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It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.

Buffalo Bill

Indians were frequently off their reservations.
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Frequent Reservation
I began to think that my time had come, as the saying is.
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Beginning Myself Thinking Time
We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
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Avoid Confidence Discover Surprise
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
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Break Government Myself Promise Result
Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for water.
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Eat Fire Myself Water
Excitement was plentiful during my two years’ service as a Pony Express rider.
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Excitement Myself Service
Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider’s route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles – a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.
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Beginning Break Build Expectation Goodness Oneself Place
It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was.
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Appearance Effort Myself
The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 of them.
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Feeling Fight Proud War
I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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Destiny Life Myself Path
I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.
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Animal Best Myself Race
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.
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Battle Character Lonely Mindset Myself Old Strong Time
My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
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Brother Death Favorite Himself
The Indians said the bones were those of a race of people three times the size of a man.
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Bone Man People Race Time
The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.
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Enemy Fire Moments Order Shoot War Weapon
The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
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Feeling Nation Patriot Proud Respect

It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.

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It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.

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