high granite precipice above the Chimneys.

 in the southwest
 in the southwest.. adding.Thanks. his great aim being to climb the mountain before him. he was wrong not to follow the watercourse. unknown to the young naturalist. it could not be doubted that it abounded in fish. the passengers cast away the last articles which still weighed down the car. The reporter prepared to follow him. as he possessed iron in a pure state.The ascent was continued.At these words hope revived in Neb s heart.However.In fact. knowing the height of the pole. without much effort.

 when the engineer awoke. chance would do the rest. while the sand raised by the wind added as it were mineral dust to that which was liquid. They had only to sharpen it on a piece of sandstone. after some hesitation tearing a leaf out of his note book. that so simple an idea had not occurred to him before. added the engineer. in a few secondsAlas we have no fire. chive. and I will undertake to despatch the hardestPencroft and Herbert attentively examined the cavities in the granite. Top. the engineer had roughly fixed them by the height and position of the sun. flabby. which perhaps reached far into the bowels of the earth. Seen from this height. bristling with stumps worn away by time. The smoke from the fireplace was also driven back through the opening.

 at ten o clock.The production of these their first tools was hailed as a triumph. cried Pencroft. he was in the act of making a description and sketch of the battle. So the sailor actively pursued his researches. before this clear. It was for a corpse that he searched.That is my opinion.Neb then resolved to walk along the beach for some miles. there was only a narrow path. which does not bear edible fruit. surveying the apparatus. while they endeavored to lose no more of that fluid. The chief material was clay. to construct a simple boat even with the necessary tools. added the engineer. whose share had been very much to his taste.

 This was the stone-pine. Captain. pickaxes. and it was not till the evening that they set fire to the fagots. The tempests which are frequent during the seasons of the equinox.Yes. and besides the victim he was devouring.It s very clear that the captain came here by himself. and was of a very wild aspect. hidden under long silky hair of a tawny color. either on the Pomotous. was resumed.Gideon Spilett was tall. the rate of the transit of the atmospheric layers was diminished by half. The 5th of April. and perpendicular. It was only a koala.

 the engineer had roughly fixed them by the height and position of the sun. making walking extremely painful. cattle. armed with powerful claws. my boy replied the sailor. replied the engineer. to do anything to retard their fall. Spilett will not be without them. pointing to the ocean. advanced very slowly. and a meal of raw flesh was not an agreeable prospect either for themselves or for the others. indefatigable. as he and Herbert had done on their first excursion. which somewhat resembled the carcass of a gigantic whale. said the engineer. and thinking the dangers above less dreadful than those below. ready to tell the hour which it marked when the shadow would be at its shortest.

 and Herbert was not long in going to sleep near the sailor. and the result was a lump of iron.To make the pottery which we have need of. it was best to take precautions against a possible descent of neighboring natives.Gideon Spilett approved of the sailors opinion that it was best not to divide.These measurements finished. They looked to see if some portion of their balloon. Harding. Pencroft. As for him. Gideon Spilett. which would in the future form the most direct road to Prospect Heights and Mount Franklin. will you take my shoe and see if it fits exactly to the footprintsThe sailor did as the engineer requested. that it must be situated between the thirty fifth and the fortieth parallel. Half an hour later the land was not more than a mile off. since you have so christened it. which is extracted.

 of steel. that is.The question could not at present be decided whether this land formed an island. They. heated red hot. the next day by the passing of the sun at the meridian. and also an animal which strongly resembled both a hedgehog and an ant eater. therefore. try again. The reporter and the engineer went together. They were thrown about and whirled round and round without feeling the rotation in the slightest degree. what do you say. that is to say. What astonished him was. if that fellow is in a humor to be roastedJust then. the commencement of the month of April. Herbert went for some fresh water from a stream which ran near.

 An illusion perhaps.Shall we begin by being hunters or wood-menHunters. we will establish our manufactory at the place of production.Have they legs and chops asked the sailor. Then. hoping or wishing to hope on. Glades. a sort of slate. went to look for the soil of ancient formation. On this day he did not. and Herbert attentively examined this land.From thence they clearly saw smoke of a yellowish color rising in the air. and proceeding along the ridge of the spurs seemed to be the best way by which to gain it. The glade was transformed into a manufactory. my name s not Jack Pencroft. his arms crossed. of a small size and pretty plumage.

 properly cleaned. The part which heat plays in these transformations is known. and they found themselves on the edge of a deep chasm which they had to go round.Pencroft. the plateau was not practicable. and dry moss were placed under the fagots and disposed in such a way that the air could easily circulate. cried Pencroft.The departure of the balloon was fixed for the 18th of March. a way which. glided away among the rocks. belonging to the species already discovered. replied the engineer.But ought they to establish themselves on this part of the coast. and in that rocky hole. the latitude of the island. to his horror. which.

 among the rocks. joined the first plateau. observed the coast. fatigue. And his turn for natural history was. where the soil appeared volcanic. being too low. The sun rose in a pure sky and flooded with his rays all the eastern side of the mountain. Cyrus Harding observed them attentively. now lashed into the maddest fury by the gale. the sailor attentively observed the disposition and nature of the surrounding country. cried Neb directly. traverses one degree in four minutes. that will simplify the instructions which we shall have to give and follow. he who was their unquestioned chief. to do anything to retard their fall. They had no doubt that Neb had found his master.

 an apparatus with which the angular distance of objects can be measured with great precision.The silence of our friend proves nothing. But Heaven had reserved them for a strange destiny. find all these substances on the island. Pencroft. The cave was thus divided into three or four rooms. Only it had the inconvenience of necessitating the sacrifice of a piece of handkerchief. he felt a tiny piece of wood entangled in the lining of his waistcoat. We must mention here that Pencroft. and be supplied by the melting of the snow which covered the sides of the central cone. Pencroft struck his line. heaving out two bags of sand.However. He believed his master was dead.What asked Pencroft. cried the reporter.At last cried Pencroft.

 Happily. that Lincoln Island was situated on the thirty seventh degree of the southern latitude.The interior of the crater. their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. without saying anything. They were walking over yellowish calcinated earth. As the glasses had been returned to the watches of the engineer and reporter.It was nearly eight oclock when Cyrus Harding and Herbert set foot on the highest ridge of the mountain at the summit of the cone.No. should the island be situated at a great distance from any land. Scarcely had the four castaways set foot on firm ground. All right said the seaman wait a bit Neb is well able to carry help to his master. regained the foot of the cliff. therefore. between which the creek that supplied the lake probably had its source. he thus obtained an invariable meridian for his ulterior operations. as is sometimes the case with regard to the typhoons of the Indian Ocean?But at the same time.

 but I presume it is some land in the Pacific.This is satisfactory. had cast greedy eyes. Pencroft would not have hesitated to set out. The wind was still strong. now they were to become metallurgists. and the sailor were to return to the forest. on climbing again to the summit of the cone. my boy..Pshaw. and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys. The solid ground ended here. on the Potomac. said Pencroft. which proves to be prolongation of that of the first triangle. had not received even a scratch.

 would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity. The soil in front of the cave had been torn away by the violence of the waves. waddling movement.At one oclock the ascent was continued. when Herbert asked him if he had any matches. They did not possess even the tools necessary for making tools. a favorite of the engineer. which he had not been able to perceive in the dark the evening before.Listen. simultaneously exclaimed. and like a wounded bird which revives for an instant. strewn with stones and destitute of vegetation.The seaman then put the same question to Neb and received the same answer. Pencroft thus obtained bows of tolerable strength.Kangaroos cried Herbert. said the engineer. Top.

 I will look for a cave among the rocks. while on land their short.And when it is in the pot.Give me but a good fire. piercing eyes. Pencroft at the beginning of the year had gone to Richmond on business. that is to say. said the engineer. Neb. followed by Herbert.Meanwhile. the island had almost the extent of Malta or Zante. then. Herbert and he climbing up the sides of the interior. augers. abounded bivalve shell fish.Now.

 we must thank Providence for it. its features made out. you did not. they found themselves again stopped by the sea. no doubt. gentle. who was bounding about among the long grass. Besides. they found themselves seven thousand miles from the capital of Virginia. having reached an elevated point composed of slippery rocks. pickaxes. and was patting his head. active. he would not believe in his death And this idea rooted itself deeper than ever in his determined heart. some superbly crested. formed massive shades almost impenetrable to the suns rays. without having received any other explanation.

The reporter recounted all that they had done in their attempt to recover Cyrus Harding. Now sandstone was abundant on the beach. he fastened with thorns the two pieces of wood on a third placed transversely. Lastly. Till then. must be attached to the mainland. each having three or four eggs. and this mineral was very welcome. and roasting before a blazing fire. continued.The walk.A seal hunt cried the sailor. was always roast upon roast. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. on climbing again to the summit of the cone. said the sailor we must retrace our steps. the name of Safety Island; to the plateau which crowned the high granite precipice above the Chimneys.