Omaha daily bee., 1882-11-02
The Home OF A SCOUT
Buffalo Bills Broad Acres and
Beautiful Houses at North
Platte, Nebraska,
Remnants # His Indian Fights
and Prairie Adventu' es.
Remarkable Tsats on Horse bach
and " ith tho Rihe-Yel-
low Hands Scalp.
rre,pondence PhIlade phia Times.

NuKTH PL,lTG, NIB October l.
This beautiful prairie to n 10 located
POI miles west OF Omaha aud 10 the
terminus of the fret division of the
Union Pacific railroad. 1t lies about
midway DO, ween the north aud south
fork of the Platte river, ia the county
seat of Lincoln county and is Dottd as
The home of the renowned butter,
scout and actor, w. +. Cody, better
known as "BuffAlo Bill" North
Platte in many r speots is not unlke
the typical oil region town. The low
wooden buildings In the bus ness por.
lion will, however, in time he re.
placed by more substantial structures
The 9 Jdy h ,mes,ead is pleasantly sit
uated one mile west of the village on
a gentle rising slope of prairie aud is
the most conspicuous dwelling in the
place. The houst--a large and roomy
two and a half story frame
was built under the .pers ,nsl
direction Of Mrs. Cody auu
is q model of convenience in
every retpec5. There are three large
and commodious intersecting p%arlors,
the windows of which are draptd BY
heavy lace curtains, and the fl 'ors
covered with luxurious carpets. Que
Of the curioslties is an un'qle easy
chair iDgeniously constructed out OF
buffalo horns and covered with the
skin OF a grizzly bear, which Mr.. Cod,
killed while Out on a scouting expedl.
ton in 1861.
YELLOW HANDS BUFFALO ROBE.
A handsomely trimmed buffalo robe
taken from Yellow Had, a son, in law
of the notorious Sitting Bull, orna-
ments the head of h sofa. Ye low
Hand, it will be remembered, was
killed in q duel with BLffAio Bill al.
most Immediately { ,er the fated Cu,.
ter massacre, and his scalp, which
has q place in Mr.. Cody's Co l. ction OF
Indian relics, Was the first taken after
the gallant Long. Halrod Cniet"
had fallen a victim to Ind an
rreachery. Ga the walls of the PAT
Tors hang handsome oil paintings r, p.
resenting memorable scenes in the Ca
reer Of this noted border celebrity
The most striking is that shown G d
herd of buff .los dashiug over the u-a'.
rles, with Mr.. Cody mounted on his
tavorite horse, Old Brigham, and
armed with a pet Springfield breech
loader which he c ala IL .cretia Bor.
gia," pourir g death aud destruction
into the ranks of the herd. IL was l
the year 1868, while supplying tn.
contractors Of the X ,nsas Pac fc with
fresh meat, that Nj. G ,dy earned the
title he 30 proudly wears In one da,
he killed sixty -nino buffAlos, aud for
this r.mnk .ble rec,,d, which has
never even been ap1rosc ,ed, was eiveo
the TILE ''Buff,lo Bill" In a p,riod
of eighteen months, while connected
with The company. 4,280 noble animal
OF the plaiu fell Victims to his unerr
ing aim.
BUFFALO BILL LIBRARY.
! A large and pleasant room, opening
from the second parlor, is devoted to
the use of Mr. Cody as q libra $, read.
ing and smoking room. The walls are
decorated with ilfe.l Ike nortrai's of
Wild Bill, Texas J4.k, X Carson,
{, ptaiu Jack Crawford and Other
noIed border men whose names 6guee
prominently in the history of Iudian
wars. The walls and ceilings are ele.
CAVITY papered, the work having been
done by an eastern artist. A most
exc, lleut crsyon portrait of Mr.. Cody
taken in his prime hangs over q mar
BILE mantle. Mir. Cody's handsome
face also peers at the visitor from q
heavy gilt frame. la the parlors are u
tine Ch,ckering piano and an organ,
on both of which instru nents Mrs.
Cody and Miss Arta are m st excel
ent performers. In Mrs. Cody's phi
vate room up stairs is N Il .borate
gun and pistol rack, literally loaded
down with rare and valuable armr,
mostly the gifts of admiring friends
The Cody Homestead, which has
been picknamed ''Welcnms Wigws m F"
Ia surrounded by l2O scrts of laud,
and lies about three rods south OF III.
Union Pact; ra | Dad track A white
plcket fence surrounds the home
stead, giving it an eastern look. Al
the head of The croquet ground stands
a slender fl .g pole. When the master
is at home the national emblem fl es
from the peak; when out OF town the
flag Is hauled down. The spacious
grounds surrounding the house are
kept in excellent order, and the clack
of the croquet balls during the
summer Ia almost constant.
TIE CODY FAMILY,
Right here q word as To Mr.. Cody'f
family may not come in Inappropriate
Mrs g ,dy's maiden nome was L ,uisa
Frederick, and her home IN St. Louis
She was be ,utifu aud accomplished
and of distinguished family. Mr
G ,dy met her in 1864, while on
military duty, and IN the sprina
If 1866 the hsppy soout led his
beaureoms bride TO the altar. The re-.
suit of thi, happy union of heart and
hands has BEEN three bright aud low
able children. Ths eldssi chi d.
MISS Arts, Just tu'n NJ Awse,
s~Ixteeu, /, OF medium height, If well
developed figure and hss The samt
graceful pnse and carriage that dis
tinguished her father, whom che re-
sembles greuly Sle Ia a splendii
musician, a brill ant converaa' ionalist,
has a decided penchant for painting
is a splendid "a IestIi 'nne and is alsc
a dad shot wtln the ri6s OF pistol,
having these two last traits from hei
father The young lacy can shstteI
glass balls, bring down birds on the
wing or %punoture silver dollars ss
we'll, Little Ora, who is turni1g her
tenth year, is an unusually bright aud
attract We child, and already evinces q
decided taste for music. Mr. Cody's
only son. KIT Carson, died at Roches'
ter, N, Y in 1876. Had he lived he