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pertains to the west as any other living man.

His acquaintance and fame as a great western scout and actor is as broad as the nation. There are but few better genuine and typical western men than Mr. Cody. His familiarity with the great plains of the west, coupled with his experience as a scout and warrior with the Indians, places him alongside of the representative men of the nation, of which the historian must speak when it comes to recording the incidents incumbent upon the production of civilization of the red man. Cody, although young in years, has filled a prominent place in the history of the west. His services to the United States have been far in excess of the compensation received. His gentlemanly instincts, linked with his good nature and ability, made him a great friend of General Phil. Sheridan. So polished and gentlemanly in manners, combined with his fitness, he was made by the government a special guide to go with the Duke Alexis, of Russia, on his celebrated buffalo hunt through the west.

As a pony express rider when fifteen years of age under the famous Alf Slade, Buffalo Bill was known as being a rider of marvelous skill and endurance, making on one occasion a continuous ride of 322 miles, and accomplishing the whole distance in 22 hours. Truly a wonderful feat, But it was when he became scout in the army that he made his greatest name; and the general officers under whom he served, and those who served with him, give him the credit of being a man of incomparable skill in prairie craft, indomitable courage, a miraculous marksman with rifle and revolver, and at all times a gentleman.

Becoming famous through his own deeds, Mr. Cody was seized upon as the hero of many an "o'er true" tale in the weekly papers, and was urged to go east and engage in a dramatic enterprise--in which he has been successful as an actor and made a snug fortune. Mr. Cody and his mammoth combination will appear in this city, producing the great border drama, written by John A. Stevens, author of "Unknown," entitled "The Prairie Waif," a story of the far west. Mr. Cody is accompanied by Harry E. Burgess, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, the youngest chief of whom any record is given; also the beautiful Indian Princess of the Sioux, He-Ne-Kaw (the firstborn), the handsomest Indian girl in the world, together with a noted band of Sioux Indian chiefs, who will appear in the scalp and war dances, supported by a full and effecient dramatic company.

pertains to the west as any other living man.

His acquaintance and fame as a great western scout and actor is as broad as the nation. There are but few better genuine and typical western men than Mr. Cody. His familiarity with the great plains of the west, coupled with his experience as a scout and warrior with the Indians, places him alongside of the representative men of the nation, of which the historian must speak when it comes to recording the incidents incumbent upon the production of civilization of the red man. Cody, although young in years, has filled a prominent place in the history of the west. His services to the United States have been far in excess of the compensation received. His gentlemanly instincts, linked with his good nature and ability, made him a great friend of General Phil. Sheridan. So polished and gentlemanly in manners, combined with his fitness, he was made by the government a special guide to go with the Duke Alexis, of Russia, on his celebrated buffalo hunt through the west.

As a pony express rider when fifteen years of age under the famous Alf Slade, Buffalo Bill was known as being a rider of marvelous skill and endurance, making on one occasion a continuous ride of 322 miles, and accomplishing the whole distance in 22 hours. Truly a wonderful feat, But it was when he became scout in the army that he made his greatest name; and the general officers under whom he served, and those who served with him, give him the credit of being a man of incomparable skill in prairie craft, [indotnitable?] courage, a miraculous marksman with rifle and revolver, and at all times a gentleman.

Becoming famous through his own deeds, Mr. Cody was seized upon as the hero of many an "o'er true" tale in the weekly papers, and was urged to go east and engage in a dramatic enterprise--in which he has been successful as an actor and made a snug fortune. Mr. Cody and his mammoth combination will appear in this city, producing the great border drama, written by John A. Stevens, author of "Unknown," entitled "The Prairie Waif," a story of the far west. Mr. Cody is accompanied by Harry E. Burgess, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees, the youngest chief of whom any record is given; also the beautiful Indian Princess of the Sioux, He-Ne-Kaw (the firstborn), the handsomest Indian girl in the world, together with a noted band of Sioux Indian chiefs, who will appear in the scalp and war dances, supported by a full and effecient dramatic company.