MUIRHEAD`S MYSTERIES:THE WHAPPERKNOCKER AND THE CUBA - TWO CRYPTIDS FROM CONNECTICUT AND NEW ENGLAND

In August 1878 George Chapman, of whom I and as far as I`m aware posterity know nothing, wrote to the American magazine Forest and Stream about 2 mystery animals called the Whapperknocker (Connecticut) and the Cuba (New England) mentioned in the “General History of Connecticut”. The link to the Forest and Stream account  is here:  http://ia601208.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=Foreststream11&itemPath=%2F8%2Fitems%2FForeststream11&server=ia601208.us.archive.org&page=n119_w1529 (1)

 

 The headline is AN EXTINCT ANIMAL but the story covers several animals,especialy the Cuba.Not to be confused with the tropical Socialist paradise of the same name.

This General History of Connecticut is `A general history of Connecticut,from its first settlement under George Fenwick, to its latest period of amity with Great Britain prior to the revolution; including a description of the country, and many curious and interesting anecdotes.With an appendix,pointing out the causes of the rebellion in America;together with the particular part taken by the people of Connecticut in its promotion. Samuel Peters 1829. (2)

1. Forest and Stream . Vol. 1.  1877-8
2. Downloadable at http://archive.org/details/generalhistoryof00peter  see index.