The book, "The Sasquatch File," by John Green, begins with a selection of the earliest #bigfoot reports. 👣
It turns out, the first newspaper report includes the details of an actual capture of the creature in British Columbia.
This story, as reported in the book, was published July 3, 1884 in The Victoria Colonist.
Anyway, I thought I'd see what I could find online...
Luckily, the main newspaper(s) of the area recently digitized their records!
So far, I've only found reference to the story:
https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19650314/page/n52/mode/1up?view=theater&q=gorilla+type
Apparently, the creature only stood four feet seven inches and weighed 127 pounds (perhaps young?). It was apparantly of the "gorilla type" and had glossy hair, an inch long covering its body.
It turns out, a team of railroad men chased and beat it into submission after seeing it scramble up a rocky bluff.... amazingly, It seems it was also viewed by "crowds" of interested people after its capture was telegraphed.
The story stops there. No follow up. No conclusion.
The man who kept the animal captive was an Englishman named George Tilbury, but what became of the monster is never discussed.
It seems further investigation is warranted. 🤔
What do you guys think? What's the next , most obvious step to flush out the truth?
#asknostr
