Un avvincente e veritiera storia del pony express; o, incredibilmente il modo a ovest, e altri schizzi e gli incidenti di quei tempi di agitazione . w theauthorities a Washington che byway di Denver e Salt Lake toSacramento era il percorso più breve,e il lavoro ha lavorato con successo, andBen Holladay fissata la mail con-tratto dal fiume Missouri a SaltLake, e il vecchio sud routepeople preso da Salt Lake City toSacramento. Non appena questo wasaccomplished e il contractawarded, il pony è stato tolto, ithaving compie la sua missione. Perhapsthe la guerra ha anche avuto molto a che fare withchanging ro

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A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times . w theauthorities at Washington that byway of Denver and Salt Lake toSacramento was the shortest route, and the job worked successfully, andBen Holladay secured the mail con-tract from the Missouri River to SaltLake, and the old southern routepeople took it from Salt Lake City toSacramento. As soon as this wasaccomplished and the contractawarded, the pony was taken off, ithaving fulfilled its mission. Perhapsthe war also had much to do withchanging the route at that time. Ihope the data I have given you willbe satisfactory and of value to you.I have been asked for it many times, but have always refused. You willplease excuse me for not sending myphoto or allowing my people at hometo furnish the old daugerrotype therethat was taken when I made the rideas I am much opposed to publicityand newspaper notoriety or anyother puffs, but it is impossible toalways keep clear of reporters and tokeep them from saying something.I will add that the letters were allwrapped in oil silk, in case the pony. A Pressing Situation 34 BLAZING THE WESTWARD II.AV had to swim, to keep the mail dr>-, and the regular charge was $5.00 ahalf ounce. Yours tndy, J, H. Keetley. The route of the riders from St.Joseph, after crossing the MissouriRiver, lay a little southwest until itstruck the old military road forty-four miles out, at Kennekuk, then itturned a little northwesterly acrossthe Kickapoo Indian Reservation, bythe way of Grenada, Logchain, Sen-eca, Ash Point, Guittards, Marys-ville, Hollenburg, up Little BlueValley to Rock Creek, Big Sandy, Liberty Farm, over prairies to Thirty-two-mile Creek, across the divide, over sand hills and prairies to PlatteRiver, and due west up that valley toKearney. This was the trail takenby the Mormons in 1847, ^id after-ward by the gold seekers to Californiciin 1848-g, and by General AlbertSidney Johnston and his army o

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