especially, the interest of the public reached the highest 

 pitch. 



All persons who never have had an opportunity to 

 become familiar with the difficulties involved in shipping 

 a herd of large, hoofed animals by rail, should be advised 

 that such an undertaking involves very serious difficulties 

 and demands first-class ability. In his narrative of the 

 transportation of the herd from the Zoological Park to 

 the Wichita Reserve, published in the Zoological Society's 

 Bulletin No. 28, page 412, Mr. Elwin R. Sanborn records 

 the following statement: — 



"It would be churlish and a neglect unpardonable not 

 to award to Mr. Mitchell praise for the admirable manner 

 in which the details of the transportation were executed. 

 In every instance, his knowledge of railroad methods and 

 his tireless energy overcame obstacles which would have 

 meant hardship and perhaps death to some of the Bison, 

 and their safe arrival at Cache was due absolutely to his 

 splendid work." 



On reaching the town of Cache, it was found that 

 Mr. W. R. Mattoon, Acting Supervisor, in charge of the 

 whole Wichita Reserve, had perfected arrangements for 

 transporting the animals from the railway to the range. 

 A caravan of wagons was found awaiting the arrival of 

 the shipment. Forthwith the crates were loaded upon the 

 wagons and hauled twelve miles across the prairie to the 

 new bison range. On arrival there, the crates were, with- 

 out any great difficulty, unloaded in the corrals, and the 

 Buffaloes were liberated. None of the animals had sus- 

 tained the slightest injury, and all arrived at their new 

 home in excellent condition. 



In establishing the nucleus herd of Bison in its new 

 home, there is but one danger which affords ground for 

 anxiety. The Wichita Reserve is within the range of the 

 cattle-tick which produces Texas fever, and inasmuch as 

 cattle have previously been grazing over the whole area 

 of the Wichita Game Reserve, it is necessary that special 

 care shall be taken to eliminate the presence of that pest 

 from the range. Mr. Rush and Mr. Mattoon have made 

 a careful study of the situation, and have determined upon 

 a plan which certainly promises to be successful. In the 



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