Editing Pony Express (section)

===William Cody===
[[File:Buffalo Bill Cody ca1875.jpg|thumb|upright|William "Buffalo Bill" Cody]]
Probably more than any other rider in the Pony Express, William Cody (better known as [[Buffalo Bill]]) epitomizes the legend and the folklore, be it fact or fiction, of the Pony Express.{{sfnp|Bradley|1913|p=127}}{{sfnp|Settle|Settle|1972|p=83}} Numerous stories have been told of young Cody's adventures as a Pony Express rider, though his accounts may have been fabricated or exaggerated.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Warren|first1=Louis S.|date=2008-04-01|title=Was He a Hero?|url=http://www.truewestmagazine.com/was-he-a-hero/|access-date=11 April 2017|website=True West|publisher=truewestmagazine.com|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203034158/https://truewestmagazine.com/was-he-a-hero/}}</ref> At age 15, Cody was on his way west to California when he met Pony Express agents along the way and signed on with the company. Cody helped in the construction of several way-stations. Thereafter, he was employed as a rider and was given a short {{convert|45|mi|adj=on}} delivery run from the township of Julesburg, which lay to the west. After some months, he was transferred to Slade's Division in Wyoming, where he is said to have made the longest nonstop ride from Red Buttes Station to Rocky Ridge Station and back when he found that his relief rider had been killed. This trail of {{convert|322|mi}} was completed in 21 hours and 40 minutes, and 21 horses were required.{{sfnp|Settle|Settle|1972|p=162}} On one occasion when he is said to have carried mail, he unintentionally ran into an Indian war party, but managed to escape. Cody was present for many significant chapters in early western history, including the gold rush, the building of the railroads, and cattle herding on the Great Plains. A career as a scout for the Army under General [[Phillip Sheridan]] following the Civil War earned him his nickname and established his notoriety as a frontiersman.<ref>R. L. Wilson. ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West''.</ref>{{page needed|date=December 2024}}{{sfnp|Settle|Settle|1972|p=84}}<ref>{{cite web |first=Joshua |last=Johns |title=Pony Express History |publisher=University of Virginia |url=http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-history.html |access-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121140709/http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-history.html |archive-date=January 21, 2013 }}</ref>{{clear}}