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far as the elbow. This is below the circle, and instead of ap- 
pearing of the same bloody colour as the one above, seems to 
be of a light grey granite, surrounded by the same rock of 
a red hue. Three fingers of another hand are discernible in 
a small hollow of the rock, but these are not easily discover- 
able, being not very different in tint from the surrounding 
rock; and several indistinct impressions of what may be 
called “the bloody hand,” exist to the right and left of the 
circular figure. No difference is perceptible in the structure 
of the rocks where these marks appear, nor could I detect 
that the surface was either elevated or depressed. The stone 
itself is hard as flint; and when trying to chip it with the 
best tempered chisel I could procure, the fire flew at every 
stroke, and scarcely any impression was made. The more 
the-figures are scrubbed with sand and water, the plainer do 
they appear. The tradition of the natives is, that the moon 
made these marks, when he existed here, in the shape of a 
black fellow, and I regret that I cannot give any more satis- 
factory account of them. 
On my return to the Swan River, I hope to send you, in 
the form of a journal, some observations on the Botany of 
the Country through which I have passed. Together with 
the seed-vessels of the Banksias, mentioned above, I enclose 
‘ome specimens of what I suppose to be a Splachnum, which 
stows on the dung of the native dog; but it is probably a 
common European species. 
Hawthornden Farm, Feb, 15th, 1841. 
The specimens which I collected on my journey to King 
George’s Sound, last October, are not yet arrived; but on 
vat homeward way, I gathered a few plants, which I brought 
With me on horseback, and now forward to you. The box 
Contains about two hundred species; the upper and lower- 
most tiers are from this neighbourhood, the others were 
found between York and King George's Sound. Toa few of 
; x You will find reference made in my journal, which was 
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