Mr. Russell person
also known as: Russell
Summary: A man who made a wager to carry mail 1950 miles in ten days and organized the pony express.
Completeness: 78/100 Grade B
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cited from ing… (1890)
o and St. Joseph that would make the dis-
tance, 1950 miles, in ten days. He was given
encouragement by Secretary of War Floyd and
set to work making arrangements to carry his
wager to a successful issue. The bet was taken,
and April 3, 1…
cited from ing… (1890)
ing. Mr. Russell called in his partner and gen-
eral manager of business on the plains, Mr. A.
B. Miller, now a prominent citizen of Denver,
Color., for a conference. After informing Miller
of what he had done, Miller concurred in his
opinion tha…