The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-23
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TO THE PUBLIC.
Doun,er.I1, ScDf @

OOuUeC'He, Sept. y, 1894.
Ed. California Express:-I notice in the
Sierra Citizen of to-day the following ar
ticle:
IA RAcE.-A very hotly contested race
took place between Langton & Bros and
Rumrill d Cos Expresses, in transmitting
the election returns from this place to
Marysville. Preparations fer the race had
been made beforehand, and relays of horses
stationed at different points on the route
Langton d Bros exp. essman won the race
by ten minutes, delivering the returns at
the Marysville Herald and Express offices
in five hours and Il half from Downevile."
10 correct any wrong impression that
may go abroad from the circulation of the
above article, / deem it but justice to Mess.
Rufnrill d 20. to state that. to my personal
knowledge, they (Rumrill & Coz had made
no preparations for any trial of speed with
Messrs. Langton & Bro, and that they had
not a mule in their stables at this place on
the morning after the election, nor any re-
lays of horses or mules upon the road
That upon Mr.. Rumrill expressing wish
that he had mule here, offered him tie
use of mine. That it was not twenty min
utes previous to the starting of his messen-
ger that the matter was spoken Of That
my mule had been rode almost incessantly
Tor three days and nights, and had had but
one feed in the last sixteen hours previous
to bis starting That Rumrill & Co. lad
but two mules besides my own to Langton
& Bros seven; and that, with the exception
of my own, Rumrill Il Co. rode very ordi-
nary stock. p. c. SHAFFER.
A card having appeared in the Califor-
MIA Express, OF September 18th, signed by
p. C. Shaffer. conta ming several erroneous
statements in regard to the recent "race"
between Rumrill & Co.'S Express, and
Langtoa & Bro, 1 deem it but just that the
public should be acquainted with the facts
in the case.
Mr.. S. in his card states ':that to my iP.
c. 81 personal hno,cledgr, they (Rumrill
d Co.. had made no preparations for any
trial of speed with Messrs. Langton & Bro"
Concerning this, | state that Mr. Rumrill
was the first one to propose race, which
proposal he made to me in the "St Charles
Saloon," on the morning of the 7th, inst;
and was so sanguine of winning that
he voluntarily offered to present me the
best mule he owned, provided our ex-
press arrived in Marysville ahead of Rum
rill & Co.; and upon the result of the
race being known, told me TO 70 the
stable and select tte mnie. Prior to start
ing on the 7th inst, he made the observa-
ton. that there was no use in Langton &
Bros contending for the race, as he (Rum-
rill had tacO of the best mules in the State
upon the route. Furthermore he instructed
his Messenger mot to my '7ersonaf hn0,ol-
edge;" nevertheless, l am prepared to
prove it, " to beat Langton & Bro, or kill
his mule in the attempt" leave the pub
lie to decide from the foregoing, if r. 4 Co.
intended racing or not.
Mr. Shafer in his card. also states !.to
my personal kn0uledge. Rumrill & Co. had
but ttco mules besides my own, to Langton
d Bros seuen. This is misstatement and
shows Mr.. p. c. S. was decidedly mistaken
in what he terms his personal knowledge"
l.. u Bro had but. fire animals on the route
four mules and one horse: whereas r. &
Co. had four one horse and three mules.
Considering that l.. q Bros Messenger was
delayed waiting returns from some pre-
cincts in the Northern portion of the coun-
ty. nearly tUenty minutes after r. d Co.
had started; and also further delay by the
breakage of the sulky, which he was dri-
wing beyond Fosters Bar; and furthermore,
that L. & Bro. did not use any but their
regular train stock. | think under these
circumstances, they deserve credit for ex-
pressing the returns in five and half hours
from Downieville to Marysville.
A. NJ. HAYDEN. /