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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Gen. John A. Sutter John Butterfield, Esq, another interesting pioneer and builder of the west is entitled to recognition here. As well omit the keystone of an arch. His Overland Stage facilitated mail transportation across the continent and helped to people the west with some of the brainiest men that ever lived. And then the Pony Express, - ho-w can that be omitted? Caravan freighting from the Missouri River to the Sacramento is and always will be an interesting subject. To induce young people to familiarize themselves with the early history of their own loved country. I have sought to weave into my narrative a few threads of those facts which are somewhat tinged with ro mance. I ventured upon this course, however, with much reserve. 'many great names and enterprises I should be solicitous to remember but forego the pleas ure for want of space. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.