I Had Many Enemies Among

We Had Avoided Discovery By The Sioux Scouts, And We Were Confident Of Giving Them A Complete Surprise.

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.

The First Presentation Of My Show Was Given In May, 1883, At Omaha, Which I Had Then Chosen As My Home. From There We Made Our First Summer Tour, Visiting Practically Every Important City In The Country.

My Brother Was A Great Favorite With Everybody, And His Death Cast A Gloom Upon The Whole Neighborhood.

I Had Many Enemies Among The Sioux; I Would Be Running Considerable Risk In Meeting Them.