Name/Title
Pony Express Courier, April, 1944Entry/Object ID
L9999.PXP.47Description
Pony Express Courier, April, 1944. Stories of Pioneers and Old Trails. Newspaper from Placerville, California containing historical information about times, persons, and places connected with the Pony Express. This includes riders, station keepers, Native Americans, and events that happened on or near the Pony Express route
In this issue:
Chipeta, Great Heroine of the Colorado Utes.
Several stories connected with her assistance to the U.S. Calvary by riding 100 miles non-stop to notify her husband Chief Ouray to call halt to hostilities began by his sub-chiefs during his absence, which included the Meeker massacre.
Eugene Field wrote the famous poem about her exploits.
16/Newspaper/10¼" x 13½"/Illustrations/Photographs.Lexicon
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Pony Express Rider, Pony Express Station, Pony Express Courier, Native AmericanPublication Details
Author
Hamlin, Herb S., editorPlace Published
City
PlacervilleState/Province
CaliforniaDate Published
1944Call No.
PonyExpress HANotes
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Field, EugenePerson or Organization
ChipetaPerson or Organization
Chief Ouray