Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogTranscriptPony express. Colorado Arrival at Julesburg, Colorado, on first trip from St. Joseph, MISSOURI was probably the night of April 5, 1860. This conclusion is based on accounts of the first Pony Express ride as described in Root Overland Stage to California and the Missouri Historical Review v.43 #1, and mileages given in Byers and Kellan Handbook _to _the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas,1859 Distance from St. Joe to Ft. Kearney; 288 mi. Distance from Ft. Kearney to Cottonwood Springs; 94 mi. Distance from Cottonwood Springs to Julesburg; 105 mi. Distance from St. Joe to Julesburg; 48'7 mi. (ContId on next card)CollectionWestern History Subject IndexRelated MaterialWestern History Subject Index AbbreviationsType of MaterialIndex CardLanguageeng
