Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-19


stranger than many stunts staged by
Gabriel, foremost Of which might be
mentioned the wild west carnival
he pulled Off in the live stock forum
at the 81, Louis Worlds fair, and his
Cheyenne Bilr' show at the Seattle
exposition.
But his career during the real from
tier days, before he found Il neces-
sary to get brand OF lukewarm oX-
citemont out OF reproducing In mild
form the escapados OF Western his
tory, is the exciting and romantic
part Of Colonel Gabrlel's life, when
he is not talking about his l6-year-
old daughter, Miss Cheyenne Gabriel,
he will converse lightly about the
time when he was special dispatch
bearer for General Nelson A. Miles.
or when he and his brother Kid
Gabriel, made the $500 mile horse
back ride from sheridan Wyoo TO
Chicago in SO days ana successfully
demonstrated the value of the Amorl-
can horse to the British government
Miss Cheyenne was the name
Colonel Gabriel gave his Wright BIZ
plano last week when the craft was
chrlstenod at Muskogco In honor OF
Miss Gabriel's sixteenth birthday
Miss Gabriel is now playing promi-
nont part IN the Savage production,
"Eyerywoman. which is enjoying "A
long run ON Broadway, New York.
She used to travel with her father
and do riding stunts, but since Colo
mel Jim has taken up the airship
business. the daughter IS more CON
tended with doing her sensational
performance with big city, pro-
duction.
For ten years Jim Gabriel trouped
all over the world as chief broncho
rider with Col William f. Cody,
buffalo Bill" He holds many glow
ing personal recommendations from
Colonel Cody, which, of course, he
prizes very highly
Those who attended the St. Louis
worlds fair will probably remember
the two cowboys who rode up the
cascade steps Of festival hall one day
at noon and We're arrested by two
jefferson guards, but later liberated.
These two were Col Jim Gabriel and
his brother, The Kid. A personal
letter from Gov Chatteron of Wyo-
ming, complimenting the Gabriel
brothers on their st. Louis show, is
still retained by Mr.. Gabriel
In the winter Of lS9O-91 Jim Ga
briel was employed by the United
States government to move the Chey-
enne Indians, under Little Chief to
their reservation at Lame Deer on
the Yellowstone Colonel Gabriel
took one Of the first band of Chey-
enne Indians to New York that resi-
dents of Gotham ever saw. He
staged a performance at Madison
Square Garden with them.
A big play, entitled "Pioneer
Days" was also put on by Colonel
Gabriel at the New York hippodrome
in which he played the part of Jess
Budsy, the Dispatch Bearer"
Mr.. Gabriel has staged several wild
west productions in which he has
used the famous Mulhall family Of
Oklahoma. He is now managing Miss
Lucille Mulhall, who is doing the big
time" in vaudeville.
Mr. Gabriel has pasted in his scrap
book a letter from Gen. Nelson "A.
Miles, who is now adjutant general
of the United States army which
reads as follows:
Washington. d. c., March 22, 1905.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
/ take pleasure in stating that the
bearer of this, William j. Gabriel,
was employed by the United States
government during the Wounded
Knee campaign, carried dispatches
for me, and helped move the Chey-
enne Indians under Little Chief to
their reservation at Lame Deer on
the Yellowstone, during the winter of
1S90-91 Nelson A. Miles.