The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-10-02
THE LINN CoUNY FAIR.
TUESDAY, Sept. %.

weather would 'sclear up" eventually,
wended their way to the Agricultural
Association grounds, situated about one
mile southwest from this city, on the
banks of the beautiful but tortuous Cali
pooia The rain has laid the dust most
effectually, and should IT cease with
to-day, the riding to and from the
grounds will be much more pleasant than
last season. All will remember the ter
rife clouds of dust that filled the air and
almost shut out the light of the noon n-day
sun on the occurrence of the last Fair,
and will be amply repaid for the unpleas
antness of to-day, provided tomorrow
ushers in a cloudless day. However,
our business is to speak of things as we
find them, which we proceed to do.
On arriving at the Fair grounds We
found more people than we expected, yet
less than half as many as there would
have been had the weather proved favor
able. About four hundred visitors were
on the grounds during the day. Sever
al head of fine cattle have arrived since
yesterday, and shortly after we drove in,
wagon containing hogs, followed by
fine bull, made its appearance. Very few
additions, however. have been made since
our report of yesterday. We looked as
we'll as we could for the rain-drops that
filled the air, for agricultural implements,
wagons, bugeies, etc. but, alas. the rain
had prevented their appearance, too,
with the exception of one solitary gang
plow, which the heavy shower of rain at
the moment of discovery kept US from
noticing in detail. We learned that it
was built in Lane county, on Long
Tom," by the Messrs. Cox, and is called
the "Oregon Banter Plow." 1t is a
queer looking machine, anyhow, and de-
serves better notice.
Not finding anything of sufficient in
terest on the 'outside" to tempt us to
stand good soaking, we turned our at
tention to the contents of the
PAVILION,
Where our visual organs were not
greeted with very extended show of
averaging, however, with the
first day of last year. The everlasting,
unceasing, dampening, overwhelming
"mists' have, doubtless, prevented ex-
hibitors from making their appearance
with the articles that, to our eye, lend
the greatest attraction to the scenes at
the Fair. What few articles were on
exhibition were of the best quality and
finest fabric. The gentlemanly Super
intendent, j. C. Mendenhall, Esq, and
friend Millard showed US around. We saw
some gigantic pumpkins, huge squashes,
cabbages, beets, tomatoes, Irish potatoes,
apples, such as Oregon only can raise,
sweet and pop corn, one cage of large
white rabbits, do. of duck, do. of
pigeons, several beautiful quilts, wash
ing machine, most magnificent stove,
called the Barstow Cook, the finest
looking, and doubtless the most useful
piece OF :" kitchen furniture y in its line
ever built; Hughes (Cal.) Grain Sepe-
rater, sewing machines, and some splen-
did specimens of crab apples, the largest
we ever saw. Some beautiful pictures,
neatly framed, were suspended on the
walls, one frame neatly got up in leather
work, guiltless of picture, and splendid
specimen of wax work, which attracted
universal attention, and which, we were
informed, was q built +" by fair lady re-
siding in Ochoco valley. On the oppo-
site side of the pavilion were shelves, up
on which we noticed preserved fruits,
pickles, wine, etc., etc.
Should the rain continue, we shall not
be compelled to write very long report
of the articles on exhibition at the Linn
Co. Fair fer 1869; but we are in hopes
that the weather will 81 let up" for
week at least, and that tomorrow will
usher in g smiling" weather, and thus
make many hearts happy that are now
sad with the thought that the articles
which they, with SO much care, skill and
patience, have labored diligently to get
ready for the Fair, will not .ssee it " on
account Of the I" confabastious rain.
Hoping and praying thai the weather for
the balance of the week, may prove more
favorable, we proceed to give the result
of the
RACES.
The races were the principal and al
most the only feature of the Fair yester-
day. All of them were spiritedly con-
tested, and some frst-rate time was
made, considering the slippery condition
of the track. The first was single pac-
ing, one mile, with the following entries:
Geo. Hughes, enters "Jenny Lind"
). u. Scott, enters june Apple"