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VOL. XV.
tfyorrtfyixnftcntq.
LANE COUNTY FAIR.
Si'iJiNoriaui, Or., Oct. 20, 1883.
Editor Willamette Firm-r:
List of entries and premiums awnrd
od at the Lano County Fair :
Hoif.es .1. JI. McFurland, thorough
hrod more, 1st pre. Horses of all work :
J. H. McFurland. one year old filly, 1st
pro ; John Cooley, sticking colt, 1st pie ;
Isaac Barclay, Arahian mare, 2nd pre ;
0. F. Knox, 2 year old Allies, 1st and
second pre; John Simpson, carriage
teani,2nd pre ; J. It. Sellers, o and 4 year
old horses of all work ; J. Vandorwort,
walking 2 year old; Marion Martin,
sucking colt, 2nd pre; J. C. Wallace,
stallion, 1st pro., ono year old filly 2nd
pre, roadster to go in harness, 1st pre.,
htullion with five colts, 1st pro; Jus.
llobii'ft't, Aiabian maro, 1st pre ; O. F.
Knox, walking horso; A. Miller, trot tor,
1st pro; Albert Hunt, roadster 1 year
old, 1st pre: lioscoe Knox, walking
liorse ; John Cooley, horse of all work,
2nd pro; Jas. Huwlcy, carriage team,
1st pre. Graded draft horses; John
Cooley, stallion, 1st pro ; "William Stew
art, sucking colt, 1st pre ; J. K. Sellers,
3 year old mare, 1st pre ; Jas,. Wooton,
4 year old mare, 2nd pre ; Geo Belshaw,
2 year old Clyde,lst pie, 1 year old Clyde
mare, 1st pre, sweepstakes 2 year old
horse, 1st pre, sweepstakes maro without
regard to blood, 1st pre; D. D. Huff,
draft team, roadster team; C.J. Soars,
2 year old Clydesdale, 1st pre. Saddle
horses; O. F.Knox, 1st pro; J. A. J.
Crow, 2nd p; II. E. CollUou an A. Mil
ler entries of saddle horses.
Sheop Spanish Monno : J. D. Coch
ran, one year old buck, 2nd pre, ewe, m. K. ltiley, tho chaHengo systeuiof cut
2nd p; Aleck Taylor, buck, 1st p; w tm"g',"lsit phoninghan urgan, lstp.
one and two
lambs. 1st u
ewe lamb, 1st p; O. F.
Knox, Newfordshire, 1st p; Angora
goats, 1st pro.
Swine and Poultry Geo. Belshaw,
best 2 Essex pigs, 1st p ; best pigH with
out regard to breed, 1st p ; J. It. Sellers,
ducks. 1st p; H. N. Garoutto, ducks,
2nd p ; J. It. Sellers, bull geese, 1st pre.
Farm products Goo. Belshaw, wheat,
sweepstakes. Best and largest variety of
grain raised by ono exhibitor in glass
jars, 1st p; Sonorn, uiawson.voivei, goi
tlen chalf, white chaff mammoth, seven
headed, ninety day, red chaff mammoth,
imperial, Canada, Hudson bay, chili
club, Landreth, chuff club. Sample
flour, on each, 1st p ; D. 1). Huff, barley,
1st p; Geo'. Landioth, buckwheat, 1st
p; J. H. Shortridge, Irish batiu flax
s-heaf, 1st p ; It. Carey, hungarian grass,
1st p.
Vegetables Ira Hawloy, mangel
wurtzel 1st p; II. C. Voatcli, mangel
wurtzol 2nd p; S. B. Jackson, blood
beet, 2JJ pounds, lstp; cabbage; Mrs.
Ithoda Cathcart, mammoth, 1st p;
J. Katon, flat dutch, 1st p; A. Eaton,
drumhoad, 1st p ; Ira Hawley, kohl rabi
lstp; long orange carrot, 2nd p; II. C.
Veatch, long orange carrot, 1st p; white
Belgian carrot, lstp; Isaac Barclay, ev
ergreen sweet corn, lt p; William Stew
art, thoroughbred flint com, ears 1(5 in.
long, 1st p ; W. It. Gilfrey, yellow corn,
latp; A. F. Johnson, raisin grapes, 1st
Pi C. W. Boren, mission grapes, ltp;
Ira Hawley, citron, 21 IU, 1st p; Pota
toes. John Buoy, white elephant, white
tar, lato rose, each 1st p ; garnet chili,
2nd p ; John O. Grubb, peerless 1st p ; J
II. Crow, white kidney, leopird, early
goodrich, each lstp; Ira Hawley, gar
net chili, ono hill of 20 lbs, and Foster,
each 1st p; II. C, Veatch, snow-flakes,
bluo kidney, poachblow, garnet chili,
each 1st p ; I). D. Huff, half bushel va
riotyj Squashes- II. C. Vcatch, two 1ft
and one 2nd p; I). I). Huff and J. II.
Crow, one each 1st p , W. J. J. Scott,
perfect gem and golling, each 1st p ; J.
11. Crow.Kussian Minitower, 1st p; J. It.
Sellers, smooth red tomato, 1st p ; Geo.
Sears, radish, 1st p. Turnips: A. F.
Johnson and Iw Hawloy, 2nd p; IL C.
Veatch, 1st p; Orvilio Phelps, white ru
tabaga, 30 lbs, Irt p , ' I). 1). Huff, 2nd
p; Mrs. Mnrv Sellers, butter, 1st p; Mrs.
Geo Belshaw, butter, 2nd p , Mrs E A.
Jackson, butter.
Fruit J. 11 Shortridge, Imldwins, 2d
p ; H C. Voatch. gloria mundi, 2d p ;
baldwin; W.J.J. fccott, gloria mundi,
lstp: rambo, 1st p, esopas epiUcnburg
1st p, Jamr Monro, vonoty, m p;
Hoscoe Knox, baldwins, lHp, yellow
belltfloner, roxbury russet, golden run
set, northern xmesonas Miitzeiiborg,
Carolina red, oiio lot northern spy 21
applet weighing 20 lbs: one plate, pro
visions, taken by Jno. Simpson
beans, 2 kln'ibf 1st p, gos cherries, lu'ure expected to par,s upon a consider
vauucu. .truit Mrs. Uircu. ramjeu
p, pea1 1st p, grapes, 1st p, cherries to
kinds 1st p, sweet corn, 1st p; Mrs. O.
F. Knox, canned blackberries, plums
peaches, pears, and cucumbers, each 1st
j. Jellies Mrs. M. Ilenfcr, crab apples,
1st p; Mrs. O. F. Knox, elderberry,
peach and blackberrv, each 1st pro.
L'idies' Fancy "Work Mrs. Levisa
McKonzie, nig, 1st p, sofa pillow; Mrs.
Mary Sellers, 1 pair of pillow shams, 2d
p, chair tidy, 1st p, mat 1st p; Mrs.
Gik). Gilfrey, zephyr wreath. 2nd p; far
mers wreath, lt p; wax fruit, lstp;
lounge pillows, 2nd p, three hearth rugs,
1st p ; Mre. S. M. Adams, lambrequin
hair work, 1st p; Lucy Adams, tidy;
Mary Adams, tidy, 1st p ; Mrs. L. M.
Oliven, aged 72, two piece quilts; So
I'lnano Wallace, aged 10, quilt; Mrs.
folk Currin, worsted quilt, 1st p;tidy,
lit p , Mrs. Nettie Wallace, pin cushion,
1st p; A. F. Johnson, stand cover, 1st p;
Muttie Chrisman, bofn pillow, chair tidy,
2d p; calla-lily mat, 1st p; Mrs. O. P.
Adams, pice quilt, -2d p; Sarah Gilfrey,
sofa cushion, 1st p ; Nollio Gilfrey, pin
cushion, 1st p; Mrs. John Belshaw, dry
bouquet, 1st p; Mrs. Geo. Belshaw,
lamp mat, 2nd p, chair tidy, lstp, sofa
pincushion, raised work, let p, pin cuh
ion, raised work, 1st p, chair pin cushion,
lstp; Mrs. Molvinu Mann, piece (milt,
2d p . Mrs. Ithoda Cathcart, three piece
quilts ; Mrs. M. J. Vcatch, piece quilt ;
Mrs. S. J. Sears, pieco quilt ; tidy patch,
1st p ; Ada Medley, pillow shams,
p, pieee quilt, 1st p ; chair tidy ; Marti
Medley. Pin cushion, 2d p; Mrs. J.
Modlev. hand mado liusey, 1st p,
carpet lstp; pieco quilt; Mrs. Mhda
Seam, mat ; Mrs. J. Sears, wreath ;Mrs.
Dr. Harris, quilt, 2d p; piece qiutt, 1st
p ; Hottie Parsons, slipper case 1st p ;
tobacco case, 1st p ; cigarette cae, 1st p ;
hanging pin cushion, 2d p, glove pin
cushion, 1st p, hair basket, 1st p, geolog
ical cabinet, 1st p; Martha Stanton,
zephyr wreath, 1st p ; Belle Wand, tidy ;
Mrs. Wand, piece auilt: Mrs. 0. P.
Adams, ludiestrimmod hat, 1st p ; Mrs
T o secretary is unable to decide
whether tho two following entries should
be placed in the ladies' fancy work de
partment or under tho bond of farm
products : Edith Wallace, girl baby, 1 1
months, old, weight 22 lbs, blonde 1st p,
1,00; Aleck McKenzie, boy baby, 21:
months, weight 15 lbs, blonde, Kt p,
SLfiO.
Pictures and paintings Helen Adams
crayon drawing, 1st p; H. Ttionipwin,
water colors. 1st and 2d l): A. F. John-
eon, picture, 1st p; Mattio Chrisman,
water color, 1st p; J A. Mann, pen
drawing, lstp.
Miscellaneous -J. it. oeners, telescop
ic rifle, 1st p ; Mrs. Geo. Belshaw, petri
fied saeo brush, petrified mushroom,
each 1st p, 2 specimens of silver ore, 2d
p, collections of shells, 1st p, specimen
alabaster, 1st p; Mrs. Melvina Mann,
specimen of silver ore, 1st p ; Mell-on &
Pratt, diamond iron narrow, 1st p. s
In all, thore arc 207 entries, divide
as follows: Horses. 41 ; sheep, 8 ; pigs,
poultry. 3: groin 111: fruit, 17;
canned fruit, 13 ; jellies-1 ; vegetables 51 ;
butter 3 ; fancy wort, 12; paintings o;
miscellaneous 143.
This is the second annnal fair and tho
exhibits aro good considering tho fact
that it has poured down rain the whole
timo of the fair Taken altogether, it
promises much for the success of future
fairs in the county There aro some ex
hibits that require special mention which
will Ikj mado in tho future.
J. S Churchill, So 'y.
Ohio correspondence
I.EO.VAIiPSni'Kti, Oct. 8
Editor V illamotte Farmer:
By your crop reports I sco that you of
the Occident aro getting on better than
wo hero in tho land of constitutional
amendments, Scott law and free drinks.
The nights of tho 8th, 9th and 10th of
September put tho imprint of Jack
Frost on overy article of vegetation, and
ruined at least three-fourths of all the
crn fodder in tho Scioto valley. Tho
excefsive drought throughout the
months of July, Auguu and September
made plowing next to impossible and
seeding late, and yet a larger per cent,
of wheat is being sown this fall than at
any previous time within the knowledge
of the writer. There is no good corn,
and the failure of the wheat crop makes
lasting and pungent impressions on the
minds of many
.Many farmers profited by experience
in their exjeriments with new ami
largo varieties of corn with a scikiii cut
shoitat both ends. And almort every
farmer is trying to get a sov mm pigs
to feed, behoving that tuch -tock eats
oft corn tho best. I myself hao thrco
paterfftinili-', who, with their progeny,
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
able amount of Besorab.i and Mammoth
Dent com, cut short of its great proini-e
by untimely frosts. I see in the Fakmki:
the advertisement of the Newark Com
pany's clover hullor, and can only won
der if any of those excellent machines
will over find their way into your beauti
ful valloy.
The Pioneer excursion will no doubt
prove a rare treat to tho-,e old veterans
who can but wonder at the difference of
time occupied in making the trip as
compared with their going out. The
drift of emigration seoms tending to Ne
braska at tho present time, and many
oven on tho down-hill eido of life's
journey uro selling out and going there.
I will not attompt to disguise the fact
that real e.-tat has depreciated in value
in central Ohio, in consequence of what
seems to be permanent ami serious draw
backs, climatic and otherwise. Many of
that class who never aro but always to
be blessed are delving into carp culture
and hopo to realize a fortune, but, from
the amount already engaged in that yet
untried enterprise, tho profits will bo
seriously divided. The sheep husbandi y
has taken a dead lock, and many aie
closing out Iwcauso of the unsatisfac
tory workings of tho last tariff on wool.
Hoping for wholeHoino laws tor tom-
iicrance m Uino, I am, as ever, yours,
Jso. Wate:
An Oregon Pioneer In Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis., Oct. 12, 1883.
Editor Willamette Farmer.
I have been to see a herd of Short
horns to-day, and to say that it was fine
is hardly sufficient. The color, in par
ticular, is red, two cows in milk, I am
suro will compare with anything in that
lino for richness and quantity. I came
hoie prejudiced against Short-horns for
milk, but I find that somo families have
been biead to milk until they aro not
only suro milkers but they transmit it to
their offspring. Tho bestinilkers lean
to red in color. I also saw tcnlayii lot of
Shrophshires just from England, and
they were nice. Thoy run on brush
pastures. I see now that I kept mine too
fat or too w II. They will keep fat on
plenty of hazel brush. 1 asked Saun
ders, of the Itieeders' Ga.ette, just home
fi uu Kngl'uid. how thoy were holding
their own" in that country. He said thoy
were the most popular breed in all Eng
land. I like Wisconsin, with its beautiful
lakes and rolling prairies. The people
here ore wealthy, especially the large
land owners. 1 get lots of white-fish,
but give me salmon.
Mr. W. C. Meyers, of Jackson county,
is here looking after horse interests. We
visited the Gazetto office together. Mad
ison is nearly surrounded by lakes.
Poland-China hogs are tho popular
breeds here. Yours, etc.,
G. W. Hunt.
Front from one Swarm of Bees.
Salkm, Oct. 17, 18811.
A
Elitor Willamette Farmer:
I wrote an nrticlo last wintor, and it
was publibhod in the F.vumkk, giving
my experience and tho profits of raising
lx"s, and I promised to rojiort sticcoss
this season. 1 am now ready to rc-ioit.
I had one stand of lees and no swarms
ihsued from that this season. That one
has made no more honey than they
wanted for their own use. Tho profit
lias come from what they have done for
me in other directions. I have raised
under glass a crop of cucumbers and
melons, tho bees fertilizing thorn; with
out their lalxirs 1 should have had nei
ther cucumber or melon. My crop of
cueumliers, after paying all expenses of
marketing, netted mo $350, and I re
ceived for melons, above expenses of
marketing, $20, making in all f'170, tho
profit of one swarm of lce. Some one
may eay this is not tho profit from the
bees but from tho garden. Well, divido
it then letweon the !xx;s and the garien.
The garden is no more necessary than
tho bees, and we nave ib; tor me gar
dou and $185 for the bees, which still
makes a fair profit. What wonders
there aro in nature; a purjjoso in every
thing ; nothing croated amiss, and all for
man's lenefil. It is too often the capo
wo receive the gifts without thanking
the Giver. Dkxtkh Fiki.k
Letter from King County
Woodviui:, AS T Ot 1R, 1883
Kditor WillurmtU) Karmtr.
Kudosed find $2 for one new sub
scrilcr. My neighbors aro twenty-five
years behind Eastern improvements.
They haul hay in 011 sled, and let lice
stay on fruit tin'. This country is
cur.-d by S-.illleited filing on lands and
holding and proving up bv one another
and have no actual roidonce. Lots and
lots of claims can oasily bo eontrsted.
Send act'tal settlers this way, for lauds
and locations are choice hero and plenty
yet. Send them to Martin Hubbard,
Waneta, King county, W. T, and G. 11.
Miller, living on tho east side of bake
Washington, opposite the island. Ho
would locate six or eight families well.
Send good, reliable, actual settlers this
way. This wholo country is cursed
with non-residents. Wo have no roads,
society and nil connected, mostly on
account of this. My thanks will over
be to you for directing mo this way, for
I am well suited. If it rains lots, tho
grass will grow, also stock and fruit of
all kinds. Yours truly,
C. W. EsTAimooK.
Handling Bees.
AfW we have procured our t.tock of
bees, it is essential to know how to
handle them, be they Italian, black or
hybrid. To the practical hand it is no
task to open a hive and "go tbiough" it,
as the bee-men .-ay. But to the novice
it looks like a great undertaking to open
a hive with its thousands of stingers
that seoni. each and every ono of them.
ready to pass out and plant themselves
where tliey will do the most good. fow
the secret is this: Bees, when filled with
honey, aro not inclined to sting unless
they are squeezed. To cause them to
hit themselves with honey it is only
necessary to friuhteu them, and they
will rush to save their most valuable
property. Closing tho entrance and
rapping upon tho sido of the hivo a few
times, or blowing smoke into tho en
trance, or down among them, from the
top will mako them load up and be
docilo. But tho actions of tho person
Jiavo much to do with it also ; it almost
seems as though hoes know a jwrson
who is afraid of them. In going to a
hive and opening it, make slow, deliber
ate motions, afid keep your hands away
from your faco, unless put thcio slowly.
I have known many persons to bo stung
by quickly throwing their hands up to
their face when an angry bee camo
around, the bee taking it as 11 challenge
to fight. First, get a good bellowH
smokcr to begin with, firo it up with
dry, rotten wood; approach tho hive
fiom the sido to bo out of tho way of
the Hying lccs, and give ono or two
strong puffs at tho entrance. Wait a
minute or two for this to have etfocl,
then movo the cap with as little jar as
possible, remove the auilt, or honey
board, as carefully, blowing a little
smoke as you do so, and give the bees 11
little timo to fill themselves with honey.
Tie little fellows will be seen with their
hends r-tuck in the cells, hipping away
fordear life.
Now, mako slow motions; pry the
frames over with as little jur as can be,
iiiid while looking at the combs keep the
breath from striking tho bees too much,
or you will think you have been struck
with a hot poker. Patience and practice
will soon givo tho novice confidence.
I!ut do not abuse your power and smoke
the poor bees out ot their hives, us I
have seen somo do; usually three or
four puffs from tho smoker are enough.
Exchange.
The QulUeute Country.
It lies on tho western s1om of tho
coast rango of mountains, extending
down to tho waters of the Pacific ocean.
Tho river of that namo empties about.'IO
miles Fouth of Capo Flattery, by route
of wiiich the Quillloiite country is gen
erally reached. A strainer from tho
Sound goes around whenever the busi
ness will justify, while more frequent
trips aie made by schooners, especially
those ciifiBgcd in Indian trailing and for
sealing. Tim most ordinary mode of
communication is by canoe of the Indi
an by Noah Bay or by tramping it over
tho toughest kind of trails for that place,
or inlets further mi tho Straits of Fuca.
From ijiulleto to the i;ap the coast
line is of the hardest char.tetcr, unbro
ken rock towering high and threatening
deatli and destruction. South from
tho Quilleute the country lowers grad
ually until it becomes a flat in tho vicin
ty of Shoalwater Bay and the Columbia.
The obstacles in the way of reaching
and making jt home in thih land have
Wxiii many,"nd most inninnountable,
jft they have been overcome by two
score of rough urid lurdy ba:kwoxls
man. These men (and some women
and children), urn but tho forerunners
of a counties hor.t, who will .-0011 bo
crowding in by hundred and thousands.
The better land is up tho river, where
rich and beautiful prairies, all ready for
the plow, can bo found to the extent of
tbouiuuds of acre. Theae landn atu mill
3, 1883.
to have no superior on the faro of tho
earth. Tho timber lands aie also gnod.
though in fertility, am not to bo com
pared with the prairies. The timber it
self is valuable, and consists principally
of spruce, hemlock and fir. tho latter
being of a smaller growth than that ol
tho Sound. The river is navigable a
mile and a half from its mouth. Beyond
that it Js very rapid, loiug traversod by
tho Indians in their canoes. Tho finest
of salmon abound, tho inhabitants
thinking them tho best on tho coast.
Off thosboro are the fur seals, millions
of which sHrt in these waters, furnish
ing prohtablo employment for tlto Indi
ans in their capture. Back nearer tho
mountains are the greatest bands 01 elk
to be found in tho world. Theso noble
animals stand higher than cattle, the fe
males weighing from 500 to 700 pounds,
and the males 800, 1000 and even 1200.
A considerable traffic is enjoyed in their
hides and antlers, while the meat is as
palatable as beef. Boar also abound, of
tho black or brown species, and birds
and other game. The Indians aro of tho
original kind, but littlo tainted with the
vices of the whites, and are hospitable
in every thought and act. Seattle l'ost
Intelligencer. American Fair Tne Nortbern Pacific Rail
ways Exhibit of Cereals, Roots, Etc.
There aro many superior and interest
ing displays at the American Exposition,
ninny of which have already been noted
in these columns, but there is none that
presents mure interesting and attractive,
as well as suggestive, features than the
extensive exhibit of the products from
tho great Northwest, made by the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. Tho
products shown from Minnesota, north
Dakota, Montana, not them Idaho, AVash
ington and Oregon, the vast region
traversed by the Northern Pacific rail
road, oxtending from bake Superior to
the Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound, a
distance of about 2,000 miles. The ex
hibit of cereals is very fine. It embraces
wheat, oats, barley and rye in the straw
and of threshed grains; also the various
plants and grases -flax, hop, timothy,
clover, millet, alfalfa, Hungarian orchard
and the nativ grasses. Tho native
grasses of the western part of. north Da
kota, Montana, northern Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon -notably the famous
bunch and buffalo gnusrs -tiro un
equalled for their nutritious and sucu
lent qualities, and thoy cover the most
extensive and well watered grazing
ranges in tho United States. The humpies
of wheat from this great wheat bolt at
tracls the notice of all farmers. There
are samples of fife, the famous hard
upriiiK wheat fiom Minnesota and frtun
each of the counties of Cass, Itunsom,
Barnes, Stutsman, Kidder, Burleigh,
Morion and Spink, in north Dakota.
This wheat ranges fiom 28 to 10 bushel,
to the acre, weighing from (il to (il
pounds to tho bushel. This ia the
wheat from which tho best flour
;s manufactured by tho patent roller
process in voguu at all tho large roller
mills at Minneapolis and at other points
through that section. There is flour on
exhibition from the gloat I'illsbury
flouring mills at Miiinetiiiolih. The
lurgot of tho 1'ilUbuiy mills has a ca
pacity of 1,500 ban ols of Hour per day,
and their group of mills u capacity of
of 7,500 bairels per day, whilu.the Wash
burn mills have n capacity of about 7,000
barrels, and various other mills at this
point have a rapacity of 15,000 barrels,
aggregating total capacity of ulxut
IJO.OOO barrels of ilouf icr day The
consumption of hard spring wheat at
Minneapolis is about 23,O00,O(X btchels
per annum. The display of wheat from
Montana, WashinKtoii and Oregon is in
great variety and of notably fine quality,
tho yield ranging from 30 U 00 bushels
to the acre, weighing from fil to 05
iMiuniU to the bm-hel Tho varieties
shown embrace white Uusrian, Austral
ianclub, white Au-tralian spring, white
winter, Odet-SA, black African, purple
club, littlo club, whiter too, etc. Spk-n
did hamplea of white rye, llax, barley and
outs fiom the different nUto and Terri
tories ma Im' Hjkii, while the samjilois of
vegetables from north Dnkotu and Min
nesota aro wonderfully huge Tim sam
ples of potatoes nrf particularly fine,
the yield ranging from 200 to -100 bushels
tothoHeru, mid the b'-eU, turnips, cab
ImKes, onions (which yield us high as
800 bushels V) the .tcie), etc., excite uni
versal comment as to fi. and appear
ance, coming, n they do, from a -eetioii
heretofore thought iquriugly productive,
lint which is pioving from the evidence
of practical experience to bo wonderfully
productive In all the ctiral and veget
able crojM. Every farmer in thin ceclion
NO. 38.
should examine, this exhibit critically, as
thoy, more than any others, will appre
ciate the superior character of tho sample
so lavishly displayed. The display 01
mineral specimens from along tho lina,
collected from Montana and also from
the I.nko Superior regions, has lieen de
layed in transit, but is expected to nrriv
at any moment. Tho product of the
precious metals in Montana has reached
a total at the present writing of over
100,000, and in Washington and Ore
gon of about $50,000,000, whilo tho co
per mines of Lake Superior are anions;
the richest in tho world. Tho product ol
iron, copper and load, tin, coal an'd other
ir.inerals in Montana are on a broad
scale, and specimens of minerals from
this country will bo examined with great
interest by a largo number of our citi
zeus. Mr. P. B. Great, the general emi
gration agent of the Northern Pacific
railroad, with headquarters at St, Paul,
is here, relativo to arranging tho exhibit.
Mr. A. J. Quin, the. New England agent
of the Northern Pacitic railroad, 298
Washington street, has charge of ttw
exhibit. In the completion of this exhibit
there, is rounded up a group of displays
ot tho agricultural and natural products
of several quito diverse, but all very de
sirable, sections of ouroxtensivo country.
Hero in this group of exhibit- -wo have
tho products of the groat Northwest,
tho groat Southwest (including Texas,
Lousiana, Arkansas and Missouri, and.
the great South -for thev are nil great
in their way in tho view of those who
aro looking for certain advantages ol
soil, climate and natural productions, to
determine 111 which direction tuoy suau.
cast their future lot after leaving New
England. These exhibits should ah
be seen by evory farmer in New England,
and a view ot them alone is worth u vitdt
to Boston and to the fair. Bostoa
Herald.
The Craur d' Aleue Mines.
A party returned from tho Oomr d
Alone gold fields last Saturday evening,
and from T. J. Dynan we have some in
teresting information relativo to th
mining outlook there. To begin with,
Dynan considers the mines rich in goldr
paying well now, even with the imper
fect modes of mining iu ojie ration. DnHt
pahcs for legal tender in the mines and.
goes readily at ninety cents to thopenny
we'ght. The largest nugget yet found
was valued at something over $.'18. Old
miners are of the opinion that the ficM
is rich, and the work in bedrock will dis
close riches in vastly gi eater quantities
than anything that has yet anpoarctl.
Mr. Dynan estimates that ton thousand
miners can lie accommodated in tho
camp, and thinks at least half thai nnm
lier will be there in the Hpriug. The en
tire) region is covered by a thick growth
of cedar, the trees ranging from 175 to
250 feet iu height and 15 to Hi feet in
circumference.
Tiik New Insane asylum is com
pleted. The patients were removed last
week, Tuesday, fiom the old Hawthorne
asylum at Hast Portland, to the the new
quarters in Salem, owned by tho State,
and wero transferred to the care of Dr
11. Carpenter nf superintendent, who
has m ably aided the plans mid construe
tion as consulting phy-ician acting with
the slate hoard. The patients are much
pleased with the new and elegant quar
tess. Before, thev wore necessarily
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croWllCU mgi lliei ; wiiiiu nun uiujr imv"
aliiindaiit room. We havedewribed the
building herctofoie and need only s.iv
that, in its completed form, it fully reai
i.m all that was anticipated The Slide
ikisscssi'K an asyluin for its insane fully
up U tho latest improvements 111 sunh
buildings and expressly linen ami 1111
nished for the comfort and benefit of the
unfortunates whom uusou is unsealed.
It is not known that so good an asylum
was ever erected lit the same cost.
JlTercreen Millet
Mr. Htillwell, of Wasco county, givi
the Wasco .Sun his experience with over
gnn millet, kh follows: His sued was
sown on very dry land where ho did no
have siircens with alfalfa; that his crop
was splendid some of it as high as his
head- and tUat it was now green. Ho
wild ho bail gathered by hand 150
pounds of seed and Hhould gather 50
IkhiiuIh more. Mr. Ktillivrll thinks that
much of tho disapisiitituient which baa
Ixjen oiperieiuisl by Uiiimi who tried wn
the bad charict;r of the California seed,
which, would not grow here. Mr fi
says his was grown on the dryest soil u
be found
The wrccKid bark Kival, which hiw
Ihjcii quietly reHning where it went
ashore two years ago, on Peacock spit,
started to wa last Hunday