The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-12-21
Buffalo Bin. +"

- -aal in America. and which. when
came ID London. would. he pre-
75cral- take the town by storm This
MS the Wild West Show" the ike
II which for graphic vividness and
-r--r--L 0sity Of detail. even Mr.. Irv-
=-- had never before seen. Buffalo
B-.- one Of the most famous Of from
-- men. the Pal lE03 G7-Etc informs
-. Is the chief performer. With a
.-r--ua of four hundred actors, repre- +
ming all the different types Of
f-uan life in the vast region Of the
Rocky Mountains. and the lImitless
r-s which have been the happy
---grouuds Of hundreds Of gen
Of Red Indians; with herds
-oes. bands Of elks. droves Of
-nd corrals Of Indian ponies,
Hon. ". T. Cody otherwise
Bll-') holds American audi
-e-- =pe-l-5ound before the stage.
-s-l5uE over i've acres of ground.
ul-a Indian squatters. bandits.
q ---. cowboys. and yaqueros live
-ar own Wild life, with the only diff
-z1ce that they excepting the ban
dts. VINO are the only actors
form their feats Of bravery at given
times and before an enthusiastic
crowd Otherwise the risk and the
daring are precisely the same. No
tame buffaloes these snoring mon
s-ars with bloodshot eyes. which rush
u mad stampede across the scene;
~ -rained horses the rearing, tremb
~ creatures seated on whose back
Buffalo Billr and other famous shots
iRerf0rm their marvellous feats, or
Wbom the reckless cowboys mount re
rar5less Of kicking and plunging.
Nor are redskins got up for the occa-
sion" Their tent life IS as real as it
i 1n the silent prairie; their hunts
men chase the elk with the same
abandon. and their mystery man.
urr-reS ms calling Of healing the sick
with the same solemn pomp and cere-
many. md Is dressed in the same garb
winch make him great In the eyes OF
Ills tribe
One of the most interesting parts
E the performance Is the attack Of
The Indians on the DeadwOod Coach.
Eicl In itself Is an interesting relic
u the time preceding the period Of
WAYS III the Wild West. The trips
beam In 1915, and the route lay be
-Tn Cheyenne and Deadwood, a
district noted for its manifold dan
GERS. III had not run many times
the driver John Slaughter, a
15 the present marshal of Chey-
a--e. was shot to pieces by buckshot.
al mother occasion the coach was
Eel. and. when the driver was
l. saved BIZ q woman. who. amid
Of the attack. seized the lines,
whipping up the team Of six
-bLing horses. safely brought the
Ia 10 its destination. Many a spot
the track Of the wagon trains and
Sac coaches. the history Of which IS
'rritten al over with blood, tells Of
4be daring deeds of Buffalo Bill''
when lie set ont to rescue the vehicle
and Its inmates from the hands Of the
Indians. DeadwOod coach Is now q
red and weather-beaten vehicle,
which. however. adds greatly to the
interest Of the show, as being a monu-
--er- 0f the time when 1t was worth a
mans life 10 sit on Its box or to jour
-ev from one end Of Its destination TO
the other
Buffalo Bill, through whose enter
mise the scenes Of the Wild West are
brought to the door Of the East, Is a
wei known character in America
Born In Scott County, Iowa, whence
Il "A early age. he removed to Kansas
- whole life has been passed amid
IN the exitements and turmoil Of that
unsettled district He began life as q
Lerisman. wagon-m master, and pony
express rider: became Government
scout and guide in 1861; he has served
5n Tennessee. Mississippi, Missouri
and Kansas. has fought IN many bat
lies. and won. IN 1867, his name Of
Buffalo Bill" when. in fulfilment OF
contract to deliver all the buffalo
neat that would be needed for food
Ev number Of laborers on the
Kansas Pacific Railway in Western
Kansas. he killed 1850 buffalOes III
y than eighteen months Besides
-his title. the Hon. w T. Cody has
earned for himself, by his faithful
services. 30 which several eminent
American military men have publicly
testified. the position Of Chief o.
Scouts Of the United States Army"
Encouraged by the success of the
4 show in different parts of America, the
luretors have now arranged tc
L. 10 England. They will alst
erf0r1n at the American Exhibitor
} II London. The contract covers
period of six months, and six acres O
space have been secured as 3 play
ground for the 240 Indians, Mexleans
cowboys and assistants, and mor'
1zn one hundred and fifty lndia1
ponies. Mexican mustangs, buffalo
elk. antelope, deer, Texes steers, ant
III the appliances to completely illus
-r-ta frnntiar life The Indians arr