The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . hunters cabin, wooded leading to the Agriculture Building, and a number of elk are placedon bridges in various parts of the grounds. Two polar bears watchanother bridge, and seem to be looking across an imaginary fieldof ice for seals or explorers. Mr. Proctor Is also the sculptor ofthe lions which guard the treasures of the Fine Arts Building. Buthis most important works here are the equestrian statues decorat-ing the landing in the lagoon opposite the Transportation is a cowboy, not the eastern ideal but the western real
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . hunters cabin, wooded leading to the Agriculture Building, and a number of elk are placedon bridges in various parts of the grounds. Two polar bears watchanother bridge, and seem to be looking across an imaginary fieldof ice for seals or explorers. Mr. Proctor Is also the sculptor ofthe lions which guard the treasures of the Fine Arts Building. Buthis most important works here are the equestrian statues decorat-ing the landing in the lagoon opposite the Transportation is a cowboy, not the eastern ideal but the western reality. Hesits on a typical bucking broncho which he is curbing, and is m 72 THE SITE AND HOW TO REACH IT. every way a most worthy representative of his kind. His com-panion is an Indian, mounted on a pony, which is standing silentwhile the rider orazes from under his shadinor hand, to see what isbefore him on the prairie. The pose and the details are all IJi^RMINAI, STATION. Facincr the waters of the Basin and Canals, opposite and adjoiningthe Agriculture Building, are oxen and draught horses, beautifullysculptured and of large size. In addition to the outdoor sculpture already named there areother features, such as fountains and ornamental figures, of lesserimportance, scattered over the grounds, in many places. Every carehas thus been taken to make a pleasure ground that would be asdelio-htful outside the buildino-s as within them. Beautiful flowersand grass plots meet the eye everywhere, and nothing Is left un-done that can add to the attractiveness of the scene. Now all of these splendors would be as naught if they were sofar from means of communication as to be out of the reach of quickand easy travel. It is consequently interesting to note the meansof communication furnished the public to come to the Fain Thetransportation facilities are better In every way than have ever beenprovided at any previous exposition. From the Lake Fr
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