Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-31
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS.
A Pheasant Summer ResOrt-The
Sulphur Daths--Large Number
Of Guests Already There, Etc.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, New,
May 81, 1876.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, New,
May 81, 1876.
EDITOR TINES:
Last Wednesday l took possession
of one of Benefits Bros buses and
came up to Gold Hill on my way to
this place. At 7:10 the tightening
express came along, and having
secured a pass, for which l paid 50,
l felt myself master of the situation.
At the suggestion of the senior of
THE TIMES, l purchased & ticket to
Reno, as lie said l could use it to run
down there whenever l wanted to.
But alas, how previously was I dis
appointed. Soon after leaving Car
son man wearing semi Military
cap with brass band on the front,
came along and said, 'ticket, SIR" l
innocently handed him my ticket,
suppossing that he would punch it
and hand it back; bat he did not do
anything Of the kind. He took an
instrument like shoemaker's punch,
and after punching a large hole
right through the date, he cody put
the ticket in his pocket, bowed po-
litely and passed on. He was a
much larger man than your CORES
pendent, or there would have been
one position on the V. & T. Railroad
vacant, for l dislike to be robbed
when l am awake and in full pos
session of all my faculties.
When that report about jim Craw-
ford and Frank Kenyon stealing that
chunk of lead and packing it all over
Silver City, and then sending it to
San Francisco, first came out, l
thought it was a sell, Il humbug, a
steam swindle anything but the
truth. But now--well I've chopped ;
| am going back on both Jim and
Frank. | believe every word OF that
charge, and | think they made big
thing of it. | have had Il great deal
of leisure time since | have been
here, and with a good supply of pen
CHS and paper (Which l laid in under
the head otpostage at the close of the
last session of the legislature l
have figured the thing close and l
am satisfied if they did not have to
pay any buggy hire from Carson t.
Silver, and could persuade Wells,
Fargo & Co. to carry the chunk free
"a feat never before accomplished
they must have realized at least three
dollars and eighty-seven and one
quarter cents. Now when one takes
into consideration the fact that Jim
Crawford, Frank Kenyon, one or two
other employees of the Mint, several
employees on THE TIMES office, Joe
Munckton and Wells Fargo's agents
in Silver City and Virginia City, had
to have y share to keep them quiet,
it is evident the net profits Of the
/ transaction must have been enormous.
Since | have given this matter so
much thought, have come to the
conclusion that Kenyon is also on
the inside with the Y. & I. Railroad,
and am no longer at loss to &C
count for the reason of nv being
swindled out of my fare from Steam
boat to Reno. Truly K is time that
the poor, Innocent people arose in
their might AID put an end to the
corruption Of this dag and genera
ton. Please excuse this depression;
l could not help it; felt it to be my
duty to expose such ubiquitous pro-
ceedings, and am willing to leave
the case in the hands of al intelli
gent pubic, and let them judge be-
tween us. If am wrong in my con-
illusions l can only say am sorry
and am willing to be forgiven.
| l arrived here on "Wednesday even
ing at 9;35. As | stepped on the
platform l was met in a hearty en-
brace by Lu Howard of Silver City.
He wept tears, | suppose Of JOY, at
seeing familiar countenauce but 1t
may have been of pain. at the strong
pressure of my right hand. How
ever, he stood it manfully, and got
even with me by recommending
bath room No. IL as the coolest i'll
the building. Well, it may be, but
if 50. God help the man or woman
who tries one that is much hotter.
With my usual sang froid Il be-
lieve that is the correct phrase) l
Invested myself of my habiliments
aud stepped into the steam room.
The next move was not near so dig
nitisd. If you can imagine the
sensation a person would expert
ence after stepping on gridiron
which had just been taken off OF
the Goals. you can partially realize
how l felt. l made frantic effort
to Jump out OF the bathroom, 8
feat not easy to accomplish when
you take into consideration the fact
that the roof or ceiling is solid
wood, covered, l think, with sheet
iron. The consequence was. ] came
down all of heap, and had just
made up my mind to be quiescent.
when drop of water about the
size dwell. say an ordinary hens