The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-07-19
LErrxx FROM COL. HODGE.

LETTER FROM COL. HODGE.
 | EDITOR MIsER:-I have intended for
 long time past to take time to write 70,
 8 few lines, but my engagements for public
 addresses, lectures, etc, have kept me vei'l
 busy, and now am only at home for [
 short season. A wonderful amount of in
 terest ali over the Northern and Western
 States is centering upon Arizona. and
 mechanics. laborers and capitalists alike arc
 studying up its character, climate, soil productions, etc., with an earnesrness of pur- pose unequaled. had intended returning
 to Arizona many months since, but circum- stances have detained me here. 1 am sure
 that my lectures on Arizona, and my book
 written soon after my return have had a good influence everywhere. receive the MINER most of the time and after read ing send it ts those making inquiries re- specting the couatry. It is read with much interest and being the leading paper of the Territsry it makes most favorable im- pression among all classes. 1 today re- ceived letters from company of men atthe City of Yonkers, 15 miles above New York, where ] lectured year since, making special inquiries about the route, etc, to Arizona This company will leave for Pres colt in September, and is composed of first class mechanics, min,rs and iaborers. Sev- erul gentlemen of wealth and personal ac- quaintances of mine are making arrange ments to leave this State for Arizona, in a few months, and are anxiously urging me to return with them, which l shall do if other duties will permit. You may rest assured that shall return as soon as possible, for l look upon Arizona truly as the ''coming country"
 Our wheat harvest is just commencing in Michigan, and promises to be heavy crop. 1 have wheat standing over six feet high, with enormous heads and we'll filled. My wheat last year averaged 36 bushels per acre, and the present crop looks more promising than that. The market for all farm pro- ducts are quite low. Wheat one dollar per bushel; corn 50c; oats 30c; ard other kinds in proportion. Choice butter 10c per h.; eggs 10c dozen. I wish, Charlie, I could l send you and Burt and Will Foster, and few other friends, bushel basket of eggs, l SO you would not be limited to two once a week. Call in at my home and have good | square meal of ham and eggs, or take them | SOAiOds cNiobiDiC0, pOoSuCo Ot OtnCk " fSO oS | you desire. If any of my Arizona friends | the NJ. c. Air Line R. R., tell them to stop | over and make me visit. The latch string | is always ready for such to enter by. 1 | much regret to learn that my old friends in the "Peck Mine," have got into the meshes of the law with each other. It is too bad, md should have been compromised among themselves.
 By the way, am egotistical enough to iesire full credit for writings which have cost me much time and study. WhcnI was n Tucson, Col. Wm. G. Boyle, member of he Royal Geographical Society of London, prevailed upon me to prepare a long article or that Society on the ruins of Arizona.
 did so and Col. Boyle mailed It to the Secretary of the Society. In the MINER of January 18th, last, was long extract taken rom the Ogden Freeman" which was a portion of my article, and which has evi- lently been published by the Society which las never given me credit for the same or yer paid for it, as Col. B., promised.
 Politics are all the rage with us here and { the East. The old parties are uling, hauling, quarrelling and fighting yer Hayes title to the Presidency, ana ach working might and main to secure the ffices and emoluments for another term he new party, National Greenback, IS aking great inroads on both the old ones z ! the subject of finance and kindred mat ' ITS. and in many of the States will no doubt ,ld the balance of power, and perhaps z weep some of the States by large majorities. hIs new party advocates the issue of all 2 oney, gold, silver and parer, by the general V; ,vernment. The taxation of all property :, ike, be the same lands, bonds, houses, or U her property of any and all kinds. The sa a yment of the bonded indebtedness of the T ation at the earliest practicable moment d in lawful manner, and no more issue u bonds to tax the people by the interest W the same. These principles with others tr like character makes the new party a to 'ong and earnest one. An effort is being n, sde to unite the old parties in this State ar ainst the new party under the name of 3 Honest Hard Money League, n and Dugh National Bankers and Capitalists } ail in the ring for that purpose, there is ! much antagonism between the bloody ta rt horses, and the old copperhead element A, permit them to work together. shall =. sak through the fall campaign in favor of oS ancial reform. But l must close with .u .u od wishes to the editor and for the pros- LII 'ity of all my Arizona friends. ..
 H. c. HODGE ia, i Concord, Jackson O., Mich, July 8. .o .o