Promptly at 1.U5 T. M. we left the Suiinv Side yards and passing 

 through the tunnel under Xew York City, made a"^short stop in the 

 Pennsylvania station and proceeded on to Philadelphia, arriving 

 there at 1.45 1'. :\r. 



Here we were taken down to the yards and moved around until 

 1 o'clock A. ]\I., when we were once more on the move and at 6 A. M. 

 pulled into Washington. Our car was then backed down a long way 

 from the station and onto a siding in the yard. This was Sunday 

 morning and a most beautiful spring-like clay. 



As we were to remain here for some little time, all the doors were 

 thrown open for a thorough ventilation and to dry up some of the 

 moisture that still adhered to the sides and ceiling of the car. The 

 butfalo were then fed and given all the water they Mould drink, 

 which they seemed to appreciate, as they drank about two pails each. 



At 11 o'clock we were hauled out of the yard and started for 

 Hominy over the Southern Eailway, making but few stops until we 

 reached Asheville the following morning at 11.30. As the train 

 pulled into the station and came to a halt. Forest Supervisor, Mr. 

 Rudolph Dieffenbach, came aboard and was introduced to his pets. 

 He said that the car would not leave for Hominy before afternoon, 

 and cordially invited ]ue to have dinner with him. but for certain 

 obvious reasons was obliged to decline. At .").in P. M., accompanied 

 by Supervisor Dieffenbach, Express Messenger James and several 

 others, Ave started on the last lap of our railroad journey and at 

 4.30 arrived at Hominy. Here a large crowd of people had assembled 

 at the station to see the buffalo, and it was evident that the arrival 

 of a carload of these animals in that part of the country had awakened 

 an unusual interest for miles around. 



As the car was one day overdue since my last wire to Supervisor 

 Dieifenbach, the teams were all there, waiting for us when the car 

 arrived ; but on account of it being so late in the day it was decided 

 that nothing could be done that night, so the drivers were instructed 

 to be on hand with their teams early the next morning. 



After attending to the buffalo we gathered up our grips and 

 proceeded to the nearby farm house of Mr. Thos. Luther, where Mr. 

 Dieffenbach had made arrangements for our lodging that night. Here 

 we did justice to a most bounteous meal, and after a most comfortable 

 night's rest, was up early the next morning. We found the men and 

 teams on hand and at 8 o'clock commenced loading the wagons. 



A wagon was backed up to the end of the car and a crate ])romptly 

 shoved out and on to it ; chained fast and taken away. The same 

 procedure was followed with the others and in exactly one hour all 

 the crates were safely on the wagons without a hitch or accident of 

 any kind. 



During the unloading of the car, Mr. X. Buckner, Secretary of 

 the Asheville Board of Trade arrived with a photographer who took 

 several views of the ;niloading and of the crates on the wagons. 



Mr. Dieffenbach had procured two saddle horses for our use. 



It was now a quarter after nine. Eyerything being ready, we 



