Name/Title
Butte Pony Express Station Site, Nevada, Photos, 1959Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.836Tags
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Butte Pony Express Station Site, Nevada, Photos, 1959. Two photos, one of Butte Valley and the other of rock ruins at Butte Station site. b/w
95.1P.836 = View of landscape across Butte Valley from top of Egan Mountain range. Man standing in foreground pointing to trail. Legend: "View westward from top of Egan Range across Butte Valley. Butte Station, next, was some 15 miles west from Egan. Our historian-guide, Wm. Franks of Cherry Creek, Nev. points out the Pony Express Trail as it winds dimly into the distance towards Ruby Valley some 35 miles westward. This section of trail is not recommended for conventional vehicles." Nev. 1959
95.1P.837 = Man standing near pile of rock rubble surrounded by low sagebrusch. Mountains in background. Legend: "Butte Stage and Pony Express Station, also known as Robber''s Roost, offered few refinements. Richard Burton, on his Oct. 5, 1860 visit, said: 'After our supper of coffee and doughboy the Mormon station master, Mr. Thomas, cleared a place among snorers on the muddy floor. A redeeming point was the fireplace which occupied half the north wall'. View to northwestward. " Nev. 1959
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Printsize: 6½" x 9¼"
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Photo taken by SJM staff photographer
