Incident #992657
Cobalt, Timiskaming Cty, Ontario
Sep 1906
Account
Men building the headframe for the Violet Mine, east of Cobalt, reported seeing a hairy, apelike creature that became known as "old yellow top".
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1906
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Ontario
- County
- Timiskaming Cty
- Nearest Town
- Cobalt
- Latitude
- 4724
- Longitude
- 7939
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- work site
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- North Bay, Ont., Nugget, story from Cobalt, Ont., July 27, 1923, quoting headframe building crew.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Second Colour
- off-white
Witness
- Observer Was
- work outdoors