The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-08-19
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icorur es,ppondcnee white Pine News, July IL
The people inhabiting the North vest
ern part of Nevada are in an intense
state of excitement over the supposed
discovery of traces and habitatiOn OF q
lost or Wild white man. = NliAor had To-
Gated it upon a high and densely- wooded
mountain near the BtAhslihe, and after
gathering all the Information that we
could we equipped ourselves for "a "trip
to the location described, about fifty
mikes from our camp, at the.siRk of Deep
Creek. After a tiresome ride of Two
days over the, mountains, and fthr6ykh
one of the widest and rous chest regions
Of this wild and rough country,wecapc
in sight of and campcd near the eastern
slope of the mountain. All were now
upon the qui rire for some sign OF the
strange ,inhabitant, We had Just picket
ed our animals, and sat by the fire tell
ing strange experiences Of frontier life,
when we were aroused by a crashing
sound, caused by the swift approach Of
some strange looking body coming to-
ward the camp. Just at this moment
the moon, shOne through the clou4 4al-
We hid splendid view of tie objeet.
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forty years old, nearly covered by coat
fine long hair, and n appearance other
wise not at al startling. He carried IN
his right hand q huge chi6, and in bis
| left a rabbit or some other. small animal.
lie caught sight Of Us almost ipetantspe-
ously, rs the moon shOne out, and with
a scream like the roar of lion, and
brandishing his club. he dashed past lhe
camp and attacked the horses i'll u YER
feet frenzy Of madness We at this time
could have shot him but for the fact of
the surprise OF the moment, and ere We
were armed our animals stampeded, and
he was after them like the wind down the
mountain. We endeivored in vgig to
send our dogs after him, whichbting
savage and well trained, We had counted
upon to assist in the capture; but with
distended eyes they sat mutely gazing
into the darkness, and neither blows nor
Kindness could move them to the chase,
Throw. S up hasty sTsiSbsEs Il logs s's and I'd
then station guards to prevent a sur
prise by the Infatuated demon. Occa-
sionally, through the long watcheaOft 1.-THE
night, all hands were aroused by his ter
rible cries y and thus in men1entary ex-
pectation Of AN attack, We passed the
night. Morning dawned at Last, and not
one would leave camp until the rosy sun
light cheered the landscape, when we
took the trail of OUR horses, after having
securely hidden our accoutrements and
provisions, except a lunch for a'few days
journey. They had. torn down the
mountain at a terrible fpeed for about
five miles; here they jumped down a
steep precipice about twenty-five feet,
disabling my saddle horse. He was ly-
ing near the bottom, mangled in shock
ing manner. The wild man had evident
~ vented his rage. upon my disabled
horse as large strips of the skin. we're
torn off and thrown to some, distance,
and his lower jaw was broken. We Shot
him to end his sufferings. The wild man
had here given up the pursuit. About
two miles further down the valley we
found the rest Of our stock quietly graz
ing. The only marks they bore were
evidently made by being caught by the
tails by the wild man in the chase, en-
tirely stripping some of them OF hair and
skin. We now had some six miles to go
to reach our first camp. Arrived there
at three o'clock, when we took lunch.
After examining our arms we started in
the direction from which the wild man
dppIotChcu anu WQc tottuudCS ciOtiSn
to strike his trail, with the well defined
footprints of a man who would wear a
number nine shoe, but being very broad
on the bottom. We followed his trail
for about three miles. when the gorge
opened in a beautiful basin, and half a.
mile further the trail ended abruptly at
the entrance of a cave. We explored
this cave, finding set of soldiers but
tons and o dime, dated 1911, which leads
me to the conclusion that he is q man
lost from Freemont's command in 1916
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