Incident #992658
Cobalt, Timiskaming Cty, Ontario
Jul 1923
Account
Lorne Wilson and J.A. MacAuley, working claims northeast of the Wettlaufer mine, near Cobalt, saw what looked lke a bear picking at a blueberry patch. Wilson threw a stone at it and it stood up, growled and ran away. It was not a beear but was all covered with black hair except the head was kind of yellow.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1923
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Ontario
- County
- Timiskaming Cty
- Nearest Town
- Cobalt
- Latitude
- 4725
- Longitude
- 7940
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- berry patch
- Near or/at
- work site
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- North Bay, Ont., Nugget, story from Cobalt, Ont., July 27, 1923, quoting J.A. MacAuley and Lorne Wilson.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- eating
- Later Movement
- got upýmade a noiseýfled
- Arms Used
- for eating
- Object Handled
- vegetable matter
- Sound
- growl
- Eating
- berries
- Reaction
- fled from
- Second Colour
- off-white
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Observer Was
- work outdoors