There were so many interesting exhibits at the Historic Trails Museum in Casper that I decided to feature it again this month.
Although it was only in operation for 18 months, the Pony Express earned a spot in American history, often being romanticized.The advertisement for riders makes the job sound anything but romantic. In case you can't read the fine print, here's what it says:
Wanted young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.
That doesn't sound like a good deal to me, but the $25 weekly pay was a definite lure ... if you lived to collect it.
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