Incident #1000339
Weitchpec, Humboldt Cty, California
Aug 1960
Account
Tracks were seen at the junction of Mill Creek and Bull Creek roads on Mill Creek Ridge. Jean Hatter saw them when he arrived to go to work as a faller. Bob Titmus saw them while out looking for tracks. Hatter estimated their lengths as 17 inches and 14 inches; Titmus as 15 inches and 12 1/2 inches. Titmus' figures are used in the track reports, since he was involved in studying and measuring tracks and followed these. Only Hatter gave a stride estimate, however. He saw the tracks when they had been made in the night, Titmus at least one day later. Other witnesses included Jack Rider, with Titmus, and Fred (Fritz) Johnson, Edgar Comer, Leroy Dolittle and Frank Trimble, with Hatter. The larger print was the well-known "15-inch" track from Bluff Creek. This was the second of several occasions when it was accompanied by the same smaller "13-inch" print. Tracks went right by parked logging equipment, and were also in the bush near the road. Titmus followed them for half a mile.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 10 1960
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Weitchpec
- Direction from Town
- East Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 35
- Latitude
- 4110--
- Longitude
- 12336--
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- empty machine
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000341, 1000330
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- South
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
Source
- Source
- 8Bob Titmus intv. by John Green. Jean Hatter intv.
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JULY 70
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- JUL 70
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints 1
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Stride in Inches Average
- 44
- Estimated Age
- 2
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- 500
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Ball of Foot
- double
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Ridge Behind Toes Y/N
- Yes
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Direction of Travel
- Southwest
- Material Tracks Made in
- shallow dust
Footprints 2
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 12.5
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Estimated Age
- 2
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- 500
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Ridge Behind Toes Y/N
- Yes
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Direction of Travel
- Southwest
- Material Tracks Made in
- shallow dust
Witness 1
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 27 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- 2
- Other report by this witness
- 22
Witness 2
- Interviewer
- Jim McClarin
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging, outside on foot
- Track witnesses
- 5
- Other report by this witness
- 5