It is interesting to note that the California Newspaper "Fresno Bee" was using the term
'sasquatch' in 1934 instead of 'abominable snowman.'
Californians out to bag legendary Sasquatch

Vancouver, BC April 9, 1934 - America's first sasquatch-catching expedition headed into the mountains of British Columbia today on a hunt for the horrible hairy, naked bogey-man of Indian legend.

J.F. Blakeney and C. K. Blakeney, brothers of Sacramento, medical students at the University of California, read reports of frightened tribesmen that the giant baby-snatcher of old had been seen recently in the mountains north of Harrison Lake and determined to attempt to photograph or lasso a "sasquatch."

The fabled sasquatch as described in Indian lore for hundreds of years is about a villianous a phantasm as ever frightened a little papoose anywhere, but adult Indians also are fearful of the monsters.

They are supposed to lurk in caves and glades of British Columbis, coming out in the twilight to peer moddily into Indian tepees to glower and snatch at children, to steal food, play diabolical tricks and even kill warriors.

"Our professor of anthropology will be much interested," said the Blakeneys as they left for the hauois of the sasquatch.

British Columbia is a happy hunting ground for weird legends and there is no lack of witnesses who will swear to them as hundreds have sworn they have seen ogopogo, the sheep-headed fresh water serpent of Lake Okanogan. The two big salt-water sea-serpents, hiaschuckaluck cadborosaurus and his "wife" Amy.

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