The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
CONGRESS- OF
ROUGH RIDERS
Buffalo Bills Wild West an
Unique Exhibition.
H0RSEMEN WITH RECORDS
THRILLING PICTURES OF FROM
TIER LIFE ARE GIVEN.

COLONEL w f. CODY, Buffalo
Bill" who in boyhood crossed the
plains and visited the Salt Lake
GALLEY IN the sos. who has since been
Identified with the development OF the
west more particularly with the early
military era, is well known here per-
sonaiiy and needs no Introduction. The
exhibition, known as Buffalo BilPs
Wild West" however, with which he
has been giving excerpts of the actual
history in which he and the men who
surround him have participated. visits
US for the first time. In this
connection il might be said also. IL NAV
possibly be for the last time. as a
tour Of Europe has been arranged for.
and then win come a farewell over the
American continent.
Age and the uncertainty of mundane
affairs renders il very probable that
this viii. actually. be the last oppor-
tunity to witness these pictures of
frontier life, To which have been added
an International military congress. en-
bracing rough riders from all parts of
the world In fact, 1t is a martial as
semblage. the men composing it being
veteran soldiers who have seen service
ana been under fire in the various ar
mics. nations and tribes to which they
belong. and which they represent in
the exhibition
This fact should be accepted so that
the auditor may thoroughly enjoy his
visit; as, for instance, in the battle of
San Juan Hill, the Roosevelt Rough
Riders are men who belonged to Presi-
dent Roosevelts regiment, and the
first shot that is fired in the mimic
battle is fired by the man who fired and
killed the first Spaniard at Las Guasa-
mus, namely, Tom Isabel, from the
Indian territory contingent, who was
wounded seven times before he reached
the top Of the hill, and whose photo
graph and exploit figure in President
ROosevelt's own book.
Riders With Records.
The Sixth United States cavalry. the
members of the coIored Tenth cavalry
and some of the men of Crimes bat
terry are also members of the company.
Cossacks, Indians, cowboys, Mexieans.
Gauehos, Arab, Indian and German
soldiers ct al. are all likewise genuine
personages-nen with records. In fact.
in Europe and America Messrs Cody
SaIsbury's exhibition, while il is
recognized as founded principally upon
the use of the horse in the early west
ern era, has come to be recognized also
do lAlltA stllOildl morse history.
For ages the horse has been an i'm
portant war agent and faithful serv-
ant ia peace. The origin Of the success
ful use and employment of the horse
as a servant in peace and war is
wrapped in the mists of antiquity.
But the Egyptians had horses in
the days of Joseph and we read in the
Scriptures that King Pharaoh pursued
the lsraelites into the Red sea. when
ne and his horsemen and chariots were
engulfed and destroyed by the return
Ing waters, Again we learn that when
the lighting men of Israel went otIt
under Saul against the Philistines of
Geba, they found their enemies in pos
session of thirty thousand chariots and
six thousand hOrSemen. While at war
with the Syrian king, David's army
won great victory at Helam, shaving
the men in 1000 chariots and 10000
hOrsemen.
In after years Ben-Hadad. king of
Syria, demanded colossal and ruinous
tribute from the Israelites, who. being
led by King Ahab. gave the Syrians
battle and destroyed all of their
chariots and captured their war horses.
Then Ben Hadad organized a similar
army or chariOts and horsemen, of
whom many thousand were slain.
Throughout the historical portion of
the Scriptures mention is frequently
made OF horsemen for war, mounted
messengers and war chariots. The
horse played a conspicuous part in all
Of the wars of ancient times. The cru
sades we're carried on mainly with
mounted knights, squires and men at
arms.
Red Indian Warriors.
These facts lend peculiar interest to
the exhibition of Buffalo Bills Wild
West, of the personnel, manners and
methods Of horsemen from the civilized
parts of the world. Especially is inter-
est attracted to the red Indian war
riors and cowboys OF the western
plains, for they are the survivors and
the remnant of the races of men now
rapidly disappearing. Here are repre-
sented the Sioux. the Comache, the
Crow, the Snake and the ArapahOe
tribes in all their savage and barbaric
equipment.
Before many years have elapsed,
such congregation of Indian repre-
sentatives win be impossible, for the
red man has abandoned his tepee for a
roof. So it is with the cowboy. Cat
lie raising is now conducted in the
west under different circumstances
from those encountered in years past.
herdsmen are not now compelled to
perform their arduous and fatiguing
duties in the saddle to the same ex-
tent consequently the race Of daring
plains riders will be rapidly vanishing
colonel Cody has a choice bunch of
oroncho demons. so vicious as to re-
Quire the most expert riders to fulfill
The latest plains motto, stick to your
saddle. boys" The cowboy, like Col
onel Cody. needs no introduction here
Long recognized as a product OF nature,
untrammeled, unfettered by the ext
Eencies OF so-called civilization, he is
Tree as the plains he rides over,
oraWny of muscle, tender of heart.
SteadfaSt in friendship, generous in dis
position and faithful TO duty.
The street cavalcade will be given
the morning of the 18th. Two perform
anCes will be given each day at > and
\ O'Clock. rain or shine. Every detail
carried out to the minuteSt particular.
Very Popular.
The July number of the National
ELK Horn has this TO saw of one of