THE WICHITA HERD 



U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 



Wichita National Forest, 

 Cache, Okla., Dec. 30, 1910. 

 Dr. W. T. Hornaday, 



American Bison Society, 

 New York, City N. Y. 



Dear Mr. Hornaday: I guess you would like to know 

 how your pets are getting along. Well, I must sa^^ that 

 the condition of the buffalo herd was never better than 

 at the present time. They are all fat and glossy, and 

 the .young stock is making a wonderfully fine growth. 

 I am enclosing some photographs which will give you 

 an idea of how the herd looks. 



The weather is fine, and we have plenty of nice feed 

 to last them through the winter. We have twenty-three 

 head in our herd, and I want to tell you I am proud of 

 them! There have been no fever ticks on them for over 

 two years, and I feel now that if we are careful about 

 carrying ticks into their pasture we are absolutely safe, 

 and our little herd will soon rank among the best in the 

 land. 



We have just received six Antelope from the Yellow- 

 stone Park, and there are four more to come. We will 

 have ten head in all. We could not have received any 

 animal other than bison that I would be quite so proud of 

 as I am of these Antelope. I have always had a warm 

 place in my heart for these noble little animals. The Boon 

 & Crockett Club has presented them to the Government ; 

 they come by express prepaid. 



Verv sincerely yours, 



^ FRANK RUSH, 

 Game Warden in Charge. 



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