In the novel **二銭銅貨** by **江戸川乱歩** , I'm wondering the use of と particle in
the following sentence :

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> 十数名の賃銀計算係が、五千人近い職工のタイム・カードから、それぞれ一ヶ月の賃銀を計算して、山と積まれた給料袋の中へ、当日銀行から引き出された、大トランクに一杯もあろうという、二十円、十円、五円などの紙幣を汗だくになって、詰め込んでいるさなかに、事務所の玄関へ一人の紳士が訪れた。

Especially in that part (By the way how do you call a subpart of a Japanese
sentence between two commas ? A clause ?) :

> 山 **と** 積まれた給料袋の中へ

I guess the meaning is

> The salary envelopes were piling up like a mountain.

Is と used here to mean "like, similar to" or am I wrong ? Is there any
link/resource to explain more on that case of と ?
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grammar particle-と
Usage of と particle in a a literary description
Yes! と is used to mean "similar to" here.

It is intended to emphasize many salary envelopes which are likened to a
mountain!
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