Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-12 | Page 13 | Pioneer Tells of Romance of Pony Express

Riders were the boyhood Pony Express of bs Sanford dd Holman 87 who aided in caring for the horses of the brave messengers Mr l Holman I took part pare in the ceremonies for the unveiling of the pony express marker in front of the Tribune-Telegram Tribune building i Friday I. I 0 I. I k Fk F Fk k fC Ji ft a l 1 S t f f J I N r i f i n nf S 'S f i t 4 S 1 t 1 I I 1 1 N Pioneer Tells Of Romance of Pony Express I Sanford Holman Hofman 87 Participates Participates Participates pates in Unveiling of I Tribune Telegram Trail Marker The romance and the struggle o of pony express cays cas was related Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day by Sanford Holman 87 who as asa asa a n bo boy the horses for the fa famous fa man mall riders a of yesteryear Mr Holman who resides at 1379 1370 Eighth East street took part in the unveiling of or the pony express marker in n front of or the he Tribune-Telegram Tribune building Friday The aged pioneer who ho traveled tra across the plains In 1848 by ox team told old o of the thrilling adventures he learned earned about through his association tion ion with the dauntless riders who sped mail man across the continent SCENES RECALLED I was only a boy bOj of 10 Mr Holman Holman Holman Hol Hol- man said but I remember the days when the steaming horses thundered into nto camp bearing arin their riders and precious argo cargo of mall milU Every boy boyn in n town used to fight for tor the honor honorof of f caring for the horses horse Mr Holman was living at Summit Creek near Santaquin at the time and nd was affiliated with the lee Ice there which also was the changIng chang chang- In Ing ng station for horses When the rider came near the post ost he said the postmaster blew a i large tin horn and all the boys in n the neighborhood would try to outrun each other for Jar the privilege of f caring for tor the animals The greatest sport of ot all aU he related related re- re was rounding the horses of off the he range and corralling them ready for or the riders ARRIVES WITH FAMILY Mr Holman was born In Nauvoo Ill 11 in 1844 and came across the plains in 1848 with his mother The family settled In Sessions Corners now Bountiful and when Brigham Young ordered the southern part atthe of at the he state settled the family moved to o Summit Creek Lat Later r after moving to Sanpete county Mr Holman drove the mall matI stage tage between Nephi and Moroni TIle Tie pioneer Is a veteran of all the Indian wars wars including the Walker and nd the famous Blackhawk wars He narrowly escaped death during the he Walker Valker war when Indians charged him and other boys as they were vere gathering corn in a field near Santaquin The Indians at that charged the wagon in which he hend and nd other boys were riding They killed the oxen and pillaged the wagon but Mr Holman and his companions com com- succeeded in hiding in the brush rush