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terminated about five yards from the smaller one \ thus covering, 

 together with the first figures described, a linear distance of 169 

 yards, and extending back about six or eight feet from either 

 side of the track. The yamtnunyamun filled up all the spaces 

 between the other figures, the continuity being of course inter- 

 rupted by the numerous forest trees and bushes growing within 

 the space mentioned. The largest of these designs was thirty- 

 seven feet in length, by seven feet in width ; another was 

 twenty -nine feet by five feet. Some of the smallest of these 

 carvings were only two or three feet in length, filling out spaces 

 between the trees. All the grass, rubbish and loose surface soil 

 had been removed, and piled into heaps ; and the earth cut out 

 in carving, the outlines had been disposed of in a similar manner. 

 A guod deal of the surface soil thus obtained was used in building 

 the images of Baiamai and Gooberangal already described. 

 Owing to the great extent of ground covered by the yammun- 

 yamitn, and the time and labour which would have been required 

 in copying the whole of it, I selected as much as I thought would 

 fairly represent the different patterns of native drawing as 

 displayed on this Bora ground. 



Scattered here and there along the track for a distance of 

 about 175 yards from the goonaba were a number of trees marked 

 with a tomahawk, the designs on most of which consisted of 

 yammunyamun, somewhat similar in character to that carved 

 upon the ground. Some of these trees were quite close to the 

 track ; others were eight or ten feet back from it on either side, 

 and three of them were around outside the goonaba embankment. 



On a forked box tree between the goomee and the goonaba, 

 eighty yards from the latter, the crescent figure of the moon was 

 cut through the bark, and a short distance below it were four 

 zig-zag lines. About eighteen feet from the ground, in the same 

 tree, was a fairly good imitation of an eagle-hawk's nest. 



In another tree close by was a large bunch of boughs similar to 

 those fixed in trees by the natives near water-holes for the pur- 

 pose of concealing themselves to spear emus when the latter come 

 to drink. This represented Baimai's hiding place when he 

 speared the emu. 



Close to the track, sixty-five yards from the goonaba, was a 

 small box tree, along the bole of which a wavy band about two 



