before notice was received from the Biological Survey 
that an enclosure would be ready to receive them. 
The New York Zoological Society not only fur- 
nished the ten buffaloes generously presented in 1912, 
but increased the number to fourteen, seven males and 
seven females. The care of the shipment was placed 
by the American Bison Society in charge of Mr. H. R. 
Mitchell of the New York Zoological Society and two 
representatives of the Bureau of Biological Survey 
who had had previous experience in the care of and in 
the shipping of buffaloes for the Biological Survey Bu- 
reau. 
On Monday, November 24, the herd, fourteen in 
number, was crated, the fourteen crates were placed in 
two new steel express cars and shipped on the 25th by 
the New York Central and the Chicago, Rock Island 
and Pacific route to the station at Hot Springs, South 
Dakota, at an express charge of $850. The herd, which 
was fed and watered on the way, arrived at Hot Springs 
at 9.30 on Friday morning, November 28, in excellent 
condition. The animals were carted in their crates 
overland some eleven miles, and turned loose in their 
new home in the new National Game Preserve at eleven 
o’clock on the evening of the same date. The traveling 
expenses of those in charge of the herd during the ex- 
pedition were $230.10. 
Since the buffaloes arrived they have been a source 
of very great interest to the people of South Dakota 
and to the Indians that are remnants of the tribes na- 
tive in the northwest. 
The gratitude of this Society is due to the Ex- 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Hon. James Wilson, to 
the present Secretary of Agriculture, the Hon. D. K. 
Houston, to the Biological Survey Bureau, Dr. H. V. 
Henshaw, Chief, and to Dr. T. 8. Palmer of that Bu- 
reau for their most important, effective and encourag- 
ing work in connection with the establishment of this 
new herd, the sixth to be established on National Game 
Preserves. The gratitude of this Society is also espe- 
cially due to the New York Zoological Society, its 
Board of Trustees and officers, for the magnificent gift 
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