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Ogden Utah 29 1868
Received at Sac Nov 30 6.20 PM
To Mark Hopkins
Have supplies oncluding powder been long enough on the way to be now at the wells
Leland Stanford
HDHCPRR by Utah line to Salt Lake
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From.
Leland Stanford
Nov. 29. 1868
Are supplies & powder now at H. Wells.
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Salt Lake Oct 31 1868
Received at Sac Oct 31 938 M.
To Mark Hopkins
Arrived this Eve. well pleased that I came by the line
Leland Stanford
HDH
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From.
Leland Stanford. Salt Lake
Oct. 31. 1868.
Just arrived at Salt Lake.
Pleased to have gone over the RR. line.
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Recd. November 7th 1868
Salt Lake Nov 1st 1868
Friend Mark
Arrived here last evening. It has taken some time to make the trip, but the time has not been lost. I have now a pretty clear idea of the whole thing. I think we ought at once to create a scraper force of two hundred and fifty teams. Such a force is fully equal to 1250 men. By proper exertion it can be created so as to do much service most of the work from the Cannon to Humboldt Wells is favorable for scraping. Every possible exertion should be made to complete the grading at the earliest possible time. As you go up the Humboldt the country becomes more elevated and a short distance this side of Humboldt Wells an altitude of
From
Leland Stanford. Salt Lake
Nov. 1. 1868.
Urges organizing scraper force for grading
Wants [Barley?] &c. sent to Humboltd Wells.
