Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-02
THE WILD WOMAN OF THE MA
YIDAD

YIDAD.
about year since an account was
published in the Victoria advocate res
pecting a strange creature, whose tracks
had been discovered on the banks of the
NavidaG, near Iexana. The footmarks
of this creature resembled those of a wo-
man, and report was circulated TO the
effect that's wild woman had made her
retreat in the forests of the Nayidad.
Within few weeks several atteronts have
been made to capture this stra' ye being.
Mr.. Glascock pursued it for several days
with dogs, and at one time approached SO
near as to cast a lasso upon its shoulders.
1t, however, with great adroitness eluded
the snare, add fled to a dense thicket,
where it could not be traced Mr.. Glas-
cock states that he was near small prai-
rie enclosed by the border forests Of the
river, when the creature emerged from
the woods, and ran across the prairie in
full view. 1t was about five feet high,
resembling human being, but covered
with hair off reddish brown color. In
its hand it held a stick about six feet lon.s
which it flourished from side to side, as if
to regulate its motions, and aid it when
running at full speed. It's head and neck
are covered with very long hair, which
streamed backward in the wind. 1t ran
with the speed of deer, and was soon
out of sight. The dogs pursued it, and
came so close upon it at a small creek,
thatit was compelled to drop its stick,
which was tanun by its pursucrs.
This stick is about six feet long,
straight, and smooth as if polished with
glass. Several other persons have re-
pcatedly seen the creature, and they all
concur in representing it as human
being, but SO covered with shaggy hair, as
to resemble an ourang outang. Ii has
frequently approached the houses OF the
settlers in that neighborhood during the
night, and stole various articles among
others it carried off quantity of towels,
and one or two books, an has also taken
several pigs. One of its nests was found
in the forest. in which were several nap
kins, folded up just as they were taken
from the house, and Bible marked j. j.
Wright A bill for washing was also en-
c osed in the Bible. The foot-marks of
o'iio SeioiSO uOi'S nave Ollen Decn traced
in the bottom of the Nayidad, but it has
eludcd all attempts to capture it. The
old settlers in that section say that these
foot-marks have been noticed for ten or
twelve yers, and that several years ago
there were other foot marks, indicating
that three of these creatures were in COM
pany. IPithin the last year The foot
marks Of only one have been noticed.
Mr.. Glascock intends to collect pack of
good hounds and resume the pursuit; and
he is confident that he will succeed in cap
turingit, He has incurred considerable
expense, and has exposed himselfto great
hardships and danger to secure it, thus
evincing his full belief in the identity of
this mysterious being. 1t is not improb
able that during the War of the Revolu-
ton when the people of that section were
driven from their homes by the victorious
army of Urea, some children might have
been secreted in the woods or left there,
and their relations never returning, have
become like wild beasts, clothed with
hair and feeding upon herbs and such
small animals as they can capture or pil.
fer from the settlers