The Arizona sentinel., 1876-05-27
LETTER FROM COL. HODGE.

LETTER FROM COL. HODGE.
The following interesting letter
was received last week, but too
late for insertion in last Saturdays
issue:
EHRENBERG, A. t., I
May 18th, 1876. !
For the Sentinel:
Though heavily loaded, our
good boat, the ella, made the run
from Yuma here in twenty-four
hours against a heavy current. |
find the officers of the GiI0, Capt.
Poole, Mr.. Muzzy, Chief Engineer
of the @. S. n. Co., and for the
trip in charge of the engine room
of the ella, and all other officers
to be like all the officers Of the
Company on the river, we'll in
formed and gentlemen in every
sense of the word. Consequently
our trip up was a most pleasant
and agreeable one.
Messrs. Young & Rothrock, pho
tOgraphers, came up on the boat,
and by the kindness of Captain
Poole, were enabled to take sew
eral fine views of the scenery at
Castle Dome, the PicachO, &C., all
of which will in due time be Civ.
en- to the public.
Business here is very lively and
the branch house ofCol. James NJ.
Barney, and of J. GOIdWater &
Bros, and of J. NJ. Casta1eda are
doing a good and increasing bust
ness, amounting in the gross to
about $4,000 per month. The G.
5. n. Co.'S business here and up
the river is under the charge of
that prince Of good fellows, P.
NJ. Fisher, Esq, who is well
known far and near. The c. & A.
Stage Co, and the A. & n. NJ.
Express Company are both doing
II large business. The A. q. n
NJ. Express Co. suffered a serious
loss by the fire here on the I'd
inst, when the Goodman Stable
and Corral was destroyed by fire.
they lost six valuable horses and
some other property. The total
loss of the Company and of Mr.
Goodman was about $4,000. The
G. & A. Stage Company will on
the 10th inst, commence carry
ing the through mail from San
Bernardino, Cal, to Prescott and
other interior points, but will keep
up their line from Prescott to Har-
dyville, via Mineral Park and
other points.
Ehrenberg now has II dwell
ing houses, 4 stores, 4 cOrrals, 3
saloons, 2 bakeries, and one black.
smith shop, wagon shop, meat
market, Catholic Church and a
good hotel kept by J. NJ. Leggett,
whose estimable wife takes per-
sonal supervision of the table and
culinary department, making it
most desirable place for passen.
gers on both stage companies and
others to obtain Il good, clean,
square meal.
The A. d n. M. Express Co. are
represented here by J. Goldwater
& Co., and the G.. & A. Stage line
by E. o. Grant, Esq. The former
shipped from this point last month
$4,000 in bullion and the G. & A.
Co. ship about $4,000 per month.
Ehrenberg seems to be very
healthy and on the road to per-
manent prosperity. Col. Barney
is now at San Bernardino and is
in health. He went
in with DR.. .Tonner some two
weeks since, at which time he
was seriously unWell.
Judge Hayden, of Phoenix, pas
sed here last evening on his way |
home, and Mr.. Majors, of the old |
firm so well known on the plains
as majors & RUSSELL" also went |
on the Q. & A. coach 10 Phoenix
with Judge H.. and intends max
ing that place his future home.
A large emigration is setting in
to Arizona and both stage lines
have all they can do to accOmmo-
late the rush. Will write again
from the McCracken country,
where | soon 90 To examine fine