The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
BUFFALO BILL TOBE HERE NEXT MONDAY Making His Last Appear
 ence in the Saddle MAJOR BURKE TALKS Says They Have Never Before Off, fered Anything Like the Show
 Which Is Given This
 Year
MAJOR BURKE TALKS

Maj. John M. Burke, representing the famous Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild West shows, which will be seen in Birmingham next Monday, was in Bir- mingham yesterday. Major Burke has been coming to Birmingham for so many years that he is well known to all the older citizens. He was particularly grieved at the death of Capt. Frank P O'Brien, who was his intimate friend for many years.
 "We have the greatest show this year that we have ever offered" said Major Burke. "It is the last time Buffalo Bill will ever be seen fin the saddle, as this is his farewell trip. In honor of the farewell event, he has assembled such an aggregation of thrilling talent as has never been seen in an arena before.
 eve think it is peculiarly appropriate that the show will be here next Monday, as it will make a fitting finale and cli- max for your great state fair, which closes at the end of the week. It will give the out of town visitors here for the fair an opportunity to see Buffalo 6lll III ln6 SdQQlt lOI liit ldSI tliIlc. ANO man can offer the excuse for not going that he has seen Buffalo Bill before, because he has never seen anything like the show this year. l can assure my friends that it Is the greatest thing of it's kind ever offered to the public.'
 Major Burke quotes with pleasure a recent letter from a prominent English xx,la of Vlnffa1n IQi1I other things:
 And the conclusion is that Buffalo Bill ought not to be allowed to pass away. that somebody, instead of giving money for museums of bound thoughts and la beled fossils, and other dead things, ought to endow Buffalo Bill, incorporated, and preserve forever on a reservation of it's own this living museum of a great epoch.
 And then it ought to be thoroughly understood that it is neither a clownless circus nor a Fenimore Coopersh recon- struction of unbelievable savages, so no more children shall miss the glamour Of the shooting.''
 Continuing, Major Burke said:
 When Colonel Cody-'Buffalo Bilr-on his farewell tour entered Iowa, crossed the Missouri and travelled through Me- braska, Colorado and Kansas, his trip was replete with interesting episodes, re- calling old times. Innumerable old timers visited him, or their sons and daugh- ters called and revived memories of the old settlers experience. Localities, rivers, hills and valleys were passed that were landmarks in the history of the old gov- ernment scout.
 AS an instance, Buffalo Bill and Paw nee Bill, with their outfit, exhibited in Great Bend, Kan, last month. Where that town is located was the point from which Buffalo Bill guided General Will fam T. sherman, in 1865. to Riley in Kan sas and Kearney in Nebraska. The town is situated near old Fort Zarrah, and only IA miles from Pawnee Rock where the Kiowas, under Santana. Lone Wolf, and Kicking Bird, captured Buffalo Bill in 1S6s holding him a. prisoner for sev- eral days, tantalizing him with the nat urally expected torture, but from which he escaped one early morning by dare devil dash for liberty.
 Tt was between Fort zarrah, Dodge, Larned and Hayes that Buffalo Bill made his 36O mile ride, in. blinding blizzard, carving dispatches for General Phil Sheridan in 54 hours, in 1868. Sheri- dan relates the thrilling story of it in his autobiography describing his first meeting with Buffalo Bill, whom he then made chief of the scouts Scout Cody was his favorite In successive campaigns and a strong friendship existed up to the great generals death.
 'It was in this section that Cody killed 425O buffalo, deer, elk and antelope in proportion, to furnish fresh meat to the constructors of the Kansas Pacific rail- road, now the Union Pacific system.
 "As young Cody at nine years of age commenced his career as courier between wagon trains for the great transportation firm of Russell, Majors, Waddell & Co.,, at Leavenworth, it goes without saying that he is an interesting living person. ality of the early history of Kansas which, to the rising generation, seems so inexplcable and ancient.
 Tt was at Summit Springs, Neb., that great victory over the renegade dog sol diers was gained in 1869, General Eugene Carr commanding, with Cody chief of scouts, who gained fame, for in a per sonai encounter he killed Chief Tall Bull, and in 1876 at "War Bonnet Creek" he was victor in duel to the death with Chief Yellow Hand in full view of Gen eral Merritts and Carr's command which contributed in a great degree to a suc- cession of victories that avenged the fate of Custer"