The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-06-22

ment that "ldalio Is a small bit
wedged In between washlneto ton,
Oregon and Montana. +"
Speaking from the standpoint OF
minerals. the display is marvellous.
Piled In pyramid form In corner OF
the south end of the building are 30l
tons of lead ore, taken from three
mines which furnish 81 per cent OF
the output of Shoshone county. 1t
is not inappropriate. to add that Ida
ho produces 40 per cent OF all the lead
mined In the entire United States.
This monstrous pile OF ore Is contrib
uted by the Mammoth, Hecla and
Standard mines. From the Hercules
mine has been brought an exhibit of
the highest grade Of lead and silver
ore and considerable quantity Of
the same minerals in a state of crys.
talization. The Dewey mine, at
Thunder Mountain, offers an excel.
lent display Of gold specliNenss and
gold in porphyry. The remainder OF
the mineral exhibit Is made up OF
nickel, gold. copper, silver, lead,
iron, tungstine and cobalt ores. At
tractively arranged about the walls
Of the mineral section are hundreds
of photographs taken by my good
friend Myers, and wish to say they
are every bit as good as the photo
graphs in his window at Boise.
The southwest corner OF the exhib.
1t hall has been given to an educa.
tional exhibit. Here are to be seen
the works Of pupils In the primary
grades, the grammar grades, the high
schools, and of institutions of collegi-
ate rank. A feature which appealed
to me more than anything else was
the basketry Idaho has apparently
taken the initiative In this, which Is
measures are Immediately adopted to
favor IL with a renaissance. Indian
basketry is one Of the most beautiful
OF arts. Its origin, with that of kin
dred arts, is wrapped deep within
the folds of antiquity. Some who
have delved deep into the subject
claim the varied designs possess gen
ealogical virtues and tell of the rise
ana fall of families. The most reas-
enable conclusion. however. has been
that In so far as the aborigine was
less blessed with ingenuity than his
white brother, rather than convert
metals into utensils for cooking and
general household use, he created the
basket. This seems TO bear more au-
thenticity than the first opinion, be-
cause those who come into contact
with the Indian are afforded an op-
portunity to see him use the basket
in such manner.
But forgetting the origin OF the
basket or the function it performs,
the revival OF the art Is most CON-
mendabe and Idaho public schools
are deserving OF the world IS apprecia-
tion. The work from the Boise
schools is especially good. Wallace,
Shelley and Caldwell have contribut-
cd sufficiently TO evidence an interest
in basket weaving. The display of
kindergarten work Is excellent. Sup
plementine the practical side Of the
educational display are a number OF
photographs showing schools, class
rooms and pupils OF ldaho's institu.
tions which, II appearances may be
accepted as criterion, and believe
they may, are second to none.
The center Of the building is devot.
ed to the horticultural and agricult-
ural exhibit. Decidnous fruits are
displayed in jars These stand on
moyeable tables. When the occasion
arises and the exhibit room floor
must be used for dance, all horti-
cultural specimens may he rolled into
the corners To make room for the
merry makers.
Now, relative TO apples. have
seen apples that weighed two and
three pounds each, In the Bitter Root
valley IN Montana. have seen ap.
Piles In the Palora valley OF Cali
fornia that have taken the highest
awards at the greatest OF exhibitiye
events, but 'By 6 um,' had to come
to the Idaho building TO see apples
picked three years ago and yet In lit
condition to eat Now some person
may accuse the people OF Idaho OF
using "FoImlaine" or some other
einbalming fuid TO preserve this
fruit. In anticipation OF any such
gross injustice | wish to say ! looked
those apples over carefully. and one
by one, but not an incision did I
lind. And as II the apples could not
bold their own against the most
spirited argument, divers jars Of
peaches, pears, apricots, plums,
grapes, prunes, corn, celery and po.
tatoes are to be found on the tables.
The entire north side OF the exbib-
1t chamber holds the cereal Offering.
In describing this, the same words
used in my opening paragraph are ap-
propriate. A gigantic cereal palace
has been erected which is, original,
unique. ingenious and imposing. In
This are dignlaypd every gneeie nj