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[[underlined]]Goodnight[[/underlined]]

Mr. Goodnight drove out with us among his elk & buffalo & talked about them as I took a few photographs.

He has 9 elk of which I saw 8 in the yard near the barn where they have lately been brought to be gentled. The one buck has lost his horns, one being broken off in roping him & the other sawed off to balance, & with his horns seems to have lost his masculine energy. They are quite gentle & some will allow the men to catch them, but the buck is rather shy. They are fine condition & spirits, plump & with full tawny coats. Have been running in a big pasture until a few days ago.

The buffalos, of which Mr. Goodnight has about 50 full bloods & 70 crosses are enclosed in several large pastures by a 7 or 8 foot, 13 barbwire fence. They have abundance of good grass and are fat and healthy & happy. The herd of full bloods were mostly lying down enjoying the morning sun after a cold night, but as we drove among them they got up & posed at any distance