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they cross the Weber eight times.

Even though they do have the timber all framed at Chicago, there will be some time taken up by these bridges and tressel. The timber is not yet on the Ground. An ordinary winter I am confident will close them out of track west of Ogden before next spring.

But the fall is unusually mild and is of great help to the U.P.

I telegraphed you that four hundred teams were expected to be on the work between the 100 mile contract & Humboldt Wells. It is possible there may not be two hundred.

About 200 teams that ought to have passed here on their way to the work have not yet made their apperance.

Of those that have gone they generally took about (30) thirty days supplies each. What we want in the way of supplies is sufficient to guard against want.

I will try and write a more careful letter next time. But you understand me well enough to make out my points.

I would pay up the C & F Co. If we have to give drafts our RR Co ought not to be indebted much to that Co.

Yours truly L Stanford