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Re: rick5 post# 216861

Saturday, 10/22/2011 10:45:13 PM

Saturday, October 22, 2011 10:45:13 PM

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OT Re: Pony Express:

The Pony Express only ran for some 18 months:

1860 Apr 3, The US Pony Express mail system began when one horse and rider carrying a bulging mail pouch began the 10 1/2-day run from San Francisco, Calif., to St. Joseph, Mo. Riders left St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, Ca., at the same time. They averaged 12 mph over 75-100 mile segments between 153 (190) change stations. The freight company of Rus-sell, Majors and Waddell began the service. The enterprise failed after only 18 months, how-ever, due to mounting financial losses and competition from the ever-expanding telegraph net-work. Donald C. Biggs (d.2000 at 72), prof. of history at SF State, later authored "The Pony Express: Creation of the Legend."

See: http://timelines.ws/1860_1861.HTML

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