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2 . 2 THE F A R WEST 1845^1896
THE PQNV EXPRESS. 3. APR. 7860 - 24.OCT.786T

C en tra l OveAland C a li^ o A n ia and P i k e - 6 Peak 54 C o. -in A b e t up th e Pony
ExpAes-6 betw een S t .Jo s e p h , Mo. and San FA ancisco C a t ., w ith ou t a O ^ ic e C o n tra ct,
to demonstAatethe A o u t e w a s supeA ioA to th e SoutheAn Aoute by th e
M ail stagecoaches. The tw ice w eekly se A v ic e showed th e th e Aoute but
made heavy lo s e s , and a&teA th e sta A t o^ a PO ContAact 1 .JU L 1861, FaAgo to o k
oveA a4 a g en ts. Com pletion o^ th e OveAland TelegAaph L in e ended on 2 4 .OCT.1 86 1 .

16c P5E {tanked with gteen COC i PPEC MAR.14.(1861). C $2.50 pet oz. T k SI
taking 14 dagi to teach San Ftanciico.In petiod Januatg-Mch 1861, 25 avetaged 96 ietteti each.

The U iA g in ia C ity Pony ExpAess was Aun, p A o & ita b ly, by W ells between V iA g in ia
C it y , Nevada TeAA. & San F A a n c isc o ,C a l. fiAom 1862-65. 220 m ile jouAney by pony {90 m ile s ) ,
A a il and b o a t, to o k 24

$2 Red (il.F. 4iamp
Blue Ovat 14.F. h a n d i t a m p VIRGINIA CITV 25 JAR. on 25c Blue FaAgo
Piece o{ 3c PSE cattied on the Citg Pong in 1864 - \oz tate taiied
{tom 10c to 25c in Spting 1863; colour changed to ted in Summet 1864.

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