On arriving there, those of the party were in such haste for the cool, inviting waters of the pool, that they forgot to tie the team, with the result that in a smashup that followed, one of the horses was killed. The other was ridden back to the ranch for a mate, while the crowd had abundance of time for bathing, and waiting for the return.

Charlie's wife was an actress, of whom it is said that she enjoyed the wild life of the old frontier, even though moral standards were frequently shattered by her associates.

The Oelrichs also had a ranch a few miles north of Cheyenne, where Talaho rides were among the pleasures and pastimes.

Harry Oelrichs, as manager of the Anglo- American Cattle Company, as it was sometimes called, received a salary of $25,000.00 a year, yet he always started the year about $10,000 00 in debt.

Charlie went into the brokerage and commission business in New York, and Harry had a stroke of paralysis.

James Gordon Bennett took care of him after that, and for eight years before his death he was utterly helpless.

One of the old Two-Bar men tells me that Harry, who though not married, was infatuated with a theatrical celebrity, who frequently visited the Oelrich ranches ; namely, Lillian Langtry, well known on the stage a generation ago.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

AROUND CAMP WAGONS -- A HORSE TRADE WITH DOC. MIDDLETON --

ARBUCKLE'S BREAK POST-- SCOTCHMEN BUY BIG RANCHES

-- TOHN CLAY AND THE TWO-BAR