveries
while the exposition was running vas
certainly the greatest on earth.
With the exception Of fourteen cases
loaned by individuals. the thousands of
specimens were freely distributed to
universities and large chemical COM
panies, who use nearly every product
OF Nevada in general quantity, all of
which showed on analysis to be high
and standard Of purity, and the time
will be short until Nevada ees these
numerous deposits in the hands of
eastern manufacturers.
Mr.. Yerington was honored with an
election to the presidency Of the Elk
scutive Commissioners Association,
in which sixty-four States and countries
of North and South America were rep
resented at the weekly meetings. as u
result of which the Gillian government
sent its representatives on a visit to
the various mining States, and on their
return they said that Nevada had the
brightest future Of any State.
Mr.. Yerington was elected a men,
Der of the Board Of Directors of the
Buffalo & Niagra Investment Com
pany, with offices at Carson City, the
object being to place before the central
organization all new discoveries that
offer opportunities for the investment
Of capital in Nevada. in whatever line.
The Importance given to Nevada in the
estimation Of this big oncern may be
Judged from the fact that the only
branch office in the West will be in
this city. Even San Francisco is CIV
en- the go-by.
y The Mckinley Mining Company and
the Consolidated Esmeralda Mines
Company. each with a capital Of ST.
O00,000, were organized in the Nevada
section. A company Of Eastern peo-
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