The sun., 1909-05-23
ONE or THE QUEEREST OF Us.
A Human BeinE Clothed Only In His Own
White Hair IAvins Wild In Mexico.
From the Ne1icds Herald.

From the AericdH Herald
Indians from the Las Playas River head
waters, 10 miles from the town of TonAla
on the Gulf of Mexico. reported at that
has haunted the Montana Jabon district
for many years has again appeared. This
mountain is In the State OF Tabasco near
the Vera Cruz border.
The old man. known by the natives as
"cl hombre de silvestre de monte" has
his abode near the Rio de las Playas, q
stream at the foot Of the Jabon Mountain.
and a tributary 10 the Tancochapa River.
He is supposed to live In an old abandoned
mine, one which has not been worked for
more than century, according to older
men OF the district. 1t is said no other
person has ventured within the shaft In
the last nifty or more years because OF the
many superstitons connected with the
place. Many natives and one American
are said to have approached the entrance
during the last generation. but none has
passed inside Vampire bats and small
animals inhabit this cave and many weird
sounds come from its depths
The old man Is known TO have lived In
the neighborhood for more than fifty years,
and In that time is said not TO have spoken
with another living soul He is thought
to be Spanish because Of the clearness OF
his skin. When seen recently by hunters
his hair and beard were white and long and
his body entirely covered with white hair.
He 10 quite old-probably 90 yeSrs-as
nearly As can be Judged from the many
stories told by those who claim to have seen
him. The old man has been approached
to within q distance OF easy conversation,
but when addressed uttered few inco.
herent sounds and ran into the woods. He
is harmless and is said to have never shown
fght when approached. The fact that he
carries constantly a bow and arrows would
indicate that he eats flesh and fowl a. we'll
a. fruits and herbs. As for clothing, he
wears absolutely nothing. At least when he
has been seen his crooked old frame has
been draped In nothing except the long white
hair which covers his body.
Three years ago the old man was seen
near this abandoned mine. but soon after.
ward all trace OF him was lost till some
days ago. THIS time he was seen by an old
Indian who was passing down Rio las Playas
10 canoe, He reports the wild man a.
being much more feeble than when last
seen and his antics are Of wilder nature,
He did not run. as In former years, but In.
stead frolicksd about and laughed In most
hideous manner, making faces at the Indian
and conducting himself generally In the way
beco ming half witted person.
The old man 10 said to have never had q
companion In this weird lie. but he is
supposed to have become demented whom,
more than sixty years axo. he returned to his
home In q nearby village and found hia
young wife murdered. The shock is sup
posed to have caused his mind to become
unbalanced and he imme mediately aggregated
himself from the rest OF mankin He Is
not feared by the older Indians and Mexi-
cans OF this out Of the way dlstrict. but
he has served as the bosey man who will
ret unruly children. His name is much
feared by the little ones In tho neighbor-
hood. and In their minds he 10 capable OF
many terrible things. And, It 10 not strange
to relate. the terrible long haired Wild man
never naoiests well behaved children.