Unknown
Oregon Bigfoot #152
Headwaters of South Sixes River, OR Prospectors named Robbins/Benson saw 'devil'
1899
Curry County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
Two prospectors camped at the headwaters of the South Sixes River in Oregon reported encountering a 6 1/2-foot yellow-furred creature they called a devil. The creature reportedly pushed their camp gear off a cliff. When shot at, it ran away.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6 1/2-ft
- Hair colour src
- yellow-furred
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1899
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|---|---|
| Place |
Curry County, Oregon
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| Map point |
42.4664, -124.2109 (± 40 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Curry County (GEOID 41015); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Unknown
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| Witnesses |
2
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #152
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #152
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 75% confidence
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| Witness was |
prospecting
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #152
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness's word for it |
yellow-furred 'devil'
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| First published by |
The Sasquatch File, John Green p. 5
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #152 Secondary