Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-29
WORLDS FAIR
COMMISSION
w. M. Porterfe1d, superintendent
of New Mexico Exhibits Tells
What Work is Being Done.

NJ. w. VI llcl nSIu, VI ollNC SlLy, Stl'
perintendent of the New Mexico ex-
hibits at the coming Worlds Fair at
ST. Louis who is in the city attending
a meeting of the New Mexico commits
sion of the ST. Louis Exposition, when
seen by New Mexican representative
at the Palace Hotel last evening gave
the following interview on New Mexi-
co.'s exhibit at st. Louis.
"Everything is very encouraging and
prospects are bright for fine exhibit
of New Mexico's resources at st.
Louis.
"Our mineral exhibit will be the
best ever shown and will include ev-
erything that comes within the scope
of our varied mineral products, ores of
precious and base metals, cOmbina-
tions and varieties. also marble, onyx
and ornamental stones, precious and
semi-precious stones and fine collec-
tion of coal and tin. sulphur, salt, mica,
etc. Many specimens of these have
been collected and will be exhibited.
Besides the ores there are Spanish
mining relics, among them ladder
made of tree with notches cut in it
for steps, used in the mines. Also
'tonetta or rawhide ore sack. These
were taken from the old Spanish work
ings on the 200 foot level of the Car
rasco mine at Santa Rita, Grant Coun-
ty. having probably been there up
wards of 200 years. The ladder is in
tot cf ic olcn
the 'tonetta', which, when new, would
probably hold 100 pounds of ore.
Though we'll preserved. it is now
shrunken to about the size of a saddle
bag. The board of commissioners has
photographs of the adobe structure
and afterwards by the Mexicans. Also
of the 'Martello towers that stand at
the corners of the old prison yard.
These towers which are circular,
have an inside diameter of twelve feet
and an equal height and were covered
with poles and earth. The walls have
a thickness of three feet and are loop
holed. Two of these are still standing
and are in good state OF preservation.
They are built Of adobes. The prison
is so we'll preserved that several fami-
lies are now living it in. 1t is located
in the Santa Rosa mining district in
Grant County.
"The members of the Ladies' AuXil-
iary are taking exceptional interest in
the exposition. The Auxiliary con-
sists of one member from each coun-
ty, with Mrs. Miguel A. Otero as presi-
dent. The ladies will render the board
efficient and valuable aid in preparing
such exhibits as they are more direct
ly interested in as we'll as taking an
interest in the educational exhibits
and in helping to gather the historical
collection in charge of Commissioner
Arthur Seligman of Santa Fe. The
ladies also propose securing photo
graphs of the best residences, church
es, schools, public buildings and bust
ness houses as we'll as views and
scenes of interest throughout the Ter
ritory.
"The Worlds Fair sub-commission
appointed for the "a counties. are
composed of three members from each
county. In several counties the SUBJ
commissions have organized and are
doing valuable work. They are pre-
pairing mineral collections and arrang-
ing for such agricultural and horticul-
tural products as will keep well, to be
sent in as soon as ready, at the same
time making arrangements to have
other products sent in fresh as they
mature during the coming season. AL
together, 1t is intended to show by
these products what can be done in
New Mexico by irrigation.
can historical and anthropological
collection is we'll on the way and will
be unique and attractive"