The Cholera Had Broken Out At The

We Had Avoided Discovery By The Sioux Scouts, And We Were Confident Of Giving Them A Complete Surprise.

Having Secured My Indian Actors, I Started For Baltimore, Where I Organized My Combination, And Which Was The Largest Troupe I Had Yet Had On The Road.

The Cholera Had Broken Out At The Post, And Five Or Six Men Were Dying Daily.

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.

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