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ordering such portions of this reservation surveyed as will be likely to find purchasers, much of the land being entirely worthless. The Bedahto, or Upper Station, the Bald hill Station and Lower head quarters being all that a Market could be found for at present. These three stations embrace, perhaps, 1500 acres of land which might be sold. The Noyo Mill, the property of Mr A.W. Macpherson, a gentleman of this City, is also upon the reserve. For a few acres embracing the Mill property, Mr Macpherson would pay a handsome price, and, if not inconsistent with law, I would suggest that such a survey be made, and have the land appraised by disinterested parties and sold to him. I offer this simply as a suggestion, as the Department is doubtless aware that he was permitted to build the Mill there under the Superintendence of Col Henly, and it seems now that it would be unjust to place the property in a new competition between him and other parties by the sale of the land on which it stands.

Genl Wright informs me that the hostility in Humboldt, Klamath and Trinity Counties may now be considered virutually closed.