8 THE AMERICAN BISON IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



cerning the buffalo of the United States, and your own request that I 

 furnish the Department with information regarding the buffalo in its 

 natural state in the public parks, or in private herds throughout the 

 State of Idaho. In reply I will say that there are no wild buffalo in 

 this State, nor is there any band of mixed or full blood domesticated 

 buffalo in the State. 



Very respectfully, yours, F. W. Hunt, 



Governor. 



The Secretary of the Interior, 



Washington, D. C. 



Note. — The Superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park, since the receipt 

 of the above, has reported 3 buffalo at Henrys Lake, Idaho, owned by K. W. Rock. 



ILLINOIS. 



State of Illinois, Executive Office, 



Spring 'field, February 1902. 

 My Dear Sir: The governor directs me to acknowledge your com- 

 munication under date of February 3, and to send you a copy of a 

 letter this day received from Mr. Reuben H. Warder, secretary of the 

 Lincoln Park Commission, Lincoln Park, Chicago, the only place where 

 it seems that buffalo are in Illinois. 



Very respectfully, John Oglesby, 



Secretary to the Governor. 



Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, 



Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 



Chicago, February 13, 1902. 



Dear Sir: In reply to yours of the 8th I find that 1 buffalo was presented to the 

 garden in 1869, and that about 1880 or 1881 a pair of buffalo came to this park, and 

 these were the beginning of our present herd, which now consists of 13 head in good 

 condition, believed to be absolutely pure blood. In 1895, 7 females, mostly in calf, 

 went to Chemnitz, Saxony, of our collection. 



These animals are in very good health and condition, but we are looking for a 

 thoroughbred young bull to introduce new blood into our herd. 



Mr. DeVry, head animal keeper, like myself, and also Mr. Charles Payne, of 

 Wichita, Ivans., who deals in native animals, do not know of any other buffalo in 

 Illinois. At the sportsmen's show, February 3 to 22, at the Coliseum in this city, 

 there are 3 buffalo belonging to the Page Wire Fence Company of Adrian, Mich. 

 These are also said to be full blood. Am sorry I can not give you any other definite 

 information. 



Respectfully, R. H. Warder, 



Secretary. 



Mr. John Oglesby, t 

 Secretary to the Governor, Springfield, III. 



INDIANA. 



Executive Department, 

 Indianapolis, February 7, 1902. 

 Sir: Replying to the inquiry contained in your courteous communi- 

 cation of 3d instant, 1 have the honor of informing you that there 



