The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-28
rHE MMEELAARRoM NlN.
What TAsy fhink 81 the rsripatrtis
r~strr Ia ssn fvaseg~rs.

The long pru;rNrtrd agony u oVer.
and the genuine ~he~lbNryu~ -ircu.
has arrived Tho celebrated p~ae.,rtsn
~A, mr, In the suburts YESTERDAY sesut
noon bs = Rand q music aad ~escoyted
down Mis.ica str~cs y, Woods ards
Gardens. ~t-ye - cag~s crowd q
frurn lf.Cp 10 iS.oo people Net. gath.
cred. all on the gui V,e Ia catch n
glimp- q the famous tramp \
'Arpaicis reporter sough, al Interview
with the pcrtpatctic traveller immeii.
stely after his arrival and ~as intrs
duccd tos mild-sppeAring. binc-r>~d.
tired.looking individual dressed In q
grry wor.i.d jacket. dArk pants. rusty
army shoes and n travel stained bel.
met His beard Is sandy and ,ulumin
Gus. hi. hair long and curly, His name
IL X Lyman Potter. and be resides In
Albany. ~. Y. where nc has carried on
the upholsiering business a, las Dove
street for mans wears. Hcisa ~idosvr.
with two children. and d.pend.nt on
hi. trade for q livelihood The idea
of thi. novel Journey Was FIRST broached
In q store In {. 'bany. where we're ron.
gr-gs,-d s.Scral persons, among them
Mr.. Potter, The topic of conversation
was the recent pedestrian fcs,z ~
OLesry, Mr. Potter hafardcd the ~.
mark that he could equal Oi-ary IN
endurance. Some one fsc-tiously sng.
gcs,sd that he walk from Albany 10
San Francisco - n test. Mr.. Potter
Immediately offered to undertake the
task. and. furthermore. agreed to wheel
q bar roe the entire distance. What
-.l l.. A.. ... a.. r.. ..~a.a.tH
considered. sud before the party scpA'
rztcd n purse IL $1,000 hal been SUB.
scribcd. n contract was drawn up. and
all prelininarics arranged. He left
Albany ON the 10Th II last April and
commenced his weary journey. Tie
me, with courteous treatment until h.
reached Omaha. IL which city he on.
tcrt,ins a most unfavorabl. opinion
Al Big Springs. Nebraska, = desperate
called "kshhoilow Bill' put q pistol,
ball through the barrow In lieu 81 his
card Mr.. Potter was also shot nj In
Sacramento. aud did not tArry long In
That city. He also relates that some
where along the road he was presented
with = bottle of beer. and that after
drinking II he became alarmingly Ill
aud did not recover for several DAYS.
lie ascribcs these prosecutions To the
agency ~ some individuals who have
beta peodiig and desired his failure.
He has averaged t~wcnty-six miles per
day since he started. and IL far ahead
Of the schedule time. According to
his contract. which calls for &.OsS miles.
he IL obliged : walk an additional
ninety -.ix miles. The whcelbsrro~
..l.aL -. ~. al l..sle an ~.
ton for go rough = Journey. Is n rattle,
small affair, Weighing about seventy.
five pounds. IL box-shaped. and covered
~ith business cards and tags collected
at different places along his route
These cards have been q considerable
source of revenue 10 Mr.. pot,ct. NJ hs
charged q certain amcunt for every one
tackled on his barrow. he has als'
acted ~ n ~msil-carricr. and charged 2.
cents for every letter delivered. He ha'
about thirty letters for residents 81 thi'
city. Mr.. Potter has paid his own RI.
pense.. which amount tai about SsUc
aud will receive the check for tl.Gs
a. soon ~ he completes his Journey
He il in good health at present. having
gained twelve pounds since his depart
ure from AlbAny-~.ighipg nj pre.en
i6 pounds. lie was sunstruck twic'
on the plains. and obliged ,o res, n few
days. lie complains Of the bitter an
sarcastic comments al the Eastern
20, but SAYS he Is becoming accus
toned Ia hear himself called n fool an
a %lunrtic. There " some method |,
his madness. for he will probably real
ire . snug sum before he Is relega,c'
back to the privacy of life In AltSny
SAN Fra~rtsco Thronicis.