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[YELL203479-D1060a-b] Letter from Secretary of Agriculture, James Wilson, to Secretary of the Interior, Ethan A. Hitchcock, approves of proposed strategy to treat mange in Yellowstone elk herd, dated April 13, 1903.

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DescriptionThis letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, James Wilson, to the Secretary of the Interior, Ethan A. Hitchcock, passed information about elk with scabies to be forwarded to Yellowstone. Wilson describes the disease and gives some practical ways to treat it. Wilson suggested C. J. Jones erect a corral to heard elk into for treatment. (old system, document 5076).TypeTextCreatorWilson, James, 1835-1920GenrelettersLanguageengDate1903-04-13SubjectElkJones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919United States. Department of AgricultureContributing InstitutionYellowstone National Park Heritage and Research CenterTime Period Represented1886-1918Digital CollectionYellowstone National Park Army Era RecordsDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationsScanned on a Canon Canoscan 9950f Flatbed Scanner at 600 dpi as a TIFF image. This image was cropped, color corrected through level adjustment, and converted into a JPG using Adobe Photoshop.Date Digitized2023Physical CollectionYellowstone National Park Army Era Records (RG 00)Local IdentifierYELL203479-D1060a-bContact UsFor more information contact Yellowstone National Park Heritage and Research Center: yell_heritage_center@nps.gov / (307) 344-2264.

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Series NameSeries 1: Pre-1909 Correspondence FilesBox NumberYNP Army Era, Box 4Folder NumberYNP Army Era, Box 4, Folder 2

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[YELL203479-D1060a-b] Letter from Secretary of Agriculture, James Wilson, to Secretary of the Interior, Ethan A. Hitchcock, approves of proposed strategy to treat mange in Yellowstone elk herd, dated April 13, 1903.

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[YELL203479-D1060a-b] Letter from Secretary of Agriculture, James Wilson, to Secretary of the Interior, Ethan A. Hitchcock, approves of proposed strategy to treat mange in Yellowstone elk herd, dated April 13, 1903.

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