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BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST

BUFFALO RANCH

The Home of "Pawnee Bill"

Adjoining the thrifty town of Pawnee, Okla., in December last, Major G. W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) opened a new bungalow which he had just completed. This magnificent structure stands at the top of Blue Hawk Peak, so named after one of the most famous Indian warriors and a great friend of Major Lillie, who purchased the commanding position from the old chief. Hundreds of invited guests journeyed out to the prairie home--cowboy boots and the patent leathers of effete Eastern society touched toes under the Major's hospit-

{THE BUNGALO AT BLUE HAWK PEAK}

able table, and the citizens of Pawnee turned out en masse to celebrate the occasion.

This bungalow would grace any exclusive residential section in the world. Its construction and furnishings will approximate $200,000 or more. The exterior is of stone taken from the native rock in the locality where it stands. The town of Pawnee

{"BUFFALO BILL" AND THE BUFFALO AT CEDAR LODGE}

{THE INDIAN COUNCIL, HOUSE AND BUFFALO}

nestles at the foot of the vast buffalo ranch whereon the magnificent home is located--the approach from the town is made through two massive stone gateways, ornamented with gilded steel initials "P. B.," with the words "Buffalo Ranch" in raised metal letters over the archway.

{"PAWNEE BILL'S" FIRST CABIN HOME}

Leaving the town of Pawnee circling along a sloping knoll, shaded by trees and vines, is a road laid with macadam. The drive from the station is nearly two miles to the hilltop. On reaching the pinnacle the eye travels in unobstructed view up and down the valley for miles in every direction, disclosing a panorama of unequaled beauty. The immediate landscape dotted here and there with herds of buffalo, ail kinds of grazing flocks and animated nature.

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BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST

BUFFALO RANCH

The Home of "Pawnee Bill"

Adjoining the thrifty town of Pawnee, Okla., in December last, Major G. W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) opened a new bungalow which he had just completed. This magnificent structure stands at the top of Blue Hawk Peak, so named after one of the most famous Indian warriors and a great friend of Major Lillie, who purchased the commanding position from the old chief. Hundreds of invited guests journeyed out to the prairie home--cowboy boots and the patent leathers of effete Eastern society touched toes under the Major's hospit-

{THE BUNGALO AT BLUE HAWK PEAK}

able table, and the citizens of Pawnee turned out en masse to celebrate the occasion.

This bungalow would grace any exclusive residential section in the world. Its construction and furnishings will approximate $200,000 or more. The exterior is of stone taken from the native rock in the locality where it stands. The town of Pawnee

{"BUFFALO BILL" AND THE BUFFALO AT CEDAR LODGE}

{THE INDIAN COUNCIL, HOUSE AND BUFFALO}

nestles at the foot of the vast buffalo ranch whereon the magnificent home is located--the approach from the town is made through two massive stone gateways, ornamented with gilded steel initials "P. B.," with the words "Buffalo Ranch" in raised metal letters over the archway.

{"PAWNEE BILL'S" FIRST CABIN HOME}

Leaving the town of Pawnee circling along a sloping knoll, shaded by trees and vines, is a road laid with macadam. The drive from the station is nearly two miles to the hilltop. On reaching the pinnacle the eye travels in unobstructed view up and down the valley for miles in every direction, disclosing a panorama of unequaled beauty. The immediate landscape dotted here and there with herds of buffalo, ail kinds of grazing flocks and animated nature.

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