Incident #1000951
Powers, Coos Cty, Oregon
Apr 1904
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. On this occasion "a few days ago", it shook the door of "the Harrison cabin" about 5 a.m. and William Ward and one of the Harrison boys grabbed their guns. Ward fired at it, and it threw a four pound rock at him before disappearing in the brush. Its aim was high. "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.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1904
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Coos Cty
- Nearest Town
- Powers
- Population of Town
- 800
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000950
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Effect of Shot
- none
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Cover
- heavy
Source
- Source
- Lane County Leader, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- APR 07 1904
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Hands
- large
- Aggressive To
- building
- Arms Used
- for shaking, for throwing
- Object Handled
- building, rock
- Human Contact
- attack
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Shook door of building, and threw rock at man who fired at it, but threw high. Physical detail is from general description of what miners have been seeing, not from this incident.
- Foot Width
- wide
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- fast
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- inside building
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shot
- No of witnesses
- 2