Show THE PONY EXPRESS With some of af the relics that are being presented to the committee on the Veterans Veteran's excursion Jon to Saltair on the be are copies copies of ot newspapers published in this thil city in early days day day and amo among g these are Issues containing he news new of the world aa as it was wai wa carried over the Plains by br pony pony express In- In Ind Ind In-d In I d d 0 of of the dispatches Doming comIng fp pr er I Western Union line Jine a aa as for tor a ot of a century past pact the legend at the column columns column's head bead was waa Latest Lafat Telegraph by Pony PODY One feature which caused this service to be highly valued by bl the people besides beside the money cost coit which at the beginning af ot 1861 1881 was waa reduced to 2 per par half bait ounce for tor letter Jetter postage was wal the fact that it brought the news during durine the Intensely exciting period of 01 the opening of ot the grea great civil war It was waa delivered with wonderful promptness too for the distance and conditions the dispatches being brought through from the fron fron- frontier frontier tier and in ten days day even evea in III inthe the winter time For instance on February 1 16 15 1861 there was waa printed news of ot the nation east of the Missouri up to February 5 6 This Thil same ame Issue 1 by the way wa contains an account of ot the Brag serious fighting D IQ in Florida the se- se secession secession ae cession proceedings In in several of ot the states the demaud demand of Isaac Hayne forthe forthe for the surrender r of ot the US U S forts fort in io South i Carolina to that state tb the projected at attempt at- at attempt attempt tempt to prevent the inauguration ot of President Lincoln and a host boat of kindred Items including the famous dispatch patch of ot the secretary of ot the treasury John A Dix regarding the order to arrest the traitor Captain Brushwood which was waa seized by command of ot the governor of or Alabama and aDd forwarded to tu the governor of Louisiana both states being in rebel rebel- rebellion rebellion lion hon and which reads reada as aa follows follow I W Jan Jao 29 To 29 To Hemphill Jones Tell ell Lieutenant Caldwell to ar ar- ar arr arrest r rest reat st Captain Brushwood assume com com- command command command mand of the revenue cutter McClelland I and obey orders ordera I gave through you If Capt Brushwood after arrest under under- undertakes undertakes takes to interfere with the the command of the cutter Caldwell will consider him a mutineer and treat him accord accord- accordingly accordingly If It he attempts to haul down the American flag shoot boot him on the spot Signed JOHN A Dix Secretary of 01 the Treasury |