THE AMERICAN BISON IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 33 



Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 190%. 

 Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry I beg to state that at the pres- 

 ent time we have on Antelope Island the following full-blood buffalo. 

 They are all in excellent condition: 



Bulls. 



Cows. 



Total. 



Yearlings 



Two year olds . . 

 Three year olds. 

 Four year olds . 

 Five year olds . . 

 Six year olds . . . 

 Seven year olds. 



Total herd 



13 



13 



26 



We also have one half-breed — that is, a cross between a buffalo bull 

 and a Hereford cow. It is a male, two years old, and was exhibited at 

 the State fair last year. 



These animals all subsist on natural grasses indigenous to this inter- 

 mountain country, and hence possess all the beauty of the buffalo that 

 roamed the plains along the Platte. 

 Yours, very truly, 



John E. Dooley. 



Hon. Heber M. Wells, 



Governor of Utah. 



VERMONT. 



State of Vermont, Executive Department, 



Ludlow, February 1902. 

 Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your communica- 

 tion of recent date inclosing a copy of a resolution of the Senate dated 

 the 30th ultimo in reference to the buffalo and bison in the United 

 States. 



I have the honor to report that as far as I know or am able to learn 

 there is not a single buffalo in its natural state or in a public park or 

 private herd in the State of Vermont. 



I have the honor to be, very truly, yours, 



William W. Stickney. 



Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, 



Secretary of 'the Interior ', Washington, D. C. 



VIRGINIA. 



Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office, 



Richmond, Va. , February 26, 1902. 

 Sir: Referring to your letter of the 3d instant, together with a copy 

 of a resolution of the Senate, I beg to say that I know of no buffalo or 

 American bison in this State. I am unable to ascertain that a single 

 animal of this species is in any of our parks. 



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