Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-12-27
COMO LETTER.
PONY" Tells About His Visit to
Pizen Switch.

ton, learning that all the Candidates
were over on the Walker, ] thought it
would be good time to visit that met.
Eopolis Of Lyoa county, Greenfield,
doubtless for the sake Of euphcny more
generally known as the Switch, osten-
sibly to see some relations and friends,
but in reality to see the town painted
by the outside candidates whs were
there en- mass< from Dayton, Silver and
Sutro. l took straight cut from Como
through the low range Of mountains
that divide the vallies of the Carson
and Walker, and entered the latter just
before the setting Of the sun. Right
here let me advise the reader who thinks
Of making the trip, if stranger in the
Valley, to enter it as early in the day
as possible, as there are something over
one thousand roads in the Valley by
actual count, and they have way Of
circulating around that is truly perplex-
ing to the uninitiated. He may start
in any direction he pleases and after
riding a half hour will find himself
right where he started from, SO there is
no danger Of his getting lost in the
labyrinthian ways Of the Valley.
My destination was q certain ranch
near the center of the Valley, but ]
deemed i, prudent to first pay visit to
the Switch to get my bearings and some
well, little Democratic enthusiasm,
you know. Before reaching the town |
met buggy containing three rather di-
lapidated looking candidates, who, if
they had not succeeded in painting the
town, had most certainly succeeded in
getting q most beautiful red sunset
glsw upon their countenances. 1t is
perhaps needless to say that they were
Democratic candidates Republicans
seldom paint, and were bound for
Hook Mason's ranch, which, as one OF
them was q native, they doubtless safe.
ly reached.
On arriving at the Switch l found it
full Of people, who were also full Of
political enthusiasm. My old friend
Angus Mcleod, who is familiarly called
Sang. McLoud," and who is the Dem
ocratic Treasurer OF Esmerslda county,
at once toOk possession Of me and prom
Used to make myself and horse comfor.
table during my stay in the Valley. l
had to decline with thanks so general
an invitation, having, as before stated,
relatives in the Valley who were expect
ing me. But as the night was dark,
and the Valley fenced with barbed wire
and had no file or nippers, was glad
to accept his kindly profiered hospitali-
~ for the night. Mac has one Of the
finest ranches in the Valley. He be-
ing one Of the pioneer settlers and hav-
ing an amiable wife to look after things
on the inside, his home-and it is a
home in the fullest sense Of the word
resembles that Of well-to-do farmer
in far away New England. Mac has
fine orchard Of apples, Plums, prunes,
etc., which this year bore SO well this
year that many Of the trees were broken
by the weight Of fruit. His orchard is
thirteen years old and ! dare not at
tempt to tell how many tons Of apples
he had as ! took no notes. Apples
were everywhere, tons Of them were
buried in the orchard, and when ] sigh.
ed and said that ought to have brought
another horse and pack saddles Mac
promptly offered to loan me one and
load him down to the guards. finally
compromised BY agreeing to take as
many as my horse could conveniently
pack when left the ranch. Mac is
politician Of the old Democratic type
and loses no opportunity Of converting
others to his way of thinking. Soon
after supper he commenced on the writ
er, cunningly beginning at the bottom
Of the Democratic ticket. He said that
if his friend Littell was elected Com.
missioner he would put up finger boards
at all the cross roads in the Valley; The
would have to hire a painter by the
year., and in the Spring and Summer
when the grangers were irrigaiing he
would establish ferries at all the big
bitches lthe United States Navy
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