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Ko, and Pu, emerged from a lava tunnel '^ on the north slope, where 

 Genthe'^ passed a night, at an altitude of 1070 m, and 40 hn 

 from the eumnai. Each married a mysterious maiden who came 

 from Japan, and the three families settled and divided the island. 

 After fourteen generations had passed away, three brothers of the Ko 

 family landed at Tam-jin (now Kang-jin "^), and visited the capital 

 Kyong-jijii ^^ of the kingdom of Sil-la. This happened at an 

 early period of the kingdom and tlie king named the island 

 Tam-na ''^ as the three men landed at Tam-jin. Since then, Tam- 

 na has also been paying tribute to Päih-chuöi, Japan, and Ko-ryoL 

 In the year 1295, a king of Ko-ryU altered the name to the 

 present Chyöi-jyu. The Mongols invaded Ko-ry'ol in 1231, and 

 immediately became the masters of the situation. They esta- 

 blished on the island a horse-breeding station, and the descend- 

 ants of the half-savage Mongol horsemen seem to constitute a 

 portion of the present population, for we see still wild horses in 

 the crater on the top, of Avhicli Genthe*^^ gave a vivid descrip- 

 tion. The people speak a sharp, strongly accented language in- 

 stead of the monotonously smooth Korean. 



The usual landing point is Myöng-uöl ^\ 23 km west of the 

 insular capital Chyöl-Jyn, or one may, though with some risk, go 

 ashore directly from the roadstead "^ and land near the eumnai 

 on the abraded basalt. The dark rock constitutes the entire 

 island, consequently presenting a dark land-feature. Every thing- 

 is dark here. Gravel, stone fences, houses, the people and their 

 clothes (like the Manchus), the pigs and hcrses as well, vividly 

 contrasting witli the things and tlie people of the mainland 



1) Mo-lieurg (^ ^). 2) Loc. cit. 3) See page 54 (fjt ^). 4) See page 99. 

 5) tt M ÏI1 of ancient Korean words the syllables no, r<i (^ü), yn flfj means " Idngdom." 

 C.) Loc. cit. 7) W)\ J] oppof-ite to Yang-do [^ ^). 8) San ji-pbo (flj Jg fffl). 



