The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-25
her FORTUNE ~ HORNS.
Ten Thousand Pairs from the Head Of
Buffalo, She Thinks, should Make Her Rich.

From n, Hartford COurdnt
The business enterprise many years ago Of
an Eastern man now a resident Of Minnesota
and his Kindness and affection for his sister in
this city. have resulted in placing her in a posi-
ton Of probable future afNuence. She has be.
come the proprietor Of probably the most singular
collection Of wealth in the I ni,ed States, nearly
10000 pairs Of buffalo horns, which once adorned
the heads Of herds Of bison which occupied the
plains Of the West, Her fortune is made, for
she Is a trust, not q combination Of capitalists,
but a complete trust In herself without fear Of
any competition, for she has a monopoly Of the
product and there Is NJ fear Of competition from
any source.
Nearly twenty years ago, when the plains
Of the West were covered with the remaining
herds Of buffalo, the woman'S brother was en-
gaycl IN purcha Sing the rights OF way for the
Great Northern Railroad and during his travels
saw immense quantities of bones, skulls and horns
Of buffalo being cGllectet Tor shipment Fast to
be ground into fertilizers for New England farms.
Two hundred carlpais hal ban collected and
were being packed, when this sggacious man
reflected that the slaughter Of buffalo would eH
tinguish the SPECS and, Drttalu gone. there
would be no more buffalo horns, which he had
seen converted into various articles Of useful
ness and decoration. With him, 10 reflect was
10 act, AMI he soon deCrlel 10 purchase all he
could buy. Setting ln.ians at work he soon
made arrangements for them To snrarats the
horns from the skulls, which hal lain bleaching
on the plains Of Montana Tor many years. Horns
were n drug ON the market then and We're worth
abou, a cent a pOunl oti the hOOf When he
had got his horny collection together, there we're
about 10000 pairs of buffalo horns stored way
up IN a corner Of the State, ana he had %cornerei
the market.
Other enterprises commanded his attention,
one little diversion beng the purchase Of town
sites along the line OF the roa! which alone was
sufficient 10 make him immensely rich, ANA IN
course OF time he aim lSt furgn. his collection Of
horns. Meantime, bis sister IN lhIb city, a wuU an
who has displayed considerable Inventive genus
IN a small way, had hear II her brother scpllec.
Tor the horns Samples II horns were sent on
to her nnl shn has now fDunp hat There Is a de
mani for the goo Is. Her brother has mn &C. her
a gift Of the entire bunch. nearly 10000 airs.
ana she Iva, made az arrll cement 10 place them
on N" market IN several forms.
The buffalo horn Is susc' rtible Of the highest
polish, After an ul'sl" covering has been re-
move |, the horn in the rrdgh is as black a. ebony
all through. Tn takes a rri!iaIt polish. the
m'lhOi 81 obtaining which vas at one time a
secret POSSESSED hy IN" luuHns. The Hart
Tor woman, In arrauginr Ia market her strange
coil 'ctlon, spent some time IN lsominsIer, Mass,
where there are twenty three ton" factories, ana
stuffed the subject OF bones ard bon" manlpu-
lHtinn and soon learnc, the way 10 polish buffalo
horns 10 her complete satisfaction md gratif-
cation \ proposition has been ma 10 10 her
Ia design many effects IN which th" horns may
lie useI. and She has nov under cpnirmn!atiOn
m offer IN sell the entire lp' ~ horns, which on
storage, occupies l,oO cubic i''i ut space, but
she vii probably make other arrangements.