The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-21
Col. Means Stops in Rich
mond to See Annie Oakley,
Famous Shot, Who Is Vis-
iting a Sister Here. q.
ROPING RHINES IS
A DANGEROUS GAME
Means Headed Famous Buff
falo Jones Expedition into
Africa-Catching Lions Is
Not So Dangerous.

Annie Oakley, the most famous
woman shot of the country, who with
her husband +. E. Butler, is visiting
her sister. Mrs. John Campbell and
her husband, 416 South West Second
street, Saturday entertained Ambrose
Means, perhaps the most renowned
roper in the world. who headed the
Col. Buffalo Jones expedition to AT
rica, which included many other fam
Gus cowboys, who for the first time
lassoed the wild beasts of the Dark
Continent
In recounting the tales Of African
adventure as related to them by Mr..
Means, Mr. and Mrs. Butler told of
this wonderful expedition. which re-
ceived much prominence in several of
the American magazines.
Mr.. Means stopped in Richmond on
his way to Illinois from New York, he
having returned to America but a
short time ago. knowing Mr. and
Mrs. Butler were in the city, and as
he will appear with them in Young
Buffalos Wild West and Texas Rang
ers" show this season, Mr.. Means ar
ranged to spend a few hours with
them here
Rhino's Great Strength.
The lion is not the king of wild
beasts, he told his friends. 1t is a
plaything in comparison with the
rhinoceros, which combined with its
great strength and ferocity, is, in Mr..
Means opinion, more to be feared
than any other wild animal. He told
of his experience with one which he
and other members of the expedition
laSSOed.
The ordinary rope used by a ranger
is about half inch in diameter and is
sufficiently strong to hold the largest
and strongest steer. In rhino lasso-
ing the cowboys used a rope an inch
and half in diameter and strong
enough to pull a sea going vessel At
ter about seven hours the rhino, held
by FIVE different ropes, was fastened
to tree and it was thought the beast
he broke each of the ropes and escap-
ed. In catching the animal several
more large lassoes were broken by
! the animal.
i The full grown lion which the party
caught and brought to the United
States was captured with ease and
without much attending danger to the
ropers, in comparison to the risk they
ran in roping the rhino. Before the
! expedition returned to New York the
lion was comparatively gentle. He re.
ferred to catching alive perhaps for
! the first time other full grown wild
beasts of Africa, all of which excite
/ fear even when confined within steel
and concrete.
Miss Oakley's Career.
Miss Oakley's stories of her own
experiences while better known, are
no less interesting. In 1882 she first
became a professional shooter and
then joined the Buffalo Bill Wild West
show with which she gave two per
formances daily for seventeen years
A very serious injury in 1901 caused
her to abandon the circus life temper
arily and SO on the stage. starring in
I''The Western Girl" and appearing
here in 1908. Col. Cody, who has
made an enormous fortune with his
| circus. and who is making q farewell
tour this season, desired that she and
her husband join his troupe this year
but obtaining a better contract with
the other wild west organization
| which is promoted by Col. Seaver OF
Peoria, H., and which opens there iT
April, she and her husband accepted
terms with this company. The cir
lcus will make over a hundred cities
this season, Richmond possibly beins
included. Her contract calls for two
performances a day of about fifteen te
twenty minutes each.