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mylifeisaponyexpresswritergidaupwithagoodswaattomymustangband
itsrumpimoffmynameishenrythomsonandnineteenyearsoldandimgalpingasfastasicansinceapriloflastyear
ihaveridtenforthecentraloverlandcaliforniaandpikespeakexpresscompany
whichistheofficialnamefortheponyexpress
myrootinthevotafromfortchurchaltofridayysstation
onlyonlyonepartalargenetworkofroots
thathavemadeitpossibletosendnewslettersthathaveonepartcertainpapersallthewayacrossthecountry
improudtobeapartoftheponyexpress
whichtakesthemalefromsaintjosephmissouritosendfromfromciscocaliforniainabouttendays
buttodaynovemberseventeentheighteensixtyoneismylastride
becausethetelegraphlinejoiningbothcoastofamericawentintooperationaboutthreeweeksago
soontherewillbenomoreneedfortheponyexpresseighteenmonthsago
iwaspickedfromthemanyyoungmenwhoansweredanewspaperadvertisementinsecrementalcalifornia
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thecompanywantedskilledriders
weighinglessthanonehundredtwentypounds
whichdescribesmeperfectlysinceimskinnyasarailandanexcellentwriter
theweight
thehorsescarrymustbeaslowaspossible
becausetheyrunveryhard
thehorsesweriitearenrenreallyponiesiesthetheyresmall
whichisprobably
whythecompanygotannicknameponyexpress让tomakeiteasieronourhorsesimonlyallowedtocarrytwentyfivepoundsofequipmentlikesomefoodinmycoldrevolver
ofcourseialsocarryanadditionaltwentypoundsofmaleinamochlaaleathersadtlebag
iwasassignedtotheforthchurchalhomestationandivelearnedmyrootwellitsoneofthehardestroutes
becauseihavetogohighintotheseanintheautomountains
youvethinktheponyexpresscarriesesthemailonlybyhorse
butthatsnotexactlytrue
themaleusuallytravelsbetweensanfranciscoandsacrementalbyboatbetweentheeastinsanejoseph
missouri
themaletravelsbystagecoach
butridersonhorsebackerneededbetweensamejosephandsacrementaloveritsroughcountrythroughthedesertsofthegreatbasinandoverthemountains
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therearehomestations
wheretheriderslivebetweentripseveryseventyfivetoonehundredmiles
andrelaystations
wheretheriderscanchangehorseseverytentofifteenmiles
sadtlinguparesreshhorususutakeslessthantwominutes
andthenwereoffagaintothenextrelaystation
myrootisaboutseventyfivemiles
butotherroutesarelonger
speciallightwghghtsattlesmakethehorsesjobseasier
islingthemochilaoverthesadtleandsecuureoverthesadtleshorn
mostofthetime
wecarryaboutfiftypiecesofmalewhichareplacedinfourletherboxessownintothecornersofthemochila
whentheponyexpressstartedthepricetodeliverapieceofmalewasfivedollarsforeachhalfounts
onlythewealthiestpeopleuseourservice
althoughwevedroppedthepricetoonedollar
nowthatsstillalotofmoney
ourserviceisexpensive
becauseitsthequickestbeforetheponyexpressamalefromnewyorktocenfranciscotookaboutfourweeksandoftenlonger
becauseithadtobeshippeddowntheeastcoast
theeastasofpanamatransportedbyrailoverland
andthenshippedupthewestcoastbysteamship
butpresidentabrahamlinkenininauguraladdressmadeittocaliforniainsevendaysandseventeenhours
becauseitwastelegraphedtonebraskaandthentravelledonapony
expressthewriterfromtheeast
arrivedatfourchurchalatsixoclocktonight
andileftrightaway
imsogratefulthemoonusfull
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althoughiknowthisroutelikethebackofmyhand
idontwantanythingbadtohappenonmylastride
asihadtowardreedstation
iremembertheday
iwrotethroughaforestofvaspins
whereindianswerehiding
icrochedovermyhorsesneckandrois
asfastasicouldshootingbehindmethewholetime
thatwasthefastasihaveeverriitinmywholelife
asigetclosetoreadstation
iblowahornfourtimestoalertthestation
masterthatimcominginafreshcourseisreadyforme
andiimmediatelysetoffdata
thatlittletownsprangupjustrecently
becausegoldwasdiscoverednearbyridingthroughahemlokedfofoihavetobecarefulonmyhorsedoesntstumbleinthedark
becauseafewridershavebeenhurtthisway
butoncewereoutofthewoods
thereareplaces
whereicanlethimrun
asfastashewantsonthischillymoonlatenight
tonyexpressedhorsesarespeciallyselectedfortheirspeedandendurance
andtheycangaalup
uptotwentyfivemilesperhour
usuallythoughwewriteitabouttenmilesperhourtosavethehorsesenergyafterabriefstopatcarsincity
itsafairlyeasyfifteenmileridetogenoma
butthehardestpartofmytripisstillaheadofmewithafreshhorse
iheadintotheseaeranofauttommountains
thisstretchoftherideisonlyabouttenmiles
buttheuplcrimeisextremelylydifficulthalfwayupfindmyselfinsixinchesofsnow
andimustslowdownslippingontherockyslopes
wouldbeacostlydelaysoonno
iseethelightreflectingoffliketahoandbothmyhorseandirerelievedtofinallyarriveatourdestinationfridaysstationandpassthemmochlaontothenextwriternowimgoingtotakeoffmyboots
graababableofbeansandsitbythefire
asithinkofallthementhatmadetheponyexpressedpossiblesomearenolongerwithuskilledbyindiansorrobbersortheweather
afterirestabitillprobablyhadeast
whereiheartheunionarmyislookingforsomegoodriiters
afterbeingaponyexpress
writerimusedtodangeritstimeformetolookforanewadventure
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