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If any of you want to know about one of the greatest endurance riders 
ever.... look into the history of General Beale, of whom Beale Air Force 
Base was named after and was the owner of the Tejon Ranch and the 
creator of  Beale's Road also known as the "Mojave Road" which was the 
southern route of the pioneers to get to California other than going 
through the Sierras. To bad they had to deal with the Apaches instead. 
He also headed up the Camel Experiment for the Army, which is another 
story....
But the point of this is..... He, personally, before his fame..., rode 
back AND forth, coast to coast, across the U.S. three times in four 
years on horseback, carrying messages for the Navy of all things (about 
the discovery of gold and brought the first samples to show congress).
Check it out. You can get info from the Tejon Ranch if not from the web....
Steve Shaw


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