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Office Central Pacific Railroad,

Corner Front and California Streets.

San Francisco, April 16th 1867

Mark Hopkins Esq

Your letters of hte 13th & 15th inst recd. I fear the drilling machines will prove useless. There does not appear a will that they should succeed. And usually where there is no will there is no way

We have a good letter from Mills & Ralston. Also one from Barron & Co and Parrott is preparing one. I expect one from the Agents of the Rostchchilds to their Head House.

I have seen Latham & Emmet they are delighted over their trip, they went to the Summit and into the Tunnel. We are waiting patiently or trying to do so for a dispatch from Huntington. It seems to me from what H has said at different times that there cannot be much question but that he will approve.

Yours truly Leland Stanford