Demontooth

[RobKlein]

Whether or not the "money stairway" up Demontooth was Donald's dream, or not, 
is irrelevant, as Barks DID name the mountain in "The Golden Christmas Tree", 
Demontooth.  The mountain is depicted on rising above the forested foothills 
that mark the boundary of Duckburg's built-up, inhabited area.  I assume there 
is a narrow band of flat (but gradually rising) forest at the very edge of the 
City, which is the start of The Black Forest.  I assume that The Black Forest 
continues eastward, covering those foothills, which lead upward into a 
mountainous massif (which could be considered The Eagleclaw Wilderness Area - 
as depicted by Barks in the "forest fire story").  As the ocean, Duckburg Bay, 
etc. border Duckburg to the west, I assume that the mountain massif (and 
forested areas) form the eastern boundary of the Duckburg Metropolitan area. 
That large a mountainous area, with a gradual rise, is too large to be situated 
in a perpendicular relation to the ocean.  Usually, such mountain ranges lie in 
a parallel orientation to the seacoast.  Assuming THAT configuration, I assume 
that both the northern and southern boundaries of Duckburg (and its few 
suburbs) give way to open farmland (as depicted by Barks).  We saw the road 
signs as Donald passed them on the way to Tuleville (Hentown, Catville, etc.) -
in ONE direction.  The other direction could be the way towards Goose Egg 
County Pumpkinburg and Pickleburg.  Of course, a large portion of the eastern 
boundary of Duckburg City must be formed by Mudhen Lake (as depicted by Barks), 
as the other side of that vast lake has the flat fir forest that must form a 
portion of the Black Forest.

Regarding the employment of Mount Demontooth as a  Duckburg landmark:  As it is 
within the general area of the City, it is close enough to be a Duckburg 
landmark.  As Barks' FINAL OWN version of WDC 157 had Demontooth depicted in a 
dream, we can assume that the "real" shape and location of Mount Demontooth is 
the one depicted by Barks in "The Golden Christmas Tree", and that the shape 
and configuration of that mountain in "The Money Stairs" story was different 
due to Donald's distorted memory in his dream.

I think of the representations of "The Duck Universe" not as photographs of 
some other reality, but as graphic representations by a Folk Historian.  Carl 
Barks and his "History of the Ducks and Duckburg" are akin to Homer and 
his "Iliad, and Oddysey".  Neither of these great tale tellers physically 
attended the happenings of which they bring to us detailed accounts.  Both of 
them have put down in writing for a future generation, folktales which were 
verbally transmitted by common folk for hundreds of years. 

Rob
Klein

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