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vernon parish democrat (leesville, la.) 1917-193? — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1920-01-24
Location: leesville, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: vernon parish democrat (leesville, la.) 1917-193? · 1920-01-24 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1920-01-24 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. 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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... like the nests of some giant bird. These villages are perched on the ends of spurs, and even on the very brinks of precipices, and are approached only by hidden tracks, such Is the caution of the natives to guard against the sud den appearance of any tribal enemy. The valleys are superb as seen from the mountain spurs and looking over the dense, dark Jungles, through which are streaked flashing bands of silver, the courses of the mighty rivers so numerous in Papua. Beginning in some mountain torrent—some waterfall, per haps—these wide, swlft-flowlng rivers rush to the sea through jungles that are thickly planted with an amazing variety of commercial timbers, and from which ...

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