The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29
WISDOM ON MINING
IS HERE IMPAIRED
Palace of Mines and MetaIIurgy
at St. Louis Fair a Repos-
ItOry of Wonders.
Globe Worlds Fair Bureau,


the palace of mines and metallurgy.
The motif Of the building, which is re-
peated in the two main entrances, is a
composition made up of two gigantic
obelisks rising 140 feet from the
ground. showing a large amount of
restful undecorated surface, with pleas
ing ornamentation at the top and bot
tom. Between these obelisks there
rises a mammoth globe thirty feet in
diameter, supported by colossal human
figures thirty-eight feet high. The
globes rise 13O feet from the ground,
frances. A great sloping roof and over
ture to the building.
The walls of the building are set
back twenty feet from the facade,
forming loggia which surrounds the
entire building. This loggia is literally
supplied with seats, and furnishes a
cool and comfortable resting place for
the weary sightseer. The building COW
ers over nine acres, is entirely without
galleries and furnishes an exhibition
space Of about 265, 900 feet.
Never before in the history Of great
expositions has any such amount of
space been provided for exhibits of this
character, yet 1t was necessary to as
sign quite number of the mining ex-
hibits to other buildings. In addition
the "Gulch," a shallow ravine extend
ing south from the mines and metal
lurgy palace, and covering about thir-
teen acres, has been filled with operat-
ing mining and metallurgical exhibits.
Japan's Exhibit.
Plaza Orleans, we are first confronted
by the extensive exhibit of the Japa-
nese government Japan has in this,
as in all other buildings, made an elab-
crate and surprising exhibit. It's min
eral and mining exhibit is divided into
two sections, one under direct control
of the imperial bureau of mines and
imperial geological survey and the
other of the imperial Japanese steel
works.
In the first section we find drawings
and charts showing statistics of all
mines in Japan and their locations. In
this collection is shown a large and eX-
pensive working model Of the Muko col
liery, which has a daily output of 1000
tons, while on either side stand cases
containing samples of the chief ores of
the country, also what is said to be the
finest collection Of Japanese minerals
ever brought together, loaned to the
government for purposes of this ex-
hibition by the owner, T. Wada, of
Tokyo.
The imperial geological survey dis
plays very large exhibit of the diff
ferent rocks, clays, phosphates, Pc
troleum fossils, ETC., as well as sam
pies of the different soils of the coun-
try. The entire exhibit is under direct
supervision Of Mr.. Yoshitaro Watana-
be, professor of metallurgy, College of
Engineering of the Imperial university
at Tokyo.
Canada's Contribution.
To the right of the japanese ex-
hibit is seen the extensive display of
Canada, which is arranged without the
erection of booths in accordance with
the usual practice of Canada in MAX
ing displays. 1t is said that Our Lady
of the Shows" never allows an Oppor-
tunity to pass of displaying her many
resources to the world. In this case
she has shown that, in minerals at
least, she stands among the first of
the foreign exhibitors.
And we'll might this be so in several
lines, when we consider that Canada
produced over one-half the entire
worlds supply of nickel, 95 per cent
of the asbestos mined, and over S5
per cent of the cOrundum, the latter
being considered superior to emery
for manufacture of wheels for sharp
ening purposes.
Here we see the largest display of
mica shown in the building, one enor-
nous piece measuring seventy-six
inches in length. Here also is Illus
trated the process of refining nickel
from the raw ore at the mine, whence
it is placed in roaster for sixty days,
at the end of which time it is ready
for the Smelter, which turns out
combination of nickel and copper. This
is ground and remelted to the finished
product.
We also find here a large exhibit of
graphite, marble, building stone and
chronic iron, and last but not least,
bituminous coal, found in Canada at
many points extending from the At
lantic to the Pacific. Coal from the
latter section is used by the Pacific
squadron of the United States navy.
klondike Nuggets.
A striking feature in this section is
the handsome vault for the display Of
the KlOndike and British Columbia
gold nuggets. This is of a natty de-
sign and constructed entirely of frag-
ments of minerals from the different
provinces of the Dominion. A great
heap Of asbestos as 1t appears in veins
in the native rock built in form of
beehive and Illuminated by incan-
descent globes, attracts special atten-
ton.
To the left of the door through
which we entered is the meteorological
exhibit of Mexico. The display is very
elaborate and is made by the GeoIogi-
cal institute of the City of Mexico.
Copper, gold, silver and every other
mineral found in Mexico is here rep
resented.
Adjoining the Canadian section is
the extensive exhibit of Virginia, to
which we enter through an archway.
built of the different minerals found in
the state, to come face to face with
an heroic figure of "Old King Cole"
seated in his black diamond chair of
state and attended by two coal miners
in lieu of his "hddlers three" very
happy idea for the purpose of dis
playing the anthracite coal, which is
one of the leading commercial indus
tries of the state.
Here is found the largest slate ex-
hibit in the building, also numerous
samples of gypsum barytes, copper
and asbestos, The latter mineral is
but lately being produced in Virginia
and IS found there in an almost pure
state
What Golden State Furnishes.
A new "Eldorado" might properlv
be applied to the wonderful California
exhibit. Its entrance has a stone arch