Nome miner kills a Hairy Man

A miner from Nome shot and killed a hairy man-like creature back in the 1960s, as depicted in this drawing. Illustration by AI

This story has been around for a long time, which happened in the 1960s. Variations of the story come and go.
Jade Mountain is along the Kobuk River near Ambler and Shungnak, about 150 miles east of Kotzebue, the closest large town. Alaska’s state gem is jade, because of the dark green jade from this area.
Mr. Joiner eventually did tell some people about his kill. One of the people he told was a BLM representative from the Nome office, who also reported it.