Incident #1000677
Cougar, Skamania Cty, Washington
1890
Account
James Spencer tells of seeing a sasquatch twice in the Upper Lewis River area while trapping. The first time it sprang into a tree when two dogs barked at it, then it broke off huge limbs and beat the dogs. Two days later he saw it carry off a bear caught in one of his traps.
When
- Year
- 1890
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Skamania Cty
- Nearest Town
- Cougar
- Direction from Town
- East Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 30
- Population of Town
- 100
- Latitude
- 460---
- Longitude
- 1215---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- tree
- Super Human Action
- Broke huge limbes off trees, carried off trapped bear
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Source
- Source
- Portland Oregonian, Jul 17 1924, information from
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1924
- Source reliability
- 2
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1968
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- picked something up
- Aggressive To
- dogs
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for picking up, for hitting
- Object Handled
- stick, animal
- Attracted By
- wild animal prey
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Sasquatch claimed to have climbed a tree when dogs barked at it, beaten dogs with huge tree branches and carried off a trapped bear.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping
- No of witnesses
- 1