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Some of them are representations of human figures, but characters of 
other forms predominate. 
Mr. Albert S. Gatschet, of the Bureau of Ethnology, reports the dis- 
covery by him, in 1878, of rock etchings 4 miles from Gaston, Oregon, 
and 24 miles from the ancient settlement of the Tudlati (or Atfalati) In- 
dians. These etchings are about 100 feet above the valley bottom on 
six rocks of soft sandstone, projecting from the grassy hillside of Pat- 
ten’s valley, opposite Darling Smith’s farm, and are surrounded with 
timber on two sides. 
This sandstone ledge extends for one-eighth of a mile horizontally 
along the hillside, upon the projecting portions of which the inserip- 
tions are found. These rocks differ greatly in size, and slant forward 
so that the inscribed portions are exposed to the frequent rains of that 
region. The first rock, or that one nearest the mouth of the canyon, 
consists of horizontal zigzag lines and a detached straight line, also 
horizontal. On another side of the same rock is a series of oblique 
parallel lines. Some of the most striking characters found upon other 
exposed portions of the rock appear to be human figures, i. e., circles 
to which radiating lines are attached, and bear indications of eyes 
and mouth, long vertical lines running downward as if to represent the 
body, and terminating in a furcation, asif intended for legs, toes, ete. 
To the right of one figure is an arm and three-fingered hand (similar to 
some of the Moki characters), bent downward from the elbow, the 
humerus extending at a right angle from the body. Horizontal rows 
of short vertical lines are placed below and between some of the figures, 
probably numerical marks of some kind. 
Other characters occur of various forms, the most striking being an 
arrow pointing upward, with two horizontal lines drawn across the 
shaft, and with vertical lines having short oblique lines attached 
thereto. 
Mr. Gatschet remarks that the Tualati tell a trivial story to explain 
the origin of these pictures, the substance of which is as follows: The 
Tillamuk warriors living on the Pacific coast were often at variance 
with the several Kalapuya tribes. One day, passing through Patten’s 
valley to invade the country of the Tualati, they inquired of a woman 
how far they were from their camp. The woman, desirous not to betray 
her own countrymen, said they were yet at a distance of one (or two?) 
days’ travel. ‘This made them reflect over the intended invasion, and, 
holding a council, they decided to withdraw. In commemoration of 
this the inscription, with its numeration marks, was incised by the 
Tualati. 
Dr. Charles Rau received from Dr. James 8. Denison, physician at 
the Klamath agency, Lake county, Oregon, a communication relative 
to the practice of painting figures on rocks in the territory of the Kla- 
math Indians in Oregon. There are in that neighborhood many rocks 
bearing painted figures; but Dr. Raw’s (b) description refers specially 
