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…
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[1893] Book Excerpt: Theodore Roosevelt – Bauman’s Goblin-Beast Story
The Wilderness Hunter (1893) by Theodore Roosevelt Excerpt from Chapter XX (20) of the complete book (Page 347-352), or Chapter IX (9) of just Volume 2, entitled “In Cowboy Land” – Bauman’s Goblin Story: Frontiersmen are not, as a rule, apt to be very superstitious. They lead lives too hard and practical, and have too…
[1873] [11/27]: Wild Man Sensation Story [Hoax] [WV]
This post contains two newspaper articles, one being a supposed Wild Man story and the other being it’s purported unraveling, with the supposed Wild Man reportedly being identified. They are both presented here together for a complete context. The Weekly Register (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]), November 27th 1873 A Sensation! – A wild man…
[1921] Book Excerpt: “Abominable Snowman” – Mount Everest The Reconnaissance by Charles Howard-Bury
Mount Everest The Reconnaissance (1921) by Charles Howard-Bury Chapter VIII (8): The Upper Kharta Valley and The 20,000 Foot Camp On September 22, leaving Raeburn behind, Mallory, Bullock, Morshead, Wheeler, Wollaston and myself started off to Lakhpa La camp. We left the 20,000-foot camp in 22° of frost at four o’clock in the morning, accompanied…
[1899] Book Excerpt: “Wild Men of The Mountains.” – Among the Himalayas by Laurence Waddell
Among the Himalayas (1899) by Laurence Waddell Chapter V (5): The Alpine Lachoong Valley To The Tibetan Frontier – The Tang-kar, Dong-Kia, Seeboo, Pata and Gora Passes Page 223-224 labeled “Wild Men of The Mountains.” In the morning, as the snow had ceased, and it lay only about a foot deep, we decided to push on…
[1896] [11/19]: “Strange Craft of The Sky” [CA]
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco [Calif.]), November 19th 1896 Strange Craft of The Sky Sacramento Men Describe the Airship Claim They Saw Its Occupants and Heard Them in Conversation SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 18. – The one topic of conversation in this city today has been the reported appearance of an airship over the eastern…
[1868] [3/26]: Wild Woman Seen In The Woods [TX]
Virginia Free Press (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]), March 26th 1868 A wild woman has been seen in the woods near Liberty, Texas. A man on horseback got sight of the strange creature, persued and overtook her ; when she halted, he found her to be a medium-sized, a middle-aged, well-formed woman, with long, dark hair,…
[1929] [4/1]: “Introducing B.C.’s Hairy Giants” [BC]
MacLean’s Magazine, April 1st 1929 Introducing B.C.’s Hairy Giants A collection of strange tales about British Columbia’s wild men as told by those who say they have seen them By J. W. Burns Are the vast mountain solitudes of British Columbia, of which but very few have been so far explored, populated by a hairy…
[1905] [3/3]: “Wild Man Attacks Train” [WV]
The Daily Telegram (Clarksburg, W. Va.), March 3rd 1905 Wild Man Attacks Train Giant Creature In Human Form With Bristles On Face Is At Large Near Morgantown The citizens of Monongalia county are thoroughly aroused over the strange and murderous actions of a man in that country, whose identity has not been established so far…
[1903] [3/14]: “Wild Man Near Weston” [WV]
The Daily Telegram (Clarksburg, W. Va.), March 14th 1903 Wild Man Near Weston People of Lewis County Very Much Agitated Over Appearance of Strange Man. May Be an Escaped Lunatic, as He Appears to Be Perfectly Harmless and Inoffensive. Weston, W. Va., March 14. – On the water of Sugar Camp run, a branch of…