Resentment over private control of the salt lakes in this region, often called Guadalupe Lakes, led to the El Paso Salt War1877which entailed the loss of manylives and much property
Butterfield Overland MailFirst Overland Mail Route from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco, California.
As a forerunner of the Pony Express and Transcontinental Railroad, the Butterfield Overland Mail was the first successful attempt to link …