Published on Monday, October 27, 2008
By Daily Bulletin Staff Writer
Suddenly, young Delia Haskett's worst fears were coming true on that dark road in Northern California's Mendocino County about 1876.
Delia, only about 14, didn't care that she was making history as the first woman in California to drive a stagecoach carrying mail.
All she knew was that she was very scared.
She had stopped about 11 p.m. to water the team and was startled by the sound of approaching horses and men's voices.
She remembered the warning about Black Bart - highwayman Charles E. Boles, who held up 28 stages before his capture in 1883.
Delia, unarmed and driving a coach with no passengers, was resigned to being held up when suddenly she was surrounded - by song. It was a group of men singing while riding back from a religious camp meeting.
Much relieved, young Delia finished her run from Ukiah to Willits by 3 a.m
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