Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-03
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Wen Known in Utah
Where lie
Vas An Active
Early Day Characte,
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49, 49, ~,
bound message had been hin,
before. Moore gave hi, HsNed q !.
dispatch TO The next m. me- ssss'ac =
West, took the paper for KEN O.
W. started BACK over the
Midway station. lie had we
seven minutes, snatch.ng sa'9ppe.
as he galloped. Tie reS,S.gl'e o
station again In fourtsen As,
i9rly-siN minutes after star Igln
there, making a total dj '9.
miles covered In that linz sauce q J
Among the pony eyc..
was Buffalo Bill. he presss, "a,
ior employment, and al drs, W. 4
fused because he was En- Va, !,
young. His mother beyge5 .',t 4
him, for he was the mSi, l-4 q
the family. Colonel Nsi,r, n.y..
as a messenger, carrying AZ AZ Z
between the freight waTo,-- 'Ill.t
plains, and he soon made "a &
as Little Billy Cody ,'',l.'..
graduated to express meessra e T,
the title Of Pony Express pS.
pay day his mother was wst".
him and the paymaster Gill;
Come, Billy make your msrg
your money. Tie could noi W..
name, and his mothers ewes nm
tears al this public mention M n
Billy. / wish you Would Inv ~
writing" she said. From tb,,s 7
Buffalo BIZ set to work IN ~
and soon all the white waeo.
vases were covered with au,
Cody" BILLY, The Messenger Z, I
on, all his titles spelled an, \.
stages Of his new art. Among tbs -
stories which Colonel Majors M.
tell OF Buffalo Bin" on the M,
press" Is one Of how he elule3 tv-
agents successfully. II became I. y
that a large amount OF money r.,
be sent through by pony err-.,|
and at all stages Of the route i,,i.
were In wait on the lvlslon irr
fore Cody they killed the rider M,
getting the money. "BudalO BIZ. y
urally thought that they would IN
another effort.
At the next relay station he ,p,
little longer time than usual. ubril
his saddle blanket and put the p,sf.,
containing the money In the f53, I,
eurely. He then strapped the M,
bags, minus the treasure. on h,p,,
and started out on his flying Tin \
he ealloped along he fixed on ~
spot in the road as the place Nhsv
would most likely be attacked M
men stepped out.
Hands up, Pony-Express Bill 4
know ye. my boy" they said.
II carry the express and rs hanri
for any man that interferes With ri
said Cody.
After some parley at the end 4
couple OF revolvers. Cody ilsrlr.I
and began to slowly unfasten he 4
pouches.
Mark my words. men, you'll hngh
this. And besides. ! don't cary n
money you expect" he said.
wen take the chances. Billy \
road agents replied, cheeriully al 4
time assuring him that personally IA
him a first-rate fellog
IF you will have EN- taks Al
cried Cody, finging the bags at DE ID
Of one Of the men, who, lodging ig1i
10 pick them up. Quick as a fash oi,i
shot the other one with a rtys5;
drove the spurs into the TANKS q Z
mare and rode over the one who 4
bent over the saddle bags and e'e,a
with the money, (which he bad concIsl
In the blankets.
The quickest record ever made o.
Pony Express line was the cal1i1
Of President Llncoln's inaug.u. A
dress. in March, 1861, over ne a
from 81. Joseph to San FranciN 1
seven days and seventeen hours Nt,
the Pony Express, brought plsni
fame to Colonel Majors and bis i-H'
ners, II never paid one-tenth OF 10 il'
ming express. This and the E.'l
route was finally sold 10 Ben hollA'
and later became the Wells Falso =
press line.