Sixes mining district nr Myrtle Point, OR Wild Man of the Sixes
Account
A newspaper account describes a hairy 7-foot wild man seen three times in the Sixes mining district. The creature was said to have shaken a cabin and thrown rocks at a man. The account also notes the creature had been shot at.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7' tall
- Hands src
- broad
- Feet src
- broad
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
February 1904
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|---|---|
| Place |
Myrtle Point, Curry County, Oregon
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| Map point |
43.0627, -124.1331 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Myrtle Point city (GEOID 4151050), matched from nearest town 'Myrtle Point'
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #150
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witness's word for it |
wild man
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| First published by |
The Sasquatch File, John Green p. 13
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #150 Secondary
The report refers to
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