claimed that he had some fine goats, but he
had an immense amount of trouble with his Angoras, and lost a good many.
They were held in Virginia for some time, and then were sent to
Sacramento, California, and were afterwards sold by the express
company, at public auction, at very low prices. This was about 1873. It
was generally believed by old California breeders that some of the goats
offered at this sale were cross-bloods of California origin. The blood
of this importation, however, has been widely scattered over the Pacific
Coast.

THE HALL AND HARRIS IMPORTATION.

In 1876, John S. Harris, of Hollister, California, returned from a
perilous journey around the world in quest of new Angoras. He found the
Thibet goats in the Himalaya Mountains, and finally succeeded in getting
some goats at Angora, in Asia Minor. He secured two bucks and ten does,
and brought them safely to California. That was really the first time an
American had entered Asia Minor to study the Angora industry, as it was
understood Mr. Diehl had secured Turks to go into the interior for him.

THE JENKS IMPORTATION.

This was a small importation of Angoras, supposed to have been three
animals, made by C. W. Jenks of Boston, and sold to Col. Peters of
Georgia. They were supposed to have come from Geredeh, in the interior
of Asia Minor, and they arrived in the United States in 1880. The mohair
from these goats was not considered very good, and the importation was
not regarded as very important.

THE SHULTS IMPORTATION.

This was the first importation made from South Africa to the United
States and arrived in 1886. There were two bucks and two does, and they
went to Fink & Company, of Texas. There was a great deal of question
about this importation, and so far as is known it was of no value to
American flocks.

THE C. P. BAILEY & SONS CO. IMPORTATIONS.

In 1893, the first importation of Angora goats from South Africa, which
was of value to American flocks, arrived. The two bucks, Pasha and Dick,
which were secured by C. P. Bailey from R. Cawood, were sired by the
great buck Sam. Mr. Schreiner says, "Sam was born in 1888, and sheared
as a three year old, at twelve month growth, 15 pounds 2 ounces. He was
exhibited for many years at all chief Agricultural shows and was never
beaten but once, a judgment reversed at a subsequent show in the same
year. Sam was the most famous goat in South Africa; with splendid weight
of fleece, he combined a