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A Wild Man of the Woods.‘ The Memphis Inquirer gives an account of a' wild man recently discovered in Arkansas. It-»ppears that during March last, Mr. Hamilton* of Greene county, .Aikansas, ■while out banting with an acquaintance, observed a drove of cattle in a state of apparent alarm, evidently pursued by some dreaded enemy. Halting for the purpose, they discovered, as the animals fled by them, tbatthey were followed by an animal bearing the unmistakable likeness of humanity.fHc was of gigantic stature, the body be-jug covered with hair, and the bead, with Jong locks that fairly enveloped his neek amd'shoulders. The wild man, after looking *£. them deliberately for a short- time, turned, and runaway with grcat spced, leaping from twelve to fourteen feet at a time. His footprints measured thirteen inehes each. This singular creature, the Inquirer says, has long been known traditionally in St. Francis, 'Greene and'Poinsett counties,1 Ark., sportsmen and hunters having described him seventeen years since. A planter ; indeed saw him Tery recently, but withheld this information lest he'should not be credited, until the account of Mr. Hamilton and his friend placed the existence of the animal beyond cavil.i A great deal of interest is felt la the matter, by the inhabitants of that 'region, and various-conjectures have been, ventured in regard to him. The most generally entertained idea appears to be that he was a survivor of the earthquake which desolated that region ini1811- Thrown helpless upon the j wilderness by that disaster, it is probable i tint he'grew up in his savage state, until Jhe how bears only the outward resemblance j of humanity.So well authenticated have now become the accounts of this creature, that an expedition is organizing in Memphis, by Col. David C- Cross and Dr. Sullivan, to scout for Mm.
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Adams Sentinel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jun 02, 1851
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