Bangor Daily Whig and Courier Bangor, Maine January 19, 1887

WHAT WAS IT?

A Strange Animal Seen Near Molunkus

Mr. A. J. Darling, the well known keeper of the Exchange Hotel at Enfield, writes the Whig as follows: A lumberman by the name of Fowler started from South Molunkus, December 19th.[,] to go into his camp, five miles away. After going part of the distance he was stopped by a strange animal in the road which disputed the right of way with him.

Having no weapon with which to enforce his own rights Mr. Fowler returned to Molunkus and passed the night at F. B. Coburn’s hotel. The animal, as described, was six or seven feet long, with a long tail, somewhat turned up at the end, had a rather long neck and was of a brownish color.

The next morning a hunter by the name of West, and myself, went with Mr. Fowler to the place where he saw the animal. There we found a track resembling that made by a wolf, but larger, in every respect, and when trailing off it stepped as lengthy as a large New Foundland dog.

I can say that I have travelled the forests of Maine for many years, but never before saw a wild animal’s track like that one.

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Thanks to Jerome Clark.