Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

Hall and his wife owned a pair of saddle horses which were kept
at the livery stable, and here Billy naturally gravitated. The
stable operated the stage and carried the mails between Carmel
and Monterey. Also, it rented out carriages and mountain wagons
that seated nine persons. With carriages and wagons a driver was
furnished The stable often found itself short a driver, and Billy
was quickly called upon. He became an extra man at the stable. He
received three dollars a day at such times, and drove many
parties around the Seventeen Mile Drive, up Carmel Valley, and
down the coast to the various points and beaches.