Girt oF THE NEw YorK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO THE 
ProposED WIND CAvE HERD 
New York ZoouoGicaL Park, 
New York, April 20, 1912. 
Pror. FRANKLIN W. HoopEr, 
President of The American Bison Society, 
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 
Brooklyn, New York. 
Dear Mr. President: The New York Zoological Society, through 
its Executive Committee, authorizes me to offer The American 
Bison Society a herd of ten buffaloes, consisting of males and females 
of various ages, for the nucleus herd with which to stock the Wind 
Cave National Bison Range, whenever it is established by Congress. 
We would wish the cost of transportation to be met by the Bison 
Society; but the crating will be at the expense of the Zoological 
Society. 
I need hardly assure you that these will be animals of absolutely 
pure blood. 
Your very truly, 
(Signed) W. T. HORNADAY, 
Director. 
Brook yn, April 22, 1912. 
Dr. Witu1am T. Hornapay, 
New York Zoological Park, 
Borough of the Bronx, New York City. 
My Dear Dr. Hornaday: 1 have the honor to acknowledge the 
receipt of your letter of April 20 in which you present, on behalf of 
the New York Zoological Society, to The American Bison Society, 
a herd of ten buffaloes, consisting of males and females of various 
ages, for a nucleus herd for the Wind Cave National Game Preserve 
in South Dakota, as soon as it shall have been established by Con- 
gress, and on condition that The American Bison Society will pro- 
vide the cost of transportation of the buffaloes from New York 
to the Game Preserve, as stated, and with the further condition that 
the expense of crating the buffaloes will be borne by the New York 
Zoological Society. 
This gift is not only a most valuable one, but most timely. 
It comes when Congress has under consideration the establishment 
of the Wind Cave National Game Preserve. The gift of this nucleus 
herd will be a strong argument with Congress for establishing the 
Game Preserve. 
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