CHAPTER XIII.

MINES AND MIXING BUILDING, PAGB.

The Department of Mines excels all former exhibits of its kind — Included in this display is every kind of ma-
terial from the rough state to the finished product — Artistic and instructive grouping — Striking exhibit
from New South Wales — Michigan makes a fine display of copper in various shapes — Missouri shows
zinc, lead, iron and other minerals — Canada contributes nickel, silver and gold— Montana's pavilion a
centre of attraction — The silver statue of Ada Rehan — Colorado makes a magnificent and dazzling display
— California shows gold, silver, copper, tin, borax, quicksilver, and many other minerals — Its marble and
onyx exhibit challenges general admiration — Ponderous mining machinery in operation — Miniature mining
plants, with devices for boring, lighting, hoisting and pulverizing — Methods of separating ores — Old style
rockers and Long Toms — All the new implements — Magnificent exhibits of coal and iron by Ohio and
Pennsylvania — The wonderful German exhibit— The finest ever made before in any country — Sketch of
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