File:Wild Man (of the Woods, Arkansas, Green Co.) - 1851-06-28 - Tarboro Press (Tarborough, NC), p. 1.jpg

Summary
Tarboro' press. [volume] (Tarborough, (Edgecombe Co., N.C.)), 28 June 1851. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 

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Wild Man of the Woods. &mdash; A gigantic man of the woods has been discovered in Green county, Arkansas, and a party has been organized to endeavor to catch him. When last seen he was pursuing a herd of cattle, who were flying in a state of great alarm, as if pursued by a dreaded enemy. On seeing the party who dis- covered him he looked at them deliberate- ly for a short time, turned and ran away. With great speed, leaping from twelve to fourteen feet at a time. His footprint measured thirteen inches each. He was of gigantic structure, the body being cov- ered with hair, and the head with long locks that fairly enveloped his neck and shoulders.