His face and shoulders were enveloped with long streaming hair, his body was entirely hirsute, his progression was by great jumps of twelve or thirteen feet at a leap.

The creature turned and gazed earnestly on the hunters, and fled into the depths of the forest, where he was lost to view.

His foot-prints were thirteen inches long.

Mr.Hamilton published the description of the savage man in the _Memphis Inquirer_.

Afterwards several planters deposed to having, at times, for many years, seen this appearance.