1894 Photo of Alleged Bigfoot in Western Canada: Unveiling a Historical Mystery

A recent video posted on the YouTube channel Mystery Chronicles Of The Unknown has caught the attention of the Bigfoot community. The video, titled "The Oldest Bigfoot Photo A Cryptozoology Conspiracy," discusses what could be the oldest known photograph of a Bigfoot, taken in Canada in 1894. The photograph was originally sent to Tom Biscardi by Lyle Billet of Victoria, Canada, and later posted on cryptozoology blogger Loren Coleman's website. It also appears in the updated version of the 1982 book "Bigfoot Casebook" by Colin and Janet Bore. The photo shows a Sasquatch lying on the snow with its arms in front, allowing for a clear view of the hairy hands. The face is hairy but not very detailed, and snowshoes can be seen at the left edge of the photo. A fence and a building can also be seen on the right side, just beneath the crack where the photo is creased. The feet of the Sasquatch are not visible, as they have been cropped out of the right side of the photo. The story behind the photo is just as intriguing as the photo itself. According to the writing on the back of the photo, it was taken in 1894 along the Yalakum River in British Columbia. The photo is labeled as being taken by the Hudson Bay Company, a fur trading company that operated in Canada at the time. The writing on the back of the photo suggests that the company took multiple photos of the Sasquatch, but one of the employees, named Holiday, stole one of the photos from the company's records. The Hudson Bay Company was a powerful entity in Canada at the time, serving as the de facto government in large parts of North America before European states or the United States were able to lay claim to the area. The company was the largest landowner in the world at the time, owning approximately 15% of the land mass of North America. The video raises the question of why this photograph was not published many years ago and featured in every Bigfoot book written since 1894. If the photo is genuine, it would provide solid evidence of the existence of Bigfoot. The video also suggests that the Hudson Bay Company may have had more than just one photo of the Sasquatch, and that they may have even had the body of the creature. The video has sparked a lot of discussion in the Bigfoot community, with many people wondering if there is a cover-up going on concerning evidence of Bigfoot. Some believe that the Hudson Bay Company, or even the Canadian government, may have suppressed evidence of the creature's existence. The video ends with the question of where all the evidence is, and why it hasn't been made public. The video encourages viewers to watch the full video and to do their own research on the topic. Whether or not the photograph is genuine, it's an interesting piece of cryptozoology history that is worth taking a look at.