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A FAMOUS FRONTIERSMAN.
BUFFALO BILL INTERVIEWED.
Sketch of the Great Scout and Hunter.
Indians, Climate Changes, & c.

Conventionalities cramp society, Humanity is constantly crying out for larger liberty. Tom Carlyle, who was bored by the visits of some of our great men, was delighted with a stalwart Texan, who had fought duels with a Bowie knife. It certainly is refreshing to meet a man who has been unharmed by the enervating influences of civilization, and "Buffalo Bill" is as unique, in his way, as if he were a character strayed from one of Cooper's novels. His appearance is striking. Standing six feet in his moccasins, and weighing about one hundred and eighty pounds, he appears, at a glance, physically equal to any emergency. He has handsome dark brown eyes, white teeth, long black hair, and his fine, intelligent, strong face, show a man ready to counsel or command, or to cope with any adversary he may meet. In a long and pleasant interview yesterday, we learned the following facts:

Hon. WM. F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, was born in Scott county Iowa, in 1838. His father moved to Kansas in 1850, where he traded with the Pottawottamies, and young CODY early became familiar with Indian life. When but thirteen years of age he entered the employment of Russel & Majors, the heaviest freighters on the plains. In 1856 his father, who was active and prominent in making Kansas a free State, was killed by border ruffians. Young CODY remained with R. & M. until 1860, and then rode on the pony express route from St. Jo to San Francisco. This was really one of the greatest enterprises of the West up to that time. The express only took important despatches, for which enormous sums were paid. Letters went with the baggage and passengers by coach, taking about 18 days. The time occupied in taking a dispatch by pony express was ten days, about half this time is now occupied by the cars in passing between these points.

There were one hundred riders, the distance between stations was fifteen miles, each rider was to change horses five times and go seventy-five miles in five hours. They were armed with revolvers,

A FAMOUS FRONTIERSMAN.
BUFFALO BILL INTERVIEWED.
Sketch of the Great Scout and Hunter.
Indians, Climate Changes, & c.

Conventionalities cramp society, Humanity is constantly crying out for larger liberty. Tom Carlyle, who was bored by the visits of some of our great men, was delighted with a stalwart Texan, who had fought duels with a Bowie knife. It certainly is refreshing to meet a man who has been unharmed by the enervating influences of civilization, and "Buffalo Bill" is as unique, in his way, as if he were a character strayed from one of Cooper's novels. His appearance is striking. Standing six feet in his moccasins, and weighing about one hundred and eighty pounds, he appears, at a glance, physically equal to any emergency. He has handsome dark brown eyes, white teeth, long black hair, and his fine, intelligent, strong face, show a man ready to counsel or command, or to cope with any adversary he may meet. In a long and pleasant interview yesterday, we learned the following facts:

Hon. WM. F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, was born in Scott county Iowa, in 1838. His father moved to Kansas in 1850, where he traded with the Pottawottamies, and young CODY early became familiar with Indian life. When but thirteen years of age he entered the employment of Russel & Majors, the heaviest freighters on the plains. In 1856 his father, who was active and prominent in making Kansas a free State, was killed by border ruffians. Young CODY remained with R. & M. until 1860, and then rode on the pony express route from St. Jo to San Francisco. This was really one of the greatest enterprises of the West up to that time. The express only took important despatches, for which enormous sums were paid. Letters went with the baggage and passengers by coach, taking about 18 days. The time occupied in taking a dispatch by pony express was ten days, about half this time is now occupied by the cars in passing between these points.

There were one hundred riders, the distance between stations was fifteen miles, each rider was to change horses five times and go seventy five miles in five hours. They were armed with revolvers,