Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-10
Oct. z. 1878.

the RalIr00u Sh0p8- preparing
or the Legislators-Hopeful Flu.
ture.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. z. 1873.
"'Thc harvest Is past-the Summer
ia ended" chants the ancient proph-
ct, aud we OF Sacramento take up the
refrain In these first days Of October,
patiently enduring, rs we are, tile In
creasing dust, the merclless heat, and
the farewell biting Of our far-famed
mosquitoes. Being Of a philosophical
turn, we spend much time in moraliz-
Ing over the contrast Of II city as 1t
IL, aud as 1t was two weeks ago. Then
"Black spirits aud white,
Blue spirits and gray"
filed our streets with revelings. Old
men aud young men, large men and
small men. fat men and lean men,
plodded their way to
Agricultural Park
Under a sun whose minimum heat was
lis degrees, there to stand for seven
weary hours gazing with longing eyes
on the pitiless front Of the judges
stand. At length the anxiously looked
for coursers are brought out amid vo-
luminous cheers, and after u dozen or
less unsuccessful starts, fly around the
track. Meantime the vertebra Of our
friends are stretched to the utmost, and
are as speedily relaxed when down
the homestretch come the horses. their
favorlte bringing up tho rear. At last
| the curfew tolls the homeward knell,
and back through dust and grimy dirt
| plod our friends. Our, tall friend has
lost 10 height from the excessive heat,
while our short friend has expanded
| from the same cause. Our slim friend
looks still nor slender. Our tieshy
friend has long since discarded collar
and necktie, aud even his crumpled
shirt. front, In the morning so immac-
| ulate, bears evidence Of trouble raging
| within, while far In the rear the ma
ternal head Of the family, with seven
wilted olive branches clinging TO her
skirts, closes the procession. Not
outstanding the many Inconvenience
arising from the city being filled to
overlooking, our
state Fair
Was this year n most decided success.
At the Park the display Of stock was
much superior In point Of numbers and
quality to that Of any previous year;
all the stalls, Including those In the
new addition, being occupied. With
In the enclosure were erected the
windmill models, and the customary
number of patent fences. gates, wells,
etc. The races, rs you well know,
were an entire success, In ON instan-
ces equaling the fastest time OH re-
cord. or Occident's victory 1t Is
hardly necessary to speak, yet n can
scarcely appreciate the interest taken
In this horse, unless present ut the trial
Of his speed. Tho PARK was filled,
aud It Is estimated that 10000 persons
were present.
Occidcnt
Trotted his mile with apparent ease.
and as he came In upon the home.
stretch at full speed, stepping firmly
and evenly, the enthusiastic people
could scarce contain their feelings,
and when the wonderful time, 2:l6A
was proclaimed, n laundering shout
went up from the vast %concourse as II
from one mouth. The silver plate,
valued at 81. 900, won by Occident, was
ut once presented by Stanford to the
Agricultural Society, to be given to
any horse on this Coast beating Occl-
dents time.
Al the Pavilion
There was the usual amount Of dried
fruit, mammoth water-melons, over
grown pumpkins, vegetables, very
giants Of their kind ; washing ma
chimes, patent churns, plows, banking
safes, stoves, carriages Of all descrlp-
tions, from the selfish one.seated bug
Ky, scarcely large enough to accom-.
MEDIATE two. to the commodlous fami-
ly carriage, beautiful In Its azure lin
ings, and perfect In Its appointments.
Even all the monuments were ar
ranged In proper, som6re order to
greet our eye and put a damper upon
our exuberant spirits by preaching a
silent sermon, reminding Us that In the
midst OF lie we should prepare for
death ; all this and much more was to
be found In the lower story, while In
the upper portion Of the building the
display made a much more brilliant
appearance. As we entered the hall
our olfactories were greeted by the
rich fragrance Of rlpening fruit, the
air seemed redolent with the perfume
Of tropical plants, and we were In.
stlnctively drawn to the west side OF
the hall, where two long tables were
| filled with samples Of our famous CAL
ifornis fruits. In this display the
grapes constituted the principal fea-
ture, aud 1t was truly gratifying TO- SEQ
labor In our vineyards thus rewarded.
| All varieties were on exhibition, the
white, plump Muscat, the Rose OF
Peru, the Black Hamburg, the beauti-
full but rather tasteless Flaming Tokay,
ETC., etc.
The housewives department was
not neglected, IS rows OF Jars and
transparent jellies, preserves aud CUT.
nirg devices wrought In worsted and
wax by def fingers, bear testimony.
The display Of pictures and paintings
were this year very poor. the walls
being almost bare, and the few OH ex-
hibition were very ordinary. The
pianos were quite a feature and they
were the means Of giving the visitors
some agreeable entertainment.
Dull Times.
Another cause Of the dullness so APP
parent at present in Sacramento Is the
removal Of the railroad offices, ETC.,
to San Francisco. They take from US
about eighty employees and their fam
lilies. and from the shops several hun
dred more have been dismissed. II Is
also rumored that the wages Of those
remaining have been reduced ten per
cent. ; all these things combined have
greatly depressed business, and prop
erty holders fear that the depression
will be lasting. We look forward to
the coming Of tha Legislature for a
little business activity aud life.
state Capitol improvements
Workmeu are husily engaged upon