Amousican History - The Pony Express by coa
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The Pony Express ran from St Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, almost 2,000 miles. It started 4/3/1860 and ended 10/24/1861. 183 men are known to have ridden for the Pony Express during this time at a pay of $100/month. Johnny Fry was the first westbound rider and Billy Hamilton was the first Eastbound rider. They ran 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Riders got a fresh horse every 10-15 miles and a new rider took over every 75-100 miles. Surprisingly enough, only one rider is known to have been killed. The horses traveled an average of 10 miles per hour. There were approx 165 stations. The cost for 1/2 ounce mail was $5 at the beginning and, by the end, had dropped to $1 per 1/2 ounce.
"The guys", of course, contributed their part in getting the US mail across the country.
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Comments (39)
most excellent well done wendy
Love this one! Excellent work!
Me too !
Wonderful Scene Wendy.
Wonderful history and terrific scene!! Those vultures never found dinner from those meeses...err...mouses. Bravo!!!!
MAn!! Now I have to dust off my keyboard as I can see the dust flying around lol but its so realistic ( well all of yours are ) but this one wow !! so realistic there I go again repeating myself lol: B R A V O !!~ hugs))
wonderful scene...super artwork!
WOW! I don't knew the Pony Express history! Wonderful image in all aspects! Thx, Wendy!
This is so funny!! I just LOVE meeses on horses and tis is one of your best! Love the running rabbit too! LOL Excellent!!
I always look forward to your images, and they always put a smile on my face. Thanks.
Fantastic work!!!
very beautiful work and scene ;) I like :)
This is way too cute!! Awesome work!!
Yihaa! Excellent work as always Wendy :-)
a splendid composed scene, again full of imagination! the atmosphere and the details are excellent. very beautiful work of art, Wendy! :)
Oh NO! You used this vulture 'fore I got a chance to work him into something...whaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Sorry '-)...my little whine aside...hehe...awesome atmo/lighting, dust, composition, idea, detail, ..., ..., etc, etc, yada yada yada '-)! The one good thing about these exorbitant rates is that it cut down considerably on the amount of junk mail these poor guys had to carry...LOL! IbeHERE'-)!!
Uh oh...toon vultures...mousie better keep on ridin'!! Cute!
Absolutely awesome scenery ! Beautiful sky and plants, me loves . I hope toon vultures won't get our favourite rodents ;)
Perfect depiction again Wendy... Another huge smile. I find the scale on this perfect, the mist of a hot desert day, just right. Your history lessons are sure more fun that Mrs. Hubbs were. :)
Ha! THis is too precious. What a cool depiction. HUGE cactus, tiny characters and those adorably dorky vultures. Super work.
Wonderful scene and write-up! Bravo!
Nice vultures in the sky!!!LOL..Great work!!!
Out-freakin-standing !! Love those (equestrian)Mousies ! Great atmosphere.
Fantastic work!!
Excellent atmosphere! I love your concept on this series :-)
Absolutely Fantastic Scene and Wonderful history..Woow.Love it..
heh, heh... very cute... excellent!
Wonderful landscape and atmosphere! Love those airborne critters.
This one just had to go into favourites. I just love the colours, The action and pose are so perfect. Thanks Wendy ;}}}
Eeeek the buzzards are circling. Quick, change horses before they get it! A wonderful dusty atmosphere you created for this historical tale. Thanks for the informative history of the Pony Express. I never knew all that.