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tively recent fracture. In examining it closely I found at the base, 
as shown in the sketch, Fig. 3, an undercut channel, in and in front 
of which, after clearing away the earth, I detected a pair of feet 
carved in the rock, They were badly mutilated but still showed 
traces of the toes and portions of the sandals, These feet had 
originally formed part of a complete figure, and the fragment of 
head found on the floor had belonged to it. 
Another pair of feet at the right, still more completely oblit- 
erated, indicated the position of a second figure. The fragment 
shown in Fig, 2 lies on the floor at a, Fig. 3, and doubtless 
originally occupied nearly the position in the wall indicated in 
the sketch. These figures had been wedged or blown off and 
broken up by the Spaniards, and the whole shrine dismantled. 
There are other recesses of similar character in this hill, 
which show like treatment by the conquerors or their descen- 
dants. One at the opposite end of the crest, near the terminus 
of the great causeway, is said to have hada calendar carved in 
the living rock of the rear wall, a spot now exhibiting a deep 
irregular excavation thought to have been made by treasure 
hunters.! 
In this connection it is convenient to mention a remark- 
able piece of work, a block of curiously carved andesite that 
rests upon the outer extremity of the crest of the hill. Although 
in such a prominent place it is partially obscured by trees of 
_ Copal, etc., and would escape the attention of the casual ob- 
Server; besides, the sledge of the destroyer has obliterated 
much of the evidence of art. In order to preserve a memoran- 
dum of the work, I stood upon a contiguous rock and made the 
sketch presented in Fig. 4, my line of vision being at an angle of 
45° with the flat surface of the stone, c c, which is horizontally 
placed. 
The surface has been cut down, leveled and finished with a 
pointed implement, leaving a pecked or granular surface, while 
the middle portion of the rock was left in relief and carved into 
the curious form indicated in the sketch, but which has been 
almost completely obliterated by the hammer of the despoiler. 
e query arises, what has this rock been, and what its func- 
tion, that the godly missionaries should have endeavored to de- 
Stroy it? 
* For details see Bancroft’s Native Races and works cited by him. 
