How frequent was mail service in the Old West?
Stace Webb
Wenatchee, Washington
Mail service was infrequent and slow. From 1858 to 1861, the Butterfield Overland Mail transported the mail twice a week from St. Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, in about 25 days. During its brief history, from April 1860 to October 1861, the Pony Express delivered a letter from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in about 10 days. Trans-Western mail service continued to operate wit
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