Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-17


Proved to Be the Straw Which
Broke the Como Cancels Back
The Miners Thank Mr.. Daggett
for the Mail,
Como, January IA, 1880.
EDITOR TIMES: While awaiting
the returns from the recent shipment
of Eureka bullion, have had plenty
of time TO think about the last ship
ment of bullion from the Como of
the early days-for the returns from
which / am waiting yet. In the
winter of '64-5 Messrs. Pierce, Park
er and well, I'll call him
Walker. because it wasn't his name,
and it wouldn't have been a mis-
homer of if it had been-leased the
mill which had been standing idle
for more than year. Mr.. Pierce
was thorough mill-man; Mr.. Park
er was an engineer, and Mr.. Walker
was neither, but he had few hun
dred dollars with which to buy quick
silver, etc. Mr.. Pierce knew the
district, and was satisfied that there
were several claims that would pay,
if properly worked. At that time
there were perhaps twenty miners re-
naming in the camp. Being half
starved, and ready to do anything
for grub, they readily agreed to help
start the mill by working any mine
that Mr.. Pierce might designate, in
consideration of their board until
the thing was made to pay. Mr..
Pierce selected the dump of the ORR
zaba No. 2 as that likely to make
the best returns, and hauled about
100 tons, without asserting. 1t was
evidently rich in precious metals /;
Mr.. Pierce was satisfied it would pay,
and the boys (who were eating three
square meals per day and jubilating
at the prospect of reviying the dis
trict had no doubt that it would.
After working 100 tons the mill was
cleaned up, and Mr.. Walker, the man
who had furnished the money, Of
course took the bullion to Virginia,
had it assayed, sold it, and--walked
right on to Montana; and no one but
Mr.. Walker knows to this day what
that ore yielded. Everything stopped
right there, for there wasn't dollar
left in the camp.
THE LAST OF OLD COMO.
THIS was really the last of old Co
mo. The severe winter of '6465
will be long remembered by those
who passed it in Como. Wood was
plenty, Tor many fences and out
houses still remained, and the hills
had not been shOrn of their mantle of
nut pine, but provisions were very
Seldom" and ajackrabbit stew with
pine nut dessert was considered the
very hight of good living. Alf.
D,ten, now of the Gold Hill News,
left before that memorable winter.
In some mysterious way he succeed
ed il raising "a four bit piece, and &C.
companied by his dog Kaiser, /" lit
out" Tor Virginia, to help Mark
Twain do the unreliable for the En-
terprise-and left us to dig through
alone. We didn't dig much, how
ever, for it didn't take very large
hole for us to dig through in the
spring. If Lazarus had come along
at that time we would doubtless have
bounced him for bonanza king.
But we have no grudge against Alt.
Doten. In the bright light of our
returning prosperity we are too hap
Ply to entertain ill-feelings against
him.
THANKS FOR THE MAILING FAcILI-
TIES.
At a meeting of the miners of CO.
mo, held yesterday, vote OF thanks
was unanimously rendered to r. NJ.
Daggett and to Mr.. Plcotte, of the
TINES, for their timely and efficient
aid in securing mail facilities for the
camp. THE Pony.