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the anaconda standard (anaconda, mont.) 1889-1970 — strange footprints

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1891-10-04
Location: anaconda, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the anaconda standard (anaconda, mont.) 1889-1970 · 1891-10-04 · page 04
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1891-10-04 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “strange footprints”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... way home he^again noticed the strange footprints in^the road. After a dinner nt home wil^^lies* went up tlie mountain tcsee n man^mimed Sm th, and louud the same tracks^leading a long dittrutic..' up the mount^^ain. Ou his return it w us nearly dark,^and the search for the horses began, in^answer to queitions witiuss suit! ^lisp^^and he were ut the saloon some^^where ab an noon anil got I. at aboutS o'clock, and if he wanted to could^walk tlie d Bianco betw^*:i tue two places^in tliret-q.iartcra of an hour. He never^heard hi.^ body make threat, again*!^Ilurdiug und everybody thought a great^deal of hiiu. lie had uo particular re* soufor thinking thataome ona bad killed^Harding and then burned ...

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