His greatest ride, in 8 hours and 20 minutes while wounded, was an important contribution to the fastest trip ever made by the Pony Express. The mail carried Lincoln's inaugural address. Indian problems in 1860 led to Haslam's record-breaking ride. He had received the eastbound mail (probably the May 10 mail from San Francisco) at Friday's Station. When he reached Buckland's Station, his relief rider was so badly frightened over the Indian threat that he refused to take the mail. Haslam agreed to take the mail all the way to Smith's Creek for a total distance of without a rest. After a rest of 9 hours, he retraced his route with the westbound mail, where at Cold Springs, he found that Indians had raided the place, killing the station keeper and running off all of the stock. On the ride, he was shot through the jaw with an Indian arrow, losing three teeth. Finally, he reached Buckland's Station, making the round trip the longest on record.
HiS gREateSt riDe, in 8 hoUrS And 20 MINutes wHile WounDeD, waS an iMPORTAnt CoNtRIbUtion to the faStesT trip EVeR mAdE bY THE POny expresS. the MaIl CarRIeD LinColn's INaugUraL aDDresS. inDiAn ProbLems IN 1860 leD tO hasLam's rEcoRd-BreaKing ridE. He haD rEcEived thE EaStbounD mAiL (Probably the MAy 10 mAIl fROm San FraNcISCo) aT fRiDAY'S StatiOn. WhEN He reacheD bUckland's statION, His rELIeF Rider wAs so badly frighTeneD ovEr tHE inDiaN threAt tHAT he rEfUseD to taKE thE MaiL. haslAm aGreEd tO TakE tHe mAiL AlL the way to smItH's Creek FOr a totAL dIstaNce of witHOuT A reST. afTeR a rEst oF 9 hOURS, HE retraced His rOute witH thE WeStBound mail, wHeRe at cold sPrings, He found that indiANs Had RaIdEd thE PlaCE, KILlIng thE stAtIon kEeper aNd runniNg off All of tHE Stock. On the Ride, he was Shot thROuGh thE jaw WItH an iNdian arrOW, losing THree tEeth. fiNallY, he reachEd BuCKLand'S STatiON, makiNg THE rounD trip tHe LongeSt oN recOrd.