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The Tillamuk warriors living on the Pacific A HOME-MADE PRESS. 



coast were often at variance with the several 



Kalapuya tribes. One day, passing through A cheap portable botanical press can be 

 Patten's valley to invade the country of the made by any one, at small or no expense, by 

 Tnalati, they inquired of a woman how far taking two pieces of half inch board — the sides 

 they were from their camp. The w©man, de- of any small box can be taken, if of suitable 

 sirous not to betray her own countrymen, said thickness — and sawing them any convenient 

 they were yet at a distance of one (or two?) size; 8x13 will be found a good size, and large 

 days' travel, This made them reflect over the enough fur most specimens; then nail two 

 intended invasion, and holding a council, they cleats, three inches longer than the width of 

 decided to withdraw. In commemoration of the hoard, across each board near the ends, 

 this the inscription, with i.s numeration marks, allowing the ends of each cleat to project be- 

 was incised by the Tualati. yond the edge of board. 



Dr. Charles Rau received from Dr. James 

 S. Denlson, physician at the Klamath agency, 

 Lake county, Oregon, a communication 

 relative to the practice of painting figures on 

 rocks in the territory of the Klamath Indians 

 in Oregon. There are in that neighborhood 

 many rocks bearing painted figures; but Dr. 

 Rau's description refers specially to a single 

 rock, called Kta-i Tupakshi (standing rock), 

 situated about 50 yards north of Sprague river, 

 and 150 yards from the junction of Sprague 

 and Williamson rivers. It is about 10 feet 

 high; 14 feet long; and 12 or 14 feet deep. 

 Fig. 69, drawn one-twelfth of the natural size, 

 illustrates the character of the paintings seen 

 on the smooth soulhdin surface of this rock. 

 The most frequent designs are single or con- 

 centric circle.^, like Fig. 69, «, which consists 

 of a dark red circle su rou ided by a white one, 

 the center being form .-d hy a round red spot. 

 F.g. 69, l>, painted m dark red and white 

 colors, exhibits a somewhat Mahadeo-like 

 shape; the straight appendage of the circle is 

 provided on each side with short projecting 



lines, alternately red and white, and almost P'-^ce the bouds together, with ihe cleats on 

 producing the effect of the so-called herring- the outside, and a quantity of pajier and cloth, 

 bone ornament. cut the same size as boards, between them. 



Fig. 69, c and a', executed in dark red, are Pressure is applied by four strong rubber bands, 

 other designs seen on the standing rock above such as can be bought at any stationers. Slip 

 mentioned. The colors, which, as tlie inform- a band over the projecting ends of opposite 

 ant thinks, are rubbed in with grease, appear cleats, 

 quite distinct on the dark surface of the rock. 



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