Of course:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacko_hoax
I still think a full account of this story should be flushed out.
#jacko
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
Discussion
Found the original article:
https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist18840704uvic/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater&q=gorilla+jacko
Here's an interesting and brief take on the story. So many leads to follow:
OK. I'm putting to rest my 1st day of investigative inquiry on the subject if bigfoot and the account of Jacko:
Though my research is not exhaustive, I believe I have stumbled on an important piece of the story as yet undiscovered:
https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist18840824uvic/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater&q=%22Wild+man%22
In this news account from August of 1884, two separate letters were sent in to the Daily British Colonist regarding the original story.
The first is a letter saying that Jacko was sent by rail for exhibition in the town of Centerville. Funny enough, the newspaper is at this time (despite their original reporting) dismissive of the correspondence, assuming it was no more than a joke being played.
The second is from a man who was said to be the keeper of Jacko. He claims that this was false and he was mad about all the inquiries being directed toward him. 🤣
I used the search term "wild man" to find these stories.
I think an obvious but overlooked aspect to this story is the date given. The Articles appeared on July 4th, 1884, but the story itself was dated July 3rd, 1882.