July 12, 2014 Legend of Rawhide activities - Part Four

[Soapweed]

The oxen are big old beasts.

The super moon looks mighty big.

Singing around the campfire

And a square dance is in progress

The moon lights up the camp.

A mother is reading bedtime stories to her kids, saying their prayers, and tucking them in

On the far side of the camp

Wake up time comes early

But the Indians have gotten up earlier

The moon and the Indians

They seem restless and on the warpath.

This was an impressive moment live at the scene.

They are on the move.

They are circling the wagons so fast it is just a blur.

One wagon is set on fire.

The grand exit is paused for a moment

For the owner of the oxen to propose to his sweetie (for real).

He raises his hat in excitement when she accepts.

Some of the fleeing Indians swarm the grandstand

The chief and a pretty pale-faced gal

He is the nephew of one of my longtime good friends.

This young man has a grandmother who is almost a neighbor of ours.

 

[Saddleup]

Just like being there, great photos and it sure looks like a great time being had by all. Thank you for sharing this experience Could only hope to attend something like this some day.

 

[kolanuraven]

I guess the Wasserburgers were there with their teams?

 

[James]

it has been a few years since we were there for the pagent will have to go again somtime

 

[Shortgrass]

I forget how the name Rawhide came to be. Indians supposed to have staked someone out with wet rawhide or something like that?

 

[Shortgrass]

I forget how the name Rawhide came to be. Indians supposed to have staked someone out with wet rawhide or something like that?

 

[Soapweed]

I forget how the name Rawhide came to be. Indians supposed to have staked someone out with wet rawhide or something like that?

Here are a couple sources of information.

http://www.niobraracountylibrary.org/history/?id=42

http://legendofrawhide.com/index.php

 

[Shortgrass]

Oh Yeah, I remember that story. Pretty gory.