ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 63 



course wliich had proven so satisfactory in developing the vards 

 of tlie large Antelope House on ground equally difficult. The 

 Executive Committee decided that it w^ould be best, and also most 

 economical, for all work in connection with the outer enclosures 

 of the Small-Deer House to be performed under the daily personal 

 supervision of the officers of the Park. Immediatel\- upon the com- 

 pletion of the walls and roof of the building the grading began, 

 and was completed in sufficient time that the concrete coping, and 

 the macadam of the entire eastern series of seventeen yards, was 

 finished before the arrival of freezing weather. Not only that, 

 but all the steel posts for those yards were set, in order that 

 the erection of the fence panels and gates could proceed during 

 the mild weather of winter and early spring. At the earliest 

 possible moment in the coming spring, work will begin on the 

 western series of yards, and it is our intention that by July i, 

 or earlier, they also will be completed. Meanwhile, the com- 

 pleted eastern series will be occupied by animals now on hand, in 

 -storage. 



Fences and Gates. — To meet the peculiar demands of the small 

 hoofed animals, the fences, partitions, and gates of the corrals 

 described above demanded careful consideration. After much 

 experimenting the Director and Chief Constructor finally pro- 

 duced two entirely new types of fences and gates, and it is be- 

 lieved that they will successfully meet the wants of this peculiar 

 situation. The two fences consist of new combinations of netting, 

 coiled spring wire, iron rods, and structural steel, designed to be 

 satisfactory to the eyes of the visitor, safe for the captive animals, 

 adequate protection against sharp horns, yet no obstruction to air 

 currents in hot weather. At a later date these fences may be 

 figured for the benefit of all persons who are interested for prac- 

 tical reasons. 



Owing to the practical difficulties involved in making the iron- 

 work to fit the sloping ground, and for other reasons, it has 

 been found advisable to make all these fences in our own work- 

 shop. The metal work for the eastern series of yards has been 

 produced both expeditiously and economically, and is now ready 

 to erect. 



The U^esf Fa mis Entrance Plaza, excepting the cut-stone 

 wall and steps, was constructed and paved by the Park construc- 

 tion force ; and the stone for the retaining wall also was selected 

 and delivered on the ground by our men. This improvement 

 required 3.700 yards of filling, and 12,000 square feet of paving. 



The brick wall around the Feed Barn and Service Yard was 



