Category: National Mail & Transport Co.
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Chapter 31 – Signs of Financial Troubles; Links to James B. Price
Unpaid Bills Found in the McComas Probate file is a letter dated May 23, 1883, and addressed to John M. Wright, administrator for the McComas estate. George E. Price had entered into a contract with McComas and S. P. Carpenter in November of the previous year. Price had been contracted…
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Odds And Ends – Roberts And Friends
Before moving on to the next chapter, we are including a little more information on Roberts and some of the people involved with him. All of the below photos are screenshots taken from Bullion Annual for 1880, published in 1881 in New York by The Bullion Publishing Company, apart from…
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Chapter 18, Part II – New Routes, New Towns
As stated in the opening paragraph of this Chapter, the 1878-1882 contract period was the harbinger of change at Ralston, and two factors above all others were the driving forces behind those changes – the expansion of the mining industry in Grant County, and the approach of the Southern Pacific…
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Chapter 18 – Route No. 31454, 1878 – 1882, The National Mail & Transport Co.
Introduction The awarding of the contract for this new four-year period would lead to the most significant changes for Ralston; the settlement would not only be included as a stop on a new route, but would also acquire a new name when, in April of 1879, it would become known…