Kemosabe

Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
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Cecil you are obviously the smartest man in the world!

I am sitting on the deck of our home on Mullett lake which is the site of the old camp Kemo sabe, later known as Lone ranger camp . The well where the horses were watered is out front with stones cemented (probably by Chief) dated 1927, and a few feet away, a fish well with similar stone dates of 1932. The property (the camp) was bought by my father in law Ernie Walter in 1949, and has remained in the family to this day. Numerous Lone Ranger items adorn the house along with several pictures of the old Kemo sabe camp (with a sticker over the name when it was later renamed Lone Ranger camp.)
Thanks for bringing truth to not only the genesis of Kemosabe, but how it became a part of what we all love as the legend of the Lone Ranger. Hiyo Silver…AWAY!!!

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Welcome to the Boards. You should post a link to the column so that those playing at home can follow along.
In the old Lone Ranger series, what did “kemosabe” mean?

You might be interested in a post I made about a year and a half ago, updating the research on Cecil’s well written column.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9485775&postcount=1

Did you know the camp probably goes back to 1916?

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Look at this:

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Wicked cool Google Books link, Sam! My earliest Boy Scout Manual is from 1927.

The Kids Meals at Burger King are giving out prizes based on the Dangerous Book for Boys/Girls. I doubt anything involves starting fires or trapping your dinner. :frowning: