Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-03

these mineral products for use by the
| people at the present time. Hence,
the larger part of the exhibits in the
American section Of the mines depart
ment will be arranged so as to show
the condition OF the mineral industry
as 1t is today, and to illustrate its
development during the intervening
century. OF course many Of these
processes are so complicated and ex-
tensive that they can only be repre-
sented by models and photographs.
but all those which will lend them
selves to treatment on a small scale
will be shown at the exposition in ac-
tual operation.
The exhibits OF the department will
be divided into five groups, and these,
in turn, are divided into SO classes.
In the first Of these groups 1t Is in
tended to show equipment and pro-
cesses connected with the working Of
mines, ore.beds and stone quarries.
This will include equipment and meth
DDS used in prospecting for mineral
deposits; in making geological sur
veys; in testing and assaying ores
and other mineral substances; in OPP
ening up, timbering. draining and
ventilating mines, and the equipment
for underground and above-ground
transportationfor ores.
The second of these groups of our
classification will contain the col
lection of rocks and minerals, sup
plemented by exhibits illustrating the
equipment and processes employed in
preparing this material for actual use,
and the products into which they are
manufactured. Another group of ex-
hihits will illustrate the whole sub
ject Of metallurgy, including the pro-
cesses employed in the transformation
of these pres into their respective
metals. In this, special prominence
will be given to the metallurgy Of
iron and steel; but prominence will
also be given to other important met
ais, and to the alloys of these var
ious metals. Some of these exhibits
will also endeavor to illustrate gen.
eral foundry equipment and processes,
and the processes connected with the
use Of electricity, gas, petroleum and
other fuels in metallurgical opera
tons; and the equipment and pro-
cesses connected with electro-plating
and other uses of electricity in min
ing and metallurgy.
The two remaining groups of exhib-
Its will include models, maps and pho
tographs of mines, quarries, metal
lurgical and mining equipment, and
the literature relating to quarrying,
metallurgy, geology, etc.
The exhibits OF specimens of rocks
and minerals and ores illustrating the
resources of this and other countries
will be made largely under the offici-
al government and state commissions,
as heretofore; but we shall require
that every such specimen brought in
to the Mines building at the exposi-
ton must be accompanied by labels,
maps, photographs, charts, ETC., CIV
ing accurate information as to the
real ore or mineral deposits which
such specimens represent; and In or.
der to accomplish this result In the
most satisfactory manner, we are en-
deavoring to secure the active coop.
Grafton of the state and other local
biologists and mining engineers with
the state commission in the collection
and preparation of these exhibits.
The exhibits illustrating the metal
lurgical and other processes through
which these metals and other miner
ais and stone are utilized will be
made largely by individuals and pri.
vate corporations. and We are endeav-
oring to have these as complete and
elaborate as possible. Thus. for ex.
ample, in connection with the lead in
dustry, all the important processes
will be shown from the crushing Of the
ore down to the manufacturing of
shot. For zinc. copper and gold, the
metallurgical processes will be shown
in practically the same degree Of com
pleteness. In the iron and steel in
dustry, the more important actual
m~etallurgical operations cannot, of
course, be shown, but these will be
indicated by specimens, models, pho
tographs. charts, ETC., in a way be-
coming this greatest OF our mineral
industries.
The Mines building at the exposition
will cover about nine acres; and IL
is so well arranged that practically
the entire space, except that occupied
by walls, is easily available for ex-
hibits. It promises to be the most
beautiful building on the grounds, and
it's location is in every way satisfac.
tory. On one side of 1t, for a consid-
cradle portion Of its length, the
ground rises gently to a height Of 40
feet above its DOR; and underground