Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-15
MONSTERS BE.RL.kr.

Dpcer this heading n corr-~pOndent OF ne
i,s.r., News, writing from PARIS, CO cOunry.
Utah Territory, gives a long account % some
OF the wonders OF Bear LAKE In that Nlciutfy
from which We make the following eNtracls
The Indians say there is a monster animal
which lives I'm the lakp that has captured art
carried away Incians while IN the lake SWIM
ming but they say n has no; been So q by them
@ iSr many yeSrs, not since the buffalo inhabited
e NAiey. They reprrsent u - being Of the
pm zinc, but having legs about eigai.aeu
LnSnes long on which they some Zines crawl
uut oi tne Wster a short distance on the shore
~, a.so say ~ spirts water upwards out of
ns noun. Since the settlement OF this valley
several persons have reported sse,ae a hu..
animal OF some kind that thev coplF no- IA.
sSrlot; but such p-rsons have generally been
sione wher they saw n, and but lfttle credence
has been attached 20 the matter and ap,,i ,n,.
died out. ~o"'
who lives on the east noe of the lake a, , nl,y.,
called South Eden, was going 70 the Roand
Valley settlement, six miles 20 the south OF th,s
place. and when about half way h "a " som.
thing an the lake. In q few minutes two ,,r
three feet Of some kind OF an animal that a.,
had never seen before were raised out OF the
wster. He did not see the body, only the head
and What he supposed 70 b. q part oi the neek
II had ears or punches on the side OF ats head
nearly as tsrge as a pint cup. The waves Al
times would dash ever its head. when IL would
throw water from its mouth nose. lt did
not drift landward, but appeared stationary
with the exception Of turning It's head Mr.
johnson thought portion OF the BODY must lle
on she bottom of the lake or IL would have
drifted with the action Of the water. The next
Gay an animal OF monster KIND was seen near
the same place by man and three women. "a no
SAID II was swimming when they nrst saw it.
They represent IL a. being very large. and saw
~ swan much faster than a horse could run on
land.
ON sunday last, as N. &. Davi. and Allen
Davis, OF ST Charles, and Thos Sllsht and J
Ceilings. Of Paris, with six women. were re
turning nom Fish Haven. when about midway
from the lstier-named place % -. Charles,
their attention was suddenly attracted 20 a Ne
Culiar MOTION or wave an the water, ABOUT thre-
miles distant The lake was not rough. only a
little disturbed by light wind. Mr. Slight
says he distinctly saw the sides OF n very largp
animal that he would suppose 70 b. not less
than ninety feet in length Mr.. DavIs don't
think he (Davls) saw any part OF the body, bat
Is positive II must have been not less than forty
feet an length, Judging by the wave % rolled up
on both sides OF n as IL swan. and the wake AZ
left an the rear. IL was going south, aud all
agreed that II swan with speed almost In
credible TO their senses. Mr.. Davis saws ne
never a locomotive travel faster and
thinks u made = mile a minute easy. In n
few minutes after the discovery OF the first A
be much smaller, appearing 70 Mr.. Slight about
the size OF horse. larger one followed
this. and so on till four large ones in all.
and six small ones had run southwark out of
sight. One OF the large ones before disappear
ing made n sudden turn 20 the West. n short
distance; then back 20 its former track AT
this turn MI Slight says he could distinctly
see thai II was OF a brownlsh color. They could
judge somewhat Of their speed by obser wing
known distances on the other side OF the Lake,
and all agree that the velocity with which they
propelled themselves through the water was
astonishing. They represent the waves that
rolled up In front and on each side of them.
being three feet high from where they stood
This is substantially their statement as they
fold me. Messrs. DAVIS and Slight are promi-
nent men we'll known IN the county. aud ali
of ih' N are reliable persons, whose Neracity -
ulcoubtec. have no doubt they would be
willing 10 make affidavits 20 their ststement.