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The skins and skulls of the elk that died during the drive were pre- 

 served for the U. S. National IMuseuin and these specimens, when later 

 examined by Dr. Merriam, proved to be a new species which he named 

 Cervus nannodes {Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. 18, 1905, pp. 23-26). 



The cow, calf and the wounded young bull were then moved, 

 without great difficulty, from the corral into a cattle car. The utmost 

 difficulty, however, was encountered in attempting to similarly load 

 the old bull. Merriam 's account goes into some detail regarding the 



Fig. 43. Two fine bull tule elk photographed on the Kern 

 County Elk Kefuge in June, 1933. 



terrific battle that this si)lendid animal, already hornless and much 

 weakened from previous fighting, waged against horses and men before 

 he was finally loaded into the car. 



The elk were shi])ped in the car by rail to Exeter and on arrival 

 there it was found that the young bull and the old cow had died, 

 leaving only the old bull and the calf alive. The latter was here 

 loaded without difficulty into a crate for wagon transportation 35 miles 

 to Sequoia Park. Not so with the old bull, who again put up a tre- 



