The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-05

ly dissipated, on witnessing the immense
number of carriages that covered the prairie
and thronged the entrance to the Fort
On entering the grounds and the halls, we
found such crowd that it was almost i'm
possible to get at the stands where the ar.
ticles were exhibited. The people, howev.
er, were perfectly orderly, and there was no
disturbance, however much inconvenience
might have been suffered.
At about eleven o'clock, the Engine Com
panies came upon the ground, and made a
splendid appearance.
The Hope ma1fhed around the pa
rade ground preceded by the Great
Western Band, and under command of NJ.
H. Sullivan, Esq, foreman.
The Cataract, No. l, of st. Anthony,
Geo. Pomeroy, Esq, foreman.
The Minnesota, No. 2. of st. Anthony,
j. L. Newman, Esq, foreman.
After the engine procession, the grand
procession of animals took place. They
were marshalled inside the walls of the Fort
and made the tour around the area, to the
great admiration of all the spectators. The
number of animals was not large, but the
specimens are said to be of the best blood.
The halls being too full for any observa>
lions of the articles, we first turned our at
tentiOn to the exhibition Of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
This department attracted great attention
from practical farmers, as we'll as mcchan-
les.
Mr.. VIM. A. Knowlton, of Rockford, H.
linois, entered John H. Manny's reaper and
mower, which is the most celebrated com.
bination, as we'll as the most successful in
the world, of the two principles, and is also
the best single machine for either purpose.
The improvements for 1861, are embraced in
the machine exhibited, which are, that the
size of the driving wheel is considerably in
creased-the arrangement for raising and
lowering is so adjusted, that it is under the
control of the driver, when the machine is in
full motion-there is also the adjustable di.
wider, which ensures the most perfect work,
even in lodged or tangled grain. From our
own observation, we can say, that it excels
any other machine ever introduced into
Minnesota, and is just the article needed for
moving either the prairies or marshes. In
cutting the race-track at the Fort, it went
through the dry and tangled grass, and
hazel brush, cutting both close to the ground.
There is another important thing in this
machine for our farmers, it eXcelsall Others
in simplicity of construction and operation
in lightness of draught for two horses,
its ajustability to uneven ground when
moving, and that it is not liable to get out
of repair.
D. G. Jones, of St. Paul, had large and
splendid exhibition Of implements, the most
prominent being the Canton (Ohio) Sweep
stakes Threshing Machine, which was much
admired. He also entered three Boston
steel clipper plows clipper cross pillow ; do.
breaking Pennock's wheat drill Geddes'
harrow Dorsay's selfraker, most excel
lent machine Rochester straw cutter ;
Kirby's harvester Cahoon seed sower
horse hay rake wheat field CLEANER Cole
mans farm mill iron beam pillow Halls
potato digger Grants fan; Burrel's iron
corn shelter champion corn brusher {;
Payne's horse hoe, &C., &c. Mr.. Jones's
was prominent attraction of the Fair.
Temple & Beaupre offered No. l fair
pillow one extra pinch breaking pillow
one cultivator, five teeth one double
shovel plJw.
j. II. Allen, Sparta, Wis, a rotary
harrow.
Hoadley & Berry, St. Anthony, one
breaking p!ow {; one cross pillow.
j. g. Buck, Winona, the Minnesota
cleaner, one of the best articles of the kind
we have ever seen.
There we're several tanning mills on the
ground, among which we noticed one man
ufactured by j. H. Nanny of Rockford,
ILL.,, which did its work admirably in sepa>
rating oats from wheat, but was not allow
ed to compete, on account of its having
been manufactured out of the State, and
consequently only received discretionary
premium.
J. NJ. Gilman, of st. Anthony, entered a
fine tanning mill.
There were many other articles of labor
saving machinery for the farmer, but the
above are the most prominent and meri-
torious.
Ossian E. Dodge, Esq, also exhibited a
beautiful phaetou and buggy, manufactured
in Ohio, Of fine workmanship.
TEN THOUSAND EMPTY sToMACHs
at noon it was estimated that ten thou~
sand people were upon the ground the halls
were crammed, and all the Offices of the
Portland the grounds we're covered with
people. Then come the tug between the
empty stomachs and the accommodations
for feeding, and bitter battle ensued.
John Lamb performed wonders, but his halls
were so thronged that people had to wait
hours before they could get seat at the
tables, or even get mouthful from naked
hands. The cake and apple stands were
soon almost cleaned out, and many started
for home solely because they could get
nothing to eat.
On the other side of the river, the road
from the ferry was crowded to the brow of
the bluff, and the prairie beyond was COW
cred with carriages. Old Settlers say that
the crowd was the largest ever gathered in
Minnesota.
| THE wHIRL1NG HORSES TORN DOWN.
At one corner of the enclosure, stood the
flying horses, formerly located on the corner
of Wabashaw and Fourth streets. Some
of the crowd, becoming wolfsh, from hum
ger, took possession of the machine, and
attempted to run it, without the consent of
the proprietor, or the payment of toll. Each
horse was mounted with as many as could
get on, and the riders were whirled round
at fearful rate. The proprietor rushed
round frantically for the police, and when
| thew come upon the ground, the crowd got