Hi Barb and Bob: Interesting and detailed facts that further enlighten, as usual. Glad you jumped in on the query. What I can't fathom is how the Wikipedia entry got the day of departure so wrong, while basically having the length of travel time correct. It's eight days different. My instincts tell me to rely on Kent's chronology. And that Orion not having the stagecoach fare doesn't surprise me much. Roger Durrett Charlotte, NC In a message dated 11/19/2014 10:58:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Days of travel from Missouri to Nevada -- according to Kent Rasmussen's chronology in CRITICAL COMPANION TO MARK TWAIN -- 26 July - 14 August 1861 "goes to Nevada, by stagecoach." That is a total of 20 days which includes the date of arrival. Barb