Pony Express and other St. Joseph History News Article, 1900
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AM9999.356.16776
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Pony Express and other St. Joseph History News Article, 1900.
Old Report Contains Interesting History. St Joseph Board of Trade was very active in many affairs in the year 1888. President of board was E. L. Marnery . Considerable space in the report is devoted to the subject of the Pony Express accompanied by stories from Harper's Weekly and the Virginia Chronicle. The Chronicle tells about the conception of the enterprise and names a man other than any of those who have been mentioned in the controversy here as the first Pony Express rider to start from St. Joseph.
The Chronicle's story is that April 8, 1860 Billy Baker mounted on a famous horse dashed away toward the Sierras, covering his twenty miles in forty-nine minutes.
John Fry was one of the famous men of his day on the border. According to the Chronicle's account Fry was the first rider to reach St. Joseph from the West. The story goes on to tell how Fry made up time and arrived in St. Joseph on time. Dated c 1900.
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St. Joseph History, St. Joseph Board of Trade, Pony Express Riders
