Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-07
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent


of California has reopened.
The crowd around the Bank of
California on Saturday last showed a
great desire to derive some benefit
from it. According to some, very
large number were influenced by the
charitable wish to see the bank 90
on, and were ready to pledge their
little all to help it. Others viewed
the matter differently, and when the
stacks of gold coin, which were
pledged to pay the debts of that in
stitution became visible, the palpi-
tating hearts bounded back to their
original condition and became more
steady.
There is no doubt that California
is great State; no doubt that the
Bank of California is great institu-
ton; no doubt the new President is
a great man, and yet we see croak-
ing, i'll natured party who says it is
all very well-conservative policies
in the future and plenty Of hackers
at present may give courage, but we
don't want the old regime to gain
new life; we want to see extrava-
gance put down, conservative men in
power who have something to
promise for themselves besides their
millions, and when that time comes
we are hoping to believe in some
thing besides stock markets and an
other kind of power besides that Of
possession. 1t is RIO use to grumble;
the policy on the Pacific Coast is un-
like any other. 1t has got to be
watched to see what becomes of it,
and we have got to find out what sort
of history we are making for future
generations, if we can, long after we
are out of it. But certain it is, the
history of California, up to the pres
ent time, has been most remarkable,
and like nothing in this day and
generation elsewhere existing. 1t is
impossible to predict in regard to its
future, but if immortality, flourishing
like green bay tree in every direc-
ton has power to exist without a rain
of fire from heaven to destroy it, or
a flood like Noah's to wash away its
impurities, we may well believe in
the power of evil to the destruction
of good, and look to Satan himself
for final protection.
The Palace Hotel admitted last
evening as many guests as it could
accommodate, to enjoy its court illu-
mination and to witness Mr.. Sharon's
glorification. What HE particularly
has done to receive Qualification "no
fellah" as yet has found out; but
the stock brokers got together, and
knowing how fond Mr.. Sharon was
Of music, and how poor he was,
emptied their purses (Which just now
cannot be supposed to contain mucn)
and collected altogether two hundred
and fifty dollars, that he might enjoy
himself. Poor man! he made little
speech, overcome as he was, and lex
cuse the term the farce" went on.
San Francisco is glorified. New
York must hide her head. That we
can beat her in the bigness of our
productions, let the Palace Hotel
bear witness; in the meantime we
will try to keep humble.
Two new banks are shortly to be
ope led-Lazard Freres and Flood Il
O'Brien; two new theaters, and
everything in proportion. We are
wonderful! Sarcasm aside, we really
do seem to have the most extraordi-
nary capacity for growth and revival
from catastrophe-laugh who will.
Our climate is detestable. The
wind and fog still hang about us.
We are not frozen, as on the other
side of the Rocky Mountains, but we
are worn to death with the melan-
choly winds that sigh round the
corners, throw dust in ones face, and
mike US wrathy generally. The fog
from the sad sea waves also dampens
all our ardor as it steals in upon us
at nightfall, and makes us think of
melancholy things instead of merry.
The Mechanics Fair, thank heaven,
closes this week. People will have
to seek some other form of pleasure
besides perambulating about among
this huge machinery for the purpose
Of advertising themselves, and a
little more of social life may be diff
fused among home circles. 1t is such
a vapid way Of spending ones even
ings. The music is passable and the
crowd good-humored; beyond this
it is positively stupid. The fruit
show is absurdly ridiculous. There
is not fruit dealer in the city, how
ever small his business, who would
not he ashamed Of such a miserable
stock, but it does not pay the grow
ers to transport it at their own ex-.
pense to the city. consequently the
display is very meagre. The garden
is rather pretty-with a rustic arbor
at one end, fountain and plenty of
green sward-but as for the show of
plants and flowers, any old washer
woman with taste for Horticulture
and nothing but cigar boxes to serve
for flower pots could do better. 1t
is not wise to seem too critical, but
little attempt to be what one purports
to be, would seem at the present re-
freshing. Still, as the Fair claims
only to be mechanics fair, perhaps
we have no right to ask for anything
pertaining to agriculture to be repre-
sented, and so We stand corrected.
Social hilarity possibly will COM
mence with the opening of the banks
and the stock boards, and if SO, we
will give due notice.
0YNrHfA ANN.