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LOS ANGELES, CAL., January 7, 1887.

COL. WM. F. CODY: DEAR SIR,- Having visited your great exhibition in St. Louis and New York City, I desire to congratulate you on the success of your enterprise. I was much interested in the various life-like representations of Western scenery, as well as the fine exhibition of skilled marksmanship and magnificent horsemanship. You not only represent the many interesting features of frontier life, but also the difficulties and dangers that have been encountered by the adventurous and fearless pioneers of civilization. The wild Indian life as it was a few years ago will soon be a thing of the past, but you appear to have selected a good class of Indians to represent that race of people, and I regard your exhibition as not only very interesting but practically instructive. Your services of the frontier were exceedingly valuable. With best wishes for your success, believe me very truly yours,

NELSON A. MILES, Brigadier-General, U. S. A.

"HE IS KING OF THEM ALL.,"

HEADQUARTERS MOUNTED RECRUITING SERVICES,

ST. LOUIS, MO., May 7, 1885.

MAJOR JOHN M. BURKE: DEAR SIR,-I take pleasure in saying that in an experience of about thirty years on the plains and in the mountains, I have seen a great many guides, scouts, trailers, and hunters, and Buffalo Bill (W. F. Cody) is the king of them all. He has been with me in seven Indian fights, and services have been invaluable. Very respectfully yours,

EUGENE A. GARR, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A.

JERSEY CITY, 405 BERGEN AVE, February 7. 1887.

HON. WM. F. CODY: MY DEAR SIR,-I fully and with pleasure endorse you as the veritable "Buffalo Bill," U. S. Scout, serving with the troops operating against hostile Indians in 1868, on the plains. I speak from personal knowledge, and from reports of officers and others, with whom you secured renown by your services as a scout and successful hunter. Your sojourn on the frontier at a time when it was a wild and sparsely settled section of the continent, fully enables you to portray that in which I have personally participated-the continent, fully enables you to portray that in which I have personally participated-the Pioneer, Indian Fighter, and Frontiersman. Wishing you every success, I remain very respectfully yours, H. C. BANKHEAD, Brigadier-General, U. S. A.

"SPRING THAWS REVEAL BAD GUIDING."-Dodge.