The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-09-15

has been brought over the falls, without &C
cident or damage. .f-fF~
v FoR Boise CITY.-Mr. McCleary, the inde-
fatipable teamster, starts out this morning
with a train of eight wagons for Boise City.
He carries Government freight and goes by
way of Canyon City. Two large pack trains,
also, stat out this morning, and take the
same road. 1t is worthy Of note that team
ster, after having once passed over the Can
Won City road is never willing to follow
either uf the otherroutes to the mines. This
speaks volumes for the road.
THE FAIR The attendance at the Fair yes
terday afternoon was very large, and the
general expression was that the exhibition
was a decided success The display of stock
was particularly fine, and Nplaced W"sco
at the head of the stock growing counties Of
the State The riding by the lady equestri-
ans attracted great attention, and was lead
inp feature in the days entertainment All
the ladies rode we'll, but they couldn't all
get the premiums, and so they should be
content with the, e,award made by the judges
The Fair has been an unlocked for success,
and yet there are many thing in which the
experience of this year will enable us to i'm
proye at another exhibition AS it is our
farm ng and industrial cla sss h've reason
to fell proud of their first demons ration
DURING the month of July the number Of
widows claims received at the Pension VI
fee amounted to 2,229, of Whirh 2,l7O were
granted, There are at present on the Elk
aminers desk AZ ,499 cases, IL 800 OF whict
are ava ting evidence from other Depart
ments, and 28 ,95l from the cl imants them
selves. l,949 invalid claims were admitte'
during the same, month Up to July lis
there was, a total of,l0O 900, widows, an
rO;Oua invalid claimsr-rallofs which were re
ceiyed since the beginning OF the war. .
oOO. 0lO cases of discharged soldiers on r.
cord. 30, l2O have been recorded since Jar
nary, 1865, and G 1885 during the month
Ju,y last. Of those now being rec rded,
least ii ty per, cent are discharged lor g"'
shot wounds
STArw FAIn.-The Oregon StSte Agricult
raj Society will hold its Fifth Annual Exh
hilton at Salem, commencing October 3
and continuing four day. We trust that o.
farmers andothers ARE making such arrang
ments as will insu, @ q creditable represent
tion If Wasco county! The success Il o
county fair shows what can be accomplish
With little determination. On the score
stock it is doubtful whether any county
the State can turn out,Rn, equal namher
6neu animals. On the. score'of fruit we.i
fully up to the best fruit growers of the W
lamette Valley, and it certainly is .dasira
that specimens from both. localities be
hibted side by side!r In closing this not
il is proper that we should Acknowledge
RECENT of a complimentary, invitation to
present n the opening OF the FAIR ot
engagements permitting, it will afford
great pleasure to De present.
Tuv OprGoS PLowMAN. .-Mr,aE. NJ. Wa
has issued prospectus, IN which he
fnr,h the intention to commence the pu
cation of an agricultural journal, with
nboye title. The publication will be o'
meuced on the FIRST of January 1850.
publisher premises to make his paper
come visitor Az. every fa mer's ireside.
npblcation of this kind. is greatly neet
and we doubt not win be well sustained
will be recollected that.a lew weeks since
published the prospectus ola paper &c
called the Oregon Agricuiturist we, we. bel bel
that the State will support one properly
Quoted journal, devoted to the farming
mechanical interests, but two'papeFs OF OF
kind cannot exist, and hence ewaN hope
some arrangement will be made WHEREBY
contemplated papers may be united. :,
abio and we'll conducted agricultural
ing attention. to the resources OF ons
trS and as such we think II would De