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THE PONY EXPRESS

THE PONY EXPRESS. Founders: Russell, Majors, & Waddell Central Overland California & Pike’s Peak Express Company (C.O.C. & P.P.). DATE. HOW. April 3, 1860 to late October 1861. Relay of mail by horses and riders. The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter. RIDER. AD.

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THE PONY EXPRESS

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  1. THE PONY EXPRESS Founders: Russell, Majors, & Waddell Central Overland California & Pike’s Peak Express Company (C.O.C. & P.P.)

  2. DATE HOW • April 3, 1860 to late October 1861. • Relay of mail by horses and riders. The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter.

  3. RIDER

  4. AD

  5. QUALIFICATIONS • Young, skinny, expert rider, daring • Most riders were around 20. Youngest was 11. Oldest was mid-40’s. Not many were orphans. Usually weighed around 120 pounds.

  6. OATH TAKE BY RIDERS • "I do hereby swear before the great and living God that during my engagement with Russell, Majors and Waddell, I will under no circumstances use profane language, that I will drink no intoxicating liquors, that I will not quarrel or fight with other employees of the firm, and that in every respect I will conduct myself honestly, be faithful in my duties, and so direct all my acts as to win the confidence of my employers. So help me God."

  7. RIDER’S PAY • $25 per week • $100 per month.

  8. Distance • 2,000 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Travel Time • Summer – 10 days • Winter – 12-16 days

  9. RIDER RELAY HORSE RELAY • New riders took over every 75 to 100 miles. • 400 horses were used in the Pony Express. Riders got a fresh horse every 10 to 20 miles. Horses traveled an average of 10 miles per hour.

  10. STATIONS - TRAIL LENGTH • Approximately 165 stations. • Home stations: 60 miles apart • Swing Stations: average 12 mi. apart • Distance 1,900 miles

  11. STATIONS • Personnel: 2 agents 1 station keeper 1 assistant

  12. COST OF MAIL • At first, $5 per 1/2 ounce • Later, $1 per 1/2 ounce

  13. RELAY STATIONS IN UTAH

  14. WHY DID THE PONY EXPRESS END? • Transcontinental telegraph connected the East and West • Was completed on October 24, 1861 • Two days later the Pony express ceased operation

  15. TELEGRAPH • The telegraph was a communication system that sent electric signals over wires from location to location that translated into a message. DATES • October 24, 1861 – January 27, 2006

  16. DISTANCE • 1,400 miles. Omaha, Nebraska to Carson City, Nevada. TRAVEL TIME • A matter of minutes • A telegraph operator would be able to send 40-50 words per minute.

  17. MORSE CODE • Invented by Samuel Morse • The dots and dashes were used to represent letters and numbers.

  18. THE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR A trained operator could translate 40 – 50 words per minute.

  19. MORSE CODE TELEGRAPH SENDER RECIEVER

  20. COST OF MESSAGES • 75 Cents per word

  21. THE FIRST TELEGRAPH MESSAGE “What Hath God wrought?” May 24, 1844- Annie Ellsworth chose the phrase.

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