Class A Press report BFRO #14338

Old newspaper article (Titusville Morning Herald - Pennsylvania) about sightings near Orestimba Creek in the Diablo (Devil) Mountains

Fall 1870 Stanislaus County, California

Account

The supplied sections reference an 1871 newspaper article titled "The Wild Man - What is He?" No details of the claimed encounter itself are included in the supplied text. The follow-up notes clarify the reported location as near Oristemba Creek south of Antioch.

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Facts & provenance

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Date	Fall 1870 Stated BFRO report #14338 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Place	Stanislaus County, California Stated BFRO report #14338 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point	37.40, -121.49 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 14338 with published boundary
Account type	Press report Stated BFRO report #14338 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #14338 · BFRO classification label

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