Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-03-26
wild woman Of the Navidnd.

About year since an account was pub
lished in the Victoria Advocate, respecting a
strange creatur, whose tracks had been dis
covered on the Navidad, near Texana. The
footmarks of this creature resemble those OF
a woman, and a report was circulated To the
effect that wild woman had made her re-
treat in the forest of the Navidad. Within
a few weeks several attempts have been
made to capture this singular being. Mr..
Gasscock pursued it for several deys with
dogs, and at one time approached 80 near us
to cast lasso upon its shoulders. 1t how
ever, with great adroitness. eluded the snare,
and fled to dense thicket. where it could
not be traced. Mr.. Glasscock states that he
was near a small prairie inclosed by the bor-
der forests of the river, when the creature
emerged from the woods, and ran across the
prairie in full view. Ii was about five feet
high, resembling human being but covered
with hair of a reddish brown color. In its
hands it held a stick about six feet long,
whichtit fonrishcd from side to side, ss if TO
regulate its motions and did it when running
at full speed. It's head and neck is covered
with very long hair, streaming backwards in
the wind. IL ran with the speed of a deer,
and was soon out of sight The dogs pursu-
ed it, and came so close upon at small creek
was taken by its pursuers.
The stick is about six beet long, strait and
smooth as if polished with glass. Several
other persons have repeatedly seen the crea-
ture, and they all concur in representing it
as human being. 1t has frequently ap-
preached the houses of the settlements in
that neighborhood during the night, and sto-
lon various articles. Among other things il
carried offa quantity of towels, one or two
books, and has also taken several pigs. One
of its nests was found i'm the forest, in which
were several napking, folded up just as they
were when taken from the house; and a bible
marked j. J. Wright. A bill for washing
was enclosed in the bible. The foot marks
Of this strange being have often been traced
in the bottom of the Navdad, but it has elu-
ded all attempts to capture it. The old set
tiers in that section say that these foot marks
have been noticed for ten or twelve years
and that several years ago, there were other
! foot marks, indicating that three of these
creatures were in company. Within the
! last year the foot marks of only one have
! been noticed. Mr.. Gasscock intends to col
! lect pack of good hounds, and resume the
pursuit; and he is confident he will succeed
| in capturing it. He has incurred consdera-
| BILE expense, and has exposed hmselfto great
hardships and dangers to secure it, thus evin
cling his full belief in the identity of this mys
terious being. 1t is not impossible that du
ring the war of tho revolution, when the peo
! pie of that section were driven from thei
homes by the victorious army of Urea, some
children might have been secretcd in The
woods or left there, and their relations never
returning, have become like wild beasts
clothed with hair, and feeding on herbs and
such small animals as they can capture ol
pilage from the settlers.-[Huston (Texas
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