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News Record - 6/17

A beautiful, shaded, well-sanded plateau inclosed
by a fence and located at 63d street adjoining
the World's Fair grounds, at the terminus
of the Illinois Central, the elevated, cable
and electric lines, is the location of Buffalo Bill's
Wild West camp, in which nearly five hundred
people of all nationalities live in tents after the
manner and method usual to them in their own
countries. In an arena of nearly six acres,
backed by an enormous and historically correct
scenery, surrounded on three sides by the grand
stand, seating 18,000 people, where the spectator
is protected from the beating sun or falling rain,
is given twice every day, at 8 and 8:30 p. m.,
one of the most picturesque interesting
and meritorious entertainments ever
conceived by man. The success of Buffalo Bill
and his Wild West in the many countries they
have visited is a matter of common congratulation
to his friends at home, but at no time and
in no place has he received a greater patronage
than is now being extended to him by Americans.
Laggards who reach the, grounds after
the exhibition has opened miss one of the most
picturesque and entertaining sights possible,
when 350 horsemen of al nationalities, in their
native dresses and uniforms and with colors flying,
are brought up in one grand view with Col.
Cody at their head and introduced to the audience,
and as they make their exit circling and
intercircling around the arena.