Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-01
The Cattle Gro inds.

AT 12 O'clock NJ, yesterday, when we VlS'-
I ted the cattle grounds three hundred stalls
were filled, and new ones being built in or
der to accommodate the continual incoming
of stock. The Cattle Grounds present finer
appearance than they d!d last year, on the
occasion of the State Fair. With no one to
show Us around, or to give us any points, we
found some difficulty in obtaining any in
formation relative to the ownership, dc, of
the animals on hand. We noticed, however,
that Dr. L. r. wilkins had some very fine
stock upon the ground. Besides cows and
horses he had a couple of China sheep, re-
markable for the fneness of their wool and
their rather small heads. lie had also two
wonderfully large sows, which would weigh,
we suppose, 500 pounds at least, nett weight.
There was very large, superb looking
melino ram, in one of the stalls, belonging,
we believe to Mr.. w. c. Stokes of this city,
and imported from Victoria, British Colum.
bia.
A very noticeable feature in the grounds
were four white Chinese geese, with singu-
lory shaped heads and a rather peculiar
voice
The stock from Quintay Ranch, near this
city, was well worth looking at. Also some
stock from Piatt's Ranch on the Honcut.
Mr. Harris, below Yuba City, Sutter coun-
ty, had some very excellent stock within the
enclosure.
A lot of Suffolk pigs. on exhibition by Low
Il Brothers, attracted much attention
Among the large number of fine blooded
stations present we remember particularly
John Rules two year old, (Glencoe and Me
doc) which is 10 hands high, and most ele-
gantly built also William Campbelrs large
stallion. with lofty carriage of the head and
general evidence of good blood also a splen-
did black saddle and buggy stallion, three
years old, belonging to S S. Pierce; also two
superb iron grey three year old stations, of
enormous size. belonging to Bill Reynolds,
and finally the celebrated animal, Rattler,
seven years old, and owned by c. E. Single.
terry He lately refused for this horse seven
thousand dollars.
A few remarkably fine fllies were present
from Stockton. But tilley, from Mr.. Boul
wares Ranch, Su ter county, chiefly attracted
our attenton-she was so cleanly built and
trinity put up. She is a little over year
old and is fifteen hands high, and as quick as
a panther, She is by Equinox who is by
Glencoe
A white Durham bull--the owner we do
not knows quite a prominent object in the
enclosure. He is only three years old.
A -four months old colt, which we saw,
was a tremendous animal for bis age, his
height being something over l3 hands, and
his size large in proportion
AS fine blooded stock as has ever been ex-
hibited in this country, was in number of
the stalls, aud belong to Mr.. Walch who lives
on Stony Creek, in Colusi county. Two
Durham bulls of his which are twins, and
only year old, weigh each about 900 lbs,
and are perfect beauties
We would like to have particularized more
fully, but with the facilities could not To
appreciate the complete success of the Cattle
Show, one must visit the grounds for himself
The amount of the stock exhibited, and the
character of it, are an honor to this region,
and will be remembered to our credit here
after.