This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... evening, the 14th inst., one day after McKnight and Hall with their party were fishing, and saw what they regarded and still regard as a monster serpent, Franklin Morgan, Abner Glazier, Eli Bishop and GeorgeKingsley, youngmen from 16 to 23 years of age, residing on the west side of the lake, went down ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... evening, the 14th inst., one day after McKnight and Hall with their party were fishing, and saw what they regarded and still regard as a monster serpent, Franklin Morgan, Abner Glazier, Eli Bishop and GeorgeKingsley, youngmen from 16 to 23 years of age, residing on the west side of the lake, went down to bathe. They had heard the story that a monster had been seen in the lake, but as they had been acquainted with its waters for years and never seen anything unusual in or about them, laughed at the credulity of some persons and ridiculed the idea of there being anything there of unusual dimensions. They landed near the mouth of the inlet, had a good swim and dressed themselves, nothing occurring to especially attract their attention. They again took their boat, pushed off to row up the lake, their landing place being on the same side, but some distance above. When 15 or 20 rods from the inlet, Morgan--who was steering the boat--heard a noise that sounded like a tow-line being raised from the water. Upon looking around he discovered the form of a bow upon the water, its center projecting a trifle above the water line, but both ends concealed from view. It formed a span of 10 to 12 feet long and appeared to be at least a foot in diameter and of a dark color. Glazier was paddling the boat on the north side and also saw it. It was then sinking and gradually disappeared. This occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock. in the evening. Both shores of the lake and objects on them were in full view. "These four men work on farms two or three miles from the village, and have no object in presenting a large story. After this straightforward recital by Mr. Morgan, we asked him if he would go bathing in the lake in the evening now? He promptly...
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