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her as much of interest as many countries which enjoy that 
distinction. 
Among other exhibits are cases of lead (probably argentif- 
erous), but without labels speeif3 r ing the localities. Bot- 
tles containing mineral salts, borax, etc., barks and woods, 
with an ornamental table of inlaid woods, representing vari- 
ous musical instruments, India rubber plants and articles 
made of crude rubber were grouped together without system. 
Piles of rocks with frequent opal are backed by paintings of 
the park at Cochabamba and a full length portrait of Bol- 
ivar (?). 
( HILE. 
The exhibit from this country is almost exclusively of 
nitrates and illustrates that industry well, but of her impor- 
tantand richmines of the precious metals there is not a trace. 
It is unfortunate that this is the case, and more so if the cause 
be the recently strained relations between Chile and the 
United States. 
Ecuador. 
About 20 feet square is occupied by this republic, and has 
for background maps of Guayaquil and Quito. On the north- 
west corner are books descriptive of gold mining in Ecuador. 
placer mining of the Playa de Oro Mining Co., and of the 
Codigo de Mineria de la Republica de Ecuador, Quito, L886. 
A chain of gold nuggets. The Esmeralda and Angostura 
placer mines. Silver mines Pilzum, Canar ores and minerals 
with a map. In the southwest corner are ores from the Playa 
de Oro silver mines. Pilzhun ornamental, decorative stone 
and coal, and various salts. Masses of sulphur. In the 
center is a heterogeneous mass of rocks, ores, and building 
stones. This exhibit is also omitted from the above mentioned 
official catalogue. 
Brazil. 
Brazil, whose exhibil exists in spite of the oversighl of Mr. 
F. . I. V. Skill' and Moses Handy, attracts the attention of the 
visitor by a triple column of gilded cubes representing gold, and 
showing t he little profit in the mining of 16.55 tons of gold from 
the Minas ( reraes. The expenditures wen' :51 .1'.i tons, and the 
