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THE WHITE MAN'S MONUMENT.
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too-joo-a, and by me Newton's Fiord, and there, a little distance inland, erected a monument. Some time later, Too-

Fac-simile sketch by Ookijoxy Ninoo, who represents herself performing her devotions to the kok-kon-e-tu-arng, the ancient monument of the kod-lu-nas (white men). The rude sketch in the lower part of this illustration represents a fresh-water lake, which is near the monument. The pending lines around the top of the monument are strings to which the natives hang their presents.

koolito brought me a sketch of the monument, made by the old lady herself, and the accompanying illustration presents