People
The President was most affected by the Pony Express
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
One factor that slowed down mail that had nothing to do with Humans
weather
snow
horse injuries
terrain changes
Average Speed of a horse
10 miles an hour (with galloping bursts at 25 miles an hour)
Date of the first Pony Express ride
April 3rd 1860
How long the route was for the Pony Express
2,000 miles
I created the Pony Express
Who was William Russell and / or Alexander Majors
City the first Pony Exprrss ride started in in the west
Sacramento (Mail originated by Steamship in San Francisco)
How much each rider was paid per month
150-200$
Date of the last P. E run
November 20, 1861
The number of stations used for Pony Express riders
About 190
The age of most of the Pony Express riders
Who was less than 18 years old on average ?
City the first Pony Express ride ended in the east
Where was St Joseph, Missouri?
About 4 weeks at best
The goal for getting a letter coast to coast before the Pony Express
April 1860-November 1861
When was the Pony Express was active?
How many bags of mail were lost during the time of the Pony Express
(1 bag )
Three groups of people moving west
gold miners
settlers
Mormons / Missionaries
families hoping to start new lives
Name of the tribe in Nevada that caused the most difficulty for the Pony Express
Who was the Paiute tribe (starving from a harsh winter in 1860)
New York to Panama by boat or rail, then rail across Panama, then back on a ship to San Francisco
How did mail get from coast to coast before the Pony express?
The years Samuel Morse developed Morse code and telegraphy
(1837-1844)
A leather blanket with 4 lockble pockets placed over the saddle and transferred from horse to horse
(Mochilla)
This rider held the record for the longest and fastest ride ?
Who was Pony Bob? ( 360 miles in 40 hours)
How much money was lost on each letter delivered, causingthe company to go bankrupt.
What was $13
How many letters were delivered in total by the PE
34,753
When Congress established postal service to the Pacific Coast
1847
Why the Pony Express shut down in 1861
The invention of the Telegraph from coast to coast