ACHI3KS7ES£ COAST. 



iraiiTaiK'c. At dav lis^lil . \\v w-tA'j^hci]^ jtassed 

 Viihii Pc'dni,"" ■.iimI tlieii tlir ve^?;t'l siiilinl at u 

 distance only "i tlinn^ uiili's froui tin' shore, in 

 tVoin twt'lvt* to f'uurteeu lathoius watt'i*, wliich 

 afforded m mcdi&at view of the vary in g fea- 



During the early part of the luoriiiiig, tho towcr- 

 ]>fako(l suiiiiiiit of tlie (i(jldeii Moinitain" 

 was visible and pciibctly clear ; but, as the day 



$dnm^ii it hmm^ mpp^^ wink <im^ t h vm 



elevated fai'^bave ihe m<mi^m M ^bEBmctdtj^ 



md sL'Ciiis situated some distancti inland. Tlie 

 w'v>t sidr oi' tlie mountain was t-lotlit'd witli wood 

 to tlie smunnt, and exhibits notbiu^* iu its aspect 



ftw wiSdk &e naa»e of ** (Hdeii** mddi he 

 supposed to be derived $ btit, m the Malays term 



It the Cionnong- Mas," or Golden Mountain, it 

 lias {irol>ah!y obraiiicd tlic ap|)t'lhition iv<nu them 

 oil account of goltl baving been lonnd upon it ; 

 wXd the English iianic is merely a traiishition of 

 tlie Malay. Tht «a»fce*tt Mtle trf Hke Tammmu 

 lias a sinuhir d^s^lv wooded appearance froin 

 the base to the summit, as just mentioned of the 



western. 



Tlie morning was line and elear ; and as 

 we sailed along tlie. "higli pieturcscpie amst 

 ^ tim portion (naith^essi) of tlie beantifUl 

 island of Suuuitra, with light and variable winds 



