de ore to the finished product.

Wyoming also exhibited one piece of natural soda, weighing 5,000 pounds,
taken from a natural soda lake near Laramie, in Albany County, while the
exhibit of refined sodas was on a par with that exhibited from any other
State. In bituminous and lignite coals, both in quality and quantity,
Wyoming's exhibit was one of the most prominent found at the fair. Cubes
of coal weighing as much as 10,000 pounds each, from which huge pyramids
were formed, towered high above their surroundings and immediately
caught the eye of every passer-by. These coal exhibits came chiefly from
the great mines at Cumberland, Rock Springs, and Kemmerer, and were
taken from veins 30 feet in thickness.

Onyx in both its native and finished state was shown in large
quantities. A pyramid of gray onyx and beautiful mantels and polished
slabs from fields in northern Laramie County were a revelation to all
who saw them.

Gold ore and refined gold from the famous South Pass district were on
exhibition, demonstrating that Wyoming may in the course of time rival
her southern neighbor, Colorado, as a gold-producing State.

Marble and building stones were shown in great variety, both in their
native and finished states. Moss agates, lithograph stones, asbestos,
bentonite, gypsum, glass from native sand, and soda added to Wyoming's
collection, which in variety was as great as any exhibit in the Mines
Department. All told, there were 156 varieties of minerals, aggregating
more than 3,000 classified exhibits. The exhibit was reenforced by
beautiful color photographs of Wyoming scenes and resources, which
occupied a wall space in the Mines Building of 2,100 square feet.

The commission was especially indebted to State Geologist H.C. Beeler
for his valuable assistance and advice in connection with this work.

As the State's appropriation was so limited, the commission decided to
show all the agricultural, horticultural, educational, and forestry and
game exhibits in the Palace of Agriculture. In this building Wyoming
occupied a floor space of 2,100 square feet and a wall space of 1,400
square feet.

The agricultural display was prepared and installed under the direction
of Prof. B.C. Buffum, assisted by Mr. Elias Nelson, and consisted of
over 1,400 classified exhibits. The showing of grains was particularly
remarkable, and by actual competitive tests it was demonstrated that
Wyoming grown wheat weighed 66 pounds per bushel,