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Posted by Mary Trotter Kion Jul 14, 2006 |
When William H. Russell started the Pony Express he never expected to make a profit. What he did expect to do was take the big bucks the government was offering for mail delivery away from the Butterfield Express Company. He never counted on the telegraph ending his briefly lived dream. The ride begins at: The Pony Express Idea .