The awakening of the desert . ian country. They exchangedtheir horses at frequent intervals, usually vaulting fromone saddle to that of a fresh horse held in waiting. As hehad become familiar with the Indian dialects, Comstocksservices as interpreter were frequently secured by theGovernment. He had his headquarters at Jack Morrowsranch a considerable part of the time during the years1864 and 1865. Two years after our visit to Jack Morrow, (to be moreexact, in the year 1868), Comstock was reported to havebeen killed by the Indians about fifty miles northeast ofSheridan, Kansas. Later informatio
The awakening of the desert . ian country. They exchangedtheir horses at frequent intervals, usually vaulting fromone saddle to that of a fresh horse held in waiting. As hehad become familiar with the Indian dialects, Comstocksservices as interpreter were frequently secured by theGovernment. He had his headquarters at Jack Morrowsranch a considerable part of the time during the years1864 and 1865. Two years after our visit to Jack Morrow, (to be moreexact, in the year 1868), Comstock was reported to havebeen killed by the Indians about fifty miles northeast ofSheridan, Kansas. Later information indicated that hewas killed by Sharp Grover, a noted scout. Grover wasin turn killed in a row at Pond City, near Fort facts were confirmed in a later interview withWilliam F. Cody. Cody, who was a close personal friendof Comstock, but somewhat younger, was also a frequentguest at the Jack Morrow ranch. The two were amongthe distinguished characters on the plains. Cody received his sobriquet Buffalo Bill as the. ^B^ JACK MORROWS RANCH 97 result of a contest with Billy Comstock. It happenedthat a short time prior to the death of the latter, whilethe work on the Pacific Railroad was being pushed inKansas, the superintendent of construction was dependentlargely on the buffalo for meat for the workmen. Someof the hunters failed to furnish the required condition resulted in putting these two famous meninto competition. The number killed by each in the timeagreed has been given to the writer by one of the contest-ants. Suffice it to state that William F. Cody securedthe championship, wresting the title from Comstock, andhas since been known as Buffalo Bill. Cody has been theguide for princes and presidents on hunting and otherexpeditions through the far West, and with his Wild WestShow, so well known throughout America, he has appearedbefore the crowned heads of many European long ago the writer discovered him in Rome, whereCody introduced t
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