The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
CALIFORNIA; MINERAL EXHIBIT
ALMOST READY FOR INSTALLATION
Collection Will Be Shipped to Worlds Fair
City About January I---Resources of
Amador County Engage Mining Bureau

The California collection Of minerals
10 be sent 10 ST. Louis, so reports
State Nineralogist Aubury, is nearly
complete. All specimens that have been
received have been classified, repacked
and labeled. Arrangements viii be
made for shipping the entire collection
to St. Louis about January l, 1904
Specimens received in San Francisco
later than December % will run the
risk OF not being exhibited. for it Will
be impossible to make additional res
ervations Of space.
Nearly all the material for the i'm
mense composite arch OF California
building stones. comprising marble,
pressed brick, terra Gotta, palagonite,
etc. has been received and will be
ready for shipment January l. This
arch Will be one OF the most striking
features in the department of mines at
St. Louis, and win fully represent Cal
ifornia building materials. Hundreds
of representative specimens of the va
rious minerals found in this State will
be shown. Special exhibits of clays,
together with the various articles man
ufactured, viii be exhibited.
A large collection OF cinnabar ores,
together with the native mercury, and
gold quartz specimens and nuggets
from the hydraulic and placer mines
viii also be displayed.
COLLECTION OF OILS.
A comprehensive exhibit OF Califor-
MIA oils. oil bearing formations and the
various by-products- of petroleum will
be exhibited. With the oils. the only
complete collection in the State. will
be furnished a chemical analysis Of
each sample, which will inform pos
sible investors Of the properties con-
tained. Sections OF oiled roads, as
phalt paving, the concentration Of ores
by oil and many exhibits will be ar
ranged so that the various uses TO
which oil can be adapted will be
shown.
Special features will be exhibits Of
tourmalines, chrysoprase, the new
gem 'kunzite, turquoise and jewel
ers' materials. The borax, soda and
salt industries will be well represented.
Niter viii also be shown. Specimens
Of niter are now being secured from
O6dln Nalltg. a ldISe QlSpldS cL LlAL-
eral waters will also be made.
Models OF stamp mills, concentra-
tors, cyanide plants, gold dredgers,
quartz mines in operation, and meth
DDS showing the manner of working
hydraulic and drift mines are in the
collection.
A department Of informatio will
be established, where will be shown
maps Of as the mining counties, with
the location OF each mineral deposit
and a general description of the same.
and names and addresses Of the owners
and photographs of all the prominent
mines.
The exhibit will be so arranged by
Mr. Aubury that general information
can be furnished about any mineral de-
post of which inquiries may be made.
In this way, a miner seeking capital
TO assist in the development Of his
property, If representative samples are
are furnished by him to the exhibit,
may succeed in interesting the cap
ital he desires.
Those wishing to donate minerals
should send them to Mining Depart
ment st. Louis Exposition, 29 Mar
ket street. Where the specimens do
not exceed twenty pounds in weight
Wells, Fargo 6, Co. will transport the
same free of charge from any railroad
point. Packages above that weight the
Southern Pacific or Santa Fe will
transport free Of charge