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together, the feet turned outwards, and the arms represented close by the side of 

 the body. Something hke a cocked hat, perhaps designed to represent the^ hair, 

 covers the head. The face is triangular, and the eyes are represented by hues 

 somewhat resembling an inverted W. The nose and mouth are indicated by simple 

 lines. From the neck depends a singular figure, which rests upon the breast. 



Flo. 201. 



Perhaps it had a typical meaning, in common with similar representations among 

 the wild Indians of the present day. The head of a deer or elk, with its branching 

 antlers, is depicted upon the face of the rock below, and considerably to the right 

 of the feet of the principal figure. There are also the tracks of certain animals, 

 and two rows of round holes, numbering thirteen and fifteen respectively, — these 

 last perhaps designed to indicate the number of achievements in war or chase of 

 the chieftain whose efiigy is beside them. There are many other lines ; but the 

 surface of the rock is so much worn and frayed by exposure to the elements, that 

 it is quite impossible to make them out. 



Fio. 202. 



F'ig. 202. Upon one of the vertical faces of this rock is cut, in bold and deep 

 outline, the figure of an eagle, with wings extended as if just soaring upwards. 



