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creature as ever trod the soil of Kansas on four legs. He is just six 

 years old and is a perfect specimen of the kings of the plains. There is 

 royal blood in his veins, and his coat is finer than the imperial purple. 

 It is not possible to get at him to measure his stature and weight. He 

 must weigh fully 3,000 pounds, and it is doubtful if there is today living 

 on the face of the earth a handsomer buffalo bull than he. u Cleveland's" 

 disposition is not so ugly as old Barney's was, but at certain seasons he 

 is very wild, aud there is no one venturesome enough to go into the in- 

 closure. It is then not altogether safe to even look over the high and 

 heavy board fence at him, for he is likely to make a run for the visitor, 

 as the numerous holes in the fence where he has knocked off the boards 

 will testify." 



Herd of Mr. Frederick Dupree, Cheyenne Indian Agency, near Fort 

 Bennett, Dakota. — This herd contains at present nine pure-blood buf- 

 faloes, five of which are cows and seven mixed bloods. Of the former, 

 there are two adult bulls and four adult cows. Of the mixed blood 

 animals, six are half-breeds and one a quarter-breed buffalo. 



Mr. Dupree obtained the nucleus of his herd in 1882, at which time 

 he captured five wild calves about 100 miles west of Fort Bennett. Of 

 these, two died after two months of captivity and a third was killed by 

 an Indian in 1885. 



Mr. D. F. Carlin, of the Indian service, at Fort Bennett, has kindly 

 furnished me the following information respecting this herd, under 

 date of November 1, 1888 : 



"The animals composing this herd are all in fine condition and are 

 quite tame. They keep by themselves most of the time, except the 

 oldest bull (six years old), who seems to appreciate the company of do- 

 mestic cattle more than that of his own family. Mr. Dupree has kept 

 one half-breed bull as an experiment; he thinks it will produce a hardy 

 class of cattle. His half-breeds are all black, with one exception, and 

 that is a roan; but they are all built like the buffalo, and when young 

 they grunt more like a hog than like a calf, the same as a full-blood 

 buffalo. 



" Mr. Dupree has never lost a [domestic] cow in giving birth to a half- 

 breed calf, as was supposed by many people would be the case. There 

 have been no sales from this herd, although the owner has a standing 

 offer of $050 for a cow and bull. The cows are not for sale at any price. 



Herd at Lincoln Parle, Chicago, Mr. W. F. Walker, superintendent. — 

 This very interesting and handsomely-kept herd is composed of seveu 

 individuals of the following character : One bull eight years old, one 

 bull four years old, two cows eight years old, two cows two years old 

 in the spring of 1888, and one 9 calf born in the spring of 1888. 



Zoological Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio. — This collection contains four 

 bison, an adult bull and cow, and one immature specimen. 



Dr. V. T. McGUlicuddy, Rapid City, Dakota, has a herd of four pure 

 buffaloes and que half-breed. Of the former, the two adults, a bull and 



