Mile 1900: Smith Creek Station
"One story about Smith's Creek was reported in the August 1860 Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. 'One day last week H. Trumbo, station keeper at Smith's Creek, got into a difficulty with Montgomery Maze,…
Desert Springs
"While all is green and fresh on the summits of the mountains, in the surrounding deserts all is salt, alkali, sterility, and desolation. In the early days, when thousands on…
Meaning of “Pah-Ute”
"The Piutes belonged to the Ute band at the time that the original Shoshone tribe broke up through its own weight and unwieldy size. They settled about the lakes—Humboldt, Pyramid,…
Mile 1835: Dry Creek Monuments
There are two monuments near the site of Dry Creek Station: A Pony Express plaque An Central Overland Trail post The monuments are located at https://goo.gl/maps/M55hvLf5MFaKunwb7. In addition, various authors…
Mile 1834: Route Alternatives
At Mile 1834, you have the option of: Staying on the Pony Express Trail to Dry Creek Station, through Simpson Park Mountains, to Simpson Park Station. This route takes Streep’s Cutoff,…
Mile 1835: Dry Creek
"[W]hen Streeper was ready to return, two prospectors traveling toward Salt Lake City, asked him if they could accompany him, to which he replied that they could if they were not afraid of…
Mile 1850: Simpson Park Station
"At Simpson's Park [on May 20, 1860], James Alcott was killed, the station burned, and the stock driven off during the Pah Ute War. Two Indians were employed here to…
Oiled Silk Cloth Protection
"Mail from either end of the Pony Express run was wrapped in oiled silk cloth to protect it from rain, mud and water, before it was placed in the pockets of regular…
Mile 1678: Egan’s Station
"The rider carrying the August 1 westbound mail just missed an Indian attack on Egan Canyon station, which turned into a fierce battle between the Indians and the U.S. mounted cavalry commanded…
Mile 1480: Route Alternate
At Mile 1480 (west side of Fish Springs, UT), the XP Bikepacking continues north on the Pony Express-Overland Stage Trail to go around the north end of the Fish Springs…
Gillespie's Store XP Monument–Front
Gillespie’s Store
Gillespie's Store is the next station west of Halfway House (Silveyville). It sits in front of Heritage House, a restaurant in the heart of old downtown section of Vacaville. Vacaville…
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February 2, 2021
Mile 1804: Roberts Creek Station
"On May 31 [1860], C. H. Ruffin, a Pony Express employee, wrote William W. Finney in San Francisco that he and others had been driven out of Cold Creek Station…
Mile 1795: Route Alternate
At the Pony Express Monument marked on the XP Route map just past Mile 1794, there are two possible routes. The first turns southwest and heads more or less straight…
Mile 1792: Sulphur Springs Station
"Sulphur Springs is commonly listed as a Pony Express Station. However, it could not have been one of the original stations built in the spring of 1860. In reviewing the literature,…
Mile 1732: Jacob’s Well Station
"Today nothing remains but a few old stones from which the old well has long since caved in with rock and dirt. It was not only was a change station…