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 BILLStations 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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The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.
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We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
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Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.
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Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word.
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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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Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.
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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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As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
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Indians were frequently off their reservations.
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I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
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The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
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My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
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Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at least half a dozen men whom he had at various times killed.
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My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
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We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
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