Show MOUNTAINS OF GOLD AND SILVER western states and territories will send wonderful exhibits to the Trans mississippi exposition omaha in pursuance of the original plan of the trans mississippi and international exposition namely the exploiting n of the wealth and resources of states and territories of the west efforts are now being put forth to produce a collective mining exhibit which will excel any former exposition of the products of american mines mines the mineral wealth of the w western esteria states includes aRy all the precious metals and tle the bulk of other valuable minerals produced in the united states the annual value odthe of the gold and silver mined in the west exceeds the production of copper and other minerals exceeds in value the gold and silver product the vast coal beds which for the most part are lying dormant produce an aggregate L of tons a year valued at from to the sentiment of the exposition management that the mines mines and minin mining t exhibit should be one of the main features of the exposition has been well carried out by john J humphreys of denver who designs r the building in which this exhibit will appear he is planning a striking structure of the doric order with accented center and ends the mines building will be on V even than the machinery building mr humphreys has been r given iven a plot of ground 90 feet long by feet wide on which to erect the building and according to his hi present ideas this will be the dimensions men it will be 60 feekin feet in height from the ground to the cornices cornicks cor nices while the immense central dome will tower feet above the ground the building which will refinished be finished in in staff will cost in brouna fi figures 0 ures the owner of the wind cave situa situated in the black hills near hot springs makes application for constructing construction 15 a miniature wind ca rave ve on the exposition grounds the writer J H mcdonald proposes to to reproduce his natural attraction oo on a small scale for the edification of the visitor sto the exposition the silver palace will be one of the striking features of the mines section the design desi 0 n for this structure as heretofore described is subject to some modification buc it will form one of the many unique I 1 attractions odthe of the trans sippi exposition reports from utah idaho montana tan and new mexico indicate that the contributions of these states to the mining 15 exhibits exhibit a will be in keeping with those of colorado and the black hills nearl nearly y WOW is in sight from all soure sources for the exposition this sum gum is being constantly added to and it is expected will be more than doubled by the end of 1897 the estimated cost of the exposition po s buildings apart from the government and state buildings is it is said that the sum total of cost of exposition build lings ings of every kind including those of C Edif different ferent states and of conces sion aries will approximate 1 I 1 estimates already submitted suba fil the probable cost of putting the exposition grounds in shape at the fence enclosing the ground brodu d is about five fire anthes in extent the government aud and stated ap ftp trat lons ons ag aggregating grega ting mo aw tall he I 1 available in july montana zt uti 41 jhew Me mexico irico L louisiana na and fc made pr preliminary elimina r y ap ons ns takeover ade 1 rover cost of re in at the exposition on the mi d abou ap a 4 sa lc att si ABw ea e a |