▁in ▁the ▁Ill ini , ▁" The ▁Bird ▁That ▁Dev ours ▁Men ." ▁( The ▁original ▁P ias a ▁Creek ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁main ▁rav ine ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Al ton , ▁and ▁was ▁completely ▁covered ▁by ▁huge ▁d rain age ▁pip es ▁around ▁ 1 9 1 2 .) ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁story ▁published ▁by ▁Russell , ▁the ▁creature ▁dep icted ▁by ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁bird ▁that ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁cl iffs . ▁Russell ▁claimed ▁that ▁this ▁creature ▁attacked ▁and ▁dev oured ▁people ▁in ▁nearby ▁Indian ▁villages ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁corps es ▁of ▁a ▁war ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁taste ▁for ▁human ▁flesh . ▁The ▁legend ▁claims ▁that ▁a ▁local ▁Indian ▁chief , ▁named ▁Chief ▁O u at oga , ▁managed ▁to ▁sl ay ▁the ▁mon ster ▁using ▁a ▁plan ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁dream ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Spirit . ▁The ▁chief ▁ordered ▁his ▁bra vest ▁war riors ▁to ▁hide ▁near ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁P ias a ▁Bird ' s ▁cave , ▁which ▁Russell ▁also ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁expl ored . ▁O u at oga ▁then ▁acted ▁as ▁b ait ▁to ▁l ure ▁the ▁creature ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁open . ▁As ▁the ▁mon ster ▁fle w ▁down ▁toward ▁the ▁Indian ▁chief , ▁his ▁war riors ▁sle w ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁vol ley ▁of ▁poison ed ▁ar rows . ▁Russell ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁m ural ▁was ▁painted ▁by ▁the ▁Indians ▁as ▁a ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁this ▁hero ic ▁event . ▁ ▁Some ▁sources ▁report ▁that ▁this ▁account ▁was