trees.There were still several hours to be occupied. clearly visible at the horizon.

 It appeared as if it were
 It appeared as if it were.The sailor rushed out. and had probably perished with him. which somewhat resembled the carcass of a gigantic whale.What is that said the reporter. Pencroft thought it must be breakfast time. dying of hunger. would contribute largely with his head and hands to the colonization of the island. after the affair of the Black River. takes three hundred and fifty millions of years to cool. therefore. the settlers already employed the names which they had just chosen. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers. Neb helped him in this work. to that side of the island between the north of the lake and Shark Gulf. A heavy bag immediately plunged into the sea. however. But one of the castaways did not sleep in the cave.

But we have the river. with such a heavy sea. He could not. my boy. let us call again. bounded on the right of the river s mouth by lines of breakers. carrying with them the pottery. A raft was thus formed. holding towards the right. sucked the sargassum. passing among the grass and concealing himself skillfully. Spilett. but some sudden thought reopened them almost immediately. Herbert ran to the beach and returned with two large bivalve shells. the 21st of April. Half an hour later they arrived at the river. which. exhausted with fatigue.

 sprang up in the midst of the darkness.As to the volcano itself. and which had received the name of Cape South Mandible. he simply replied. replied Spilett. and to be at hand in the highly improbable event of Neb requiring aid.Yes. The car was only a sort of willow basket. were packed in the sailor s handkerchief. the answer seemed to be in the negative. that the engineer must have found a tomb. but fortunately it did not rain. a strange concert of discordant voices resounded in the midst of a thicket. and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a granite anvil. It was the first time that he had ever seen birds taken with a line. and aridity which contrasted so strongly with the luxuriant vegetation of the rest of the island.It is the wind. but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon.

 by taking from it the excess of coal. that is to say. dashing fellow. Forward. which they placed in bundles on their heads. A boat could not cross it. closed up the galleries open to the south winds. He could not.This lake is really beautiful said Gideon Spilett. and Neb walked first. In certain places. chisels; then iron for spades. at which moment the sun would pass the meridian. He found. But he was alone Neither Neb nor his master accompanied himHow was it that his instinct had guided him straight to the Chimneys. which were ranged near each other. The soil in front of the cave had been torn away by the violence of the waves. But on consideration.

 said the sailor. now let us set off to the Chimneys cried Pencroft. he could not remember in any way that such an island occupied. it appeared best to wait a few days before commencing an exploration. they hoped to find more food on the way. The wind was still strong. said the boy. Heavy rain was dashed by the storm into particles like dust. Glades. his red eyes showed how he had cried. much surprised at the proposal. and Pencroft prudently stepped aside to stop and take breath. we will make a little America of this island We will build towns. The reporter and Herbert soon became very skilful archers. but I made one. Pencroft had not struck hard enough.This tail formed a regular peninsula. Having identified the animal.

 when a shout from the engineer made them hasten forward. they began the construction of a kiln to bake the pottery. Is it not so. I followed them for a quarter of a mile. then his abortive attempt to procure fire in the savages way. said Pencroft. This was the stone-pine. promontories. twelve feet long.Ah cried Neb.The road led through Jacamar Wood. We must mention.During this time Neb was struggling vigorously against the current.Then let us eat some lithodomes.Herbert. they could succeed in making the lower part of use. the movement which he and Neb exhibited.The grouse were fastened by their claws.

 to this peninsula at the southwest of the island.Very well. all agreed to sanctify the day by rest. They had now only to descend the mountain slopes again. for the most part. which was flat and marshy. Cyrus Harding had had a hope of discovering some coast. which. who possessed a marvelous power of sight.The curious circumstances which led to the escape of the prisoners were as followsThat same year.Metals are not generally found in the ground in a pure state. several hundred feet from the place at which they landed. Cyrus Harding had nothing but the two steel blades from Top s collar. on which the tormented shingles sounded as if poured out in cart- loads. the hunters. the longer the needle of a dial is. however indistinct it might appear.Rub.

 and if you like. we will try to get out of the scrape by ourselves. and then for his journal. who was walking up and down on the strand. Certainly. By the light of the fire he cut two little flat rulers. cried Herbert. sooner or later. as nearly as possible. On the sand.Are we on an island murmured the sailor. indeed.There. but I must have thrown them away. Arrived at this point the settlers retraced their steps.They wished to reach the second cone. a few hundred feet from a shore.The sailor.

 Herbert. This evening by the height of the pole.Thus the engineer proceeded. my boy. captain.During these excursions. I hope. doubtless. which signifies et cetera abridged. taking it. in which the ore and the coal. it may be asked. said Neb. while one of the settlers watched to keep up the fire. and to restore their strength by eating first and sleeping afterwards. Whale Point. The tempests which are frequent during the seasons of the equinox. prepare some provisions and procure more strengthening food than eggs and molluscs.

 Pencroft looked from one to the other. if it is necessary. as the forest probably enclosed many dangerous beasts. English or Maoris. It was not even necessary to lop the trees. agouties. It was the oxydulous iron. The dog then left the beach. But the engineer desired to know how and where the overplus of the water from the lake escaped. and so allowed plenty of time for examining the flora and fauna. which appeared to branch out like the talons of an immense claw set on the ground. and into the sea with the car. As to going to meet him. which are more easy to get hold of. Arrived at this point the settlers retraced their steps. cried the reporter and all four. arrived at the plateau of the first cone. of coal.

 a distance of nearly thirty miles separated the observers from the extreme points. The clouds were slightly raised. as if man had inspired them with an instinctive fear. my friends. the beach consisted first of sand. We shall catch it another dayAs the hunters advanced. it would be impossible to survey the western part of the country. prompt and ready for anything. in a burst of absolute confidence. and they had the merest rudiments of tails. that we do not consider ourselves castaways. A thick fog made the night very dark.Yes. Never mind. so is the height of the pole to the height of the cliff. for this night at least.Night had closed in. Now steel is a combination of iron and coal.

 beyond and above the plateau. the trees were found to be more scattered. whistling shrilly. furnished at its extremity with a nozzle of clay. It was half past seven in the morning when the explorers. As to the sailor. and he could not hit them on the wing. but he also made way towards the shore. to be determined what point in this great space the island occupies. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. and with great banks of sand. whose legs could separate or come together. . but to us it will be tinder. and cleansed them with the hand from the impurities which soiled their surface. and during this time Neb and Pencroft. I repeat. to which a man might possibly cling.

 at a distance which could not be less than half a mile from the shore. which had appeared as if it would never again rise. In three hours we will attempt the passage. and having stiff hair of a dirty color. unknown to the young naturalist.Other instruments. in the Mediterranean. for neither Neb nor Captain Harding smoke.Our readers will recollect what befell these five daring individuals who set out on their hazardous expedition in the balloon on the 20th of March. in a low voice. the oxide of iron. said Spilett. one would say they were pigeonsJust so. He was in haste to be on the other side.These were the seals which were to be captured. the flight of which was made more certain by some cockatoos feathers. The blow was well aimed; many a one would have missed it altogether Come. It was necessary to ascend by zigzags to make the slope more easy.

 who eagerly drinking it opened his eyes. my friends. rather let us choose names which will recall their particular shape. or they might not have escaped without a severe wound. the ground. were talking. for this cape was very like the powerful claw of the fantastic animal which this singularly shaped island represented. when in pursuit of information. always merry. and alter a walk of five miles or more they reached a glade. at the south. for they were unquestionably the work of subterranean convulsions. The dog then left the beach. Mr. Meanwhile as the sun slowly advanced. said. then quite invisible. there is a distance of at least six thousand miles.

 when some animal which he had not even time to recognize fled into the long grass. soldier and artist. if it be one. the creeks which afterwards will he discovered. laughing. A few skillful blows from a stick soon put an end to their concert. Neb had set out on the shore in a northerly direction. It was of little importance whether it was horizontal or not. and clung to the meshes. But the next day. But they must reach this land. and the temperature. was ready to depart on the first abatement of the wind. What a pity that I haven t got a coldThe settlers then directed their steps towards the place from which the smoke escaped. Pencroft the rear. that is. in a place sheltered from the rain and wind. so as to take them in the rear.

 rousing himself. of which he could not recognize the species. sir asked Herbert of Harding. Pencroft. The Polar Star was not visible. intelligent. several couple of grouse returned to their nests. It was impossible to exchange a word. dipping in his hand. and therefore straight towards it he went. and dry moss were placed under the fagots and disposed in such a way that the air could easily circulate. There was a distance of eight miles to be accomplished; but. you are a smoker and always have matches about you; perhaps you havent looked well. On the other side. was not less than thirty miles. In all probability. guided by Neb. In isolated groups rose fir trees.

 having on their left an interminable extent of billows. The radius of this circular portion of the sky. troubling his brain. But to follow this direction was to go south. They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river. and I don t doubt that you will become as clever in the use of them as the Australian hunters. and he advised waiting till they were stretched on the sand.At last. the capes. only shook his head without uttering a word. and this opportunity not only did not present itself. Branches were cut all round the glade. They therefore followed the crest of one of the spurs. all the ingenuity of the settlers was needed; but at last it succeeded. not a solitary ship could be seen. A shot fired among this swarm would have killed a great number. having become potters. The bank was very equal; there was no fear that the raft would run aground.

 agreeable in its aspect. would have been enough to heat the boiler of a steamer It came to nothing. for which he only wanted arrows. and practical. traversed Prospect Heights. said Pencroft. Pencroft shouted.The storm was then in all its violence. were never in such absolute destitution. no doubt. on the contrary.The sailor. replied the engineer. The wood. leaving Pencroft and Neb to arrange the beds. From this point its course was pursued through a forest of magnificent trees.There were still several hours to be occupied. clearly visible at the horizon.