Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-18
VOL. 2.---N0. Al.

had been afraid to enter the den, and that now
his first care was to stop up the mouth Of it,
and wait for her to come back. After few
| hours, she returned, and took alarm on obser-
wing that her deor in the rocks was closed
against her. He had two dogs, which he set
upon her, and after running about one hundred
and fifty yards, she turned about, as if con-
fused in her fright, and fed towards the cave
He ran TO meet her with lasso in her hand
and as she approached, worried by the dogs,
he threw il over her neck and called of the
dogs, and she, giving spring, jerked him to
the ground, and at the second leap threw her
self, the moose having by that time fastened
about her throat and choked her He then
tied her, during which operation she uttered
such horrid screams that the hair stood up on
his head, and he had the most singular and
awful feelings he ever experienced. After Sc
curing the girl, he entered her den, and found
there large quantities Of nuts and berries, and
roots, such could be gathered and digged in
the vicinity. Tho principal fruit was kind
of large red haws. which were thereabout rery
abundant. and she had kind Of nest to sleep
in, while everything indicated her utter soil
tude. The garment she wore was of skins,
queeriy tied together, with bits of leather.
and also with kind OF grass. The skins were
those of large animal, neither bear or buffalo.
Mr.. Northcott says, and the hunters could not
tell exactly from what manner of beast they
were taken. IL was his opinion that she had
found an animal dead, OF that she might have
been attacked by and mastered some beast.
But there is an air of improbability about this
that the strange and almost terrible reality OF
the woman herself does not quite dispel; and
we have not room here and now TO argue the
point. The garments were so strong, says Mr.
N, that they protected the female from the
teeth of his dogs. For five days after her
capture, his pct refused to taste food, but then
partook of red haws. She was then taken 800
miles intervening between her den and the
nearest civilized settlements in Grayson coun-
ty, Texas, with rope around her waist, the
ends of which were in the hands of himself
and his comrade, while the dogs followed af-
ter. AS soon as he could procure it, he had
hack so fixed as to make of the body kind of
cage, in which he confined her; and conveyed
her safely until he finally got her on steam
boat. She arrived here Oh the steamer Hick-
AAhh' oA +" TINT SiiC tcjcStSu pTepSreQ
food, but now she will eat almost ANYTHING
that is offered, that is not very salt OF very
sweet. Mr.. Nortbcott says his great object
now is to civilize her, to learn her to talk, and
to hear her story, for he thinks he is sure ths.
she has talked at some day, and that she has a
dim notion of having long ago been with folks
similar to those she now finds herself with
He is impressed from observing her that this
is the fact, and thinks that the presence of CT
vilized faces. being in houses, &C., SC, has
caused dormant memories TO family revive.
He disavows any intention to make specula-
tion out of her, and says that he will only take
money from visitors that he may use it for her
benefit. He Shrinks from no examination on
the subject, and has called several physicians
TO look at his strange pet. If this is hoax,
and it is wonderful that are not able to
give it full credit, the girl, (whose age is, per-
haps, twenty-five or twenty three years,) looks
the character she is made to personate so con
suma,ely that the like was never before heard
of, or dreamed. We would have il thorough
ly understood that this is no exaggerated pufi
of Snowman, but plain aud sober narrative
of that which we saw, and which was in the
utmost apparent good faith related to US, and
which seems 10 be a yeritable realization Of
romance