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Buffalo Bill and the Extinction of the Buffalo

by | Apr 2, 2019 | True West Blog

Was Buffalo Bill was instrumental in the near extinction of the American bison (Buffalo)? In an odd sort of way Bill Cody helped in the preservation of the bison. In 1867 Cody was hired by the Kansas Pacific Railroad to feed the railroad construction workers building a railroad across the Great Plains. He was paid $500 a month, a big paycheck for. In eighteen months he killed 4,280 animals, a huge bo


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