The establishing of this bison hci'd in tlie Bine Mountain Forest 

 Park has proved a success from tlie start. Tt increased rapidly, and 

 no animals were disposed of imtil 189S, wlien the herd numbered 

 seventy-tlve. From that time on, numbers have been sold and donated 

 to various parks and individuals throuohont the country and some 

 to Europe. The members of Austin Corbin's family have always 

 shown a keen interest in the preservation of the bison, and liave 

 done much to encourage the Bison Society in its endeavors to pre- 

 serve the species from becoming extinct. The generosity of xVustin 

 Coj-bin, Jr., and his sister, j\lrs. George S. Edgell, is fully shown 

 when, in 1917, at tlie solicitation of the American Bison Society, 

 they very generously donated to the Bison Society, six buffalo, three 

 bulls and three cows, for the purpose of establishing a nucleus herd 

 in tlie Pisgah National Forest and Game Preserve in Xorth Carolina. 



As we passed through the corrals inspecting the animals and 

 selecting such ones as were thought to be most desirable, Superin- 

 tendent Hurley was of great assistance and assured me that Mr. Corbin 

 and Mrs. Fdgell would not be satislied unless this herd was composed 

 of the finest representatives possible. 



The herd was made up of selected and exceptionally tine animals, 

 having black heads and points and all of one type. 



Everything was now in shn2)c to liegin the crating. The chute 

 used for this purpose ended in tiie door of the crate, and from there 

 spread out fan-shape for cpiite some distance up a small hill among 

 the trees, and at this end, was of quite some width, and in appear- 

 ance, the same as tlie other corrals with which it connected. It was 

 decided to crate the largest bull first, and so two of the men were 

 sent up to start him down the chute. A crate of the right dimensions 

 had been lifted to the platform and placed in jjosition at tlie opening. 

 A man then climbed on top, raised the door and hiding behind it held 

 it in position ready to drop at the right moment. Presently we saw 

 the bull approaching and heard the shouts of the men, which indi- 

 cated that he was well within the chute. A word of caution from 

 Supt. Hurley to keep perfectly cpiiet and out of sight caused a silence 

 for the moment to reign supreme. On came the bull, urged at top 

 speed by the increasing shouts behind liiiii. It was an anxious 

 moment, but presently, down the hill he came with a rush dashing 

 through the last pen and into the crate. Pown came the door and 

 he was fast; seven minutes from start to finish. Evidently this 

 sudden termination of his run was a disagreeable surprise, as his 

 desperate objections to being thus cooped up not only registered a 

 mighty disapproval, but also gave ample testimony to the strength of 

 his well-built crate. He was soon shoved onto the sled and 

 chained fast. 



