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Omaha Steve

(99,737 posts) Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:26 PM Oct 2015

October 24, 1861 You know it is dangerous when they want to hire under age 18 orphans

http://nhlabornews.com/2015/10/october-24-1861/

With the completion of the trans-continental telegraph line, the Pony Express is discontinued. The Pony Express consisted of relays of men riding horses carrying saddlebags of mail across a 2,000-mile trail. Eventually, the service had more than 100 stations, 80 riders, and between 400 and 500 horses. The express route was extremely hazardous, but only one mail delivery was ever lost.

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October 24, 1861 You know it is dangerous when they want to hire under age 18 orphans (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

For that money I'd have done it. trof Oct 2015 #1

The American flag should be checkered olddots Oct 2015 #2

Are there no workhouses? n/t ryan_cats Oct 2015 #3

The workhouses were apparently just getting started around that time Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #4

I recall reading about one who took an arrow to the face. raouldukelives Oct 2015 #5

trof

(54,256 posts)

1. For that money I'd have done it.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:33 PM

Oct 2015

$25 of 1861 dollars would be worth: $675.68 in 2015
That's close to $3000/mo.
http://www.davemanuel.com/inflation-calculator.php

olddots

(10,237 posts)

2. The American flag should be checkered

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:50 PM

Oct 2015

ryan_cats

(2,061 posts)

3. Are there no workhouses? n/t

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 08:10 PM

Oct 2015

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

4. The workhouses were apparently just getting started around that time

Reply to ryan_cats (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 07:28 AM

Oct 2015

http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Bo-Ch/Child-Labor-in-the-West.html

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)

5. I recall reading about one who took an arrow to the face.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:30 AM

Oct 2015

Somewhere in Nevada and finished his route with it stuck through his cheek and out the back of his jaw.
Not something I'm sure have the gristle for myself, but one never knows what one is capable of.
I could only imagine it was quite the conversation starter when he stopped for a fresh horse.

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