He told me to go up to Thomas Bay* and camp on Patterson River on the right side, travel upriver for about eight miles and then turn to the high mountains, and after traveling about a mile and a half, I would find a lake shaped like a half-moon.Ĭharlie went to check out the native man's story of the gold that was to be found in the mountains in May 1900. As the story goes, Charlie received word from a native local of an area to mine for gold. Harry Colp and three of his prospecting friends who are simply known as Charlie, John, and Fred, were staying in Wrangell, Alaska.
In 1900, the first documented account of the legendary devil creatures was written by Harry D. It also has gained the name of "Devil's Country" when in 1900 several people claimed to have seen devil creatures in the area. Thomas Bay is also known as "The Bay of Death" due to a massive landslide in 1750. It lies northeast of Petersburg, Alaska and the Baird Glacier drains into the bay.
"Thomas Bay is located in southeast Alaska.
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