before July 1 of next year - and
the papers and people are abusing
him outrageously for leaving the great
interests in the district without settlement
so long. I have talked with both
the friends and enemies of Judge Noyes
today - from all I hear I conclude
that he is an honest but a careless
and rather weak man - one easily
led by designing people who assume
the tone and character of friends for
sinister purposes. He has been
imposed upon - and has weakly
yielded to the plots and designs of
persons who have not even defended
him after imposing upon his weakness
and credulity. I am not at all favorably
impressed with his appointees either.
The situation here is bad - last
night - 75 armed men went upon a
valuable claim, ousted the possessor
