11, and boarded at the Meiggs House, corner of Broadway and Montgomery, which we owned.

Having reduced expenses to a minimum, I proceeded, with all possible dispatch, to collect outstanding debts, in some instances making sacrifices and compromises.

I made some few sales, and generally aimed to put matters in such a shape that time would bring the best result.

Some of our heaviest creditors were John M.Rhodes & Co., of Sacramento and Shasta; Langton & Co., of Downieville; and E.M.Stranger of Murphy's.

In trying to put these debts in course of settlement, I made some arrangement in Downieville with the law-firm of Spears & Thornton, to collect, by suit, a certain note of Green & Purdy for twelve thousand dollars.
Early in April, I learned that Spears had collected three thousand seven hundred dollars in money, had appropriated it to his own use, and had pledged another good note taken in part payment of three thousand and fifty-three dollars.