The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-15
AT LAST the SEA SERPENT.
Vfctorta Scientists Investigating the
story of - Presp~cfar.

VICTORIA, 2. -. Jan. -s--Brltis1 Col
uDols azs a. lzst seen he sea serpent
a. least. two British Celurblans say rhsy
aave-a16 their story - - fu.ly 5estaved
~ the scientists % the province that .
special meeting 81 the Provincial Society
o. Natural History was he'd 5ast evening
a. tae Legislative Library Tor ms ps-tsc-
slar purpose o talking snake. The evil
asnce or@re1 "a = the authentic ehsrRe-
ter o. this particular sea serpent impressed
the members zs worthy. al az events. %
further investigation. AID "a this ccnnee-
ton ar orTiclzI expedition VII shortly -
dispatched 20 tie vest coast CT this island.
wSers his shiny majesty Is said 20 have
bis home.
Mr. Ferguson, at present IN The city.
vho, with Mr. Walker. was or q prospect
lng trip in Queen Charlotte islands. saw
the animal with bis own eyes" IN Juns
OF issS. these Two wers IN boat In waters
adjacent when = vas seen at distance
OF 30 Yards. coming toward them Il pre-
scented rather peculiar appearance. which
naturally attracted their attention and
aroused their curiosity. A portion OF the
body IN sa ovsl shape appeared above ire
water. but when within a few feet Of the
boat the body was Strengthened and the
head. which was small and serpent-lIks,
and neck. were raised about i've feet out Of
the water ard in that position passed by.
Immediately after the fornsr position was
assumed. and IN dat way the creature
passed out OF sight
Ar. Ferguson, VINO By request was pres
ant az the meeting last Night, related cir
cumstsn1ia,ly the details Of the strange
meeting and described very fully the gem
eral Appearance. Although when the head
was raised the monster appeared 10 took
AZ them they did NOT see its eyes, its body
was perhaps foot and half IN diameter
81 cts largest point: IT'S tail ressnbled that
Of a doSash and moved vertically Ia an
unaulaIng fashion. and in length the ser.
pent was fully twenty-five feet. II net
more. II was dark In color. apparently
scale,ess and had continuous an Mr..
Ferguson made a pencil drawing or II in
his notebook Al the time, which he exhis-
TIED last evening, and also read the notes
he had taken.
He and bis partner. Mr.. walker. ar.
wei known, and there IL no Circumstances
n connection with their narrative and no
eensidsrations Of personal character
which would IN any way tend 20 discredH
their statements. They had no. made thels
discovery publicly known heretofore for
reasons that would sctuste most men OF
good Judgment at the present day. as sea-
serpent yarns" are regarded with dis
trust not always aattering 20 those who
promu,gats them However, several mem
bers OF the Natural History Society had
privately heard OF these gentiemen's ex-
perience and took the opportunity of in
viting SIR. Ferguson. who was in me city.
10 attend the meeting. which, after
good deal cf persuasion he agreed to do
Needless 70 say. Mr.. Ferguson's statement
e,icited a good deal OF discussion, and the
fact was brought out that the Indians had
many stories respecting the existence Of a
sea serpent n that locality.