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Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
In July 1924 near Mount St. Helens, five miners traveling between their mine and cabin encountered unknown creatures and one miner shot at one. That night the creatures retaliated by throwing rocks and trying to force entry into the cabin from all sides including the roof. The attack lasted all night until just before dawn, after which the men agreed never to speak of it.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
The host retells a historical account from 1924 in which gold prospectors in Ape Canyon said they were attacked by ape-like figures. The incident is placed near Mount St. Helens, a generation after earlier stories of wildmen on the mountain. No further detail about the attackers is given in this telling.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
Before the July holiday, two of the miners saw a creature peeking from behind a cedar tree near their workings. They fired three shots that stripped bark from the tree. They later mentioned this incident to family when visiting town.
Tracks in Washington (1922)
In the years before the cabin was built the group heard strange whistling between ridges and were ordered to carry guns away from camp. During the first mining year they found a very large track in sand near the creek. These signs preceded the later shootings and night attack.
Sasquatch sighting near Seattle, Washington (1914)
A laborer picking berries was attacked by a hairy giant called Bosco that clawed his throat and struck him with a 25-pound window weight. Witnesses, tracks, bitten trees, eaten dog remains, and asphalt footprints were reported. The creature was seen swimming, eating fish, and peering into buildings.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1900)
As retold from a casebook, a newly married woman home alone while her husband hauled potatoes to Aberdeen saw a big ape-like creature walking on the porch around the house.
Sasquatch sighting near Puyallup, Washington
At a Puyallup house backed by woods the guest's son was growled at, garden ornaments were taken and replaced with rocks, and wood was thrown against the house. The guest saw a tall black individual walking from her window that seemed to vanish, saw it solid twice more, and walked close to another individual holding its arms across limbs to mimic a tree before backing away.
Property disturbance near Puyallup, Washington
Over about two and a half years the guest visited a stump in woods near South Hill and left apples, sandwiches and objects. She found a decapitated bird placed on the trail, a rock on the stump, balanced rock stacks, and a small fence-like stick structure. She interpreted them as possible gifts in return.
Tracks in Washington
The guest's family walked onto virgin county land across from their home to plan trails. They found dozens of sets of prints of different sizes that dwarfed a child's hand. A foul urinary skunk-like odor hung in the air and the group felt uncomfortable.
Unidentified sound near North Washougal, Washington
Around 6 a.m. the witness heard a huge crash, snap and thumping sounds near his apple orchard. He left and later searched the area, finding a wide boxy footprint with toe prints and additional prints. His wife later found four apple-smelling scat piles in a row.
Vocalization near North Washougal, Washington
Sitting on his deck near dusk, the witness heard a seriously guttural sound followed by a huge limb crashing and tearing apart. He then heard indistinct talking that he could not understand. He went inside rather than confront it.
Structure or nest near Index, Washington
After an evening bridge crossing with nothing unusual, the witness and partner found dozens of small graduated rock stacks on the riverside the next morning. They believed no person could have built them in the dark in that interval and nicknamed them the stone soldiers.
Door or window contact near Index, Washington
Late at night in the same parked trailer, a rigged window that was held shut suddenly opened and slammed. A partner with a firearm went outside with a flashlight and saw nothing, while the witness heard heavy thumping footsteps like those heard earlier. Something struck the trailer hard enough to shake it and leave a large dent high on the curved aluminum.
UFO sighting near Index, Washington
On clear nights around a low campfire, campers repeatedly saw tiny colored lights, pink and blue, dancing high in tree limbs. The witness ruled out campfire embers and fireflies and had no explanation.
Vocalization near Index, Washington
Over several weeks at the camp, five people at different times heard what sounded like Gregorian chanting at night from inside closed vehicles and trailers. Opening a door made the sound stop, and it repeated off and on through the night several times a week with no known source.
Footsteps in Washington
The researcher was sitting in a truck with two companions near Mount St Helens when a bluff charge occurred. They heard pacing, a tree knock, heavy footsteps running toward and past the truck, then branches breaking as the animal walked away. No one was struck and activity stopped afterward.
Sasquatch sighting near Greenwater, Washington
While on a one-day hunting trip, the witness dropped his brother off and stopped to glass a clearcut below old-growth timber about 200 yards away. Through his scope he watched a large dark hairy person-like figure turning its head and looking around. It then grabbed a branch, gave a long woman-like scream ending in a low growl, causing two orange-clad hunters on the far side to stop and leave.
Vocalization near Shelton, Washington
After the main sighting the witness returned to leave food, which was never taken. On later visits the witness heard dog-like barks that sounded like mimicry three times and set off nearby dogs. Once something jumped out of a tree next to the witness and moved through brush without being clearly seen.
Sasquatch sighting near Stevenson, Washington
The host retells a story passed from a farmer through his grandson. The farmer met a bloodied man on a remote road with black eyes, broken ribs and punctured lung. The man said an 800 to 900 pound monkey grabbed him from the forest and beat him in a fight.
Vocalization in Washington
While sleeping at a long-used lakeside camp, the witness woke at 3 AM to a loud crying sound outside the tent that seemed directed at him. He believed it was the same kind of creature that visits the camp area. He stayed inside and did not go out to look.