The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-05-04
4 MYSTERIOUS MONSTER
4 Supposed Dragon which lnhabits the Up
Der Lake in Surprise Valley.

4 Supposed Dragon which Inhabits the Up
per Lake in Surprise Valley.
A correspondent in the Lake City, Ore
gon, Examiner. under date Of April 9th.
vritss: For shs pest two months there
has been q very mysterious disappearance
Of loose stock from points Of the valley be-
tween "Fort Crook bill" and tho lower end
Of Upper lake opposite Like City, and
among steck naea there ha. been much spec
ulat;on ss to the cause thereof. Last fan,
in tho month Of October, three hunters from
Laks City made pilgrimage to Cooks
deer. They succeeded in capturing four
fins ones. snd one Of the party succeeded
in wound;ny 9th, which made for the
lake. swimming boldly cut on tie water.
When che pursuing hunter arrived at the
shore tie wounded deer was about Fifty
yards from the brink, and while Nimrod
was in ths &C. Of aiming 1t tho Heeing buck,
hs was suddenly seized from halsx by =
huge monster.
This incident occurred in the twinfliAg
OF an eye, and .he glimpse of this amason
spicurs was but Eaomentary, and the whole
, matter 70 surprised and astoaished the
bsfsied hunter that the description given by
him t. his two companions was necessarily
confused, aud it was mutually agreed thst
| nothing should 30 said about the occurrence
On their return to Lake City. The incident
| referred TO had nearly passed from the
| minds Of the three hunters until one of the
| three was returning from Camp Bidwell
| on Tuesday last. arriving 1t Goose creek
| his attention was called to the lake by q
fearful roaring kissing ao;ss. Looking
across in t,ae direction Of Cooks lake he
saw fea:iul monster cutting the placid
bcsona OF Upper lake, and vending its way
like an arrow towards the west shore, its
dragon -ahaped front ten or twelve feet out
Of water, dragging it's poudcrous body at q
fearful rate. Whsn within about one hun
dred ya-ds CT Land this strange monster
turned sadderly and rwam rapidly Gown
the Ike COR e quarter ct a nile and sud.
denly sank from view.
| cho narrator says tkas when t.. mo1ster
! t-rue: he had fair lew OF it, and pronounce.
it to be At least fifty feet IN length the ec'
. tire body, which seemed to De covered with
large glistening scales. each particular oae
of which wss as large as the ''dollar Of our
dads" he thinks that from tho front
twenty feet back would average six feet n
diameter; about ak feet from its horse
shaped head, it was armed with two legs
shout eight fest ia length. Altogether il
looked like nionaer capable of great de-
struction to man and beast. It is now gsn-
orally believed here that this fearful mon
ster lag been making frequent nocturnal
visits to this valley in pursuit Of lire stock,
and is proving moro destructive to young
cattle Than tire 6,uadsd ''hlack foot" csttls
| d:steEaper.
In addition to the great loss Of horned
stock ther. haze been great Losses OF sheeI
and goats in the "Arkanssv" settlemen
above Lake City. a few nigh.s siEee MIR
Spike who aas hne herd Of Angor. goat
a. the loot Of the lake, was aroused abeu
midnight by chs incessars blsatins es hi
herd, w5ereEpoa L. ...oss ;mnediatsi;
and f@r to~ard: the corral, and was g.
ttonistcd 70 see through the darkness a hug
animal making of wita \ full grown Angoes
in its mouth. Oa examination Of tia tra;
of this wonderful animal Hitherto unknown
to kin, Is trEc ID il . The Like sy wid
iswsth OF crushed ssgs aEush Ind .-sar
wood. It 10 needless - say shss tho nre,
ence of this fsightfcl ;-o1ster NC creates
widespread conservation in th;s rnusu>,l,
quiet valley.