History of Nevada; . -. The mail-coach was afterwardsfound, literally torn to atoms; and the mail-bagswere ripped open, and tho letters scattered in everydirection. These were i)icked u|) and taken toPlacerville, by Mr. Lindsay. About this time itwas reported that General Hunt lia<l Icit Salt LakeCity to explore a new stage route, west of troosoCreek, which was thought to be 150 miles shorterthan the one then traveled. The overland stage,which arrived September 20, 1858, with mail andpassengers Irom Salt Lake and St. Joseph, Missouri,brought tho welcome intelligence that the UnitedStates tr
History of Nevada; . -. The mail-coach was afterwardsfound, literally torn to atoms; and the mail-bagswere ripped open, and tho letters scattered in everydirection. These were i)icked u|) and taken toPlacerville, by Mr. Lindsay. About this time itwas reported that General Hunt lia<l Icit Salt LakeCity to explore a new stage route, west of troosoCreek, which was thought to be 150 miles shorterthan the one then traveled. The overland stage,which arrived September 20, 1858, with mail andpassengers Irom Salt Lake and St. Joseph, Missouri,brought tho welcome intelligence that the UnitedStates troops had been ordered forward from Utah,to protect the mail and emigrants. October 13th, theoverland mail reached tho west end of the route onhorseback, in advance of the stage, which bad been. MAILS, STAGES. AND EXPRESS. 10c delayed. It brought tho news tliat (Jiiieral limitand Dr. Forney, tho Indian Agoiit in Utah, hadrouc-heil (Jravell}- Ford, and were snjourning therewith tho Sboshonos. A settlement having been effected, for tho timebeing, with tho hostiles of that tribe, the mails weremore regular and made better time, and tho business?was greatly inereased. In January, 1S50, the over-lanatronized by thepublic. April 2:i, IS.)!), there were .)(!() jiouiids of mail8bi|)|>ed by the East bound stage, the largest amountever before taken at one time. In June of this year, [Captain Simpson, of the United States To])ograiih-ical Engitieers, surveyed a new route from (^anipFloyd to Genoa, which
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