Yellow Top or The Precambrian Shield Man

In 1906, a group of men building the headframe of the Violet Mine east of Cobalt, Ontario reported seeing a hairy apelike creature, black in color with a yellow patch or mane on its head. The legend of Yellow Top was born.

The next reported sighting of this remarkable creature was July 27, 1923. Mr. J.A. MacAuley and Mr. Lorne Wilson were out working their claims. These lay north and east of the Wettlaufer Mine near Cobalt. As they were taking their test samples, they both noticed a bear picking blueberries in a nearby patch. Mr. Wilson picked up a stone and threw it at the bear.

"It kind of stood up and growled at us. Then it ran away. It sure was like no bear that I have ever seen. Its head was kind of yellow and the rest of it was black, like a bear, all covered with hair."

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Three prospectors were taking their lunch break near Ribbon Creek Rd, east of Banff. Something alerted them and they realized that they were being watched by a "gorilla" sitting back on its haunches.

They watched it watching them for around 5 minutes before it stood up. One of the men said it "sort of chattered its teeth like it was cold and also moved its arms in an up and down movement". It then walked away. The three men agreed the creature was at least 7 ft tall. It had longish arms, droopy large breasts, and was covered with long brownish hair. Two of the men returned the following day and found 15in tracks in the road.

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