The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-21


...ls Natctl {. 1850
fREFoRrED M D. p.9wAIT.l
le6atautd from 40, So. :- .l
As regards the native governments, win
simply say, that thy have various princes
called sultans, s,islhHnans. Of emperOrs, rGjas,
or kings, anil paasorangs. or pripces, Inc
government Of these native princes, has very
generally been mild aud benefiecnt towards
their subjects. Al i have Incnlioted before,
many Ut these sovcreigns are femaIes. II
would be siitlicnlt to tyTahnize over this peo-
pie, in the same manner as Asiatic kings hare
doile The spirit of the MRlRys is too free and
wa like 10 be ever reduced 10 state Of Asiatie
slavery They can. however. be strongly IN.
iuenced and easily led, BY working on their
snpeTstitiona, or rather upon their religious
feelings litsone instance, aiiotabe prince OF
Sunatra begun To be alarmed at a spirit oi
restlessntss and mischief manifs 81 amongst his
people He felt that they needed more EN-.
ployInent. He:could not hunt up a wal 20
offer them sufficient excitement and employ
their restless energies. He conce we'd an idea;
making o declaration TO the people which, by
the way, was an invention Of his; that he
lad an rx traordfnary vision from Tholsn, the
chief deity that the body Of q certain Notable
parsonage IN ttteir my tholeey had been placed
hy IhOnan. on the top OF q mountain one Of the
erect q temple upon it, summit. and, further
more. THAT Il WIS equally important hit the
lits,ple should construct a grand highway lead.
ing up 10 &C. bFuad enough. thar this deity
might ascend aud descend with an iiEmen o
train 81 celestial elephants. The people be-
! heyed the prince. and went to- work tens of
thousands; working assidnousiy for about If
teen years and constructed one % the nio.t
/ remark atle roads known In the world "A great
broad highway, CT ssing terrible chasms and
cutting through lofty cliffs and crags Of Tocki
until 4 reached the top 81 the m0untaips many
i thousand feet high As the king died shortly
i aftei wards and there MAS nothing more
LEANED csneeFning this deity, IL WAS for long
time wondered 1t by the people, Why tley
/ had been led 20 accomplish this work; and y
Was only discovesed afterwards BY some records
idiseoysrcd ny the king family With proved
the ktet that he had only Caussd his people 70
/ accom- Iish this work 20 keep them out Of mis-
chief, and preseHt them from destroying bis
/ etsernnlent si:E =.
/ There are to be found on these islsn,ls some
fthe most wonderful temples in the world.
I There isone in particular, j have spoken q Ss
fare. the great temple Of Brambanan, In Java;
i or rather, it is an tln5De1se number NJ temples
Ii is sometimes called by the natives. Chaitdl
Sewn or thousand temples. 81 The central
quadnngnlar temple. il two hundred and sixty
I feet high and there are surrounding this TEN.
pie fve ranks Of smaller temples, two h1ndred
Il and ifty Gu each side; and each one OF these
smaller temples is about sixty feet square and
eighty feet high. Besides these there Il
another celebrated one Ia Java, called Bore
Bodo. IIlastFAtions Of portions Of this temple
are published in q volume Of plates which nc
company the work OF Raiies, Of whom ! heE.
spoken. This temple . the largest in height