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…
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[1924] [7/16]: “Hunters After Devil Beasts” [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/15]: Gorillas or Something Perturb Kelso Hunters [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/31]: “Race of ‘Ape Men’ Said to Haunt Wilds of Mt. St. Helen’s In Southern Washington” [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/17]: “Tribe of ‘Ape Indians’ Reported Found In Pacific Northwest” [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/16]: “Gorilla Tribe In Washington Strange Thing” [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/19]: “Tribe of Devil Men or Ape Men Bombarded Cabin of Miners” [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/29]: “Sequim Girl Tells Story” [WA]
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,…
[1924] [7/17]: “Tribe of Ape-Men, 7 to 8 Ft. Tall, Reported By Washington Trappers” [WA]
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…
[1924] [7/15]: “Armed Party Going After Giant Gorillas In Washington State” [WA]
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,…