The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-20
GREAT BUFFALO BILL
BE Tells Of a Narrow Escape From
Indians.
KILLED A HERD OF BUFFALO
This Story 10 a Lively One and Col
onel Cody Says IL 10 as True as
Gospel Something About
Buffalo Hunting.
From the BuffaIo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
Buffalo William Cody. known to all
men who were ever boys and to all
boys who will ever be men. was in
Buffalo last night TO go around to the
Buffalo club and eat and drink with
the Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew and 9TH
ers. Colonel Cody was at the Iroquois
for time earlv in the evening and
no sooner did his head with Its shock
OF curly hair get inside the doors than
he was pounced upon and hustled over
to a big divan. where he sat down and
spun stories of a nature and In a way
known only to himself.
How did YOU come TO be called Buff
falo Bill?" asked one of his hearers.
"Oh. that's an old story" said Colo
mel Cody. II was engaged to supply
buffalo TO the men employed on the
Kansas Pacific railroad and got II then
on account OF the number OF bison l
brought In. Those were the most ex-
citing and adventurous times OF my
whole life I'll give YOU few remin-
iscences. And first. let me give you
buffalo story
Buffalo Bills hearers settled down
and the story teller lighted a big cigar
and began his story.
The Kansas Pacific railroad had
reached the neighborhood Of Fort
Hayes" he said. Buffalo began to be
out sighting a herd Ny horse Brig
ham began to grow restless. In order
to utilize his superfuous energy, 1 put
him In the wagon shafts. TO see how
he would do in the wav of hauling. To
tell the truth. he did badly. But This
didn't last long. One morning a labor
er came running up with the news that
he had seen a bunch of buffalo coming
up a distant hill. Instantly l terked
the harness on OF Brigham. leaving
| only the blind bride. and with Lucre-
| tia Borgia In my hand. 1 set OF after
the game. Borgia was my rife Just
as passed the gates of the fort l was
hailed by a party of FIVE mounted men
sallying out. l saw by their shoulder
| straps that one was a captain and the
/ others were lieutenants. They were
/ new men. recently arrived from the
| East, and at the cry of buffalo had
/ determined TO come out and enjoy the
novel sport. None of them knew me
by sight.
| tain, as | refined up. U afterwards
learned that he was Captain GraaAm)
\ You -are-surely not going after buffalo
| with that spawned beastY A smile
played around his lips as he said this.
Yes. / am | returned doggedly.
The smile broke out into a laugh In
| which all the rest toined.
1 WHY uOn NOu hiVW bndN ~ htf-No
a spirited horse to keep up with them?'
rs that so?' replied. looking much
| creStfallen at the intelligence.
| Yes, indeed he continued. How
| ever as all we care for IL a few
tongues and tenderloIns. you migrht
ride after US and collect such portions
| OF the game as you choose.
Thank YOU | said and tipped my
hat.
Then. as I had foreseen. they made
the mistake OF all beginners in buffalo
hunting. They rode straight of after
the game. / didn't follow. l spurred
! Brigham toward the creek where
knew the buffalo would cross. 1 ar
rived. in fact. lust in time to head
them off. The officers were fully 900
yards in the rear. l pulled the blind
bride of old Brigham. He knew what
| 10 do. In a trice he carried me up 10
the side of the rear buffalo. As soon
as he heard a shot and saw the ami
NAL fall. he galloDed TO another. There
were II buffalo In all. AS the last one
fell, Brigham dropped. l ieaped from
his back to find myself face to face
with Captain Graham and his men.
" Gentlemen I said with bow.
here are your fenderloins and your
tongues
lin the name OF thunder, who are
you. anyway? asked Captain Graham.
MY name - COuN.
what! Not william r. Cody. the
scout?'
" The same. at your service
And that spawned old beasts
that the horse Brigham. OF which
had heard 50 muchg
The same. at your service ! re-
peated.
"'well.' cried the captain. III never
again Judge bv aDDearances.'
ssIInpffuU b1ffa1O Wae fun" cont n
ued Colonel Cody after a pause. during
which no one spoke a word.
But TO change from hunter TO hunt
ed To furnish sport for the Irdians
In lieu OF gaining II from the buffalo
wasn't ALWAYS so much fun. I usually
rode out alone. or at best. with a sim
gle companion. and the danger from
an Indian attack was Consequently
1 great one day 7 rode from the camp
a. far as smoky Hill river. 20 miles
away. As 1 stopped on a small nil
overlooking the valley fraversed by
that river. l suddenly caught sight OF
| band OF Indians half a mile away
They saw me as soon as saw them.
knew this from the exultant leap each
man made on his horse. There wa
nothing to do but To run. II Brigham
| mad been fresh I would have had nC
doubt az TO the outcome OF the run
But the long ride of the morning had
told on him sun. ne took IN the sit
uation at once. A motion from me and
of he started at lively gait. leapins
ravines as n thev were mere ditches
Reaching a ridge beyond. l drew reir
for a mOment and looked back Th'
Indians were In hot pursuit. Most oi
them were well mounted. Their horses
were fleet and comparatively fresh
They were gaining on me-
Il gave Brigham his head. He mad'
a frantic squirt and succeeded In wild
ening The gap between US and ou
pursuers. But ne could not keep uI
the sDurt. At the end Of three miles
looked back again. The Indians wer,
gaining faster. Their leader. mountes
on a spotted gray horse. was hardl.
200 yards behind me. He was conSld
erably In advance Of the others. wh'
trailed after him in a long line. 1 de
csded 70 make him my frst victim
Otherwise. 1 should inevitably he his