Sasquatch Sightings

Account

Story quotes the Myrtle Point Enterprise saying that the "Wild Man" of the Sixes mining district (this time in Coos County, not Curry County) has been seen three times since March 10, when it appeared at night at a cabin on "Thompson Flat" occupied by William Ward and a young man named Burlison. They heard it walking around the cabin, and at on corner it gave the building a vigorous shake--all the time making a frightful noise. Ward went to the door, saw it walking away and shot at it, but missed. No description in this incident, but story gives a general description of what miners have been reporting for past 10 years, something like a gorilla, 7 feet high, broad hands and feet, body covered with a prolific growth of hair, can outrun and outjump anything else, and throw rocks with great force and accuracy.