Hi all,

Stage coach stops may have been 10 miles apart, but it was for changing horses, watering horses, eating meals and soforth. Most of them did not have much room for sleeping if any.

Here is something that might be of interest.

From: http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/butterfield_overland_stage_company/butterfield_overland_stage_company.html

Butterfield Overland Stage began rolling on September 15, 1858, twice weekly mail service began. A Butterfield Overland Concord Stagecoach was started in San Francisco and another Overland Stage in Tipton, Missouri they ran over the better roads. As the going got rougher, the passengers and mail were transferred to " celerity wagons " designed for the roughest conditions
Each run encompassed the 2,812 miles and had to be completed in 25 days or less in order to qualify for the $600,000 government grant for mail service. The western fare one way was $200 with most stages arriving 22 days later at its final destination

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