Endnotes

1. Poor Billy Comstock was afterwards treacherously murdered by the Indians. He and Sharpe Grover visited a village of Indians, supposed to be peaceably inclined, near Big Spring Station, in Western Kansas; and after spending several hours with the redskins in friendly conversation, they prepared to depart, having declined an invitation to pass the night there. It appears that Comstock’s beautiful white-handled revolver had attracted the attention of the Indians, who overtook him and his companion when they had gone about half a mile. After surrounding the two men they suddenly attacked them. They killed, scalped and robbed Comstock; but Grover, although severely wounded, made his escape, owing to the fleetness of the excellent horse which he was riding. This sad event occurred August 27, 1868. ↩

2. Major North is now my partner in a cattle ranch in Nebraska. ↩

3. Since traveled with me in my Dramatic Combination as interpreter for Sioux Indians. ↩

4. Near the lonely camp where I had so long been laid up with a broken leg, when trapping years before with Dave Harrington. ↩

5. A favorite expression of the Professor’s. ↩