Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-10-07

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THE following communication was designed for pub
cation last number, but unavoidabiy crowd
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Correspondence OF The Delaware Gazette
The Ohio State Fairs
GAINESVILLE. O., Sept %, 1859.
The tenth annual Fair of Ohio closed hel
to-day. The thousand and sixty-four prem
sms, whose cash value is "a 500, offered by tn
State Board Of Agriculture have been awarde
satisfactorily. However 1t may be truly r.
marked that, although the premiums were ger
orally awarded to the best articles in each d.
partment yet visitors from abroad should no
believe that they were awarded to the bes
specimens the State contains, in the sixth dt
partment-that of Fine Arts.
THE GROUNDS
In extent are perhaps more limited than usr
al for State Fairs, not having an area Of NOR
than fortv-fve acres. But on account of tn
continued rainy weather they have prove
abundantly eommodious, and as every part
available in viewing the entire part at once
further extent, even though the weather hal
been favorable, is unnecessary. In arrange
ment the grounds are model ; no department
being left uncared for. About six hundreC
stalls for stock, have been erected, nearly all O
which were full. Then the wants of the othe
/ five departments are fully met in the arrange
ments to be found in Power Hall, Mechanic
Hall, Farm Products Hall, and Fine Art
/ Hail. But Of some of these, separately, WI
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beautiful and well chosen. But in addition tt
the fact that they are abstractly adapted TO 6
/ State Fair, the stranger may look from nearly
any part and see many of the natural and me
| chanical productions that characterize the
! Muskingum valley. and Southwestern portion
( of our State. Extensive mines of coal of al
excellent quallity large beds of clay, suited
to the manufacture of wares that are exten-
siyely exported quarries of lime and sand
stone fine bodies of timber; and good springs
of water lie Immediately to the west. While
in the north large fields of wheat, corn and SUI
gar cane, and well cultivated gardens, give but
space for the G. O. r. r., the National road
and ether highways. Dark columns Of smoke
in the east, arising beyond the Putnam Bluffs.
tell of busy spindles and hammers in that d.
rcction, and in the South the Muskingum with
its rich bottoms, yielding pasture for many
herds of improved stock appears. But must
not direct the attention too mitch to The things
whereof the Muskingum valley is justly proud,
and leave unnotieed the new. the beautiful, and
the wonderful productions of her sister valleys
On exhibition in these halls to-day.
THE HALLS.
In speaking of these it eill not do to par
ticularize very much at this late date. IL
Power Hall the chief source Of strength is to
be found in the various Portable Steam En-
gines, one of which from the Newark Machine
Co., runs the main shaft in this Hall, to which
are ingeniously attached many small machines.
One of the most Interesting and practical ma
chimes thus attached is a selffeedng Shingle
mill, exhibited by G. II. Burritt, of Cleveland
The objections usually urged against sawed
shingles, on account of their rough surface.
which holds moisture and thereby brings rapid
decay is lneasurahly obviated by this machine,
being sawed with the grain, from sap 70 heart,
thus giving much smoother finish than by
the old method. / timed this mill, and found
that it produced so shingles in minute which
gives a daily capacity of p n It is con
structed entirely of iron; is very durable aud
generally sells for two hundred dollars. AS
passed through Power Hall l felt sorry that
one of It's chief attractions, the Portable Steam
Saw-8ill, was not more extensively known and
used in the forest districts Of Delaware and
adjoining Counties. The capacity for an ordi-
nary Mill is from 1000 to 5000 feet of lumber
per day good one costs about 81 500. An
indicates, from one locality to another with
four yoke Of oxen three hundred logs are
enough to make profitable move.
Mechanics Hall presents much that is in
genious aud practical, much surprising in
rety the one at Sandusky last year. The dis
play of reaping and moving machines is very
extensive, comprising near dozen varieties
In this department an individual generally
gives the preference to those machines patent
cd in his own State, yet in some important
particulars-such as lightness of draft, price
and durability-the preference should, think,
be given to Woods Mower, of Hoosic Falls
Ny There are several Grain Drills in this
Hail. one of which is exhibited by Mr.. Brad
ley, of Delaware.
Floral Hall is a fairy bower. 1t is festoon-
ed IN a most beautiful manner with evefgref ms,
filed with the rarest flowers and plants, and in
all the prominent places expressive mottoeS are
worked in moss. In one corner is beautiful
miniature of Powers Greek Slave.
The original design of Manufactures Hall,
was for the display of mechanics tools, but
not near enough we're presented to fill it. One
of the most simple yet effective tools notice,
is a Hollow Auger, manufactured and exhibit
ed by Mr. j. AicElroy of Delaware no wag
on-maker in the State should be without it
Arranged side BY side in this Hall, are model
houses for the living and dead the one is re-
lieved with vines. the other with silver. Con
corning the other Halls, have not space to
speak.
THE ENTRIES, &c.
The entire number amounts to near three