Proto-Bigfoot

The Alaska Daily Empire (Juneau, Alaska), July 15th 1924 Armed Party Going After Giant Gorillas In Washington State KELSO, Wash., July 15. – Armed for big game and carrying a photographic equipment, a party of five prospectors have left here in search of the “mountain devils.” An Indian[*] legend 60 years ago in Cowlitz County,… Read More

Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, Calif.), July 15th 1924 Gorilla Search Will Probably Be Fruitless KELSO, Wash., July 15. – Although a party of four men under C. A. Parker, of the forestry service, left early Monday to hunt down and either kill or photograph the gorillas or “mountain devils” of Spirit Lake, the belief… Read More

The Seattle Star (Seattle, Wash.), July 15th 1924 Gorillas or Something Perturb Kelso Hunters Kelso, Wash., July 15. – “We expected that people would disbelieve us; but we ran into the beast – whatever it was – four times, and finally packed up and left a perfectly good mine to get away from it.” This… Read More

The Alaska daily empire (Juneau, Alaska), July 16th 1924 Gorilla Tribe In Washington Strange Thing KELSO, Wash., July 16. – Jorg Totsti, Clallam tribe of Indians[*] and editor of the Indian weekly, said the gorilla like men reported by prospectors at Mount St. Helens and who are now being searched for by a party, are… Read More

The Seattle star (Seattle, Wash.), July 16th 1924 Hunters After Devil Beasts Story Told by Prospectors Declared Partly Confirmed KELSO, July 16. – Altho[ugh] no report has been received from the expeditionary forces which Monday went into the hills to hunt the “mountain devil,” individuals who returned today from trips to the cabin of the… Read More

Imperial Valley press (El Centro, Calif.), July 16th 1924 More Parties Are On Hunt For Apes By United Press Leased Wire KELSO, Wash., July 16. – Although no report has been received from the expeditionary force which Monday went into the hills to hunt “Mountain Devils,” individuals who returned today from trips to the cabin… Read More

The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, N.D.), July 17th 1924 Tribe of “Ape Indians” Reported Found In Pacific Northwest Several Parties Leave in Search of Verification of Existence of Tribe in Wilderness Who Attacked Band of Prospectors Kelso, Washington, July 17 (By the A. P.) – While awaiting reports from parties who have gone to the vicinity… Read More

New Britain herald (New Britain, Conn.), July 17th 1924 Tribe of Ape-Men, 7 to 8 Ft. Tall, Reported By Washington Trappers Hairy [-] said to [-] with [-] Cabin Near Mount St. Helen’s – Searchers Start today. Kelso, Wash., July 17. – While awaiting reports from parties who have gone to the vicinity of Spirit… Read More

Casper Daily Tribune (Casper, Wyo.), July 18th 1924 “Gorilla Men” Branded Myth KELSO, Wash., July 18 – The story of “tall gorilla men,” or as some called them the “ape men” who were credited with having attacked a party of trappers in the mountains here last week, is a myth, two forest rangers declared here.… Read More

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… Read More

The Omaha morning bee (Omaha [Neb.]), July 19th 1924 Far off, near Spirit Lake, on Mount St. Helen’s, a party well armed, is hunting a “tribe of devil men, or ape men,” that have bombarded the cabins of miners. Indians[*] say they know the tribe of old. They are called Seeantiks[**], but were supposed to… Read More

Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), July 20th 1924 “Ape Men” Attack, Called Myth (By The Associated Press.) KELSO, Wash., July 19 – The tale of “tall gorilla men,” or as some called them, the “ape men” who were credited [with having attacked a party of trap]pers in the mountains here last week, […] is a myth,… Read More

Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), July 22th 1924 “Ape Men” Prove Youngster From Summer “Y” Camp By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg., July 22, – Two boys at the Young Men’s Christian Associated camp at Spirit Lake, on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, believe they were the “apes” which prospectors reported hurled stones at their… Read More

The Seattle Star (Seattle, Wash.), July 22nd 1924 Camper Sought “Ape Man” Story Revived by Deserted Outfit KELSO, Wash., July 22. – A report to the sheriff’s office here that a camp near St. Helens, on the upper Toulle river has been deserted for two weeks has aroused the fear that some camper has become… Read More

The Seattle Star (Seattle, Wash.), July 29th 1924 Indians in Animal Skins Today’s “Ape-Man” Story Sequim Girl Tells Story Since tales of the “ape-men” began to come from Kelso, The Star has received from students and pioneers various stories and theories to account for them. Some of the letters contained legends; other, scientific data; others,… Read More

The Kevin Review (Kevin, Mont.), July 31st 1924 Race of “Ape Men” Said to Haunt Wilds of Mt. St. Helen’s In Southern Washington The fabled “mountain devils” or mountain gorillas of which the Indians[*] in the regions of the Cascade mountains have for the past sixty years been telling weird tales have at last been… Read More