Omaha daily bee., 1882-11-02

sheds, locsted stms distance back Of
the dwelling. The stables contain
three fneIy-mstched teams Of
horses that do not take any
body's dust, two to'ters and the
PAGER John, each with a record Of
2:40. A clean limbed black stallion,
who can trot a mile in the thirties. ia
Mr.. Cody's favUrite horse. Jack"
a pretty water spaniels, is the pct of
the household. The favorite trick
mule, alec named Jack" has a com
Portable stall all by himself. In and
sbout the barns three men are con-
etantly employed. In a large field
west of the house peacefully grszs a
herd of buff ,loes, twenty in number
The animals are by no mesns tame.
aud were secured by Mr.. Cody, who
is thinking seriously of going to
Europe next season with his troupe,
to be- composed of Indians, Mexican
~rancheros and buG,loes,
o. tho north side of the railroad,
almost directly opposite the house, Ia
"a ''lIt,le" pasture, comprising 1900
acres, and fenced Ia. M. Cody m
selec irg his hon Q ,ked out a stretch
Of land in the he ,rt OF the buffalo
grass country. This grass, which
grows hardly two inches above the
ground, and feels like a mat,iog #
down und,r foot. In this region
horses and cattle literal y live on this
s%uccu'ent eras,, which is. hardly ever
covered with snow, so mild, as a
rule, are the winters. The country
for miles around is cut up into cattle
ranges and spectators are now turn
ing their ewes to the raising Of fast
horses. Mr.. Cody has probably tried
the endurance of the horse as much as
any man living, and, having recent y
di.posed of his cattle rancho on the
d email liver, sixiy.hve miles north Of
North Platte, for the neat sum Of
1925 COO, has determined 10 invest his
surplus capital in the development of
the us, full animal, and has associated
with him in the enterprise his olo
friend and partner, Major Frank
North, a we'll known Indian Fl ,hter
aud soldier. 1t 10 the intention to
raise thoroughbred horses on a large
scale. He has 118 brood mares that
will compare favorably in build and
style with the best eastern stock and
also a large number Of promising
youngsters. He also has a large herd
Of short.born cows and heifers, with
a high-pedigree bull at their head.
AN INTENSIVE LAND OWNER.
Aside from this, Mr.. Cody owns
several thossnd acres of land in the
vicinity, rnd ia also one of the heavie=:
real estate owners in North Platte
He owns and rents seven neat dwell
ing houses, and will build several
more. He is the father If the town,
81 Il speak, and ID at the head Of every
important b. siness enterprise, and 10
the m,st popular man to-day IN the
glorious state of Nebraska. Many of
che business men came here at his So
,~icitation. His family leads in all 30.
cial matters. Mr.. G ,dy, who earned
hrs title of Zion" through his cleo
Jon to the Nebraska legislature in
1872, is one of the most generous
md whole .souled men that ever
bresthed. he is no desperate, al
hough he is cre dited by Gen. Phil
Sheridan with having killed more In.
diaps in legitimate warfare than any
white man living. His has been an
exciting and eventful life and the hIs-
tory of his varied exploits would fill
volumes. Not many of his old cron.
'es 1--we in this vicinity. His best
friends, Wild Bill and Texas Jack,
are dead. Buffalo Bills famous hunt
wl,h the G,aud Duke If ALT xis and
the Earl Of Dlnraven are msttera of
history, as are other great hunts in
which some If our prominent pubic
men participated. AS a horsemeh he
mas few if any ,qlals, aud as a crack
shot l BELT We no superiors.
BCFFALo BILLS RIFLE FEATs.
People who have seen him perform
his difficult and thrilling feats behiud
the glare OF the footlights, imagine
that they have seen a wonderful sight,
but it isn't o marker to what he doee
out on the plains, Mounted on a
feet mustang, from whose back never
a shot had been fred, Buff,lo
Bill gave me wonderful
tx ibition. The arm was a WInch.s
ter repeating rh'. The steed Wal
given the spur aud started of on u
keen run. At every shot the u
tang jumped sidewise 30 violently
that it seemed impossible for the rider
to keep his seat, but with both hands
occupied in handing the gun he
gracefully maintained his equilibrium
and broke glass balls tossed in the
air, hardly ever missing the object Of
his aim. Trees were marked, and
while riding at full speed bullets were
cent hustling into their marks. To
say that | was surprised to witness his
remarkable feats on horseback with
the + fl is putting it mud. 1t lie only
ON the broad prairits that Buffalo Bill
can show his Workmanship to the best
advantage, and mounted on a let
Wild horse the hero of this letter sur
passes the mort preposterous exag-
gerations Of CJoper's Leather Stock
ing Stories"
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