4X\ 



Mouiitaiii/' The " Golden Mountiiin " is ciilird 

 I>y tlie natives Yamoji, and the other Yamom ; 

 the first the natives designate as tlie fatlier, the 

 seimd iie (probably of M ib0 iiuk 



The natives state, that once every ^^ear the 

 inoimtuins come together, occasioning rain, tlmn- 

 der, liglitiiiiig, earthquakes, and violent storms ; 

 the Uiwifj Salle, m Ite th^i ih&X rits upon 

 tb^ 2i»»]iiita3ii^ sttrrouiiSad by hideous (kmtaki, 

 enjoying the noise and uproar occasioned by the 

 eonfiict <»f tlie chnneiits ; the winds Mow in vio- 

 lent tornados ; the thunder is so loud as to oc- 

 oaalon &6 mth to ^?mbte utiicfet tiie {e^ of Ute 



dous raountaii^ inundating hahitntioin 



and jdantations, carrying all liefore theni in tlieir 

 impetuous com'se, and spreading tlevastation 

 around. In the midst of this dreadful eoniiict 

 of the d6^ietit^, mountaitts wtf^ z 

 horrible Clash. As the forked lightning jilays 

 around tltent, the Urong Salle, or Fire Kino-, 

 surroiiuded hy iiis satcllitr^, lauglis and s]>orts in 

 the scene ; the nionntains remain united for a 

 11iiti!at% -wbm they again separate, regaining 

 thek fo^t po^tioti. No pmm mmtd 



the hill at any ^tlierc sits the Fire Khig 



and liis <lemous, and should any mort^d east his 



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