Arizona republican., 1906-11-17

whose property is in a side canyon ea ! the. north side of the grand canyOa- one hundred and sixty acres of this ground is opened up by cuts and tun- nels crossing the vein and an immens- | deposit is thus proved. The display "a | in a showcase and the asbestos Is duh bed the missing link between the veg etable and the animal kingdom" The | fiber shown is from one to four inches long. anything over an inch long being considered good for spinning purposes. one of the processes of manufactuTr- It is valued at from $500 to $500 psT ton when defiberized ready to spin !. is amber in color but is also green when found near copper and can be coIored artificially to suit. This de- posits found adjoining a serpentine marble formation. The uses of asbes tos are varied and MT Bass says one of the latest projects in which he is interested is one to spin 1t into fabric for dress material.
 Two showcases belonging to Mrx- Geo. F. Brown are interesting features of this department One contains ores from the old historic mines of Yavapai. mostly the Peck and the Bradshaw mountains, which can not now be re- placed as, they were secured in the workings of quarter of a century ago The other is full of gems. precious stones and curios. One Is an Indian basket found in a cave in the TOnt0 country where SO many Apache Indians were killed and when found 1t was full of leaden missiles moulded for dealing death to the whites.
 The smaller but equally creditable exhibits are too numerous to be men tioned specifically and any one of the mines they represent may some day be a bonanza.
 In the Out Field.
 In the area surrounding the exhibi- tiOn halls arc a number of open air ex- hibits that attract a great deal of at tentiOn. The largest home display is that of Ezra W. Thayer. and the big gest and noisest feature is the monster steam traction engine and thresher, made by the Case company. of which he is agent. in full operation for the benefit of visitors. There Is also a col lection of wagons. buggies. pumps. farm implements. etc
 
 Page wire fence also has show place attractive to the farmer
 The Western Gas Engine Company. of 9OS North Main street, Los Angeles. has the largest imported" exhibit. It consists of mining hoist in full opera tion. run by a gas engine. a monster pump. similarly operated. a portable engine, etc. Catalogues are availabl. an nd off aN desired information.
 The Perkins olive oil Company has a unique show of it's own. It is a completely equipped plant for the mak- ing of olive oil and if the vrsstu9 wishes it the entire process is explain ed by demonstration in a very few min utes. Power is supplied by little gasoline engine, the olives are throEn Into the grinder like apples in a cider mill The resulting pulp goes into s hydraulic press, the juice and water is transferred to a tank and the oil rises to the surface after which it passes through a series of Alterations and is shown bottled in it's commercial shape.
 Another outside exhibit is an encloE- ure showing the products of the Arti- ficial Cement Stone Co., of Phoenix, the Asphalt Paving Co. and the ArizD- na Lime Co.,. M. l.. Vieux. manager. The names are suggestive of the pro. ducts. which are shown in a most ate tractive manner and are worthy the consideration of all builders.
 WoMAN's DEPARTMENT.
 There are three divisions in the Wo- mems department. of which Mrs. W C. Foster is superintendent. One of them. the culinary department. presid ed over by Mrs T. W. pemberton, was mentioned few days ago. The art di- vision is under the care of Mrs. J. H. McClintock. It is one of the most in teresting places to visit. and includes a number of pictures that are decidedly good and many that are meritorious. The exhibit is divided into three sec tions, one being for advanced original work and containing some professional exhibits. The second is strictly anna teur' work. some of it original. and some copies. most of it by boys and girls. The third section is devoted to different sorts of art, a variegated display.
 In the first section there is a prepOn- derance of oil work. including land scape. portrait and figure work. There are some exceedingly good water color exhibits also. In the second section are found water colors, crayons. pas tels and oils. number of very pretty pictures and some that are not prize winners.
 In the third section there is a tribal Indian display of basketry and pot tery. d good display of typography. carved leather and wooc, palm leaf basket burnt work and the same re- touched later with paint. There is also
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