I Found Spotted Tail's Lodge. He Invited

Excitement Was Plentiful During My Two Years' Service As A Pony Express Rider.

The Indians Kept Increasing In Numbers Until It Was Estimated That We Were Fighting From 800 To 1,000 Of Them.

My Wife Was Delighted With The Home I Had Given Her Amid The Prairies Of The Far West.

After Crossing The Smoky Hill River, I Felt Comparatively Safe As This Was The Last Stream I Had To Cross.

The First Trip Of The Pony Express Was Made In Ten Days - An Average Of Two Hundred Miles A Day. But We Soon Began Stretching Our Riders And Making Better Time.