Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
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The Wild West Combination Of Fore- !, Paugh's circus Pays . Visit to Pro. i lessor Harsh = Many old Friends
 With Whom He Has Met From Time
 to Time on the Plains-The Indians
 Takc Peep at the Museum and Are
 Interested-The Event . Pleasure to
 Beth Sides.
 Perhaps the person ir New Haven who was as pleased with the circus yesterday, or at least the Wild West part ot it, was Pro. lessor o. c. Marsh, the noted paleontologist of Yale. In this combination there are many old friends of his, scouts and Indians; with , whom the professor has formed friendship at different times during his trips through the west after fossils. He has crossed the Rockies seven times, making the first excur. sion in 1868 through regions then practically unknown and inhabited by the hostile h. dian tribes. But in spite of all opposition the professor managed generally to come out ahead. The chief secret of his success was due to the confidence which he always gained in time from the | Indians and the impressions made gotten and they were eager to meet their old friend yesterday. For this purpose the en- 1 tire Indian band numbering over forty, in- cluding equaws, with party of scouts and the Deadwood stage coach following, started out from the grounds soon after the after noon performance was over, to go over and meet him at the Peabody museum The The cavalcade was headed by coach in which was Mir. Charles A. Davis, the repre- sentative of Colonel James E. Cooper, pros pristor of the Forepaugh Circus and Wild West combination. Right after this came Major Turlinger's band of twelve mounted cowboys By the time they reached the museum there was a large crowd of speeta' | tors about the iron fences watching the ur- few friends was ready to greet the corners | and an odd sight it was to witEes the intro ductions that followed. The entire | party had dismounted as eoon as the band finished playing and were collected inside of the grounds. | The Indians were the seated in true Indian style on the grass. Each arose when his turn came to grasp the professors hand, and number of mutual recognitions and sur prises were the result Professor Marsh was delighted with it all because it reminded him of old times. to be once again face to face with the men who have aided him in his work, the result of which have made l both his name and that of Yale famous. He | took them all into the museum for a short time of sightseeing, and the classic walls of a Yale building probably have never held a like gathering, at least since the college re moved from Saybrook. It was marvellous the interest these stolid, unimpressionable beings took in the different collections. They crowded about the cases here and there in sort of bewildered, yet not unintelligent way. They were particularly interested in mastodon bones and were all alive when tine professor began explaining, through the bright little half breed interpreter, about certain fossil bones of the horse. Among those in the party with whom the professor was first acquainted was Colonel Frank Yates, who is the manager of the Wild West combination. Yates was post trader at Camp Robinson in the northwestern part of Nebraska, and he it was who prepared for the professor the memorable feast given to Red Cloud and the other Sioux chiefs just before his expedition into the Bad Lands of Dakota. The world renowned Cap.ain Bo- gardus was no stranger either Black Bull Bear, chief of the Wood mountain Sioux, called the professor familiarly by the name which his tribe has given him. It is Unk. Agi-La-Pa- He, meaning the bone hunting chief
 There were present also Short Horn, a noted Blackfoot chief, Long Tooth. chief of the Assiniboines. Kicking Horse, chief of Mandons, and Feathers on his Head, Crazy 1 Bear, Bull Tail, Shot in the. Head, Rowling Wolf and Arrow in -his-Ear, who with Black Bull Bear fought under Sitting Bull in the battle with General George A. Custer at the Little Big Horn river, Montana, June 25, 1876.
 Some of the squsws who were present were Mrs. .Hailstones-in- -her-Stomacn, Mrs. Thunder Storm, Mrs. Ant, Miss Gray Eagle Tracks and the charming Mrs. Buffalo Belly.
 Of the scouts present there were California Frank, Suspender Jack, Colorado Kid, Mus tang Seth and Comanche Charley.
 It was only with the greatest reluctance that the party made their farewels, and the scene about the professor was 8 lively one. All crowded about him, the stoic Indian for getting his reserve for the time being, and gave the heartiest of handshakes and reluct- ant good-byes. With this the strange assem- blaze were off, war paint, feathers and all, their ponies scamp perin9 at 8 lively rate toward the Howard avenue grounds. That | the event was 8 pleasure to the professor, his | words and actions gave proof. In reply to questions put to him, he replied: 1T consider them as old friends. Many of these men have known personally in different portions of the west on my expeditions, and the meet ing with them to-day has been an unexpected and genuine pleasure. Much in the collec- tions of the museum has been obtained large ly through their individual efforts"
 He had become 60 interested that he half accepted MT. Dsvis's invitation to attend the evening performance, but a preas of work that had to be completed before leaving town on one of the early trains this morning, for 6 business trip, made that plan impossible.