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��Among the representations of animals, that of an elk (figure 33) is the most remarkable. The head and antlers are shown with remarkable realism ; there are three spirals on the back of the animal, while the lines on the lower part of the body probably represent ribs. The elk is represented running. Behind this figure is found the face of a man, the chin and mouth of which are on the surface of the stone, while the eyes and the forehead are continued on the adjoining lateral face.

���There is another petroglyph representing an animal similar to a horse. Tail, back, forelegs, head, eyes, and ears are well pre- served, but the remainder is almost obliterated. The Golds stated that representations of animals are very numerous ; but at the time of my visit most of them were covered with water. There are three figures on a high precipice which the Golds regard as representations of the Mudu'r (the thunder dragon), a conception borrowed from the Chinese. The similarity between the Chinese design and these petroglyphs is very slight. Figure 34 shows a sketch of one of these rock-carvings. Quite recently some Golds have carved the design of a dragon in the same rock. Figure 35 shows some lines found on one of the bowlders.

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