ILLUSTRATIONS 



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 Figure 1. False relation of the historic (written) to the prehistoric (umvrit- 



ten) 4 



2. True relation of the historic (written) to the prehistoric (unwritten) . 4 



3. Relation of recorded to uiurecorded history 6 



4. E.elation of the unrecorded history- to the purposely and fortui- 



tously recorded history 6 



5. Relations of unrecorded history and the several forms of record 7 



6. Relative permanency of the several forms of record 7 



7. Ancient wheeled toy from a child's grave, Mexico 21 



8. Stone gouge-adz, New England type 23 



9. Stone gouge-adz, Scandinavian type 23 



10. Ax-shaped "banner stone," eastern United States 23 



11 . Ax-shaped stone implement, Scandinavian type 23 



12. Ground slate spearhead, New England type 25 



13. Ground slate spearhead, Japanese type 25 



14. Ground slate spearhead, Korean type 25 



15. A terra-cotta head with oblique eyes. Vera Oruz, Mexico 28 



16. Chinese bronze axes with perforate and decorated blades 29 



17. a, Axlike stone implement with perforate blade. United States, b, 



Axlike implement of bronze with perforate and decorated blade, 



Peru 29 



18. Antique Chilcat mask with Chinese coins set in as eyes 30 



19. Stages of migration in the peopling of America from tropical Asia. . 40 



20. Jade statuette from Vera Cruz, Mexico, with glyphic date corre- 



sponding to 100 B. C 52 



21. Map suggesting multiple origins in Asia and differentiations in 



America 56 



22. Section of Table Mountain showing mines ])enetrating to old river 



channels 61 



23. rt. Fragment of stone pestle found by Clarence King embedded in 



gravels underlying the Table Mountain lava cap. h, Pestle of 



the prevailing type among the California tribes C2 



24. The Calaveras skull, said to have been taken from Tertiary gravels 



at a depth of 130 feet 64 



25. Types of mortars and pestles said to have come from the auriferous 



gravels 65 



26. A ladle-like utensil from the aiu'iferous gravels 66 



27. Boat-sha])cd stones from the auriferous gravels 66 



28. Weathered gravel wall of a gold mine 200 feet in height, with an- 



cient village site al)ove 67 



29. Section showing relations of ancient village site to caved-in gold 



mine 67 



30. Obsidian blade from supposed Pleistocene deposits, Nevada 68 



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