Phoenix tribune., 1919-06-07
HOW THE GREAT PLAINSMAN WON
THE SOBR|QUET BUFFALO BILL
(Tucson Post)

:, (Tucson PosD
: While the Kansas Pacific railroad
was being built, Cody had a contract
Ito furnish the men with twelve buffa-
loes day. One day he galloped out
toward a large herd of buffaloes and
met with five officers from the neigh
boring fort, who were waiting for the
buffaloes to come up. They were re-
cent arrivals in that part of the coun
try, and their shoulder straps indi-
lcated that one was captain and the
lothers were lieutenants. They did not
know Cody. They saw nothing but
Igoodlooking young fellow in the dress
of working man, astride not hand
some horse, which had a blind bride
and no saddle 1t was not formida-
ble-looking hunting outfit, and the cap
tain was disposed to be trifle patron
izing.
"Hallo!" he called out. 81 see you're
after the same game we are"
"Yes, sir" returned Will. "Our
camps out of fresh meat"
The officer ran critical eye over
Brigham. do you expect to run down
a buffalo with a horse like that?"
said he.
Why" said Will, innocently, "are
buffaloes pretty speedy?"
Speedy? 1t takes fast horse to
overhaul those animals on the open
prairie"
Does it?" said Will; and the Off
Ger did not see the twinkle in his eye
Nothing amuses a man more than to
be instructed on a matter that he
knows thoroughly, and concerning
which his instructor knows nothing.
Probably everyone of the officers had
yet to shoot his first buffalo.
Come along with u.s." offered the
captain, graciously. Were going to
kill few for sport, and all we care
for are the tongues and a chunk of
the tenderloin; you can have the
rest"
Thank you,' said viii. "I'll follow
along"
There were eleven buffaloes in the
herd, and the officers started after
them as if they had sure thing on
the entire number Will noticed that
the game was pointed toward creek,
and understanding 'the nature of the
beast" started for the water to head
them off.
AS the herd went past him, with the
military quintet 500 yards in the rear
Ihe gave Brigham's blind bride a
twitch, and in a few jumps the
trained hunter was at the side of the
rear buffalo, and the buffalo fell dead
without even bride signal, Brigham
vas promptly at the side of the next
buffalo, not ten feet away, and this,
too, fell at the first shot. Twelve
shots had been fired; then Brigham,
lwho never wasted his strength,
stopped. The officers had not even
shot at the game. Astonishment was
written on their faces as they rode up
Gentlemen" said Will, courteously,
Jas he dismounted; "allow me to pre-
sent you with eleven tongues and as
much tenderloin as you wish"
"By Jove!" exclaimed the captain.
Il never saw anything like that be-
fore. Who are you, anyway"
bill Codys my name"
"Well, Bill Cody, you know how to
kill buffalo, and that horse of yours
has some good running points after
ALL"
One or two,' smiled Will
Captain Graham-as his name
proved to be-and his companions,
were a trifle sore over missing even
the opportunity of shot, but they
professed to be more than repaid for
their disappointment by witnessing a
feat they had not supposed possible
in a white man-hunting buffalo with
out saddle, bride or rein. Will ex-
planned that Brigham knew more
about the business than most two
'llegged hunters. All the rider was ex-
pected to do was to shoot the buffalo.
If the first shot failed, Brigham al.
lowed another; if this, too, failed,
Brigham lost patience, and was as
likely as not to drop the matter there.
1t was this episode that fastened
1.-THE name of Buffalo Bill" upon Will
Cody, and learning of it, the friends
OF Billy Comstock, chief of scouts of
Fort Wallace, filed a protest Com
stock, they said, was Cody's superior
as buffalo hunter So match was
lIarranged to determine whether it
should be Buffalo Bilr' Cody or "Buf-
Ifalo Bilr Comstock.