The Wallace Miner (Wallace, Idaho), January 19th 1922
Wild Men in Cold Regions.
As a result of the announcement in the dispatches of the Mount Everest expedition of finding tracks in the snow of wild men, called by the Tibetans “abominable snowmen,” much comment and interest have been aroused in London among explorers who have been through the trails of the northern Himalayas.
Several of them have written to London newspapers corroborating the existence of these wild men. One former officer in the Indian service said that while journeying on horseback through British Sikhim, at a height of a bout 16,000 feet, he saw one. He describes him as about six feet tall, of wonderful muscular development, very hairy, and virtually naked, inspite of the terrible cold. The “snow-man,” according to the officer, carried a primitive bow and arrow.
Disclaimer: This 1922 newspaper article was published prior to 1931. Under United States copyright law (specifically the 95-year rule), this work has entered the public domain and is thus free to use or republish. It is presented here as an interesting and folkloric newspaper oddity.
Source(s): https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85007266/1922-01-19/ed-1/
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