The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-24

M<ssrs. Editors in the building devoted to I
Mines and Metallurgy Maryland has very ex-
celleut display which fully sets forth the many /
kinds Of minerals and other things found under. /
ground ana products made from them. This /
building. IN which is shown about everything /
that IA mined in the many states and foreign |
countries. e situated near the q. 8. Government
Building. As DESIGNATED By the name minerals, |
precious stones and metals Of all kinds are |
shown. and if is q wonderful revelation what |
the earth has hidden in it. In the Maryland ex.
hibit are seven kinds OF granite. nine Of sand
stone. four marbles, four limestones, slate from
Peach Bottom. coal, redstone. the green serpen-
tine stone Of Baltimore and Hartford countless
the display Of marble being very prominent.
Copper and iron ores, cement rock, roofing tue.
enamel-br1ck and e-brick help to make up the
display. A large map OF the coal nelos OF Aiie-
gany and Garrett counties ana models OF ma
chinery for making macadam roads. together
with samples Of the roads. are shown Some
very handsome decorated pottery oy TWO ieao-
ing Baltimore manufactors compare favoraoiy
with foreign wares of like character Two nile
stones Of Mason 8 Dlxon's line are exhibited,
suppose as q curiosity. for they do not show the
products Of Maryland. having been brought over
from across the water. Gam I right IN TINS
One Is like those set mp every nye miles ana mas
the coat Of arms OF Lord baltimore on one sac
and Of the Penn family on the reverse sioe.
The other stone Is like those used 70 marx tne
miles along the line except each nftn one ana
has upon 1t an &P." They were set up on tne
line surveyed by Charles Mason ana Jeremiah
Dixon IN 1764-67. ana 10 famuiariy known ~
Mason Dixons line.
The most conspicuous thing IN this building y
the "Great Iron Man" from b1rmlnenam' Aia.'
also called .Yulcan, God OF Iron" ne stanos
SO feet high, weighs 90 tons and was cast ~ ~
pieces. 1t xAh 10 on the Colossal deposits Of
iron ore. The plaster cast from which It was
moulded was made by g. Morett sculptor, OF
New York.
California shows considerable gold quartz and
claims to have dug out the past fifty three years
an average of twenty-five million dollars OF gold
per year.
Pennsylvania leads 10 its exhibit of coal and
shows working models Of coal machinery and
the operators. including the breaker boys, OF
which so much was learned In the late investi-
cation Of the coal barons' way Of conducting
coal mine.
One Of the most wonderful and about the
handsomest thing is the display Of polished
petri1ed wood near the east central entrance.
Many pieces showing large and small trees and
sections Of trees that have turned to stone are
in the display, and while pretty in the rough
take on an exceedingly beautiful polish.
Canada makes large exhibit of mica, COM
monty known as isinglass. This is an expensive
material and very scarce in the United States.
Many interesting and instructive exhibits are
made in this building and tits well worth spend
ing good part of ones time there.
Music from three OF the most noted bands can
now be heard during the same evening. They
are the Grenadier Band OF 80 pieces, OF England.
which is the Royal Court Band; the French
Government Band, known as the Garde Repub-
licaine Band of 81 pieces and the Mexican Band
of "A p;ecee This a the frst time IN the history
Of expositions that three such distinguished
hands assembled at the same time Special per-
mits or leave Of absence had to be granted to
these eourt hands In order that they could leave
their native lands.
sentemher 14th was Louisiana Dav and n re-
cention a her state Ruildino was the evening
event IL was very appropriate the French
hand sbould Furnish tbe music IN the renlioa of
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