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duty, or for the proper installation of the articles at Paris, or 
their safe return to Wisconsin; so that exhibitors were with¬ 
out security that their contributions would ever find their way 
to the Exhibition, much less that they would be attractively 
shown and safely returned. The alternative was therefore 
presented, either wholly to abandon the enterprise, or to be¬ 
come personally responsible for the articles committed to my 
care, trusting to the intelligence and justice of the Legislature 
to endorse my action by making early and adequate provision 
for carrying out the plans of the Commission. The enterprise 
had already gone too far to warrant its abandonment, and I 
accordingly accepted the latter alternative, assuming the 
responsibility and making the necessary advances from my 
own funds. 
Proceeding thus, with the generous co-operation of Comm is 
sioner Joseph Phillipps and Henry Berthelet, who assisted as 
solicitors at Milwaukee,and of Dr. A. M. Helmer, who kindly 
acted as receiving and shipping agent, we succeeded at length 
in forwarding to New York for shipment to Paris, 36 cases 
of goods, numbered and invoiced as follows, to wit: 
ARTICLES SHIPPED AND PARTIES BY WHOM CONTRIBUTED. 
Box No. 1 —Specimens of zinc and lead ores, contributed by Mineral Point 
Mining Company. 
2. —Massive specimens of lead ore and lead, from “ the Oakland 
Mine,” by Hon. Jas. H. Earnest, Shullsburg. 
3. —Iron ores, pig iron and iron castings, by J. Smith, Esq., Iron- 
ton, Sauk county, and iron ores trom Lake Superior. 
4. —Milwaukee and Edgerton brick. 
6.—Iron ores, pig iron, cast iron and steel, by N. W. Iron Co.,May- 
ville ; also, iron ores and steel manufactured therefrom, 
from the Penokee Iron Range, by J. B. D. Ooggswell and 
others, Milwaukee. 
6. —Indian curiosities, by Hon. Henry S. Bpird, Green Bay. 
7. —Photographic views of the State buildings of Wisconsin, by 
the Governor. 
8. —Several hides of leather (upper and sole), by Messrs. G. Pfister 
& Co., Milwaukee, and Messrs. J. J. Pierron & Gieskin, 
Beloit. 
9 . —Samples of sorghum and imphee (canes and seed,) by E. W. 
Skinner k Co., Madison. ‘ 
10. —Samples of sorghum syrup and sugar, by E. W. Skinner k Co. 
11 . —Collection of the game birds (stuffed) of Wisconsin, pur¬ 
chased of Mr. Haider, Milwaukee. 
12. —Samples of the various woods of Wisconsin, used in the arts, 
some by P. Brick, Milwaukee, J. M. Haight k Co., Madi¬ 
son, and numerous parties at Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Bara- 
boo and Appleton, and others prepared by the Commission. 
