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British Columbia Sasquatch Sightings, Encounters, Occurrences British Columbia Sasquatch Sightings, Encounters, Occurrences and Track Reports Date Location Witness Incident 186 4 Fraser River Alexande r Hudson Bay Co. explorer and fur canyon Caulfield trader and his party attacked by Anderson noted hairy humanoids which threw rocks in Anderson's at them in the Fraser River canyon journal. from the cliffs above. 1896 Suquash Creek W itness Several 15-16 inch footprints are unknown found. 1871 Harrison River Chehalis Indian An Indian woman was abducted by area woman told by a Sasquatch near the community of abductee to Harrison Mills, and was able to J.W . Burns and escape the creature. noted by Ivan Sanderson. July 04, Yale Tunnel, 20 Railway Hairy half man, half beast, gorilla- 1884 miles from Yale workers - type creature nicknamed Jacko, 4' George Tilbury 7" tall and weighing 127 pounds, to Colonist, captured by railway crew. Victoria, B.C. and noted by John Green. Summer Restoration Bay W itnesses Several passengers on a boat spot a Page 1 1900 unknown sasquatch walking on the beach. The creature retreats into the forest when it realizes it has been seen. It was described as very tall and black in color. 1900 O'Brian Bay Unknown A sasquatch was spotted. 1901 Campbell River Mike King to Saw hairy man-beast washing area of the Colonist, roots in water and placing them in Vancouver Island Victoria, BC. neat piles on riverbank. 1902 Valentine Lake W itnesses A sasquatch was spotted near the west of 100 mile unknown edge of the lake. house 1902 Melvin Creek K. Marsh & C. Prospectors spot a sasquatch Tobler. carrying a dead mountain goat. Dec. 1904 Near Horne Lake, A.R. Crump, J. Hunters in uninhabited area saw Vancouver Is. Kincaid, T. young, hairy wild man with long Hutchins, W . matted hair and a beard who ran Buss to the off at speed through impenetrable Colonist, undergrowth; had also been seen Victoria and by others in past few years. Province, Vancouver, BC. 1907 Moresby Island Unknown A white colored sasquatch was spotted in the distance. March 1907 Bishop's Cove, Indians/Villagers Villagers scared by hairy monkey Vancouver Island to the which dug clams and howled on Province, beach at night. Vancouver, BC. 1908 Trapper Lake Gordon Haim Several large 17-18 inch footprints Psayten Valley found near the lake shore. Page 2 May 1909 Near Chehalis Peter W illiams Sasquatch chased witness across Indian reserve to J.W . Burns, Chehalis River followed home and 'Introducing then pushed against walls of B.C.'s Hairy wooden house. Giants,' MacLean's Magazine 1 April 1929. Page 3 1910 Vanderhoof W itness W itness sees wildman in the unknown distance. 1911 Harrison River Anthony Fraiser A fisherman spotted a wildman drinking from the river. The creature fled and left footprints measuring 17 inches. 1913 Spade Lake Louis Bean W itness finds several footprints estimated at 12-15 inches in length. 1915 Cougar Lake near Donald McRae, Prospectors watched sasquatch Holy Cross Green Hicks in eating berries. Animal quickly Mountains a statutory disappeared in bush once it declaration realized it was being observed. sworn by Charles Flood, of New W estminster, B.C., in 1957. 1921 Englishman Creek Mr. Lutz W itness spotted a very tall, brown sasquatch at the edge of the forest. 1922 Goat Mountain Unknown Three prospectors see a wildman walking up the moutain in the distance. 1923 Gibsons Unknown Three children spotted a sasquatch. Summer Near head of Albert Ostman Prospector kidnapped and kept 1924 Toba Inlet in an account prisoner by family of sasquatch. written by Ostman and often quoted. 1927 Osbourne Ridge Unknown Several 14.5-inch footprints found. Page 4 Sept. 1927 Agassiz Point & Adaline W hile walking on railroad track, August in a saw sasquatch coming towards letter from them. Point quoted by J.W . Burns, 'Introducing B.C.'s Hairy Page 5 Giants,' MacLean's Magazine 1 April 1929. 1928 Fly Lake Unknown Several 16.5 inch footprints were found. Fall 1928 Conuma River, Muchalat Harry Indian kidnapped and kept prisoner Vancouver Is. as told to Peter by sasquatch. Byrne, 'The Search for Big Foot' 1928 South Bentinck George Talleo W hile trapping, saw and shot at Arm, near Bella to John Green sasquatch, which fell; witness did Coola not stay in area. Earlier in day had found excrement covered by moss. 1930s to Old town site of Samson Mack as At about three o'clock in the 1950s Bella Cools relayed by morning. Samson met a Sasquatch brother Clayton right on the road. Man and Mack saquatch stopped and looked at each other then parted company. 1930 Kwaltwa Kitasu Tom Brown to Sasquatch seen in shallows at night; Bay, Swindle Is. John Green screamed when shot at, but no body to be found next day. 1930 Fort Saint John Greg Dorcy A group of loggers hear awful screaming noises near their camp during the night. Sometime later they spot a sasquatch lurking around the outskirts of the camp. The loggers fire their rifles at the creature and it limps off into the forest. 1931 Fly Lake Unknown A large, hair covered bipedal creature was spotted in the distance. Page 6 1933 Mount Thompson Unknown Vocalizations described as being awful cries were heard near dusk coming from the southwest side of the mountain. A week prior to this incident large footprints had been Page 7 found in the general area. 1933 Succour Lake Leonard Barnes A gray haired wildman was spotted eating leaves. 1933 Head of Pitt Lake Two men in a Saw sasquatch through field glasses letter to John eating berries. Green 1934 Mount Fisher Unknown Two campers spot a sasquatch in the distance. March 1934 Chehalis Indian Frank Dan to Hairy giant seen by Indian near his reserve near Province, home. Harrison River Vancouver, B.C. 1934 Harrison River Unknown Several 18.5 inch footprints were found on a sand and gravel bar along the banks of the river. Oct. 1935 Morris Valley, Hammond Residents report hearing long, Morris Creek, Times weird, wolf-like howls, snatches of Harrison River newspaper weird language and then seeing article two hairy giants astride a log paddling with their hairy hands and feet. The hairy wild men were later seen walking in a marshy duck-feeding area on Morris Creek each carrying large clubs. W itnesses see the hairy wild men climbing hand over hand up a near perpendicular cliff at Gibraltar Point and disappear at the top of the ridge. 1935 Hihium Lake Clara Richmond W itness spotted a 4 to 5 foot tall sasquatch with sandy-brown hair hiding behind a pile of logs. The creature ran into the forest when the witness appraoched. July 1936 Morris Creek near Frank Dan report Sasquatch threw huge rocks at Harrison River by J.W. Burns. witness's canoe. Page 8 1937 Near Bridesville Mrs. Jane Saw sasquatch sitting in abandoned Patterson garden. report by John Page 9 Green. 1937 Taite Creek W itness W itness spotted a wildman digging unknown in the mud at the edge of creek. Summer Devil's Creek Unknown W itnesses hear horrid screaming 1939 coming from two creatures. Aug. 1939 Headwaters of Burns Yeomans Saw four or five sasquatch or 1940 Silver Creek, & another wrestling below in a clearing. Harrison Lake prospector; Yeomans report to John Green. 1930s Near Alert Bay Ellen Neai Saw sasquatch walk along beach report to John and into trees. Green. Fall 1939 Ferrer point Mr. Lowney Several large footprints estimated to be 17.5 – 18 inches in length were found. 1940 Octopus Creek Two fishermen W itnesses spot a brown haired sasquatch. 1940 Lookout Bay T.Y. W itness spotted a brown 7 to 8 foot tall sasquatch walking along the beach and into a grove of trees. Sept. 1941 Ruby Creek Mrs. Jeannie Sasquatch visited lonely house; Chapman & 3 steals salted salmon; woman and children; children fled in fear to old village Chapman site. interviewed by John Green. Oct. 1941 Port Douglas at Many Natives Natives fled in canoes after seeing head of Harrison sasquatch nearly 14 feet tall near Lake their village. 1942 Port McNeill Unknown Six 14.5-inch footprints found. W inter Cranbrook Clyde Martin & W itnesses spotted a large, reddish- 1942 Angela Best brown man-beast crossing an open field. Page 10 1943 Saddle Mountain Mr. Von Gratz & Sasquatch spotted in the distance, Mr. LaPointe near the base of the mountain. Large footprints were found later Page 11 that were estimated to be 15 inches in length. 1944 Liard River Unknown Several 16.5 inch footprints were found. Early 1946 Near Coombes, Alex Oakes Sasquatch ran across road in front Vancouver Island report by John of witness's car Green. 1946 Cultus Lake Unknown Man and his newlywed wife disappear from cabin and never heard from again. Searchers find door to cabin open, fire prepared, plates on the table and giant footprints found all around outside the cabin. 1947 Grouse Mountain Mr. & Mrs. W Driving along logging road, North Vancouver erner; witness witnesses came upon two tall report to Rene beings, with a deer skin wrapped Dahinden round them. 1947 Gibson's Landing J. Landry Truck driver spotted a white sasquatch. 1948 Harrison Mills Henry Charlie; Indian on bicycle chased by witness report sasquatch, which kept up with him to John Green. for over one mile. 1949 New Hazleton Frank Luxton to Highway foreman saw 8-foot Vancouver Sun sasquatch while driving; it ran into and reported by the bush. John Green. 1949 Day Lake T. Yarrow Several 18 inch footprints were found.
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