Excerpt from Catalogue of the Minerals, Ores, Rocks and Fossils of the Pacific Coast Exhibition: At the Paris Coast Exposition of 1878 The California Commission for the Paris Exposition of 1878 had its origin in a public meeting of citizens, which issued an address to the people of California, setting forth the advantages to the State that would result from an exhibit of the various agricultural, mechanical, mineral and art productions of the Pacific Coast. Committees in the different departments were appointed, who assumed their duties cheerfully. Much pro gress was -made by these committees. The Commission was warmly supported by the Press, and was popular throughout the State. It was supposed that all its varied resources would be shown in such a manner as to place California in the posi tion it deserves before the world. As the work progressed. It was found that a considerable sum of money would be required to carry out the plans of the various committees, and it was decided to make an application to the Legislature of the State, then in session, for the necessary funds. Much time was lost while awaiting the action of that body. The Legislature declining to make the appropriation asked, it was found to be too late to provide other means for completing the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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