The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05

auguTal address took Just seven days
and seventeen hours The fastest linn
lied of today viii carry you from Mis-
souri, TO the Pacific in three and one
half days, which is only a trifle less
than halI Che time made by these hardy
little ponies. The iron horse is more
powerful and perhaps more depend
able. but the pony express. with IFS
Wiry little carriers and its brave rid
ers was far more humanity pictur-
esque
But the life of the post riders was
a hard one They were men used 10
the conflict with the Indians and
hardened 10 the SiFuggie Nith She
storm So Ions as they came out
alive. they did not mind little thing
like seventeen bullets through their
clothing and three i'm their hide which
was enc unhappy experience of one Of
their number often. however. they did
not come ont alive. and the arriving
carrier found no one 20 take up his
burden. I'm such cases. he had TO
pound the saddle over the stiff couu-
Try for another 100 miles or more The
longest ride ou record was made by
Buffalo Bill Cody chem only lI wears
routes or bis dead companions, q dis
lance of 5-- miles. This journey meant
Jhlrty-tWo hours of continuous riding
az Top speed through hostile couu-
IN our enthusiasm for Tho more SNOWY
brewery 1t L1e ridCrs WC should NOT forget
sla-1- Alnntls VINO e9Hq mned
tl %. a0' o- -.t-7. SURROUNDED o} Stables
aHu cofidls- some OF the stations were
ON bleak hilIsideS where Few visitors be-
siacs tle uHirieudIE wind came To greet
Them Others were i0 deep passes suh-
'theIe were rs much .e>posc4 To the red
enemy as tho hi0ckhouses of The PUP
ltans- Most uI them SASS uo man bur the
t.l-t on nle mount who Bad at most,
The daytime cloud Of dust far down the
iiaii announced the living pony, q night
toa metallic throb of the horses hoofs
ON lhe rocky sraii warned Che keeper Of
his duty. When the rider had Che time
and was in the mood hc would shout.
AIS wei along The road Jim. These
were his uuiE lUmauties. m these I'M
Lerruptluns failed him bee knew that AM
other brave man was gone The life OF
ine station keeper was noe an attractive
one
But the real STORY or the Pony Express
is. after all. inc story of the brave riders.
Weather Indians and higlWaymeu be-
sen loem- sometimes oxen the peaceful
eruisrants scared lbs the speed and
shoot them WautoulV- More often des-
Ierddoer who know soc value uf the fef-
ltfs n those little pouches would lie in
wait to catch tnc uuwarE riders at some
quick turn of the road or in some narrow
ra-s
one OF Colonel Codys struggles with
Alelw4E mau is perhs Us typical ~ the exc
perieuces and the courage OF the riders
RiiE-hc was theu only 15-Has Ealloping
around "A sharp bend iH Narrow trail
when he came face To- face with "a burly
man with am equally hurig Ti2-sho0fef.
TO the usual reQuest BiiiE lost mo- time
Do skEing bis hands Du- no kept bis head
striltlf level AZ the pony sunk uu his
launches the F0bbeF saw shat Size rider
was only kld and accordingly lowered
his efiu advancing with the uof lfni-fr,lf,-
words
eyer amt 81 g0iu 90 git huEt perVided
ser part with them bags
Saying nothing, the boy rose slowly in
the saddle and regretfuiE looseued the
saddle pouch. lle man held 0ut his hand
loF tHe booty. AT iust that moment the
brave little rider drove both spurs -into
the steamiug flank of bis fiery mount
jazz. quicE oath q duiI hud aHd = cloud
ei Gust ~ fne time tlr fellow was able
30 walk. Cody Was ready to t0R him q