'28 THE AMERICAN BISON IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 



Executive Chamber, 



Harrisburg, March 7, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: Replying- to your letter of recent date addressed to Gov- 

 ernor Stone asking* for certain information concerning the buffalo or 

 bison in the United States, I beg to inform you that this correspond- 

 ence has been referred to the State game commission for consideration 

 and reply. 



Very truly, yours, 



Edgar C. Gerwig, Private Secretary. 



Hon. Thomas Ryan, 



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



Office of the Mayor, 



Philadelphia, March 13, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: Your favor of the 11th instant transmitting copy of 

 resolutions of the Senate of the United States inquiring for statistics 

 as to the herd of buffalo in the zoological gardens in this city^ has been 

 referred to Mr. Brown, superintendent of the gardens. 

 Very truly, yours, 



A. R. H. Morrow, Mayor's Secretary. 



Thomas Ryan, Esq., 



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



The Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 



Fairmount Park, 

 Philadelphia, March U, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: In compliance with } r our request forwarded to us from 

 the mayor, 1 have to say that we have 5 male and 6 female buffalo in 

 our garden, all of which are of full blood and bred here. 

 Respectfully, 



Robert D. Carson. 



Hon. Thomas Ryan, 



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



Department of Public Works, 



Pittsburg, March 21+, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: Replying to your inquiry of March 11, relative to buf 

 falo or American bison, would say that this city has at the Highland 

 Park Zoological Garden 3 pure-bred American bison or buffalo, namely, 

 1 male 7 years old, 1 female 6 years old, and 1 male 2 years old. The 

 young male is the calf of the other two animals, and was born in 

 captivity at the Zoo. 



Respectfully, yours, J. Grey McCandless, 



Director of Department of Public Works. 



Hon. Thomas Ryan, 



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



