Year: 1875

! hibitiOn now being given which


is of more than usual interest


showing as it does the wonderful


capabilities hitherto lying dor


mant. and now brought out by


skilled training, Of wild animals,


from which nothing of the kind


could reasonable be expected. The


following from the Denver Iri-


6ltjae will give our readers some


idea of what these animals can


do, and of what we may eXpeci in
the future.


The elk, an animal from which


nothing has ever before been ex-


pected, except, indeed, tender


steaks and juicy roasts, has been


trained to do some of the finest
jumping ever witnessed, and to


perform many interesting tricks.


The buffalo calf has been in train


ing only short time, and does


not come out strong yet. His in


telligence and ambition have not


yet been sufficiently aroused. He
does, however, obey the word of


command, and will run around


the ring to order, and lie down


when tOld-if he happens to feel


like it.


The wonderful thing about the


exhibition is that Bartholomew


will control direct nine horses,


two goats and a buffalo calf, put


them through a great variety of


movements and make them per-


form many wonderful tricks, SIM
ply by the word of command,
never touching them, and having
not even a halter on them.


He will stand in the centre of
the ring and call to a horse stand
ing with the others, by the side
of the tent, to come to him, and
the animal will respond with the
alacrity of a voter invited to take
a drink. And the horses have
been trained to do various things;
will raise the lids Of boxes with
their noses, and take out any ar
ticle found therein; have been
taught to distinguish cOlOrs and
will as directed. select ared, white
or blue flag. and carry the same
to their master. They will step
to music, mark, time, and waltz,
keeping perfect time, BarthO-
lomeW expects to put them though
the galOp shortly. Two of them
have been trained to take positions
on opposite ends of IA long plank,
placed over a block three or four
feet high, and there will see-saw
with as much grace, and seeming
ly with as much zeSt, as two tru-
ant schOol-bOys. They will roll |
barrels, fire pistols, and initiate |
man in almost everything except |
taking whiskey, and playing |
poker.


The two goats will jump upon
their respective horses and as the
horses gallop rapidly around the
ring will turn around and change
horses, as readily as Independent
newspapers change position or
parties.


The most wonderful thing is the
drill. Bartholomew will call his
nine horses out by name make
them take their position accord
ing to size, and then make them
march by company front, in pla-
tOOn, and in file, make them
wheel and cOuntermarch, and
make them move in quick step
and double quick. He will teach
them the manual Of arms and the
artillery practice next. And TO
wind up one acts as Orderly-ser-
geant and diSmisSeS the rest. 1t
must be remembered that through
ali this the animals are all loose,
not a rope or halter on any of them
and are managed entirely by word
IF command. AT the command
'come here" "go get that"
march" and so on, they start as
promptly as small boy in a we'll
family, when his stern
parent tells him to go after an
armful of wood or a pail of water.
If Bartholomew should tell one Of
lis horses to climb creased pole,
We believe the animal would at I
east make the attempt. AS this
exhibition goes East, the people ,
we'll learn that rich assays, mag
efficient mining schemes, big
)eets, enormous turnipS and large
stories are not the only wonder
'ul things that come from the
Rocky Mountain region.


a friend of ours who has been