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which has been granted by the Mayor and Town Coun- t 
cil. With the smaller and heavier articles thus disposed 
of, there will still be a number of things to be stored, 
and as they cannot be packed until after the show has 
been held here, it will be a matter for serious considera- 
tion. The Committee has decided to have an exhibition 
of the articles before sending them away, and it 
has been proposed that it should be fitted up as 
is intended to be at Chicago. This is hardly possib 
as it would be very expensive to take cases from here 
while the difficulty of fixing up the timber exhibit 
one or two days would be very great. As this will form 
a large portion of the show, and together with the forest 
scene and Indian benabs, be almost impossible to 
put in order here, the main features will necessarily 
be absent. 
The General Committee has decided to send eight 
or ten Indians with their benabs, and all furnish- 
ings, utensils and weapons, so that they may live 
as nearly as possible as if in their forest tfome. Mr. 
Howell Jones, who with Mr. Quelch, has received a 
Commission from the Governor, to represent the Colony 
intends to go to Chicago in time for the Columbian 
Celebration of October 12th this year, and while there 
will make all possible arrangements to facilitate matters 
for next year. On his return he will probably have some- 
thing, to report to the Society. 
An exhibit of quartz, pay dirt, and possibly gold nug- 
gets, is being prepared by the sub-committee of that 
section, as well as models showing the export of gold in 
different years. Under their direction I have written to 
some of the principal persons interested in the gold 
