The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16
The Wild Woman of the Navidad.

About year since an account was pub
lished in the Victoria Advocate. respecting
a strange creature, whose tracks had been
discovered on the banks of the Nayidad,
near Texanna The fooimarks Of this crca-
ture resomblod those Of a woman, and re-
port was circulated TO the effect that a wild
woman had made her retreat in the forests
Of NaNidad. Within few weeks several
sular beng. MIR. G'ascock pursued it for
-evcruii days with dogs, and at one time ap-
lproached so near it as to east a las'o upon
| its shoulders. 1t, howevcrwih great atlroi;-
ness, eluded the snare, and ned to dense
lhicket where il could not be traced. Mr.
Glasccck states that he was near small
prairie ihclosed Ny the border forests Of the
river, the creature emerged from the woods
and ran across The prairie in full view. 1t
WAS about f'e feet high, resembling hu
nan being, but covered with hair Of red
dish brown color In lis hand it held stick
about six foot long which it lourishcd from
side to side rs il 10 regulate its motions, and
aid it when running a full speed. lis head
and neck arc covered with very long hair,
which s,rcamed backwards in the wind 1t
ran witi the speed Of 4 deer, and was soon
GU. ofsighl. The dogs pursued it and came
50 close upon it at small creek that it WAS
compelled to drop its stick, which was taken
by its rursuers.
The stick is about six feet lcng, straight
and smooth as if polished with glass Sew
cra other persons have repeatedly seen the
creature, aud they all concur in represent
ing it as human being but so covered with
shaggy hair as to resemble an ourang outang.
1t has frequently approached the houses of
the settlers in that nei ghboihood. during the
night, and stole various articles among 9th
er things it carried Off quantity OF towels,
one or two books and has also laken several
pigs One Of its nests was found in the for
est, in which were found several napkins,
folded up just as they were taken from the
house and a bible marked j. j. Wright.
\ bill for washing was also enclosed in the
Bi0le. he foot marks of this strange be-
ing have often been traced in the bottom OF
the Nayidad, but it has eluded all attempts
to capture it, The old settlers in that region
say that these foot marks have been noticed
for ten or twelve years, and that several I
years ago there were other foot marks. in
dicaing thai three of these creatures were !
in company. Within the last year the foot !
marks of only one have been noticed, M. |
Glascock intends to collect pack of good !
hounds, and resume the pursuit; and he is .
ro1fiden thai he wiz succeed in canturing ,
it. He has incurred considerable expense.
and has exposed himself to great hardships
and dangers to secure it, thus eyincing his .
full belief in tue identity Of this mysier Gus
being 1t is not improbable that durine the
war of the revolution, when the people Of
that section were driven from their homes
by the victorious army of Urea, some chill /
drcn might have been secretcd in the woods,
or left there, and their relations never re-
turning, have become like wild beasts, cloth !
ed with hair, and feeding on herbs and such |.
small animals as they can capture or plaee
from the settlers.