The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29

and their products, which played such
an important part in the early history
OF California
Cinnabar in its native state, and
quicksilver, with indications Of It's ex-
tent and production is also shown.
Here we see samples of the beautiful
onyxes of San Luis Obesbo quarrfes,
and the blue marbles of Riverside.
Magnesites of Porterville, and the
chrome ores of Northern California
are also shown in great quantities.
The most striking of all exhibits in
the palace Of mines and metallurgy is
the colossal statue of Vulcan, the god
of fire, and metals, which appears in
the Alabama section. This gigantic
figure was cast in Birmingham, Ala,
is fifty feet high and weighs 10000.
1t was designed by the celebrated
sculptor, c. MorYeti Of New York, who
also superintended its erection here.
Directly opposite the Vulcan statue
is the coal fort of the Indiana exhibit
with circular tower in the center ris-
ing to height Of forty feet, surround
cd by q wall of massive blocks of BIZ
luminous coal, making one of the most
handsome of the many fine exhibits of
coal Turning from this, we face two
mammoth blocks of coal, one fourteen
and the other ten feet high, each six
feet square. These represent the thick
the Chicago Wilmington Vermillion
Coal company and the Denver and
northwestern Coal company, respec-
lively.
Showing for the Navy.
Arriving at the center, or rotunda. of
the building, we find the striking ex-
h1Oit or steel company. We are struck
at once with the battleship's forward
turrent, mounting two full-sized heavy
rifle guns, one IL inches, the other 10
inches. These guns are over forty feet
long, the only difference between them
being In the size of bore. The guns and
turret are made Of wood, but so skill
fully painted that they exactly coun-
terfeft steel. A powerful motor is
placed under the turret, by which 1t is
reVolVed and the guns trained In diff
ferent directions. A curious feature of
this exhibit is the largest steel casting
ever made. 1t is a cylindrical ingot of
steel fifteen feet long and fifty four
inches In diameter.
AS a number of the pieces shown are
or extreme weight, 1t was necessary to
cut through the floor to the solid foun-
dations below. Around this sunken
space a railing has been constructed of
war projectiles of the largest size
These, of course, are not loaded but to
all appearances are such as are used in
actual warfare.
Included in the exhibit are all the
products of great rolling mills and of
arms and armor plate factories. Sur
rounding the battleship turret are fin
ished pieces of field artillery, rapid-fire
guns and other manufactured products,
illustrating the advance of metaIlurgic-
al processes from the ore into the big
iron furnace and Bessemer converters
into the rude ingots, the rolled plate
and the finished product.
Colorado Has the Palm.
OF the many beautiful booths we
have seen since entering the build
Ing, surely the palm must be conceded
to that of Colorado for it's elaborate
and ornate richness of finish and de-
tail. The exhibit space Of this state
Is entirely surrounded by system of
Corinthian pillars, the entrance finished
with parapets and copings Of the poll
ished crystal onyx found in the state
and which compares favorably with
the finest of the imported stone.
Entering the arena of this exhibit,
one might well Imagine himself in
Midas palace, scores of ornamental
cases crowd the room, each apparently
Vieing with its neighbor in presenting
to our view, the treasures of Mother
Earth.
Nuggets of free gold dust that glis-
tens and Scintillates in the light Of day,
great bars of silver, ingots of copper
and innumerable products of the state
meet the eye at every turn. And what
is this that recalls to our mind the fa-
bled wealth of Ormuzd or of Ind?"
Encased in handsome cabinet before
us Is the mineral palace casket, a
replica of the mineral palace at Pueblo,
Col, sent for the purposes of this
exhibit by the Columbian club of that
city, Of which Mrs. M. D. Thatcher is
lady manager. This precious casket
is made from virgin gold and silver, is
intricate of design, elaborate in finish
and profusely studded with gems min
ed in Colorado. The casket is illumi-
mated by tiny electric lights which
adds most dazzling effect to it's
beauty.
Everything in Motion.
A most interesting and novel exhibit
is that of the state of Missouri. 1t
has been the aim of the commissioner
of the state to have a Tive" exhibit,
and most admirably have they sue
ceeded. In all parts of the Missouri
section is seen something in motion
and illustrations of some process in
the mining industry is met at every
turn.
The entire exhibit is girdIed by an
elevated elliptical track 50x120 feet
each consisting of a locomotive and
tender, five fiat cars and a caboose.
Those trains are loaded with minerals
of the state, are run by electricity and
when in motion pass a given point
every thirty seconds. The cars are
three feet long and nine inches wide,
while the gauge Of the track is six
inches.
The trains themselves are an exhibit
and were built at independence. An
other railroad shoots down under the
floor of the section to represent the
descent into a mine. This road is
equipped with ore cars and is in con-
slant operation, bringing to the surface
the coal and ores from the mines be-
low.
To the right is in working order
model lead and zinc concentrating mill,
one-fifth of actual size, yet this mill
performs its work perfectly, and to the
novice the process of separating the
lead and zinc from the useless rock is
wonderful.
Minnesota's Representation.
In the Minnesota exhibit is seen an
immense relief map of the city and
harbor of Duluth, showing ore vessels,
docks and railway yards. This state
also shows collection illustrating the
structure, mode of occurrence and orig
in of ore deposits, clay and its prod
uctS, ornamental and building stones.
among which is especially noticeable
the granite, q huge column of which
marks the corner of the Minnesota sec