I Was Persuaded Now That I Was

Some Days I Would Go Without Any Fire At All, And Eat Raw Frozen Meat And Melt Snow In My Mouth For Water.

The Mccarthy Boys, At The Proper Moment, Gave Orders To Fire Upon The Advancing Enemy.

I Felt Only As A Man Can Feel Who Is Roaming Over The Prairies Of The Far West, Well Armed, And Mounted On A Fleet And Gallant Steed.

Stations Were Built At Intervals Averaging Fifteen Miles Apart. A Rider's Route Covered Three Stations, With An Exchange Of Horses At Each, So That He Was Expected At The Beginning To Cover Close To Forty-five Miles - A Good Ride When One Must Average Fifteen Miles An Hour.

The First Trip Of The Pony Express Was Made In Ten Days - An Average Of Two Hundred Miles A Day. But We Soon Began Stretching Our Riders And Making Better Time.