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Leland Stanford- Salt Lake

December 4 1868

Promontory Sine avoiding tunnel- good
Work covered from Ogden to Promontory next week.
Then be in position to assert [proposition?].
Things moved slow thinks will do better now.
Men moving to cal a cerste be hired as teamsters
Mills will post [ino?] in Salt Lake matters.
Union RR is across Bear River.
Say they will be at north Metor by 20th Dec.
Chances are 9 to 1. They will not till spring
If our track mons faster we can but then
If Chanliy [stride?] at the front it would go faster
Will start for Promontory tomorrow.