The founders of the pony express are William H. Russell, William B. Waddell, and Alexander Majors. It traveled from St.Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. The route along the Pony Express began at the Platte River, next Fort Bridger, then to the Great Salt Lakes, and finally to Sierra Nevada. The route was a total of one hundred-ninety four miles.- They switched horses every ten- fifteen miles.With one hundred- ninety stations the Pony Express covered the rough terrain fastly. It only lasted
The schedule allowed eight days for mail to be carried from Missouri to California. The Pony Express was much faster than carrying mail and messages by ships, wagon trains, or stage coach. The man who managed the Pony Express system was Alexander Majors, from Kentucky. At one time it cost $5 to send a letter weighing half an ounce to California. Later on it c... ... middle of paper ... ...s staffed by 400 station men. Twenty-five of the stations were for the riders to change horses. These
As the young boy journeyed through the sweltering heat of Utah’s West Desert he remembered back when he was on the family farm up East. His eldest brother was talking about a job for pony riders to deliver mail. He continued on about a sign he saw that said “WANTED:Young,skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.” eager for adventure and dreading farm life he took up the offer of becoming apart of the Pony Express and rode to Missouri.
Makenzie Beier Humanities 6A Research Project April 15th, 2016 The Development of Wells Fargo In the 1800´s “...Proper respect must be shown to all…” -Henry Wells, 1888 The Wells Fargo Company was founded during the time of the Gold Rush in 1853. When the company was founded, the main purpose was for the population to store their earnings and gold found in the West such as California. Similar to the 21st century, Wells Fargo embodied resourcefulness because of the trust earned in many’s hearts
The westward movement was a time period from the 1840’s to the 1860’s, where the Americans traveled west for search of land and/or gold. In this essay, you will read about the wagon trails, Manifest Destiny, people, medicine, religion, politics, railroads, and the gold rush. There were numerous reasons of why people came west on the trails. Many wanted land, which was free as long as you settled and farmed on it. Others sought gold, considered an easy way to get rich. A number of people hoped that