Wild West, Reading Laboratory.

Exercise 1. Reading Laboratory. The teacher will lead group reading, separating the sentences at reasonable points to facilitate group repetition by the students.

“A True Story of the Wild West”

Wells Fargo - is a name - that appears - in many strange -

and wonderful stories - about the days - when people were -

rushing to the - West for gold. - Yet none of the stories -

about this company - is more wonderful - than its real history.

“Una historia verídica del Oeste salvaje”

Exercise 2. Students will translate the text, to Spanish, for
a better reading comprehension.

(1) Wells Fargo is a name that appears in many strange and

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(2) wonderful stories about the days when people were

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(3) rushing to the West for gold. Yet none of the stories

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(4) about this company is more wonderful than its real history.

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(5) In 1849, gold was discovered in California. As soon as news

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(6) of this discovery reached the rest of the country, thousands of

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(7) people rushed out to the western hills to look for gold.

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(8) Harry Wells of New York went west, too. But he soon returned

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(9) to the East with his own idea for becoming a rich man.

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(10) On his trip to the mines, Wells had seen his chance

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(11) to start a business. The U.S. mail service was not reaching

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(12) the far off mines in the California hills.

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(13) In the new tows, miners were feeling a deep need

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(14) for mail from home. In 1982, Wells and his friend William Fargo

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(15) of Vermont formed an express company. Wells Fargo soon

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(16) had more than 60 offices near the mining towns.
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(17) The company carried letters over roads that were rocky,

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(18) deep in snow, or washed out by rains.

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(19) The Wells Fargo drivers became friends with the men

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(20) at the mines, and could find them even when they had
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