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Daily Columbian

Aug 26

THE WILD WEST PARADE.

The Congress of Rough Ridesrs Will Make
a Tour of the Fair Grounds at 11 O'clock.

At a special request of the World's Fair
Board of the State of Illinois and for the
purpose of entertaining a large number of
World's Fair visitors from the interior of
the State, whose presence here at this time
is due to celebration of the Illinois Day
(yesterday), Col. Wm. Cody (otherwise
known as Buffalo Bill) has consented to
make an interesting and characteristic
parade display upon the Exposition grounds
this morning. The entire Wild West troop
of national and international fame will
make a splendid equestrian procession,
includingwhat is popularly known as the
"Congress of Rough Riders of the World."
In the line of this Wild West parade there
will be Arabs, Indians, Cowboys, Mexicans,
Cossacks, French, English and German
cavalrymen. The entire procession
will be headed by the celebrated Cowboy
Band.

The Council of Administration, appreciating
the desire of Col. Cody to please
and entertain the many thousand visitors
now upon the Exposition grounds, has
acknowledged the same by passing the Wild West
parade to the following route upon the
grounds. The Wild West troop will enter
the Exposition grounds at the 62d street
gate at 11 o'clock this morning. It will be
preceded by a platoon of the Columbian
Guards, and the Commandant of the
Guards is ordered to take such steps as are
necessary to guard the line of the procession,
which will be as follows:

From 62nd street gate, east to the avenue
leading north along the lagoon, thence
north to the east of the Woman's Building,
between the Illinois and Public Comfort
Buildings, and along the avenue between
the states of California and Indiana to
57th street extended; thence east, on 57th
street, to the plaza on the lake front;
thence south along the plaza to a point
therein near the northeast corner of the
Manufactures Building; thence westerly to
the lagoon; thence south to the avenue
leading west from the central door of the
Manufactures Building; thence westerly
along the said last-mentioned avenue,
southerly to the grand court; thence passing
to the east, south and west of the Administration
Building by the most direct
route to the 64th street gate, whence the
exit will be made.