The New York Times, May 31, 1860
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Wednesday, May 30.
The Pony Express, due on Monday, the 28th, arrived last night at 9 P.M., but brought no California mail, which is supposed to have been intercepted by Indians. The only matter brought by this Express is from Salt Lake, at which place it arrived and left on the 24th inst. All the information we can learn in regard to this failure is the following note on the Salt lake way bill, made by the Agent: “The rider came just in; the Indians have chased all the men from the stations between Diamond Spring and Carson Valley. The pouch in which the Express matter is carried is lost.”
The Indians are reported to have killed two riders on the last trip, and it is supposed that they carried off or destroyed the mail matter belonging to this express.
The news from Salt Lake is very meagre.
On the 17th inst. two men named MYRON BREWER and R. KIET JOHNSON were shot at once by some unknown person.
The distance from Salt Lake to St. Joseph’s, 1,200 miles, was made by this express in five days and seven hours.