MALLERY.) PETROGLYPHS ON FAIRY ROCKS, NOVA SCOTIA ay) 
those dates. A number of markings were noticed by him which are 
not found in the parts now exposed, and were evidently more ancient 
than most of the engravings on the latter. From other sources of in- 
formation it is evident that either from a permanent rise in the water 
of the lake or from the sinking of the rocks, they formerly showed, 
within the period of the recollection of people now living, a much 
larger exposed surface than of late years, and that the parts long since 
permanently submerged were covered with engravings. The inference 
is that those engravings were made before Europeans had visited the 
locality. 
It is to be specially remarked that the exposed surfaces where the 
rocks were especially smooth were completely marked over, no space 
of 3 inches square being unmarked, and over nearly all of those choice 
parts there were two, and in many cases three, sets of markings, above 
one another, recognizable by their differing distinctness. It also 
seemed that the second or third marking was upon plane surfaces where 
the earlier markings had been nearly obliterated by time. With pains 
and skill the earlier markings can be traced, and these are the outlines 
which from intrinsic evidence are Indian, whereas the later and more 
sharpely marked outlines are obviously made by civilized men or boys, 
the latest being mere initials or full names of persons, with dates at- 
tached. Warning must be given that the ancient markings, which 
doubtless were made by the Micemacs, will probably not only escape 
the attention of the casual visitor, but even that an intelligent expert 
observer who travels to the scene with some information on the snbject, 
and for the express purpose of finding the incisions, may fail to see 
anything but names, ships, houses, and similar figures of obviously 
modern design. This actually occurred within the week when the pres- 
ent writer was taking copies of the drawings by a mode of printing 
which left no room for fancy or deception. Indeed, frequently the 
marks were not distinctly apparent until after they had been examined 
in the printed copies. 
The mode in which the copies were taken was by running over and 
through their outlines a blue aniline pencil, and then pressing a wetted 
sheet of ordinary printing paper upon them, so that the impression was 
actually taken by the process of printing. During the two field sea- 
sons mentioned, with the aid of Mr. Creed, three hundred and fifty 
different engravings and groups of engravings were thus printed. 
Some of these prints were of large dimensions, and included from ten 
to fifty separate characters and designs. 
On the parts exposed in 1387 there were dates from 1800 to the cur- 
rent year, the number for the last year being much the greatest, which 
was explained by the fact that the wonderfully beautiful lake had been 
selected for a Sunday-school excursion. Over the greater part of the 
surface visible in 1887 there were few levels specially favorable for mark- 
ing, and when these were found the double or treble use was in some 
instances noticed. 
