The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-11

wns used; This was driven by pulley passinr
OYER ,rIl a drnW, attached to ono Of The ca ar
M'h1d To thG locomotive. which did not
w,l-h NOR dnor" t99an ion., and the directors
Elic0it- Ml!s, Mr.. tour,r acting ~ engineer
and fireman. II is said that h. made nftrrn
" I'm hnur Nnl I'll, inventor VAS loomcd
T. ]" greatly rhaErn'd on this trip Storltun
Sink"s had two splendid gray horses hitrhri
tandem tu n rlr. waiting Vt the Relay House ON
party from Eli'o,rs Mill. I'll" race hr,,,,u
u" start b sing even. The ..ray horses took tho
nhI ma W.T." soon nearly a quarter Of mile
ahcnd but Us ana 10y Mr.. Cooper got steam IN.
ahi IN" iron horse began To- gain. and with a
Wild lurrar Coop"r's passengers as they svrut
hv greeted thosr drawn hv the gray team Ju.t
th,h the h.nd which drove VI" blowing ap-
lmfHtus Slipped oil tho drum and although Mr.
Cooprr inangl"d his hands in vEinly irving 10
rehdlust IT, the steam went down. and Stock
ton srav horses heut COopcr's iron horse into
tho ctv. The boiler VI 'oupcrs engine il now
~ ilc "hors " the Baltimore and ONO Railroad
AT Mount Claire.
III" Washington bran ii Of the Baltimore and
on" Hailroni WAS ilnish"d in 1886
IL 1876 CO.. ic"-ide turned hi, attention to
.l.''hi' inns from lAtimur, westward. The
National r.Hd htWr"u Cumberland and Wheel.
INK hoin. then about completed. H. placed lines
lion mat r"ii;r tu make the connection between
the tnrnliINaus Sac Baltimore and ohio Ran.
r"9d 81 ir"i"rirl. gnd the steamboat scrvirr ON
,hc OEiu riNrrnt Who, ing. and the stage lima
running w.4t into plinnn1 Iudiuun IL rndur.d
iia' tini" ~ TRANSIT from Baltimore t. Nheclin.
,Y Huvui iur,N-' iehi uputs. The road being nov
usually consisted Of i've horses. three in the
lead and i've AZ the wheel There wns IA strong
opposition between the lines oi Recsidc and
stockton and IL was frequently the scene "
epiltri races between the rival lines. Al that
date most ~ The freight tor the Yves; was con
Ncycd from baltimore aud FIR derrick to Who'll
inY and points in IN" West b-yond with the old
la .li. ned 'oncst,.a WAGON, which, together
WIN the numerous drcvts OF cattle. shcrp. and
nnEs criNrn to market. frequently caused great
'i- trucion To- the stage COACHES III getting hy
"nn l'rnu4h iheni. Those wer" the day 81 th"
g'od Vll-fH shiuned roadside inn. where Nnni-
-0' sigaks. De, Waflcs. corn cakes. ana cuffor
were the huun'tou- lcpa-,s served up to Tho
hungry traveller.
Connection being very great at that time for
"a" pO'~- Ssiuu OF The mail contract. Amos krn-
70. tl"n Postmaster General designed "A
WAGON Tor ~" purpose nl carrying thr mail in
e. pendent of passenger travel. which WA- tried
nut snort time aud then laid aside. and the
ANAL placed upon me ordinary coaches. II ire
transport il there being often ~ many ~ four
teen lp'N bugs ami -"N"ntN-two canvas Sinks
Between 1887 and isiO. Mr.. Kendall c.,ablishri
an express mail IT, AIRY letters and slips uf
newspapers between Washington aud St Louis
va III" National road, and Washington aud
New ORLEANS. Via Richmond Augusta. and
MontgomrrN Relays OF horsus were arranged
every nine milos, and letters were carried from
Washington 10 New Orleans IN sixteen DAYS
Inc mail contract wis desirable. because
n,n.aohcs carving the mails nd 10 tolls Ia pay.
Ihs compensation for, mail servic. ut that
period was NJ the rate ~ fle0 per mile per an
mum. Tn, highest pay then known In the United
states. Now The Post one" Department j. pay
ltg for a mail tlut tlDss u,t sf1,l "a i,tu,l ,r.l
pounds NJ the rate Of s9uO nor mil. an N I,,IL
Gonrtl wagon drawn hv "A incl. Lnrs,. " " "
About 1915 ibr baltimore and OH, Railroad
reached Cumberland The travel over the
National rood was then greatly ,u,rrns.I
COMBATING sage lln.- Ware uut on and if ,,ns
no unu-u al thing To- sre from fiff.an "a, fvvautv
cu.,nr, lelv. and enter Cunih..rlui,i f,ri.,. n
day. There WIS a crrrr,poudinc iurrrn., Il
the tfniiir hv wagons. ~ thni thc saving ~
Of Forty WAGON. in a uuv entering Nh.,iin.,
i.oaue u ur.verb Tho great stream nf tr,sV,l
ln.fwrru the Bust and fh, " a-t.uuur.,l nvcr la.
National rnid from that Time an ttr = ..y.',.l
wears In 1852 tho Rulfiulor, and ohio Rail
road reached tl. Ohio river and n ren,,im"1
for the son III the father who -tarte' IA" iir.,
line " stage coaches acros, th. All ,rhriV
mountains " tn the daily ulni Ia cnrry lie lnst
MAJ, Tor tn. Fast hy coach into Wheeling
After 1882 " -a,, Jnnn Ksrsiia II h.,,,,,
q, run coarhr. through OHIO Intiuuu Ill
Missouri. AID across tnc plnin. and IN" Rnct,
Mountains To Salt Lake In lsI5-lG INV Iuhcr
sguS concerned in tho first n oi na,.hls cross.
in. the ALCHEMY Mountains and cnrryiu., IN.
mails. IL 1852 the first mail roa in ,,rn-.in,,
tho Rocky Mountains was nwnod hv ,,iy.olf n"I
William McIraw The onutr..oi lar ,.n,r,i,,,,
the mails aorDsr tho Rock, Mountain. WA. Tor
minated hy Indian hnstiliiie- .uluinufin,, ,u
what was known as the linrn"t vnr. II wl'. The
iorerunn"r ~ all our diflicult, with IN. Sini,S
Indians down To- the pre- ont DIV
Gen. NAi'ilclL then ia, Indian Agent WIS
annuity ear ,.rl Iuu - JOAN. un ihc uorlh