. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . r the Kan-sas Pacific Railroad) to the Platte route, and the fertile brains ofWilliam II. Russell and B. F. Ficklin conceived the idea of a PonyExpress, to be run under the patronage of the Central Overland Cal-ifornia & Pikes Peak Express Co., the name now assumed for thecompany succeeding Jones & Russell. To bring about success for thePony, they negotiated for and bought the Hockaday Mail Line.
. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . r the Kan-sas Pacific Railroad) to the Platte route, and the fertile brains ofWilliam II. Russell and B. F. Ficklin conceived the idea of a PonyExpress, to be run under the patronage of the Central Overland Cal-ifornia & Pikes Peak Express Co., the name now assumed for thecompany succeeding Jones & Russell. To bring about success for thePony, they negotiated for and bought the Hockaday Mail Line. Fick-lin went to Salt Lake to arrange matters with Chorpening, from SaltLake west, and W. W. Finney went by sea from New York toSan Francisco, to make necessary arrangements on the Pacific Coastend. * During the winter of 1859-60 stations were established at con-venient distances and the ponies distributed along the route, which was,. KIT CARSON. 55 ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 57 briefly stated, due west from St. Joseph to Fort Kearney, up thePlatte to Julesburg, where it crossed, thence by Fort Laramie andFort Bridger to Salt Lake City via Camp Floyd, Ruby Valley, theHumboldt, Carson City, Placerville and Folsom to Sacramento, and toSan Francisco by boat. The intention of the Pony Express was to carry letters only, andnot more than twelve or fifteen pounds of those. It was decided thatthe safest and easiest mode of carrying the mail was to make fourpockets, one in each corner of the mochilla (pronounced mocheer), a cov-ering made of heavy leather, for the saddles, and used generallyby the expert Mexican and Spanish riders. The mochilla was trans-ferred from pony to pony, and went through from St. Joseph to SanFrancisco, the pockets containing the mail being locked, and openedonly at military posts en route, and at Salt Lake City. It must be remembered that there was no telegraph west of , and the arr
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