Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles - a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.
-- Buffalo Bill
   
Buffalo Bill   Name:
Buffalo Bill
Type:
Celebrity
Nationality:
American
Birth:
February 26, 1846
Death:
January 10, 1917
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