Washington telegraph., 1850-03-06
The Wild Woman of the Nav,a.,

The VHo woman Of the Nayidaa
About year since an accom-,
published in the Victoria Advoca,. ~a
specting a strange creature. who's ,.te te :
had been discovered on the banks &c rks
Navidad, near Texana. The foo,O tos
of this creature resembed tboso 'a
woman, and a report was circuls,.%a
the effect that a wild woman had 10
her retreat in the forests of the Hsde
Within lew weeks Several ar.ad
have been made TO capture this snps
being. Mr.. Glascock pursued il asulal sasl
days with dogs and at one time a,ns o.'eFa
ed SO near il as 10 cast a lasso npo" UCa'
shoulders. 1t, however, with great roa ~ lis
ness eluded the snare, and fed olt
dense thicket, where it could not hs,
Mr.. Glascock states tlrat he ,v.s oeo
small prairie enclosed by the border fo.a ta
of the river, when the creature erH sH
from the woods, and ran across the sea nras
in full view. 1t was about five feo, r,a's
resembling human being, but consa,
with hair of reddish brown colo, ea
its hand it held a slick about s;r III
long, which it Hourished from sjda,,Ve Ve'
as if to regulate its motions, and .;
when running at full speed Its beaI"I u
neck are covered with verv lonr tl Hu
which streamed backward in tho u 3I'
1t ran with the speed OF deer ana . "u'
soon ont nf sight. The dogs eovD,,.s 1a'
and came so close upon 1t ar 80
creek, that il was compelled to d,oa1'
stick, which was taken by its pursuers
The stick is about six feet long, str.;o,,
and smooth as If polished with OIL
Several other persons have repea,aSrr
seen the creature, and they all coucur :
representing 1T as human beinr. I'm, :
covered with shaggy hair as to re,euLI,
an ourang oatang. 1t has frequently an.
preached the houses of settlers in ,Lp,
neighborhood DUNG the night, aud srolo
various artlcies-among other thiucs >
carried oh quantity OF towels, one =,
Two books, aud has also taken seys,.,
pigs. One OF its nests was found in III.
forest, III which were several napkins
folded up just as they Were taken from
the house, aud Bible, marked !
Wright A bill for washing was also on.
closed in the Bible. The loot.marks .,
this strange being have often been traced
III the bottom of the Navidad, bul il has
eluded all attempts 10 capture it, Tn.
old settlers IN that se.:tion say that those
toot-marks have been noticed for Ten or
twelve years, and that several Years auo
there were Other foot-marks iudicarnc
that three of these creatures were m
company. Within the last year the foot,
marks OF only one have been noticed
Mr.. Glascock intends TO collect a pack
OF good hounds and resume the pursuit.
and he Is confident that he will succeed
III capturing it, He has incurred con.
siderable expense land has exposed hun.
sell 10 great hardships and danger 10
secure IL, thus evincing his iull belief IN the
identity OF this mysterious being. Ii Is
not improbable that during .he war Of the
Revolution when the people OF that sec
tion were driven from their homes by the
victorious army OF Urea, some children
mIght have been secreted in the woods
or lett there, and their reia tons never re.
turning, have become like wild beasts
clothed with hair, and feeding upou herb:
aud such small ANIMALS as they eau cap
ture OF pilier from the settlers.
Houston (Y'exas) Telegraph.