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here I would mention those
mysterious caves of which there
is one found in the district of
Dabu. One of the Blacks re-
ferred to these caves as proof
that their ancestors or else some
other ancient native must have
known more than any of them knew [indecipherable]
adding we could not make such
marks; "we not clever enough for that
For the information of these who may not
have heard of them ever before, I would
merely state, that besides other re-
markable features, these caves con-
tain [word crossed out] impressions of hands & parts
of the [indecipherable] very neatly executed, [indecipherable]
among which some delicate female
hands can be distinguished. The whole
appears as if originally done in [indecipherable]
There is still a reddish hue remaining

here I would mention those
mysterious caves of which there
is one found in the district of
Dabu. One of the Blacks re-
ferred to these caves as proof
that their ancestors or else some
other ancient native must have
known more than any of them knew [indecipherable]
adding we could not make such
marks; "we not clever enough for that
For the information of these who may not
have heard of them ever before, I would
merely state, that besides other re-
markable features, these caves con-
tain [word crossed out] impressions of hands & parts
of the [indecipherable] very neatly executed, [indecipherable]
among which some delicate female
hands can be distinguished. The whole
appears as if originally done in [indecipherable]
There is still a reddish hue remaining