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Pyramid Lake War

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    In Pony Express: Rough rides, dangerous stations

    …in the middle of the Pyramid Lake War with the Paiute people in Nevada, a conflict that is believed to have begun at Williams Station about 30 miles (48 km) east of Carson City on the Carson River.

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    In Pony Express: Final days

    The Pyramid Lake War in the spring and summer of 1860 was another substantial blow to the company. Bands of the Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock, Gosiute, and other peoples burned many stations to the ground, killed station keepers, and stole horses and equipment. The company could ill…

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