The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-26
CALAMITY JANE.
She spent the Best Part of Her Life
Asafd Scenes of Adventure.


a masculine appearing woman wearing
a black sonForero and q dark-col0red dress
OF ruueh material attracted considerable
attention. on the street Of Helena. Mont.
the other day. She was the original aAd
only Calamity Jane. whose LIE on tsaa
great American frontier IN the days when
Indians and outlaws were more plentiful
than law-abldiHg citizens makes up one
OF The most interesting chapters Ia the
history OF the West. she was sailing an
autobiography In psmphls. form. the pro-
ceeds to go, as she expressed II, toward
educating her daughter. Her booklets
sold readily, for every ore had heard OF
Calamity Jane. whoss daring deeds on the
plains ard Ia the mountains have earned
her fans IL not fortune.
Calamity Jane belongs TO a type that,
though once familiar IN all Western
towns, is now fast dying out. TIE best
portion Of her life was spent on the plains
and In the mountains az a time when dan
gers abounded. She endured all the hard
sh1ps, privatson and dangers Of life on
thu frontier with a sturdsnsss that won
for har the edmsrafion OF the rough eie-
Fnent with which she was thrown In con-
tact. She possessed an adventurous spirit
and never Was 80 happy as when engaged
in some perilous undertaking. She might.
perhaps, have oscar ped many OF tsae dan
gers incident 20 border lsfe had she tried.
bat she lived in an atmosphere OF advsn-
ture and the more she breathed OF Il the
mora she liked Il. For few years she
was a scout lu the government service,
when she were a soldiers uniform. She
participated tN a number % Indian cam
paigns. ard never once d,d she show signs
Of fear or heiray any trust that was im-
posed upon her by the officers under
whom sire served.
when lg years old Calamity Jane, who
did mot hear the title then. cmig-ated 70
Montana from Mississippi NTH her father
and mother. The trip occupied five
months and VAS accomplished only afgSr
many adventures. The party arrived
safely AZ Virginia City MARTA Carnftarv
FOR that was Calamity James name then
gained reputation in the stirring camp
a. crack pistol and rife shgt and rider
or hruneAos- Her father and mother 81
lg "a wear or tWo after reaching Montana,
and then the girl eraVitated bet een alf-
fereat mining camps ard posts Ia Mon
tans. tsfah Colorado and Wyoming. she
soined Gen, Custer as a scout IN 1871 an9
Wslils with bi- command had a great many
advsntures wlth the Ind ans II was while
in the Nez psrca CAMPAIGN 6hat extended
through Montana and Wyoming IN ts71~T2
that she acquired ne appelation % Ca
lamsty Jane. This IN her own words Is
how she Eot q;
e'ff vas e4a Goose creek, Wyoming.
where the town Of Sheridan ia now To-
Gated Capt Eean wss "a command of
the rast w we're ar1cret out 20 que,l an
uprising 90 sse Indians. and were out for
several DAYS Had numerous skirrnishes
during Whlch six % the soldiers Were kill
"a and several wouEeed when on return
ing 10 she post we were aruhushs3 about
a tntie ana e hair from car destination
when Hrea epon Cap Ezan was shot.
was riding IN advances snd ouslssarsuE the
nr-nE turusa Ira my saddle and saw thc
captain reaiing in BIS aa23ie as though
ahsut - fan Z turned my horse and scst.
loped back with all haste ~ als side aut
zas thege .u ginue t8 catch h.f8 as be wss
falling ] lfted hna onto nay horse IN
front 81 nae ana succeeded &a getting q IN
safely 70 the form Capt Fran on r~cox-
rrfar sad. = name Won Caamity IsnC.
the heroine % the plains have borns
stat maine rap CD t'ae presea, time,"
Calamity JANE }eft the army for A time.
bet entered -1ie service - ere EoVcrrr trent
as q nouv cypress F'lsT an occupation
tffat wRs sufficiently exciting II gnose says
when the Sioux we're nastile Go satisfy
her Her route Wax in tha Black II s..
hetWsen Dead Wop-d AMI Custer. Dead
vgss0a was Der horne far wears. ara there
she Was known ~ every ere As fssr sass
woznan SAo woUld sAeot fust a. ascgra gs-
Is a. any unaa. ore cav a ,s-oervs3o
nAnea JACK Mccall shot Wi3 EU. .
frssuA - hers SIZE eurs4a,s 5as murderer
ard ASla Atn up wtta useaf axe aer pis-
to- hsv1ag been }efg bea,zs'- unsl ctasr
hssf 1rns. LATER Mr.. McEaI Was hanged
rs fSSg Calamity J&Ga tso& ~ rSrgv b
near ~ 'es C.ty anA began 81 raise c8s71e.
SIZE alsa kept a Asse1 Waaru. as see SAYS.
stsne wcszsv Traveller essB#3 - as&cn gsfs-
dated vita f0oA dssuk aT tTclase e 30
tsekx1 soc Sc Trhe- sse 'sfs eale rauca
sna wandered a2eeur for several wszrs.
orally sn YsSS az ~ pase. Tex. Easrrya -
t~15nton uurs. since fhen ee- life has
beer a ezsst exc. Lass JZ-Hary sAe AZ
ssnts.f a. angaeer-eElt ~ eazee IN p 8snss
r,suseeas snt remained "a tsat aussasss
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