Passage 1
What states was the mail carried?
Missouri and California
Whos were the owners of the Pony Express?
Russell, Majors, and Waddell
The bag used for carrying the mail was called?
Mochila
What was the rider issued to wear as their uniform?
Red shirt and a pair of blue jeans
How many riders did the Pony Express hire during this time?
100
What cities did the trail stretched through?
St. Joseph and Sacramento
Even though the riders on the trail in Indian country could be in danger, the pony express horses could usually ______the Indians ponies
Outrun
Riders joining the Pony Express were asked to take what?
An oath
Often they were attcked by who?
Indians
Messages were sent over the wires by tapping out the letters out in what code?
Morse Code
What happens when a rider reached another rider
A new rider would take the mail and continue the journey
Riders joining were asked to take what?
An oath
The bag used to carry mail had how many pockets
4
How many minutes were allowed for changing horses
2 minutes
What did the telegraph lines across the country made it possible to send what?
News and messages rapidly from one place to another
How many stations were there during this time
190
What did the riders FIRST started to carry
Ever ppound of weight slowed the horse. Soon the riders carried only a Blible and a single revolver.
Name three things of what the oath had in witing for the riders to obey
No profane language (swearing), drinking no alcohol, and not quarrel nor fight with any other employee
The most dangerous job of The Pony Express was. probably what?
The station keeper at lonely outposts.
The Indians of the plains called the telegraph what?
"Singing wires"
After the wires were connected, the chatter of the telegragh keys and the hum of the wires replaced the clatter and pounding of the horses' hooves.
The story of the Pony Express, is a famous chapter of which history?
Western
How many miles did the Pony Express Riders cover in a day?
250 miles a day
The bag used to carry mail had __ pockets. What was the pockets used for.
Three were kept locked and the fourth was used to put letters in that were picked up or delivered along the way
When The Pony Express riders needed a substitute in an emergency, who did the job for them
Station keepers and stock tenders
Name the 8 states that the Historic Pony Express Trail goes through
Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska, Nevada,
Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Califonia