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Personally he (Mills) was doing what he could quietly for the promotion of your interests. At the same time and almost in the same breath said he would not have anything to do with the campaign in California; referred to a conversation which he had the day before with Heazelton of the "Post" and others in this direction.
During the conversation he said that Mrs. Mills had stood up for you in the presence of Huntington and family at all times. He did not say that he had done so, nor do I believe that he did. He spoke of an agreement which had been entered into between your-self and your associates, saying that he was knowing to the fact, and I think said that he had seen such an agreement. I allowed him to do all the talking and made myself as agreeable a listener as it was possible for me to be. It is not necessary for me to say to you that I have no confidence in the integrity or loyalty of Mills to you and your personal interests.
I have been trying for the past three or four days to find a convenient opportunity for a further talk with Col. Crocker, as I had one with him last week in company with Jack Wright. Jack came down for the purpose, and so said to the Colonel, of finding whether the latter would support him in case of a conflict between him and Huntington, - a conflict likely to occur, as he inferred from the letter written and published to Grove D. Johnson. You have probably seen a copy of this letter as it was generally published in the press of the State. I joined Jack in his