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NEW YORK. 



State of New York, Executive Chamber, 



Albany, February 6, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of the 3d instant, request- 

 ing information concerning buffalo and bison in the public parks or 

 private herds in the State of New York, and have referred your letter 

 to the forest, lish, and game commission for information. 

 Very truly, yours, 



B. B. Odell. 



Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, 



Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 



Forest, Fish, and Game Commission, 



Albany, N. Y, February 7, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of inquiry as to the existence of 

 buffalo in New York State, I am advised by the superintendent of 

 forests that there are no native buffalo here. The only specimens of the 

 animal are in the New York City Zoological Garden. 

 Respectfully, yours, 



John D. Whisk, Assistant Secretary. 



Secretary of the Interior, 



Washington, D. C. 



[Postal card.] 



Forest, Fish, and Game Commission, 



Albany, JV. Y, February 12, 1902. 



Hon. Thos. Ryan, 



Department of Interior, Washington, D. C: 

 Your letter asking about bison in New York park is referred to 

 Professor Hornaday for answer. The commission has no knowledge 

 of the park. Our jurisdiction extends only over wild lands of the 

 State. 



Very respectfully, 



John D. Whisk, Asst. Secretary. 



New York Zoological Park, 



New York, February 13, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: In repty to your letter of inquiry to the forest, fish, and 

 game commission of this State regarding the number of buffaloes in the 

 New York City Zoological Garden, I beg to say that the New York 

 Zoological Park herd contains 14 buffaloes, of which 7 are males and 

 7 are females. The Central Park menagerie also contains 3 buffaloes, 

 and Prospect Park, Brooklyn, exhibits 2 more, making a total of 19 



