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the silver state news (winnemucca, nev.) 1907-1909 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1909-08-31
Location: winnemucca, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the silver state news (winnemucca, nev.) 1907-1909 · 1909-08-31 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1909-08-31 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. 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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... that it was really a sea serpent. He Rtruck it with his oar and the serpent dashed at his boat overturning it and throwing Cadle into the water. Cadle managed to climb into the boat and after a desperate struggle with the serpent escaped to the shore with the aid of his friends. This is told as an absolute fact, although it does sound like a pipe dream. Many others have heard of this sea serpent before and it is believed by scientists that it is a prehistoric animal, left in this inland sea when the lake which once covered Nevada dried up. Fossils of these big ser pents are found in many parts of ...

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