Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-11-04
Como Letter
COMO, New, Oct. 80, 1882

place bearing the euphonious name
of "Pizen Switch" on Walker river,
to visit the same during Fair week,
concluded to do so, and will now
give you few crude items in regard |
to the present and prospective capa-
biities of the largest and most beau
tiful valley in Nevada, the valley of
the Walker. / started on Thursday
and after very tedious ride of some |
40 miles across the mountains arrived
in the valley about 2 O'Clock, think
ing that my long ride and deep seat
ed troubles were over. Vain thought.
They were just commencing. While
in the hills l could see that | was
making some progress, but once in
the valley the roads were numerous
and seemingly intermInable. Usage
brush to the right of me, sage brush
to the left of me. and graase wood all
around" that's the way Tennyson
would probably have put it. Truly
it is a beautiful valley and valley
of most magnificent distances. /
finally arrived at my place of desti
nation, the "Switch," just as the
races were commencing, and saw
some very foe running albeit the
track was very heavy. The ladies'
tournament, on Friday, was of course
the leading feature in the opinion of
your correspondent. There were
half dozen riders and all were good.
Those who took the prizes owed it
more to superior horses than to the
horsemanship. All passed off pleas
antly, there being no unfeminine
chickering's or jealousies by the non
winning fair ones. The boys pony
race was well contested, and was won
by Master Malott of Wabuska. The
purses put up by the society were
mostly taken in by Mr.. Smart of the
SWITCH" owing of course to his
having The Smart.est horses. 1t was
quite jubilee for Esmeralda candi-
dates and thoroughly utilized by
Esmeralda voters. Candidates from
Aurora, from Candelaria, tIcm Day.
ton and the surrounding valley met
and "iolted" one another and their
.'dear friends" the voters. A word
If explanation may be necessary to
outside barbarians as to the word
jolt. 1t is the "Switcian" term for
Gets take a drink" So the boys
were "jolted" u their hearts content
if not to their stomachs. Before l
forget it let me say that The people of
Mason Valley, and especially of the
"Switch" have been sadly belied. l
was never-in a somewhat extended
tramp over the Pacific states and
Territories--among quieter, more
peaceable people than found at the
50 called "Switch" during the week
of the Fair. All seemed 10 vie with
each other in rendering graceful
courtesies to the stranger. Their
hospitality is unbounded and my
tarry among them will long be re-
membered as one of the most beau
tiful episodes of my life on the Pa
ciflc Coast. Even editors are toler
ated at the "Switch." What! You
cannot believe it. 1t is even so, and
/ had the pleasure of dining with one
at the beautiful home of Mr.. Sanders
one Of the most successful ranchers
of the valley. The dinner party in
cluded Attorney General Murphy
aud lady, Judge Wells, the aforesaid
editor, Mr.. Glenn of the ESmerdtdd
Herald and several untitled civilians
including young d. w. q. and your
humble servant. The dinner was
well it was 'just perfectly huge" and
not to be described. AS l have said
Mr.. Glenn, though an editor, was
tolerated, even after acknowledging
to an acquaintance with the editor of
the TIMES. He was in fact the life
of the dinner party and barring an
occasional slip kept his newspaporial
calling in the background. me edi-
tor would, however, sometimes crop
out, as when the hostess was pressing
him 10 partake of some, as yet, I'M