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- ↑ Green, John (1973). Bigfoot: On the Track of the Sasquatch (Reprint ed.). New York, NY: Ballantine Books. p. 35. ISBN 0345234294.
- ↑ It comes at the start of Chapter 2: "Ubiquitous Woodsmen: Reports from Canada (1860 to 1920)"
- ↑ Coleman (2003), 40–42
- ↑ See also Green (1978), 85–88
- ↑ Joe Nickell (January–February 2007). ""Mysterious entities of the Pacific Northwest, part I,"". Skeptical Inquirer. 31 (1): 21.
- ↑ New Westminster Mainland Guardian, July 9, 1884
- ↑ British Columbian Newspaper, July 11, 1884
- ↑ Krantz, Grover (1992), Big Footprints: A Scientific inquiry into the reality of Sasquatch, Johnson Books., ISBN 1555660991
- ↑ Arment Chad (2006), The Historical Bigfoot, Coachwhip Publications., ISBN 1930585306
- ↑ The New York Times , October 13, 1884