Name/Title
Pony Express Ad in San Francisco Herald Newspaper, Photo, April 16, 1860Entry/Object ID
P1996.1P.591Description
Pony Express Ad in San Francisco Herald Newspaper, Photo, April 16, 1860. b/w. Written in the manner of a news account, this column promotes the Pony Express and gives details of its schedule and rates.
"San Francisco Herald
April 16, 1860
PONY EXPRESS
Eight Days
From San Francisco to New York
"The Pony Express of the Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company will leave San Francisco for New York and intermediate points on FRIDAY, the 20th day of April, 1860, and on every FRIDAY thereafter, at four o'clock P.M. Letters will be received each day of departure a the office of the Alta Telegraph, Montgomery street; at Sacramento until 12 o'clock the same night, at the Alta Telegraph office, Second street; Placerville, until 6 A.M., every Saturday, at the office of the Placerville and St. Joseph Telegraph CO. Dispatches will be received at Carson City until 7½ o'clock on Saturday.
Schedule time from San Francisco to New York for Telegraphic Dispatches, Eight Days; for Letters, Twelve Days. Letters will be charged to any point on this side of Salt Lake City, Five Dollars per half ounce, and under at that rate.
The Pony Express charges on each Telegraphic Dispatch of any number of words to be transmitted by Telegraph from St. Joseph will be Two Dollars and Forty-five Cents.
Wm. W. Finney, General Agent".Made/Created
Place
City
San FranciscoState/Province
CaliforniaNotes
Date: 1860.Lexicon
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San Francisco Herald, Pony Express Advertisement, San Francisco