The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26

of all the exhibits collected until the sailing of the last boat this fall. Thus far Mir. Underwood has met with good results. Three banks in Nome have promised an exhibit of $40. 900 each in the shape of bullion and gold bricks, and the other two banks vii! in all probability do likewise. Pri- vate individuals have contributed large and small nuggets amounting to several thousand dollars. The Pionee Mining Company will exhibit then three largest nuggets, one of these she largest ever found in Alasks. These three nuggets are valued at about $500 The Nome jewellers will make up lot of nugget jeweiry for exhibition purposes. and the value oi this collection will be between five or six thousand dollars. Among other exhibits arranged by Mir. Underwood will be $50 cut rubies from the Feather River. These gems have been passed upon by an expert and have been de- clared perfect. Coal, iron, auriferous gravel and nearly every metal known will he sent from Seward Peninsula. F urs and ivory will also form an in- teresting collection from this district. Perhaps the most interesting exhibit from historical point of view will be the posts cut from ships spars and placed on Chanisco Island by Captain Cook and other early explorers to mark dates of their landings. The reports from the Yukon River districts are very meager, as Collector H. K $ hepard did not leave Juneau until the 18th of August. One of the special exhibits will be relief map of the istrict and gold dust from the sev- eral mining claims. also grain and vegetables grown on the Yukon. The Ia mana River district in charge of l.. s. Robe, will make an exhibit Of minerals. Indian work, prehistoric specimens. etc. Twenty sheep and caribou heads and ten sets of caribou and moose horns are ready for ship ment.
 In the Copper River district five committees are collecting specimens in cooperation with R. 4. Semple. The principal exhibit will be the specimens of copper, both native and in the ore. An attempt will be made to take out to Seattle large copper
 nugget weighing about three tons, which is located about 150 miles from Valdez. and if the cost of land trans portation Is not prohibitive. this monster nugget will certainly prove an attraction at the fair in Seattle.
 The Aleutioan Isands, which is the territory covered by George Kostro- metnoff. will. .con,ribute representa- tive display of the sealing industry.
 Mrs. Mary E. Hart is busy collecting in the womans art department. and the bureau of education will see to it that the exhibit from the Indian schools will be large one. Professor Georgeson will look after the agricul- tural display and Major Richardson will show by plans and sections the V gon and sled roads in Alaska and models W Ill be exh bited illustrating different kinds of difficult road con- struction in Alaska, accompanied by photographs of the different stages of construction.
 From the above it will be seen that since opening the office here a little more than a month ago, much has been done in the short time. The opening of the fair is eight months away and if as much is done between now and the opening date as there l has beer done within the last month. Alas ka's exhibit will ne thoroughly re preseptatiye one.-Juneau Weekly Transcript.