Recovered from Eel Weir State Park, St. Lawrence County, NY. Water-damaged but legible.

Table of Contents:
Spring 1975 Observations

Summer 1975 Field Notes

Fall 1975 River Anomalies

Winter 1975-76 Ice Behavior

Spring 1976 Strange Currents

Summer 1976 Cold Channel Changes

Fall 1976 Weather & Wildlife Shifts

Winter 1976-77 River Silence

Spring 1977 Major Sonar Anomalies

Summer 1977 Human Reports

Fall 1977 Water Phenomena

Winter 1977-78 Pressure Increases

Spring 1978 Final Days

📖 Spring 1975 Observations
March 5, 1975
First day out after retirement. Set up base near Eel Weir State Park. The Oswegatchie feels colder than usual. Equipment ready.

March 6, 1975
Walked river bend. Found ancient eel trap remnants. Wood rotted, oddly soft.

March 7, 1975
Black Lake inlet surveyed. Water levels low. Locals predict weak eel season.

March 9, 1975
Stopped at Red Mills. Locals warned: "River shifts when it wants to."

March 11, 1975
Storm flooded Eel Weir Road. River changed course slightly overnight.

March 13, 1975
Cold Springs Road ruins explored. Circular stone pattern noted.

March 15, 1975
Temp gauge installed at Cold Channel. Baseline readings taken.

March 16–22, 1975
Fog persistent. River currents sharp, shifting mid-stream without wind.

📖 Summer 1975 Field Notes
June 6, 1975
First eel run observed. Numbers disturbingly low (14 caught).

June 8, 1975
Brier Hill hike: found twisted rusted debris near riverbank.

June 10, 1975
Spiral eel movement observed. Possible predator avoidance behavior?

June 12–15, 1975
Campers at Eel Weir reported nighttime "moaning" from river. Black Lake surface unnaturally dark at night.

📖 Fall 1975 River Anomalies
September 5–7, 1975
Swamp water near Red Mills syrupy thick. Anchor degraded overnight.
Interviewed old trapper: stories of “eyeless catch” buried decades ago.

📖 Winter 1975-76 Ice Behavior
February 28–March 3, 1976
Early thaw. Frogs called through ice fog.

March 5, 1976
Lisbon Beach shoreline shifts noted.

March 8–10, 1976
River silent under freezing fog. Compass behaved erratically at Stone Church caves.

📖 Spring 1976 Strange Currents
March 15–20, 1976
Night river sounds recorded (low-frequency hum). No known source.

April 1–4, 1976
New Cold Channel vent discovered — sediment pushed upward against current.

📖 Summer 1976 Cold Channel Changes
June 2–6, 1976
Observed frog die-offs along riverbanks. No insects or bird sounds at dusk.

June 10, 1976
Vent flow increased 30% overnight.

📖 Fall 1976 Weather & Wildlife Shifts
September 10, 1976
Lisbon Beach sands showed unexplained ripples like something moved beneath.

📖 Winter 1976-77 River Silence
January 2, 1977
River frozen solid. No bird calls for days.

February 15, 1977
Mysterious early thaw localized to Cold Channel.

📖 Spring 1977 Major Sonar Anomalies
March 1–3, 1977
Sonar trench mapping revealed sudden 23-foot plunge in Cold Channel.

March 5, 1977
Observed silver flash beneath ice at Black Lake.

March 10, 1977
Mapped secondary anomaly south of ferry dock. Stone platform underwater.

📖 Summer 1977 Human Reports
April 1–10, 1977
Multiple campers at Eel Weir State Park report singing noises, missing buoys, and light disturbances.

April 4, 1977
Sonar mapping indicates trench expansion.

📖 Fall 1977 Water Phenomena
September 10, 1977
Lisbon Beach water levels receding unevenly. Possible underground cavity collapse.

📖 Winter 1977-78 Pressure Increases
December 5, 1977
Fresh boot prints found leading onto frozen river. None returning.

February 25, 1978
Thaw initiated vibration-like sounds beneath ice.

📖 Spring 1978 Final Days
March 1–8, 1978
Buoy markers missing. Dragging sensations beneath boat hull.
River flow reversed briefly.

March 10–17, 1978
Campers reported “chanting” from river after dark.
Temperature drops in Cold Channel recorded: 28°F without ice formation.

April 1–5, 1978
Shapes confirmed under river. Trench widened 14 feet in one month.

April 10–12, 1978
Lanterns prepared. Survey equipment packed. Final dive scheduled.

📜 Last Pages:
April 14, 1978
Shapes again—closer. Watched from shoreline. Movement rhythmic. Intentional?

April 18, 1978
Tonight the river speaks.
Lantern. Spear. Flags. Journal.
Will leave light on shore.

Last Page

"They remember.
Waiting.
Breathing."

"No official explanation was ever recorded for Frank Deloach’s disappearance. His lantern was found cold and dry on the dock. His journal… somehow surfaced six months later, left anonymously at the Inn at Gran View’s bar counter."