Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
san FRANCISCO LETTER.
Especial Correspondence of the Times
SAN Francisco, May 20.

SAN Francisco, May 20.
DEAR TIMES - The downward
movement of Ophir, with the
assessment, has caused some ex-
citement. Nobody knows what to
make of it, though "Lord Sharon
has to come in, rightfully or
wrongfully, for his share of un-
pleasant comment. eff Sharon
wants to buy out Ralston's share
of the Palace Hotel, can't he find
some other way Of raising money
than manipulating Ophir ?" is one
of the comments; and "how many
times more have we got to be swim
died to help Bill Sharon ?" is ano-
ther. People don't remember they
are not obliged to buy stocks, and
if men want money, and know how
to raise it, by setting people wild
about stocks, and then letting them
down to give them a lesson, who
shall say we have not fine teachers;
and if Bill Sharon, Bill Ralston,
and all the other Bills have been
appointed as pedagogues generally.
for the benefit of the dear people,
all these last have got to do is to
study their lessons, graduate, and
send all the Bills kiting to some
other part of the world, to give
their lessons and receive their
wages. People must learn that an
honest penny earned is great deal
better than ever so many gambled
for, and if they get the full benefit
in instruction for the money spent,
it is not cloves labor lost" by
any means; but {" the Bills" toge-
ther make good thing, and honest
people learn to earn their living.
So, doubtless, say the manipula-
tors, when they undertake to settle
scores with what little conscience
is left them, and if the people un-
.dertake to handle theirs in the
same manner. they will find that
not only the Bills, but the people
themselves, have got something to
answer for, in allowing themselves
to be fooled so often, and so this
lecture ends.
Ralston is no longer hotel pro-
prietor, or the proprietor at least of
the Palace Hotel. 1t is beyond his
dignity to mingle in such common
matters longer, and so Mr.. Sharon's
left with his elephant on his hands,
to make both ends meet, or to get
a decent rate per cent. on the three
or four millions of investment
bound to be laid up on that part Of
Market street for some time to
come. How he will get through
with it we shall see. Emigration
fills the hotels. For one night last
week $50 persons were turned
from the Cosmopolitan, and an ac-
.quaintance of your correspondent
sought seven different places for
hotel accommodations, and finally
subscribed for the benefit of two
chairs, which offered the best ac-
.commodations possible to be found
till morning. We don't know what
the Palace" will do for ordinary
individuals in this way. We think,
however, its cavernous jaws must
devour large part Of the earnings
of our own community, before it
can be success, and if the jaws
are not supplied, Ophir or some
other mining stock is bound to
make up the deficit.
We don't hear much of anything
but amusements. All the theatres
are we'll supplied with attractions
and all are we'll patronized. De
Murska's debut was success.
She is magnificent vocalist, her
execution being almost wonderful.
Her voice has the attraction Of
great fexibility, without remark
able strength or extradinary degree
of compass. Ristori's advent is
waited for, and rival German
actress appears at the same time.
California is likely to prove attrac-
tive to stars, out of season in New
York. and in time, our summer
campaigns of dust and fog are
likely to be shared with star at
fractions from all other quarters.