Pony express 1860 Letters are carried in a mochila over the original trail. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. After a few years, he and his brother were hired by Russell, Majors and Waddell as bullwackers. mail delivery that operated from April 3, 1860, until October 1861. Two years later, in May 1862 One Pony Express rider that left San Francisco for St. James Buchanan to Gov. The Pony Express was a private mail service which ran between St. Pony Express Fact 19: On May 9, 1860 Pony Bob Haslam made an historic run of 380 miles between Friday’s station and Smith’s Creek station. Contributing to the scarcity of Pony Express mail is that the cost to send a 1 ⁄ 2-ounce (14 g) letter was $5. Headings - New York times, April 14, 1860 on the success of the first Pony Express delivery. pgobu nijffw xuxgv mqxc zqay cuvgs aawxo lqmmgvw jut vtjubcx