Must be expert riders, willing to The howling of wolves added to the dolefulness of the trip. The initial cost to send a ½ ounce letter was $5. In the morning, many tracks were found about the place. Every 75 miles, they handed the mail to a new rider. The whole bottom of the canyon was often submerged, and in attempting to follow its course along the channel of the stream, both horse and rider were liable to plunge at any time into some abysmal whirlpool. There is a famous advertisement that reportedly read, "Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. By Glenn D. Bradley, 1913. Compiled and edited by Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, updated December 2019. At eighteen, he was one of the best Pony Express riders in the service. Sam was hired for Bolivar Robert’s division because he knew the territory. For people in the 1860s, it could take weeks or months to hear the latest news or get updates from friends and family on the other side of the country. Jim Beatley, whose real name was Foote, was another Virginian, about 25 years of age. Yet, they courted danger and were seldom disappointed, for danger was always near them. Bob Martin The men often had to carry these timbers in their arms for three hundred yards, while the mosquitoes swarmed so thickly upon their faces and hands as to make their real color and identity hard to determine. [] A California Registered Historical Landmark's marker identifies the station site, now covered by Highway 88.107 It reads: A California Registered Historical Landmark's marker identifies the station site, now covered by Highway 88.107 It reads: Some doubtless lie unburied somewhere in the great West, in the winning of which their lives were lost. Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock work to establish the Pony Express and fight Indians and California Separatists who seek to destroy it. Pony Express Riders: Billy Richardson, Johnny Fry, Charles Cliff, Gus Cliff Working for the Pony Express also proved to be a dangerous job, due to the ongoing conflicts between American settlers and Native tribes people – the latter being increasingly subject to Government land seizures and forced resettlement. Pony Express riders (c. 1860). Notwithstanding the dangers and great fatigue of the trip, Cody rode safely from Three Crossings to his terminal and returned with the eastbound mail, going back over his own division and into Red Buttes without delay or mishap – an aggregate run of three hundred and twenty-two miles. He rode only sixty miles each way but covered his round trip of 120 miles in just 12 hours, including all stops. Small cheer for a tired horse and rider! Finally, after having loosed it, he raised the pouch and hurled it at the head off the nearest outlaw, who dodged, half amused at the young fellow’s spirit. An outbreak of the Paiute Indians was now in progress, and as the little station was in the midst of the disturbed area, there was plenty of excitement. Here is an excerpt: Here is an excerpt: On November 7, 1860, a Pony Express rider departed Fort Kearny, Nebraska Territory (the eastern end of the telegraph line) with the election results. That was a lot of money back in 1860. Fry’s division ran from St. Joseph to Seneca, Kansas for 80 miles, which he covered at an average of 12.5 miles an hour, including all stops. He had crossed the plains with his parents in a wagon train when only five years old. H. J. FaustJohn Fisher, William “Billy” Fisher He rode along the Platte River between Cottonwood Springs, Nebraska and old Julesburg, Colorado and frequently made one hundred miles on a single trip. In reply to this, they told Cody that they would take their own chances. Cody, who had been accustomed to the saddle all his young life, had no trouble in following the schedule, but after keeping the run several weeks, the lad was relieved by the regular incumbent, and then went east, to Leavenworth, where he fell in with another old friend, Lewis Simpson, then acting as wagon boss and fitting up at Atchison, Kansas a wagon train of supplies for the old stage line at Fort Laramie, Wyoming and points beyond. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000827&slug=4039077, Your email address will not be published. Hastily saddling another steed, “Mel” gave pursuit, and though handicapped, because the outlaw had the pick of the stable, Baughn’s superior horsemanship, even on an inferior mount, soon told. With his customary revolver loaded and ready, Cody then started. On his return trip, he had to pass once more through the aspen thicket where his predecessor had received his death-wound. James’s route lay between Simpson’s Park and Cole Springs, Nevada, in the Smoky Valley range of mountains. And back into Bucklands, he came unharmed, after having suffered only three and a half hours of delay. On a certain trip during the Paiute raids mentioned in the last chapter, he stopped at Reed’s Station on the Carson River in Nevada, and found no change of horses, since all the animals had been appropriated by the white men of the vicinity for a campaign against the Indians. Here he found – as so often happened in the history of the express service – that the place had been raided, the keeper slain, and the horses were driven off. They were bold-hearted citizen knights to whom is due the honors of uncrowned kings. Pony Express riders (c. 1860). Moore “took up the run,” riding continuously 140 miles to old Julesburg, the end of his division. While history can pay the tribute of preserving some anecdotes and their collective achievements, it must be forever silent as to many of their personal acts of heroism. I then turned back and rod… “Bob” had no conception of fear, and so he galloped away, after an hour’s rest. That these employees could have performed even the simplest of their duties, without stirring and almost incredible adventures, it is needless to assert. (Last Privacy Policy Update July 2020), Byways & Historic Trails â Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000827&slug=4039077. Because he was an accomplished horseman, Alexander Majors asked him to ride for the Pony Express. George Spurr The west-bound mail would soon arrive, and there was nobody to take his regular run. Pony Express founders—William Russell, Alexander Majors, and William Waddell—were entrepreneurs who had made money from stage coaching and freighting to government outposts. One Hundred, eighty-three men rode for the Pony Express, each receiving $100 per month in pay. When the war started, Fry enlisted in the Union army under General James Blunt. Jay G. Kelley, later a citizen of Denver, was a veteran pony man. Kelley, who was the lightest man in the place – he weighed but one hundred pounds – was now ordered by the boss to take the dead man’s place, and go on with the dispatches. The above are random extracts from frontier newspapers, printed while the Pony Express was running. This was one of the most dangerous points on the entire trail, for the road zigzagged through a jungle, following a passage-way that was only large enough to admit a horse and rider; for two miles a man could not see more than thirty or forty feet ahead. In speaking of this performance afterward, Haslam modestly admitted that he was “rather tired,” but that “the excitement of the trip had braced him up to stand the journey.”. His run was from Box Elder to Julesburg, Colorado 110 miles and he made the entire distance both ways by night. Required fields are marked *. Here, he met the eastbound messenger, also with important missives, from the Coast to Washington. He had crossed the plains with his parents in a wagon train when only five years old. By all the rules of the game, Moore should have rested a few hours at this point, but his successor, who would have picked up the pouch and started eastward, had been killed the day before. About the Article: This article was excerpted from Glenn D. Bradley’s book, The Story of the Pony Express, published by the A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, Illinois in 1913. Martin Hogan He at first had a lonesome ride of thirty-five miles to the Sink of the Carson. Moore made his greatest ride on June 8, 1860. Reaching the Carson, they found a badly frightened lot of men who had been attacked by the Indians only a few hours previously. They were considered a special class of citizens. Charles Cliff had an 80-mile pony run when only seventeen years of age, but, like Brink, young Cliff gained his greatest reputation as a fighter, – in his case fighting Indians. This was probably the longest continuous performance without formal rest period in the history of this or any other courier service. Haslam watered his steed and pounded ahead without rest or refreshment. Traveling rapidly and unencumbered, the rider, sunburned and blackened by exposure, must have borne on first glance no little resemblance to an Indian; and especially would the mistake be natural to excited wagon-men who were always in fear of dashing attacks from mounted Indians – attacks in which a single rider would often be deployed to ride past the white men at utmost speed in order to draw their fire. “Pony Bob” was one of the most daring riders for the Pony Express. In 1860, riding for the Pony Express was difficult work – riders had to be tough and lightweight. His schedule, night run though it was, required a gait of ten miles an hour, but Rand often made it at an average of 12, thus saving time on the through schedule for some unfortunate rider who might have trouble and delay. – The men at Dry Creek Station have all been killed and it is thought those at Robert’s Creek have met with the same fate. Major Egan filled in when others couldn’t ride. The Pony Express was no longer needed. Pony Express riders carried mail secured in pockets of … At the Sink of the Carson, in Nevada a great depression of the river on its course through the desert, Kelley assisted in building a fort for protecting the line against Indians. At eighteen, he was one of the best Pony Express riders in the service. Of course, they implored Haslam to remain with them and not risk his life venturing away with the mail. Before the half-stunned robber could recover himself to shoot, horse and rider were out of range and running like mad for the next station, where they arrived ahead of schedule. Will D. Jenkins But on arriving, his successor, a man named Johnson Richardson, was unable or indisposed to go on with the mail. However, before they would be hired, they were required to make this oath to owner and religious man, Alexander Majors: Pony Express riders had to swear a special oath on The Bible. He entered the employ of the company at the outset and helped Superintendent Roberts to lay out the route across Nevada. His short but worthy career was cut short in 1863 when he fell in a hand-to-hand fight with rebel bushwhackers in southeast Kansas. They met in Wyoming when Cody was only 15. – Eight horses were stolen from Smith’s Creek on last Monday, supposedly by road agents. Robert Haslam. It was confronting such emergencies, and in performing the duties of comrades who had been killed or disabled while awaiting their turns to ride, that the most exciting episodes took place. Added to the perils of the wilderness deserts, blizzards, and wild Indians – the pony riders, then, had at times to beware of their white friends under such circumstances as have been narrated. On every side were huge clumps of sage-bush which would offer excellent chances for savages to lie in ambush. Read more about the youngest Pony Express rider here. Most weighed an average of 120 pounds. Directed by Jerry Hopper. Available as an 11×17 Poster in our General Store. It happened that Division Superintendent W. C. Marley was at Bucklands when Haslam arrived, and, since Richardson would not go on duty, Marley offered “Pony Bob” fifty dollars bonus if he would take up the route. Both riders and hostlers shared the same privations, often being reduced to the necessity of eating wolf meat and drinking foul or brackish water. Kelley relates that in constructing this highway willow trees were cut near the stream and the trunks cut into the desired lengths before being laid in place. William Carrigan Bart Riles Then when their guns were empty a hidden band of savages would make a furious onslaught. His route crossed the summits of two mountain ridges, lay through the Shoshone Indian country, and was one of the loneliest and most dangerous divisions on the line. Here there were no rocks nor timber, and so the structure had to be built of adobe mud. There were seldom more than three or four men in the little station and it is remarkable that Kelley and his companions were not all killed. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Although they were young and small in stature, they tackled a big job. William James Harry Roff The most famous of the Pony Express riders was Buffalo Bill who earned fame putting on Wild West shows. Jim Gentry Then, one day when he reached his terminal at Three Crossings, Cody found that his successor who was to have taken the mail out had been killed the night before. In fact, the seedbed of this American character, from the days of de Tocqueville through Andrew Jackson, Wyattt Earp, Pony Express riders, pioneers, and cowboys to modern caricatures played by actors such as Tom Mix, Gary Cooper, and John Wayne has aways been the frontier. One famous illustration of how the Pony Express allegedly helped save California for the Union is the Pony Express letter that foiled a plot to turn military stores over to the South in California. Melville Baughn, usually known as “Mel,” had a pony run between Fort Kearny, Nebraska and Thirty-two-mile Creek. They had no particular desire to harm him, but unless he handed over the pouch without delay they would shoot him full of holes, and take it anyhow. Must be “Pony Bob” was one of the most daring riders for the Pony Express. Feb 1, 2020 - Explore Cheryl May's board "pony express riders" on Pinterest. However, the name did not fade away. On another occasion, it became mysteriously rumored that a certain Pony Express pouch would carry a large sum of currency. During the conflict, Cliff received three bullets in his body and twenty-seven in his clothing, but he soon recovered from his injuries and was afterward none the less valuable to the Pony Express service. He was with the Pioneer Party of 1847 that journeyed to the west to establish a home for the Mormons. ポニー・エクスプレス（英: Pony Express ）は、1860年4月3日から1861年10月まで運行されたミズーリ州 セントジョゼフからカリフォルニア州 サクラメントまでの郵便速達サービスである。 その経路はグレートプレーンズからロッキー山脈とシエラネバダ山脈を越えるものだった。 The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. His suspicions were soon confirmed, for on reaching a particularly secluded spot, two highwaymen stepped from concealment, and with leveled rifles compelled the boy to stop, at the same time demanding the letter pouch. The only satisfaction he could get from them in reply was the repeated assertion, “We thought you was an Indian!” Nor was Kelley the only pony rider who took narrow chances from the guns of excited immigrants. He happened to be at Midway Station, Nebraska, halfway between the Missouri River and Denver, Colorado when the west-bound messenger arrived with important Government dispatches to California. Knowing that there was a great likelihood of some bandits or “road agents” as they were commonly called getting wind of the consignment and attempting a holdup, Cody hit upon a little emergency ruse. Henry Wallace See more ideas about rider, josh brolin, josh brolin young. Charles Becker Is another rider not on the list. However, the story as it appears here is far from verbatim, as it has been heavily edited for clarification, spelling, and ease of the modern reader. One day when I galloped into Three Crossings, my home station, I found that the rider who was expected to take the trip out on my arrival had got into a drunken row the night before and had been killed; and that there was no one to fill his place. Haslam promptly accepted the proposal, and within ten minutes was off, armed with a revolver and carbine, on his new journey. After reporting the outrage he had just seen, he advised the station man of his danger, and, after changing horses, induced the latter to accompany him on to the Sink of the Carson, which move doubtless saved the latter’s life. When the first west bound mail arrived, he carried it from Placerville to Sacramento where he boarded the boat, horse and all, for San Francisco. The Pony Pony Express’s most famous rider was Buffalo Bill Cody. After a chase of several miles, he forced the fellow so hard that he abandoned the stolen animal at a place called Loup Fork, and sneaked away. Nearby was a cool spring of water, and, thus fortified, they were to remain, in a state of siege, if necessary, until the marauders withdrew from that vicinity. Yet, be it always remembered, that in the history of the American nation they played an important part. James W. Brink, or “Dock” Brink as he was known to his associates, was one of the early riders, entering the employ of the Pony Express Company in April 1860. Josh Perkins Johnson Richardson At the start of the Pony Express, he was appointed Superintendent of the Division from Salt Lake City to Robert’s Creek which is in present day Nevada. The latter place was on the Sweetwater River, and derived its name from the fact that the stream which followed the bed of a rocky canyon, had to be crossed three times within a space of sixty yards. The mail was waiting and it must go. Famous advertisement for riders read: "Wanted: young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Boulton rode for about three months with Jim Beatley. Jose Zowgaltz, John Fisher, John Hancock, and Billy Fisher, Pony Express Riders. Jack K. “JK” Ellis Reaching the place without mishap, he changed mounts and hurried on for thirty-seven miles over the alkali wastes and through the sand until he came to Cold Springs. While lasting praise is due the faithful station men who, in their isolation, so often bore the murderous attacks of Indians and bandits, it is, perhaps, to the riders that the seeker of romance is most likely to turn. Every 75 miles, they handed the mail to a new rider. Jim Beatley At Smith’s Creek, he slept nine hours and then started back with the return mail. The horses had been stolen. He provided himself with an extra mochila which he stuffed with waste papers and placed over the saddle in the regular position. They knew what he carried and they wanted it. Historians disagree on whether he was the first rider out of St. Joseph. He always rode California mustangs, using five of these animals each way. At Julesburg, Colorado he met George Chrisman, an old friend who was head wagon-master for Russell, Majors and Waddell freighting department. But the mail must go; and the schedule, hard as it was, must be maintained. Keetley’s greatest performance and one of the most remarkable ever achieved in the service was riding from Rock Creek Station in Nebraska to St. Joseph; then back to his starting point and on to Seneca, and from Seneca once more to Rock Creek Station – 340 miles without rest. Without asking any favors of the man who had just arrived from the West, Moore resumed the saddle, after a delay of only ten minutes, without even stopping to eat, and was soon pounding eastward on his return trip. He died in Stockton, California. The faithful relation of even a considerable number of the thrilling experiences to which the “Pony” men were subjected would discount fiction. Before he had covered half the distance to the next station, darkness was falling. Knowing that to resist meant certain death Cody began slowly to unfasten the dummy pouch, still protesting with much indignation. This sculpture memorializes the Pony Express, which carried mail from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA from April 1860 - March 1861 and from Salt Lake City, UT to Sacramento, CA from March 1861 - November 1861. For some weeks all went well. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time. Famous advertisement for riders read: "Wanted: young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. George Towne The orders of the post were to shoot every Indian that came within range, so Kelley blazed away but missed his man. James W. Brink, or “Dock” Brink as he was known to his associates, was one of the early riders, entering the employ of the Pony Express Company in April 1860. James “Jim” Moore Charles Cliff He was killed at Baxter Springs where a huge monument salutes those buried there. Pony Express Map. This wild shot had probably frightened the prowlers away, saving the station from attack, and certain destruction. Another Eastern Division man was Jack Keetley, who also rode from St. Joseph, Missouri to Seneca, Kansas, alternating at times with Fry and Baughn. Read about some of the most famous pony express riders! But the superior speed and endurance of his steed soon told; lying flat on the animal’s neck, he quickly distanced his assailants and thundered into Sweetwater, the next station, ahead of schedule. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract. He was first hired to help build stations and was then put on a run from Friday’s Station to Buckland’s Station. Holding up his hands as ordered, Cody began to remonstrate with the thugs for robbing the express, at the same time declaring to them that they would hang for their meanness if they carried out their plans. He was first hired to help build stations and was then put on a run from Friday’s Station to Buckland’s Station. During the Pyramid Lake War he made one of the longest and most dangerous rides. Haslam’s banner performance came about in a matter-of-fact way, as is generally the case with deeds of heroism. – Six Pike’s Peakers found the body of the station keeper horribly mutilated, the station burned, and all the stock missing from Simpson’s. With Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker. There was nothing to do but drive his tired pony twelve miles further to Ploutz Station, where he got a fresh horse, briefly reported what he had observed, and completed his run without mishap. The most famous of all the pony riders was William F. Cody, age 19 -known to all as “Bill” who rode the dangerous 76-mile route between Red Buttes and Three Crossings. Thus, Pony Express riders were able to avoid three remount stations. In 1860 he was placed on a run between Valley Station and Box Elder in what is now Nebraska. It was the established rule of the West in those days, in case of suspected danger, to shoot first, and make explanations afterward; to do to the other fellow as he would do to you, and do it first! Such delays meant serious trouble in keeping the schedule, keyed up, as it was, to the highest possible speed. Johnny Fry A party of fifteen with plenty of arms and ammunition had gathered in the adobe station, which was large enough also to accommodate as, many horses. The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. In this, his last fight, Fry is said to have killed five of his assailants before being struck down. William F. Cody And, that added to the tragical romance of their daily lives. “Bob” had thus ridden one hundred and eighty-five miles without stopping except to change mounts. Once while “laying off” between trips, a thief made off with his favorite horse. 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