Sasquatch Sightings

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This is the first of several nights on which men staying in a leanto high in the mountains above the Stanislaus River heard mysterious sounds suggesting the presence of a large creature or creatures outside, and then found huge footprints the next day. Tracks found on this occasion were 18 3/4 inches long, 9 inches across the ball and 5 inches across the heel. There were only two, in a muddy area made when the creature had apparently spilled a pot of hot tea left on their outdoor stove. The next night there were more sounds, and over the two nights canned meat, bacon and candy were taken. Sounds included low moans, deep gutteral grunts, snarls, tooth popping and chest beating, as well as the sound of footsteps. At times there seemed to be more than one voice.