Pony Express

Pony Express On 3rd April 1860, the Pony Express began. The first driver departed from St. Joseph, Missouri, under the name of Henry Wallace. On 13th April, the last driver arrived at Sacramento, California. Since it is a dangerous job, you must be a brave young man and an orphan to become a rider. They must be very good drivers and shoot well. They should not be afraid of Indian attacks. Each rider needs to run 60 miles at very high speed. He had to travel six different ponies and six miles in six hours.

In 1860, the Pony Express transferred the mail between Saint Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. Pony Express used 200 rescue horses and sent Lincoln 's first inaugural speech from Nebraska to California within 7 and 17 hours. This is the fastest e-mail delivery in the company and the world, it has reached the era of high-speed mail delivery. The weight of the horse to send the mail is limited to 100 to 125 pounds so as not to place a burden on the horse. When he joined the Pony Express, the rider claimed to be 11 years old. The rider must be 11 years old and the weight limit is strict!

There were very few Pony Express Mail services remaining since 1860 and 1861 there were only a few Pony Express Mail services. The reason for the lack of Pony Express mail is that the cost of sending a 1/2 ounce (14 gram) letter starts at $ 5.00 (today's about $ 130). At the end of the pony express, the price fell to $ 1.00 per ounce, but even so, the letter is considered expensive (equivalent to $ 27 in 2017). There are only 250 known Pony Express mail samples. William Russell is a senior partner of "Russell, Majors and Waddell", one of the biggest investors of Pony Express, and as a means to promote the 1860 presidential election to Pony Express, and how much It showed how fast you can do. Please send us a mail of the United States. Prior to the election, Russell hired additional drivers to ensure fresh riders and relay races. On November 7, 1860, the driver of the Pony Express left the Nevada State Coneyberg region (the end of the Eastern Telegraph Line) and the elections took place. The rider follows the route, travels on a snow covered road and enters the Churchill Fort in Nevada (the end of the Western Telegraph Line). California newspapers received Lincoln's election news just 7 days and 17 hours after the East Coast newspaper was published.