This is the fascinating tale of a vanished Douglas C-54D that disappeared en-route from Anchorage Alaska to Great Falls, Montana, on January 26th 1950.
70 years later and there's been no trace of the passengers or crew discovered.
Articles here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Douglas_C-54D_disappearance and here http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search137.htm and here: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/disappearance-of-a-usaf-c-54.html
Operation Mike still continues on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OperationMike/
The plane is believed to have crashed somewhere along the BC/Yukon border, although there are those that think it may have crashed further south (there are rumors that it may have crashed in the Cranbrook Forest district, or going over Crowsnest pass, although it seems unlikely that with the increase in population & forestry work there it would still be undiscovered.)
What is especially curious is the fact that intermittent SOS/distress calls were picked up for 2 weeks following the plane's disappearance, implying that it may have not met with a fiery end (as reported by one warden who reported hearing a "boom"), it may have landed relatively intact and the 44 occupants perished awaiting help. Cold weather, clouds and snow hampered search efforts and quite possibly the plane was entirely covered over and so went unspotted. Another is that it landed on a lake - and come spring sunk to the bottom with it's passengers. There are a few tales like this - try: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/baker-lake-bristol-freighter-underwater-discovery-1.4814719.
The original news clippings from the Victoria Times Colonist:
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoen_Stone
Why don't we have this stuff in Canada? Time for a road trip...This is what keeps me alive...
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I've been working on it for a month or so, starting with the premise: "People are lazy, stupid, greedy idiots", generalizing it to a few industries, then working out how I might exploit that to my advantage.
Gathering data, surreptitiously, walk-through's and making notes, trying to be unobtrusive, if the theory proves itself I can arrange disguises, to be more discrete, will have to because I'll be upping the idiots game.
And, today, a quick review of the data. And I might - just might - be right. And there's the thrill when you discover something that you'd predicted, verified, and the payoff - well, it could be good, great even, but I'll only get a couple of chances...
So, for the moment, enjoy the theory, the possibility that I just might be right, tomorrow or the day after I'll have to make the trip to verify it, then maybe take it to the highway, fingers-crossed...
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Link: Witch Bottles on Wikipedia
In America: https://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/halloween/witch_bottle.html
Via The Museum of London: https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/sorcery-display-witch-bottles
Instructions via Sabbat Box: https://www.sabbatbox.com/blogs/sabbat-box-blog/what-is-a-witch-bottle
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