Hanks was a U.S. mail carrier from 1851 to 1853 and later acted as a station master for the Pony Express, facilitating mail service from Utah's Snyder's Mill, also known as Big Canyon, at the foot of Big Mountain's western slope.
Hanks was a U.S. mail carrier from 1851 to 1853 and later acted as a station master for the Pony Express, facilitating mail service on the Mormon Trail near Utah's Emigration Canyon. Hanks station was located near Snyder's Mill (also known as Big Canyon) at the foot of Big Mountain's western slope.