New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-30
THE sNAKE IN SILVER LAKE.

Tie Perry Wyoming Col Tunes funishes fdi par
culors Of the Sea Serpent said 10 have been
seen in Silver Lake, which we annex
saturday evening the lith inst, day after Nc
knight and Hal with their party were fishing and saw
what they Iel arded and still regard as monster ser
pcut Franklin Morgan, Abuer Glazier, FL Bishop and
George Kingsley, Young men OF 10 10 - years OK age
reed NJ on the west side of h, Lake, went down to
betbe They had heard the story that a monster had
been seen in the Lake but they had been aequanted
with us waters for years and had never seen anything
nnusus in or about H. eughed al the creduiy OF some
ptrsons and rdiculed the idea 81 there being anything
here of unusual dimensions. They landed near tho
mouth Of the MET, had "a good swim and dressed
themselves, iothing occurring 10 es2tcitly attract
pushed Il TO up the Lake, thelr Landing being on
The same side bur some disiaoce above. When fifteen
or twenty rods ON the no Morgan, steering the boat,
heard a noise which sOanded " like n tow-ne being
0raiscl from the water On looking round he dscov-
cred the form of q bow he water it, center prQl,ct
ing trihe above The water line, but both ends con-
ctoled from view. IL formed span OF ten or tseye
feet long and appeared 10 be al least foot IN diame
ter and of dark color. Ga7cr was padding the
north side and also saw H. IL was then sinsing and
gradually disapIearec The other two IN thu boat saw
only the NOV enent OF the water where 1t had dsaP-
reared.
'Ihis occurred between and o'clock in the oven-
ing Both shores of the lake and objects on them
we're in full view. These four young men work on
farms two or three mies from this village. fhey have
no object in pr senilng large story.
"Afer this straightforward recital by MIR. Morgan.
we esked him be would 60 in bathing in the lake IN
the evening now. He promptly replied that he would
rot unless very near the shore in the day time in
the middle OF he lake. That what he saw had the APP
IearsLce of being very large serpen'.
"Fun1HER CoRRoBoRArTE TESTIMONIAL rev.
erend gentleman well known in this community, and
formerly resident of this village called upon yes
terday morning, and stated that he had an Interview
ON Monday with an Indian named john Jehn, some
fifty years of age, and in the course of conversation
askod him II there any truth in the hat tho
ah iva,
Lake. John John replied that it true, aud added
that once upon a time two of the tribe encamped upon
tie shore Of the lake night, and frightened
by he appe0raIce of a serpent or monster. He then
il quTcd Of the Indian what the size of the monster
was join John replied, big -four barrel He
then asked linn if il in consequence of this that
they would not battle or fish there, and be replied In
The affirmative.
Since ibis occurrence several parties have ysited
ihe lake, but mostly during the day. 1t is nov pro-
pogcc, ana we certainly nope be carried out To
man one or two b0ats each evening and watch for the
appearance of the monster. The various statements
in ard 10 H. coming from persons well known IN this
community, and persons, too having no desire or Oh
ieCt in misepreeentiDg such occurrence, cannot Do
denied until after full and careful Investigation. They
told with that sincerity that carries convection with
the recital that the persons have seen something Oh an
unusual character in that lake, something that fright
eued them exceedingly and IN one instance, at least,
caused four 10 row for shore, and that, too, the
dis one rather than turn down the short outlet but
hall q mile IN lengh
"RCside this at intervals for years, persons who
lave been called 10 To lake business for diver
sion make somewhat similar representations though on
such oocasons, extending through period Of twenty
years the monster has been curtaed Of half s dimen-
After a thorough search has been made, and not
til ileu can the testimony Of competent witnesses DO
parded and get asie because others have not been
fortunate or III fortunate enough TO obtain sight,"
Monday evening the igiance committee in three
boats were on the lake from to 10 2. NJ OF course,
thew were duly armed and equipped. None Of the
party, however, saw heard any thing unusual, e1
cent occasionally half suppressed gurgiBg noise, a.
tbouob sometime" was being poured out of pow
derfask by parties shore followed by an occasional
"smack' Which led TO the belief that II went else
where than in the muske barrel.
'The same practice is to be followed up-we mean
the snake hunt not the fask-for week or more; and
then' If not found, the water will probably be drawn
of az much as practicable, and the repOse OF the
stranger disturbed by graphing irons.
/. S.--A young man has my seriously disappeared
He is said 10 have carried off gold watch. The
parties interested chase the snake first, then the boy
Bets pending, and tie sporting characters 90 two
10 one on the snake