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Buffalo Bill's
WILD WEST
AMERICA'S NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT
LED BY THE FAMED SCOUT AND GUIDE
BUFFALO BILL (Hon. W. F. CODY).
GABRIEL DUMON, The Exiled Chieftian of the Riel Rebellion.
CON GRONER, The Con-Boy Sheriff of the Platte.
BUCK TAYLOR, King of the Cow-Boys.
DICK JOHNSON, The Giant Cow-Boy.
Miss LILLIAN SMITH, The California Huntress; Champion Girl Rifle Shot.
Miss ANNIE OAKLEY, Champion Markswoman.
MUSTANG JACK, The Greatest Jumped in the World.
BILLY BILLOCK, Dakota.
BILLY JOHNSON, "Pony Express."
Capt. FRED MATHEWS, Old Overland.
JOHNNY BAKER, The Cow-Boy Kid.
JOHN HANCOCK, Nebraska.
ANTONIO ESQUIVEL, Champion Vaquero of Mexico.
JOHN HIGBY, Idaho Jack.
JIM KID, Champion Roper of Wyoming.
DICK BEAN, Texas Cow-Boy.
BILL IRVING, Broncho Bill.
JIM MITCHELL, Sunday Jim.
John Nelson, Squaw Man and his Indian Family, The Great War Chiefs, American Horse, Rocky Bear, Long Wolf, of the late Hostile Sioux. Brave Chief. Young Chief. Pawnee Warriors. Mountain Crows. Lady Riders, - American, Mexican, Indian, Mexican Vaqueros, The Famous Wild West Cow-Boy Band. Color Bearer. Sargi. Bates and "The Old Flag," the identical one carried in America and Europe.
A Herd of Wild Buffalos. A Corral of Indian Ponies. A Band of Mountain Elk. A Drove of Texas Steers. Pack-Train of Mexican Burros.
ARTISTICALLY BLENDING, LIFE-LIKE, VIVID, AND THRILLING
PICTURES OF WESTERN LIFE.
W. F. CODY & NATE SALSBURY, Proprietors.
JOHN M. BURKE, Gen. Manager. JULE KEEN, Treasurer. FOR PARTICULES, DATE, AND DISCRIPTION, SEE POSTERS, SMALL BILLS, AND NEWSPAPERS.
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BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST
CODY & SALSBURY, Proprietors.
NATE SALSBURY, Director. JOHN M. BURKE, General Manager.
PROGRAMME.
SUBJECT TO CHANGES AND ADDITIONS.
1. - GRAND PROCESSIONAL REVIEW. 2. - ESTREE. Introductions of Individual Celebrities, Groupe, etc. 3. - RACE between Cow-boy, Mexican, and Indian on Ponies. 4. - PONY EXPRESS, ridden by Billy Johnson, illustrating Mode of Conveying Hails on the Fronttier. 5. - RIFLE SHOOTING by Johnie Baker, the "Cow-boy Kid." 6. - DUEL between BUFFALO BILL and Chief Yellow hand, and Indian Battle. "First Scalp for Custer." 7. - WING SHOOTING, by Miss Annie Oakley. 8. - THE COW-BOYS FUN. Throwing the Lariat, Riding Bucking Ponies and Mules, by Buck Taylor, Bill Bullock, Toey Esq Iral, Jimm Kidd, Dick Johnson, and Cow-Boys. 9. - RIFLE SHOOTING, by Miss Lillian F. Smith, "The California Girl." 10. - RACE, ridden by Lady Riders. 11. - ATTACK UPON THE DEADWOOD STAGE COACH, by Indians, Repulsed by Cow-boys commanded by BUFFALO BILL. 12. - RACE, between Sioux Boys on bareback Indian Ponies. 13. - RACE between Mexican Thouroughbreds. 14. - PHASES OF INDIAN LIFE. A nomadic tribe camps upon the prairie, the attack of the hostile tribe, war, and other dances. 15. - MUSTANG JACK (Petr-re-ka-we-cha-cha), the Wonderful Jumper. 16. - Hon. W. F. CODY, "BUFFALO BILL," America's Great Practical All-round Shot. 17. - ROPING AND RIDING OF WILD TEXAN STEERS by Cow-boys and Mexicans. 18. - THE BUFFALO HUNT. BUFFALO BILL, assisted by Sioux, Pawnee, Wichits, and Comanche Indians. 19. - THE ATTACK ON THE SETTLER'S CABIN by Harauding Indians; the Battle and Repulse by BUFFALO BILL Leading Cow-boys and Mexicans 20. - SALUTE.
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SALUTATORY.
There is probably no field in modern American history more fascinating in the intensity of its interest than that which is presented on our rapidly extending frontier. The pressure of teh white man, the movement of the emigrant train, and the extension of our railways, together with the military power of teh General Government have in a measure broken down the barriers behind which the Indian fought and defied the advance of civilization; but the West, in many places, is still a scene of wildness where the sternnes of law is upheld at the pistol point and the white savage and outlaw has become scarcely less dangerous than his red-skinned predecessor.
The story of our country, so far as it concerns like in the vast Rocky Mountains region and on the plains has never been half told; and romance itself falls far short of the reality when it attempts to dpict the career of the little vangaurd of pioneers, trappers, and scouts who, moving always in front, have paved the way - frequently with their own bodies - for the safe approach of the masses behind. The names of "Old Bridger," "Kit Carson," "Buffalo White," "Wild Bill," "California Joe," "Texas Jack," "Buffalo Bill," Maj. North, and scores of others have already become identified with what seem to be strange legends and traditions, and yet the lives and albors of these men form a part of the development of the great West. Most of them have died fighting bravely, and all of them, in their way, have been men around whose exploits contemporaneous writers in and out of the army have thrown the halo of heroism. Our most distinguished officers have repeatedly borne tribute to their usefullness and valor, and to-day the adventeres of the Army Scout constitute a theme of never-ending interest. Keen of eye, sturdy in build, inured to hardship, experienced in the knowledge of Indian habits and language, familiar with the hunt and trustworthy in the hour of extremest danger, they belong to a class that is rapidly disappearing from our country.
In the Eastern States, or even east of the Mississippe, the methods of these people are comparatively unknown and it is for the purpose of introducing them to the public that htis little pamphlet has been prepared. Hon. William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") in conjunction with Mr. Nate Salsbury, the eminent American actor (a ranch owner), has organizaed a large combination that, in its several aspects, will illustrate life as it is witnessed on the plains: the Indian encampment; the cowboys and vaquence; the herds of buffalo and elk; the lassoing of animals; the manner of robbing mail coaches: feats of agility horsemanship, marksmanship, archery, and the kindred scenes and events that are characteristics of the border. The most completely-appointed delegation of frontiersmen and Indians that ever visited the East will take part in the entertainment, together with a large number of animals; and the performance while in no wise partaking of the nature of a "circus," will be at once new, startling, and instructive.
JOHN M. BURKE, General Manager
North Platte, Neb, March 1, 1885