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Journal Aug 12.

Custer's Last Charge to Be Depicted

To every one who watched the brilliant
achievements of General Custer in the civil
war and, later on, the plains, the battle of
"The Little Big Horn" will always be in-
teresting. Led into an untenable position
by the carelessness and incompetency of his
subordinates. Custer made a brave stand
for his life and the preservation of his com-
mand, but numbers were against him and
he was overpowered.

Colonel Cody and Mr. Salsbury have de-
cided to make a representation of Custer's
last charge as part of the programme they
are offering to the public in their "Wild
West" exhibition. The programme as at
present arranged will be carried out every
day without fail, and the adding thereto of
the "Battle of the Little Big Horn" will
serve only to make the exhibition
more interesting, and the entertainment
more valuable and more educative. Among
the many noted persons taking part in the
representation who were engaged in the
campaign of 1876 through the valley of the
Big Horn at the time of the massacre of
Custer and his forces will be Buffalo Bill
himself, who was then Chief of Scouts of
the United States army; Private Hackett,
who was with Colonel Reno in the first en-
gagement of that campaign, and Chiefs
Painted Horse, Little Wolf, Last Horse,
Black Bear, Red Elk and others who were
among the Indians opposed to Custer's
forces.

Extensive arrangements have been made
to perfect all the details and make them as
true to the original as possible. New and
correct scenery on an extensive scale made
from photographs and sketches, and dupli-
cates of the implements of civilized and
savage warfare used in that bat-
tle have been procured for use
in the representation. These, with so many
of the original participants in the war, will
serve to make the reproduction of these
scenes by Messrs. Cody and Salsbury, not
only historically correct, but peculiarly
unique, in that it will be the first time in
the history of amusements that original
characters are seen in mimic
representation of historical events in which
they were chief actors. On Wednesday
when the first representation is made one
of the most distinguished audiences of mili-
tary and other notables ever gathered to-
gether will be present.

Journal Aug 12.

Custer's Last Charge to Be Depicted.

To every one who watched the brilliant achievements of General Custer in the civil war and, later on, the plains, the battle of "The Little Big Horn" will always be interesting. Led into an untenable position by the carelessness and incompetency of his subordinates. Custer made a brave stand for his life and the preservation of his command, but numbers were against him and he was overpowered.

Colonel Cody and Mr. Salsbury have decided to make a representation of Custer's last charge as part of the programme they are offering to the public in their "Wild West" exhibition. The programme as at present arranged will be carried out every day without fail, and the adding thereto of the "Battle of the Little Big Horn" will serve only to make the exhibition more interesting, and the entertainment more valuable and more educational. Among the many noted persons taking part in the representation who were engaged in the campaign of 1876 through the valley of Big Horn at the time of the massacre of Custer and his forces will be Buffalo Bill himself, who was then Chief of Scouts of the United States army; Private Hackett, who was with Colonel Reno in the first engagement of that campaign, and Chiefs Painted Horse, Little Wolf, Last Horse, Black Bear, Red Elk and others who were among the Indians opposed to Custer's forces.

Extensive arrangements have been made to perfect all the details and make them as true to the original as possible. New and correct scenery on an extensive scale made from photographs and sketches, and duplicates of the implements of civilized and savage warfare used in that battle have been procured for use in the representation. These, with so many of the original participants in the war, will serve to make the reproduction of these scenes by Messrs. Cody and Salsbury, not only historically correct, but peculiarly unique, in that it will be the first time in the history of amusements that original characters are seen in mimic representation of historical events in which they were chief actors. On Wednesday when the first representation is made one of the most distinguished audiences of military and other notables ever gathered together will be present.