The discussion attracted universal atten-…
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William H. Russellperson
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a.k.a. Wm. H. Russell
John B. Floydperson
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a.k.a. Secretary of War Floyd
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The discussion attracted universal atten-
tion, and finally Wm. H. Russell, a well known
western character, offered to bet $200,000 that
he could put on a mail line between San Fran-
cisco 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, 1860, was the fixed date for start-