Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-06-26
CELEBRATING UNDER DIFF
FACULTIES.
A Fourth OF July Celebration at
Carson City Twenty Five Years
COMO. NrY. Inne ~. 1881

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Ago.
COMO, New, June 20, 1886.
ED. TrMEs:-I see by the papers that
Car son will have grand celebration
the coming Fourth, and will try and d.
vide the honors with Virginia City, if
she does not carry Them off. Twenty
FIVE years ago Carson celebrated very
creditably, and your humble servant
was there to help. But before | tell
you about it | want to say something of
a celebration at "Yank's" station the
year previous-an impromptu affair got.
ten up on short notice. We had no
! common nor anvils to make noise with,
but "Yank" had a quantity Of huge
logs lying around which he was more
than willing should be broken into
hre.wooI. That settled the noisy part
of the programme, but now we must
lmprovise flag. That proved The hard.
est part OF the whole arrangement, and
but for the patriotic ladies Of the val.
ley the stars and stripes would not have
gladdened our eyes on the Fourth Of
| July 1860. The hostess Of the hotel,
Mrs. Spurbeck, furnished a sheet for
| the ground work, which made the white
but not the red and blue. surrender
ed couple OF red flannel shirts-all
had, but ! hoped 10 replace them before
Winter. We were all right now but
the blue, which seemed to be missing
color in that camp, and our flag would
probably have looked like Joseph's
coat OF many colors had not Hank
Monk come to the rescue. Hank and
his passengers were taking dinner and
he heard Us discussing our troubles at
the table, and in his dry way, said he
guessed he could nix it as he had big
"wash" of Tom Audrain's aboard that
he was taking home from the laundry at
Genoa. After dinner Hank oyerhauled
the "wash" and threw out Two pair OF
blue flannel drawers, remarking that
Tom was copperhead and ought 10
contribute something towards The old
flag. Tom Audrain kept the station on
the summit, between "Yank's" and
Strawberry, and though frs rate fell
| low, was a sece ssionist ev=n before the
secession, and we did not hesitate 10
use his underwear 10 finish our flag.
The next morning We climbed a tai /
tamarack near the mouse, and trimming
down the top literally enabled our flag
10 the mast" and had jolly celebra-
lion all by ourselves.
The next year, 1861, Carson had a
lively celebration, as stated above, and
If she does as well according 10 her per
capita this year no one who visits the
city will have reason 10 complain.
| There were live men in Carson twenty
hve years ago, the most of whom, |
learned during my last sojourn there,
had crossed the Divide. 1t did not
take many such men as Col. Abe Curry,
II. +. Rice, lin Smith, Aaron Tread
way, and Others, 10 make a success OF
anything they undertook. On this oc
casion they had very respectable pro-
cession, headed by fine band OF music.
| A large boat on wheels carried the
bellies of Carson who represented the
different States and Territories. Two
famous Shoshone Chiefs, dressed in
buckskin, beads and feathers, proved
quite an attraction. Shakub and Buck
had been quite noted and troublesome
in the late Indian raids on the plains,
and were persuaded 10 come IN and be
"skeered" into good Indians by Hank
Butterheld, pony rider, who acted as
ciccrone and interpreter. Col. Curry
owned the cannon and bossed the sa.
lutes himself. He wanted the gunners
10 load her so she would "Aap" at
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