St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-03

atoms on the stalks of the vegetation
and on the surface of the water, and
one of the party after another acted as
If they were superS titious and wanted
to come home at once, declaring the
place was filed with evil spirits.
l held out a day or two, but the last
night we camped out one of the
men kept US awake good share of the
night by declaration that he had seen
SpOok just at dusk while fishing along
the shore some distance from the camp.
We laughed at him, but he was 50
serious that we asked him to relate
what he had, seen. His story was
told with dilated eyes and amidst
! much agitation, while his frame shiy-
cred, and at times lie would look around
as ii he expected some monster to
plunge into the tent. Said he, as near
as can remember: II went along the
lake around the bend in the lake
yonder. l could not get bite all tile
evening. so gave up in disgust, and
put up my pole and started for the
camp. thought l heard a peculiar
sound. and looking up to the bluff l saw
huge form that was unlike any thing
L ever saw In museum or any place
else. 1t seemed like huge giant, and
apparently moved toward me. l could
just see its form against the bluff as a
light mist or cloud passed
off the moon. The figure seemed
to have thick mass Of matted white
hair, and wore grayish garb wrapped
about the upper part of its body and
clOse-itting skull cap of grayish col or
on the head. 1t was IN sitting POSTURE.
The eyes were large and set deep in the
head. The features seemed horrible
and ferce-looking. l ain not easily
frightened, but the sight was very
strange, and L am not able to account
for the figure"
Col. Story said he and the others OF
the party laughed at the story told bY
their companion, and, while the man
declared that he was not Superstitious;
yet he was sure it was not a mere ae4
fusion in the clouds, as was insisted
by the party. The man who had seen
the figure quieted down, and they ALI
laid down to sleep after agreeing 20 GO
the next morning to the spot and make
an investigation. Accordingly the next
morning the whole party went to the
spot. aud, sure enough. a figure was
pointed out on the side OF the bluff
which was prominent enough to be
outlined as separate from the remainder
Of the bluff. Near approach proved it
to be of stone, with gray-biuish tlnge,
and streaks of white to mark it into oil
visions so as to represent different parts
of the body. The general outline is
that of man with weh-defned features.
Col. Story said the figure is as novel
as that described by w. Clark Russell
in "The Frozen Pirate" Thinking it
might be fit subject for a novel, Col.
Story and Mai. John Kelliher, who were
in the party, christened the
curiosity the Frozen Pirate"
The figure was detached from the
place it has occupied for ages and
brought to this city. 1t weighs a little
over two hundred pounds. and is now TO
be seen on the lawn of Maj. John Keili-
her, retired officer of the United
States army. who resides at 166 Summit
avenue.
Lake Alexander is in Todd county,
Minnesota. and is one of the most noted
regions in the country for its scenery.
1t is peculiarly elongated, with very
irregular outline. Many -peninsulaS
extend into the water. There is a1
island there that Is $50 feet high, and
some of the points Of the bluff are collg
slderably higher. The water of the lake
is very cool all summer. 1t is very Deep.
at one point Maj. Keliiher and Col..
Story attacked sinker TO two trolling
lines and let it down 100 feet without