La Junta tribune., 1909-02-06
AIassa-Yukon-P.eihe Exposition.

With four months TO go TO the
opening day of the Alaska Y ukon-Pa-
cific Exposition at Seattle, the expo
sition Is ninety per cent. complete.
and should hurry orders come from
the directors to open on May LIST.
instead of June LIST, II could be done.
and with everything In its place.
With the exception OF the govern
ment buildings. all OF the principal
structures on the grounds are fin
ished. SO. far as exteriors are con-
cerned. some little interior decora-
ton and finishing remains to be
done. but to all intents and pur-
poses the buildings are ready for the
installation Of exhibits.
Work on the handsome buildings
which will house the government ex-
hibits from the Philippines. Hawaii
and Alaska. is well under way. A
regiment of workmen has been put
into the field by the contractors and
the daily growth of the structures is
marvellous.
The towering Alaska shaft, which
stands at the head OF the Cascades.
and marks the central court of the
exposition. is in place and the work
OF coating il with gold will be begun
as soon as the rains OF mid winter
have ceased. The cascades. which.
with the Geyser Basin will make one
OF the most beautiful electrical spec
tacles ever conceived. are completed,
and the last work Of wiring them for
the powerful submerged electric
lights is being done Forty thous-
and gallons of water will pour down
this wonderful fall every minute and
at nigh, II will be Illuminated from
beneath with every color OF the solar
prism, making 1t a tumultuous rain
bow. Geyser Basin, into which the
fall plunges, viii be similarly illumi-
mated
Now that spring is at hand. some
idea Is 10 be had of the beauty of
the gardens which are shot through
the whole exhibition reservation.
Many OF the plants have been in
the ground through the winter, and.
warmed by recent sun. they are
everywhere bursting into bud and
bloom. The landscape gardeners, with
scores OF men. are putting in the pan.
sizes. geraniums, violets and other
| blooms which later will make the
grounds riot OF color. and every
where is going in the cactus dahlia.
the official flower of the exhibition.
| Flowering trees from every cine are
have not waited for transportation
to break into bud.
So nearly complete is the elec.
trio system of the exposition that a
/ formal test OF 1t was made by night
recently and foretaste given few
OF the fortunate ones OF what the
! tacle. In the decorative scheme OF
the inner court alone nearly one mil
lion eight candle power incandes-
cent lamps are used. besides a mu'-
titude of arc lights for illumination
OF the streets and ways Every one
of the big buildings is thrown into
brilliant outline and the Alaska shaft
looks like a huge flame.
| The Pay Streak. which will be the
| liz amusement center.w win be another
electrical triumph. Besides thousands
of lights provided by the exposition.
every concessionaire is required to
supply a heavy quota. with the re-
suit that y night the funny streak"
of the exposition looks like gener-
al conflayration.
Paving OF the streets. boulevards.
and courts with a cement and btu
men is practically at an end-thir-
ty days will see the last tap done
upon even the great turnpikes along
the shores Of lakes Washington and
Union. upon which the Exposition
City lies.
An In all the Alaska-Yukon.Pacifi
Exposition will more than make good
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