The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-07-01
YAVAPAI COUNTY.
Letter from Col. Il. G. Hodge.
PRESCOTT, A. T.,
June Goth, 1876.

AIlGE d i've IuOuIIlS ldIlDiC III
MOhave and Yuma counties, am
again back at this beautiful noun
tain town. Since I left here in
January last. many improvements
have been made in the way of
buildings, and large increase of
population been added by the ar
rival of emigrants both from the
East and West. Several large
and first-cIass brick buildings are
now being erected, the principal
one being the new store of G. P.
Head & Co., which is in size
5Ox125 feet. It is to be perfect in
all it's parts, with plate glass front
and made fire proof. 1t will when
completed be no doubt the best
building in Arizona. The cost
will be from twenty to thirty
thousand dollars.
An election took place in the
village yesterday for one Marshal
and one Councilman and nearly
300 votes were cast. If full vote
had been polled it would have ex-
ceeded 400 as I am informed.
The health of the country is
good and business very fair. Since
l left in January there has been
one notable improvement, which
is the opening of good hotel
with excellent private rooms for
gentlemen, ladies and families.
This has been a necessity long
needed in Prescott and one that
now gives great satisfaction to the
people of Prescott and especially
the travelling public. The hotel
is called the Dudley House and
is in the center of the town, on
the north side of the plaza be-
tween the pOstofice and the Splen-
did store of L. BashfOrd & Co.
Fred. Williams, the present pro-
prietor, is an old ArizOnan and q
de-awake, pleasant gentleman,
and having an extensive acquaint-
ance is we'll patronized by the
people of the town and country,
besides accommodating all strang-
ers and visitors who come and
go.
The emigration into the Terri
tory by the Hardyville route is
very large and the road is literally
lined with wagons, cattle, horses
and sheep, and better than all
else, with numerous families who
come to build up homes.
There are many new industries
starting here-too numerous to
mention in this short article, but
one which attracted my attention
is worthy of especial notice. This
is the new jewelry establishment
of Messrs. Morgan & DOugherty,
who have the finest stock of goods
l have seen the Territory and
which would do credit to an East
ern city. Both of these gentle
men aIe excellent workmen and
stand high in San Francisco and
elsewhere. One of them was for
long time connected with the
Elgin, Illinois Watch Manufac-
tory. All kinds of gold and silver
jewelry is made by them in any
and every style, and as beautiful
and permanet as can be made in
any Eastern city.
10 mines and mining the conn
try is attracting more attention
than ever before and many heavy
operators in San Francisco have
their agents and experts here who
are making critical examination
of the many rich lodes now being
operated and worked. The cele-
brated peek Mine," thirty-five
miles nearly south of Prescott is
looking better than ever. They
are now down on the "Peck" 10
feet and have a vein of rich ore Of
4 feet in width all of which assays
over $1,000 per ton, Their first