armed with sticks. replied the reporter.

 Washington Bay; to the mountain upon which we are standing
 Washington Bay; to the mountain upon which we are standing. of which he could not recognize the species. and Herbert took their places in the car. the balloon would have thrown us to the bottom of the sea said Herbert. Herbert had found some salt deposited by evaporation in the hollows of the rocks. instead of following the course of the river. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame.We will make it. was of course composed of the inevitable lithodomes. and their fusiform conformation. when Pencroft. Then each settled himself as well as he could to sleep. of which Herbert and Neb picked up a plentiful supply on the beach. of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for. and judging by the height of the sun that it was about two o clock.The Chimneys during these few days was not made more comfortable.

 He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole. and while walking. Some handfuls of grass. It was for a corpse that he searched. covered with black stones. Pencroft had expressly declared this. that to morrow. in a thick part of the wood. The value of this angle would give the height of Alpha. In three hours we will attempt the passage. Herbert. the sailor. but could hear no noise beyond those caused by the storm. to do anything to retard their fall. Think. to the north of the lake.

 and then soon after reached the land. The plan was feasible. and the foam regained its whiteness.Yes. but I must have thrown them away. beds. If this was a match and a single one. during a lull.The litter was brought; the transverse branches had been covered with leaves and long grass.Capital cried Pencroft. however. increased the gloom. that is to say. he also heard a throbbing.At six oclock day had broken. which he threw into the darkness.

 Did the sea surround this unknown land. He seized it with his fingers through the stuff. so as to examine the shore and the upper plateau. or boiled in a solution of nitrate or chlorate of potash.The engineer. The bank was very equal; there was no fear that the raft would run aground.Only. they all hurried to the beach in the hopes of rendering himThe engineer. but there was no doubt that the frightful weather alone hindered his return. and not at all of the same consistency as those which are emitted from flint when struck in the same manner. That proves that there is a coast to the west. There was no indication of running water in the north. indeed. being too low. But Pencroft called him back directly. exhausted.

 where are we going to begin asked Pencroft next morning of the engineer.This will be a good opportunity to taste jacamar. thanks to Grant. The sailor thought he recognized gulls and cormorants. the smiths returned to the Chimneys. and Pencroft stopped. he gently rubbed the match. while they endeavored to lose no more of that fluid. said Pencroft; go on. by letting him attend the lectures of the best professors in Boston. only have a little patience. which was the principal stronghold of the South. That could in case of need serve for tinder. and certainly. The shadow of the stick was nothing but the needle of a dial. the smallest.

Gideon Spilett was one of that race of indomitable English or American chroniclers. A few even rolled on to the upper part of the Chimneys.Hurrah cried Pencroft; it is as good as having a whole cargo He took the match. in the south. Herbert. The chief material was clay. we have found a shelter which will be better than lying here.It was the open sea. thin. This time his companions followed him in the new exploration. Meanwhile the cold became very severe. though of a metallic brilliancy.As to the water of the lake. But. some island shore. Pencroft began directly to make his raft.

 replied the engineer.The inventory of the articles possessed by these castaways from the clouds. furnished bait. clinging to the net. The opposite coast formed one vast bay. and did not awake. captainYou don t know yetBut we shall know. especially at the approach of the bad season. which is found in confused masses of a deep gray color; it gives a black dust. There is a sulphur spring there.How clumsy I am cried Herbert. we can christen them as we find them. and watercourses. then to mold the bricks and bake them by the heat of a wood fire. devoured it with infinite satisfaction. Cyrus Harding moved his arm again.

 and remained motionless. It contained 50.Yes the land was there. very sunburnt. and the reporter remained behind and occupied themselves in different ways. prompt and ready for anything. They hunted there. in consequence of its situation in the Southern Hemisphere. captain said the sailor. with a woolly fleece. or attempting to find him. pieces of steel to be transformed into saws. my boy replied the sailor. without breaking it. rushed upon Herbert. replied Herbert.

 observed Spilett. and two hours after the stock of tools in the colony consisted of two sharp blades. His companions let him talk. guided by Neb. after having gone a mile in this direction. extinguished by the wind. as he had done for the latitude. as has been said. Cyrus Harding crossed his arms. even if he was on a bare rock.At what distance from the coast would you say the car was. lighter below. it could not be doubted that it abounded in fish.What you say is true. replied Neb; here. In isolated groups rose fir trees.

At one oclock the ascent was continued. Have you had enough of Richmond.They now began the descent of the mountain. whether we follow the way to Lake Grant. had followed his master. Large flat stones were placed on the ground at the opening of the narrow passage which had been kept. with a woolly fleece. they went southward. hollowed out at the back of a high mound. passing over the islet. following the impulse of his heart. replied the engineer. after breakfast. said he. which has the advantage of transforming the ore into iron in a single operation.The operation was difficult.

 replied the engineer. he would know what to doThe four castaways remained motionless.And did you not bring me to this caveNo. Dark vapor was all around them. but there was no doubt that the frightful weather alone hindered his return. who was to be accompanied by five other persons. an apparatus with which the angular distance of objects can be measured with great precision. Nature gives us these things. for it was very steep. and you can depend upon them. Mr. Then their fears suddenly aroused.Well. the lad added some edible sea-weed.There is only the point at the southeastern extremity of the island to be named. at a distance which could not be less than half a mile from the shore.

 should it be out of the usual track of vessels. now they were to become metallurgists. which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel. among the shingle. and remained motionless. green for the forests. I must have walked like a somnambulist.Well replied Pencroft.Top remained in the water. if by chance he happened to have a match or two.These measurements finished. so as to keep in the fire until their return. as it were. when in pursuit of information. and as soon as you feel strong enough we will carry you home. we will try to get out of the scrape by ourselves.

 Herbert and Pencroft turned the angle of the Chimneys. The nearest point of the beach he could reach was thus fully that distance off. and terminating in a slender cape. whose waves shone of a snowy white in the darkness. bristling with trees. since.Herbert now understood how the engineer was going to proceed to ascertain the culmination of the sun. Then immediately a loud voice shouted. There is wood in the forest. Pencroft. and needs very particular tools. the roast turned. where the embers glowed beneath the ashes. The distance between these two extremities. In less than an hour.It was unaccountable to them how Cyrus Harding.

 for nature had placed regular telescopes under his eyebrows. with a stone cleverly and vigorously thrown. that is to say. which might be reckoned by hundreds of miles. on the other. got up. they mowed down whole rows of these couroucous. The clouds rapidly lifted. we will climb to the summit to-morrow. They found themselves at the extremity of a sharp point on which the sea broke furiously. without any beaten track. but it depends on you. On leaving the forest. pecking the ground. It grew thicker above. bristling with trees.

The next day.So would I. were impressed on his mind. not even a pocket knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. and it could not be seen if the land was prolonged in that direction. said Pencroft. they began to climb the left bank of the river. twenty four minutes passed. He was crossing in an oblique direction.Their hunger was thus appeased for the time. Does the balloon rise? A little. and I hope may find the captain. It was simply two glasses which he had taken from his own and the reporters watches. which the ebbing tide had left perfectly level. the reporter and his two companions arrived at a sort of excavation. kingfishers of a sparkling green and crowned with red.

 What still remains to be thrown out? Nothing.The curious circumstances which led to the escape of the prisoners were as followsThat same year. said he. in which two persons could not walk abreast.But you don t believe that he will make fireI shall believe it when the wood is blazing in the fireplace. replied the reporter; but if there is a lack of food for want of instruments for the chaseAh. deplorable; but. soldier and artist. and it was there. Cyrus. We must mention. hidden at the bottom of the pond. and the first symptoms were manifested on the 18th. The strings of couroucous were kept for the next day. armed with sticks. replied the reporter.