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.