Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, Calif.), July 18th 1924
“Mountain Devils” Prove Myth Says Party
By United Press Leased Wire
KELSO, Wash., July 18. – C. Parker, former United States forest ranger, Frank Hein and R. S. Bailey, who composed the party which left here last Monday to hunt down the “Mountain Devils” in the vicinity of Spirit Lake, are back in Kelso today and declare the entire affair is either a hoax or due to imagination.
The party accompanied by J. H. Huffman, district forest ranger, reached the cabin Tuesday night. After examining the shack formerly occupied by the prospectors and finding some rocks on the floor, Huffman returned to Spirit Lake and the other three spent the night in the cabin.
The following day a thorough search of the vicinity was commenced and, although some tracks were found, no other trace of apes or mysterious beasts could be seen. Huffman explained the strange tracks by duplicating them with his knuckles and the palm of his hand.
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Source(s): https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92070146/1924-07-18/ed-1/?sp=4
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