LEVER SCOR. TRANS AAs 
Owego, New York. 
August 1, 1911. 
Sir: 
In accordance with your instructions of June 1, 1911, 
I have the honor to submit my report on a survey made 
of certain lands in South Dakota for the purpose of 
selecting a suitable tract of land for a National Game 
Reserve. 
For assistance rendered me in various ways, the 
American Bison Society’s thanks are due the following 
gentlemen: Congressman Eben W. Martin, United 
States Marshal Seth Bullock, in charge of the Wind Cave 
National Park, Supervisor Paul D. Kelleter of the Black 
Hills Forest Reserve, all of Deadwood, South Dakota; 
Mr. A. C. Boland, Superintendent of the Wind Cave 
Park, Mr. W. A. Rankin, official guide at the Cave, 
Professor Clophas C. O’Harra of the South Dakota 
School of Mines, Mr. N. A. Brome, General Manager 
of the Rapid City, Black Hills & Western Railroad, and 
the Rapid City Business Men’s Club. 
Respectfully, 
J. ALDEN LORING. 
Hon. Franklin W. Hooper, 
President 
American Bison Society. 
