New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-04
.ora,oaa-Tbe Approachins Fair. &c.

Correspondence ~ The ifloune
sARAroG, SPRINGS. Sept I. ls47.
The contractors are busily occupied in putting
% the fences buildings, and various aPpurte'
naices, for the approaching state Agricultural
Fair The grounds selected for the purpose, he
il.t on the outskirts OF the village to the east
The location il a very desirable one and exceed
inslv convenient Ii will be but q short walk from
any Of the Hotels being pretty and command
I'M; eminence few hundred yards IN the rear OF
Congress Hall The l0t enclosed contains about
twenty three acres LIS surface Is sufficiently even
though very slightly unduiating The soil Is ma
turay well turied. obyiatlng the difficulty oil the
sand beneath. which might otherwise constitute
snmeyhat of an objection 10 the place. The whole
Is enclosed by a rough board fence, some ten ieet
in hight The manner of building this fence 10
very expeditious aud economical at the same time
Instead of digging the holes Dr posts, they bore
them with species OF sugsr 10 this way shole threr
or four feet deep and six OF eight Inches across pfv
ducsd In a very few minutes snd win Comparatively
trhiuz labor man easily bore dozen IN tnr
time would require to dig one. Their intervals are
shout feet snd into eacn are placed two ons Jo'.-
between which the Boards are slipped, one above the
other 10 the required hight, when the two JOSH,
are bound firmly together At the top VITO strong wire
Qua neat aud substantial fence is thus obtained At
very short notce-tso three men being sunclsnt 70
MN, LONG strin, of itn the course OF adsy Within
,bs large enclosure 10 10 be snother lower snd ssneI
fence a couple OF rods from the larger one io'mns
sufficiently wide ring 10 hccoinmOuale nurses NJ" S'
rsgss and prev ming them ifom p.s'os ia.ner ln'o
the interior With heads up 10 these posts. toes OUT
ron,ins the spectators In the form OF hoowsqaare
9th the corueri rounded Off 10 be drawn up all
the acting members In the grand Cattle Show-s esst
those that carry powder horns upon their heads con
ststuting the military portion tiewDg the GROUNDS
from the direction OF the vsge the spectator hss the
urinciosl buildings fronting him. On the lett Is large
oiouc building with species VI yeraodan, or ranrr
lower story extending from 1t on every side Inc style
of architecture what resembles tina D0rc as lar s'
| rough hemock boards will conveniently aho" los
il designed for the exhibition OF Flows hsrn." Al"
the various knds farming utensils The structure oc
cupies an area measured by seyeutytwo iee IN "o'n
| and one hundred and sixty eight In length. va 'ne
risht is building Of tho same form and dmenHon''
but hnished of Ia the Gothic sye-tns same
beins m aie A. ia toe other TOR the great d'ao'
| - r,.,c,isI Thi, 10 intended for Manufactures
Inmadis,slv In front and in central position 10 10 o-
ni,ch.d the large tent destined 10 bear me pane OF
| rlo,.l Hail Here 10 addition 10 Florss giits wiz DC
di.nl.y.d the handiwOrk Of the ladies' comoins"o'
clrnIs,ea TO render IL the moot attractive spot 10 ne
uhols grounds lis 10 be ellpucsl IN fofn loos-s
| s.,sr ons hundred and forty feet-shortsst eighty
! I'm. distance In the In the same line "sno'
.n.ll.r edifee thirty by seventy feet IN dnehsuh'
s.gped for an exhibition TOR the products OF the
| Dairy Th. makes no pret~nsion 70 any lnoil1o
,vIs If .rch,ecure-oeing quite rurs snd isfn ike 10
! .s.,s,re stands booths and snsntles are u De lei
~ ysrou, uars of the grounds tor the sale OF ffu''
] "a conf-etious grr-t rush 10 Anticipated Inc W.
IN. nubc houses are expecting % Dc iuil To oF-rnoN
| 49,, H.ov from . distance have already engaged room'
,,.ks .lre Of place OF shelter ~nen tnry 81 mere
should ssmsBy people come as nA's w s .I'
-, n.rs. MOI fev of thsm will ind dncuity IN 90
1870 nv .orr of quarters The weather Al present u
rruv charming and II Is 20 be hoped That may eoo
So. :. tps u sitter the Fair Should II remain warn
ndnsss.pt the close OF the season vii De- gold-f
harvest for Saratoga sprino hSlOhThoO|nhA