Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-06-23
COMO LETTEB.
A C0mOite Takes n RIDE over she
4. II q. and Tells what SIC Saw.

EDITOR T1MEs:-Being in Dayton
the other day and receiving an invi-
tation from several of the noble
knights of Pytbiss to accompany
them to Hawthorne tho next day, l
concluded to stay over and do so;
and will now give your readers q
brief account of our visit to that
small tnew town In large old desert.
The company consisted of something
over score of Dayton Knights, be-
sides several from Virginia and Re
no. At our first stopping place down
the river, we found the genial bach
elor Riley Hougham awaiting us,
and without him ourtrip would have
been partial failure. For u right
good time give me jolly old bach
who has no women to look after. At
Churchill station we had the pleasure
Of meeting the "isie" John CARING
and wife, who were looking as fresh
and innocent as though they had en-
joyed their recent conso idation for
years, instead OF one short week. OF
our dinner at W&Duska l need not
speak, for the dinners of Mr.. and
Mrs. LovejOy have been the theme
Of all who have psrtsken OF them
since the G. d G. started. At the
Reservation a little incident occ ured
by which one Of the knights came
near being lett to emily the society
of the Piutes until our return trip.
Sheriff Randall, concluding 1 sup
pose, that his children were getting
too large for plsythings, thought to
capture a small pappoose, aud start
ed after bronze pickaninry, who
being frightened, started for its moth
er, when, just as George was about
to make the capture his hat blew off,
and to complete the thing the train
started. Now commenced race in
earnest. II George had not shown
much speed when after the little In
dian he certainly did now, when after
the moving train. He was vociter
ously encouraged by crowds Of jolly
knights upon the platforms, and
finally succeeded In reaching the
rear fiat car and making Judgment
thereon. From the Reservation to
the lake the scenery WAS monotonous
in the extreme, but the ride of thirty
miles on the lake shore was one not
soon to be forgotten. On our arrival
at the depot in Hawthorne We were
met by many old residents OF Lyon
county new in business in the new
town by the lake. After registering
and q wash up at Stonsr's Hotel your
correspondent. Of course, inquired
for J. NJ. Campbell, the former edit
or OF the TIMES, now the hea d center
OF the Bulletin Office. His ssnctum
was not hard to find, as bis sign GOV.
ers the whole side OF a large two
story building. Jack evidently in
tends to stay in Hawthorne, and is
neither afraid Of tax gathers nor the
roughs OF new mining camp, hom
his caustic pen may make angry,
judging from that sign, which can
be read from the cars half an hour
before you reach town. His office
is large, well lighted and for news.
paper Office kept remarkably neat
and unlittered by exchange wrap
pers, cigar stumps, etc. The extra
cleanliness is undoubtedly owing to
the fact that bis book keeper Is n
young lady of culture and refine
ment, aud her presence no doubt
keeps the editor, compositors ana
sdevil" on their best behavior. Since
my return l have frequently been
asked what thought of hawthorne.
To be candid, the first view OF the
new town from tho cars is not pre-
possessing, but when you get there
aud see its broad clean streets, its
newly painted buildings, and above
all, its genial, jovial, live and rust
ling population, then you seem to
forget that the town is built right
out doors In the middle of desert
and that IL is fiat and has not an ini-
posing appearance from the outside.
When you get acquainted with the