Incident #1000969
Kemano, Gardner Can, British Columbia
Mar 1907
Account
Crewmen of the steamer Capilano reported that Indians at Bishop's Cove were terrorized by a five-foot monkey, covered with long hair, that came out on the beach at night to dig clams, and howled. They had tried to shoot it, but failed, and many had fled the village. No map shows Bishop's Cove, but the location is assumed to be the small Indian reserve shown 8 miles Northeast of Bishop Bay.
When
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1907
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Gardner Can
- Nearest Town
- Kemano
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 28
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.0
- Latitude
- 53331-
- Longitude
- 128454-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- ocean, shore
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- West
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Vancouver Province
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- MAR 08 1907
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 3
- Jwg file date
- 1960
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Arms Used
- for digging
- Object Handled
- animal matter
- Sound
- howl
- Eating
- shellfish
- Attracted By
- shellfish
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Animal caused many of population to leave village, although no hostile action reported. It ate clams.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Crewmen of steamer Capilano
- Interview date
- 1907
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Action on sighting
- shot
- No of witnesses
- many