A reporter from the St. Paul Daily Globe wrote about Wild Bill French's shooting exhibition on board the steamboat Bald Eagle which was accompanied by her sister ship, the Minneapolis.
"First he took shots at 30 glass balls tossed into the air and broke 28 of the 30 with his shot. Then with the rifle pointed backwards over his shoulder, broke the two balls reflected in a mirror held in front of him."
He followed this up by hitting each of four apples thrown with force directly at him. In spite of the motion of the boat shaking on the wave he was able to maintain accurate shots.
Wild Jim wrote and published his own ten cent novels exploiting his many talents. These novels spread his fame and encouraged people to come and see him when he was in town. He distributed fliers as well. Cost to attend his shows were 25 cents for men, half price for boys and women were admitted for free.
--CootShot
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