The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-06
A tourney i. lava.

joined ns at Sainarang, We left fol
Djoeja- hi eji is a large town, with q
native sultan kept up in mimic state
with fs5, 900 per annum. granted him
by the Dutch la exchange for his for
mer vast territory. Ills grounds appe a
10 consist of a series of squares plant.
ed round with .waringing'" trees, ent
the shape of bani- boxes. lie has a
collection OF wild animals, including
one cage of splendid leopards, jus.
caught, len in number. The town al
SO contains the ruins of q temple and
palace, with many tanks and under
groiiiid passages. 1t is, however, now
SO oyergrown by the tropical vegeta-
ton that one can see but little of ii.
Nextday at IL saw us start for Boro-
-ndor (or Boro-bodo), the great object
of oIir visit 10 Java. On our way 4
noticed a detachment OF the sultan's
soldiers; their dress is more strange
than imposing-blue trouser with
broad yellow stripes. a swallow-.ail
coat, also faced with yellow aul
with tails certainly not oyer-sIx inch
es long, and hats in front like lock-
ey-caps with the brims turned up be-
hind IN two horns. One stream We
had 10 OIL a bamboo raft support
ed on two little dug-out canoes: no
joke with q big carriage and six horses.
A little bamboo inn stands near the
temple, and here we put up. Until
you have walked round the numerous
terraces of Boro-Bu and stood OIL
its summit, it is impossible to realize
its supendous size, and the caro- with
which each detail is finished. 1t is a
pyramidical temple upward Of 100
feet in heigit, and built in eight ter
races with . browning cone Of mason-
ry rising from the eighth, and this
cone is the only part of the temple in
the construction of which lime has
been used. Ono ascends the mound on
which the temple stands by a flight OF
steps guarded by two lions Of gray
stone, of which the whole temple is
built. Terrace first contained, when
complete, 1l6 cells, each containing .
sitting figure OF Buddah some three
feet high. Many Of these cells and
figures have throughout tho temple
fallen IN ruins the walls ON the up
per side Of this terrace arc decorated
with doeply-cut bas-rcliefs, all tho
figures Represented are standing en-
cept Buddah, who sits while thew
worship him. This terrace Is dccornt-
ed with plendid gargoyles shaped like
Terace second has a high parapet
on the outside, and is decorated with
bas-reliefs on both walls. The figures
arc smaller and moro numerous than
In terrace one. Elephants r hero
shown with howdahs and engaged in
fighting; deer, birds, aud hippopota-
mi hnftIa oaonoo uhfno IfkA ltkfn..-
junks in apparently o rough sea, fol-
low each other in endles succession;
monkeys in quaint attitudes, horses
and tortoises all appear in this extra
ordinary melange. The terrace con-
tanned So cells; tho gargoyles are well
executed elephants' heals.
Terrace third Here the parapct Is
lower and the bas-reliefs not 90 deeply
cut Morn female figures and fewer
representations OF Buidah appear
The new subjects are tigers and cocoa
nut palms. Ten steps lead to the
fourth terrace, the parapet Il again
high. Buddah carried on the head OF
his worhipers forms the heads of sew
eral carvings, which are, however, MT
30 well preserved - those below. Ter
race fifth 10 again reached by ten ste .
through . ine archway, Of wh.1lIi
originally there were four on each ter
ncc, but which are nearly ali fallen
over; the archway il q head Of Bud
dab. The parapet il again high, and
both walls covered with bas.reliefs.-
Buddah, ~ in the third terrace, Il the
chief subject of ILLUSTRATION; the gar
goyles are we'll executed demons
heads
Terrace six : Here the style changes
and the terrace becomes round in
akape; the parapct IL high, but there
Il no baS-nliefs.l ZThedsjirnc OF Bud.
dab, though exactly similar to those
on the lower terraces, are inclosed in
cases0f stone treliis work with conf
cal tops and an apex of solid stone
Eight steps conduct one to the sew
enth terrace, which, except that it Is
smaller, is q reproduction Of terrace
sixth. Terrace eighth Is again small
Ter, and out of it rises the circular
dons which crownss the building, on
the side Of which, on q pedestal, was
the chief figure of Buddah, of which
now o a vestige remains. Alright of
steps leads to the top of the dome, from
whence QUO gets an idea of the vast
size and situation Of this temple of
temples. They were when complete,
473 figures of Buddah. in this temple
thus distributed. First, 1l6; second,
So; third, 80; fourth, "a; fifth, As
sixth, 80; seventh, "a; eighth, l6;
DONG, l.
Next morning, before sunrise, when
all was dark with mist, / climbed 10
tie top of the dome and watched tho
sun rising over the lofty summit of
Merapia, and the pail of mist roll it.
self back, till every detail of this
lovely building glowed in the first rays
of the morning sun, and then L real
ize:l how lovely it really is. Seen
from above the great variety OF deco
ration and the harmonious tints of
gray and white on its timeworn stone,
cannot fail to strike the eye, and the
enormous labor of raising the pile,
which popular legend says was done
in three days, can be realized. The
view from the top is grand the tenn
pic, stands In o vast amphitheatre of
plain, girtin on eyery side by lofty
volcanic hills, which approach nearest
IN the west, and are highest ON the
east. The plain is thfckly studded
with plantations Of palm and, other
trees which enhance the view. An.
other temple stands atMoondeet, two
miles, OF; It Ia about 30 feet high,
and sfna ruinous condition &c con-
.taius three figures inside, . II feet
q It sits, Of god, apparently count
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