26 THE AMERICAN BISON IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



State of North Dakota, Executive Chamber, 



Bismarck, February 15, 1902. 

 Sir: Replying to your favor of February 3, regarding certain infor- 

 mation desired by the Senate in regard to buffalo or American bison, 

 I beg to inform you that there are no buffalo in the natural state or in 

 public parks or private herds in the State of North Dakota of which 

 I have any knowledge or about which I have been able to obtain any 

 information. 



I have the honor to be, very respectfully, 



» Frank White, Governor. 



The Secretary of the Interior, 



Washington, D. C. 



OHIO. 



State of Ohio, Executive Department, 



Columbus, February 13, 1902. 

 Sir: Replying further to } 7 our favor of the 3d instant, in which 

 you make inquiiy concerning the buffalo extant in the State of Ohio, 

 I beg to forward you the inclosed letter from Mr. Williams, secretary of 

 the Cincinnati Zoological Company, addressed to Hon. Julius Fleisch- 

 mann, the mayor of the city of Cincinnati. As far as can be ascer- 

 tained hy this department, the buffalo in the zoological garden of Cin- 

 cinnati are the only ones in this State. 

 Very truly, yours, 



Jno. K. Wash. 



Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, 



Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 



The Cincinnati Zoological Company, 



Cincinnati, Ohio, February 11, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: In reply to the attached correspondence, will say that we have 7 head 

 of full-breed buffalo in this garden, and we are breeding the same. None are for 

 sale from this herd, as we consider it the best blood in the United States at this time. 

 Yours, truly, 



C. L. Williams, Secretary. 



Hon. Julius Fleischmann, * 

 Mayor, City. 



OKLAHOMA. 



Territory of Oklahoma, Executiye Department, 



Guthrie, March 8, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: Yours of February 3d, directed to the governor, asking 

 for information concerning the buffalo or bison in this portion of the 

 United States, was duly received, and proper steps were taken to 

 obtain the information you desired. 



After investigating said matter we find that the last of the wild 

 buffalo were caught. near the New Mexico line some fifteen 3^ ears ago, 



