THE IDAHO BUILDING.—So attractive and so striking in appearance was the building erected in the Exposition grounds by the Territory of Idaho that before the Fair closed it was sold to an English club to be transported across the ocean and re-erected as a shooting box. The structure reminded one of a Swiss chalet, but was intended in its style and composition to indicate the varied resources of the young territory. All the material was from Idaho, and so were all the ornaments. The building was erected on a foundation of basaltic rock and lava, and was practically a three-story cedar log cabin, the logs being stripped and stained to give the effect of age. ” Idaho ” appeared everywhere, not in words, save upon the shield outside, which bore the legend, ” Idaho, the Gem of the Mountains,” but in the interior display. Idaho is the great producer of mica, and there was a mica hall in the edifice lined with sheets as clear as water. There was a great display of onyx. Sapphires are found in Idaho, and some valuable ones were shown. Beautiful agates and wonderful petrified woods were shown in profusion. The costly metal palladium was a feature, as was also a curious pink and green stone which cuts glass better than a diamond, so close and hard of quality it is. There were fire opals of high grade and other treasures of the earth in abundance. Dried fruits, indicative of the climatic advantages of Idaho, formed a part of the display, and there were Indian weapons and fishing tackle and articles of apparel. The interior of the structure was of a nature to ” boom ” the gallant territory amazingly.

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