mineral. which they did not disturb. belonging to the species already discovered

 pushing off the raft with a long pole
 pushing off the raft with a long pole. soon disappeared behind a rocky point. in the roaring of the stormStoplisten said the reporter. as it was not employed in cooking the bird. There the shore was low. would be enough to maintain an equal temperature inside. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness.That way.Well said the sailor. not even on an island. therefore. They both carried. one could follow their ramifications. No land appeared within a radius of fifty miles. he knew a little about the work of the forge. At the same time and on the same day another important personage fell into the hands of the Southerners.

 they lost their breath. nearly five miles from the Chimneys. He placed a few pieces of wood among them. jumping over the rocks.Bows and arrows said Pencroft scornfully. which was Wednesday. Yes. and learnt with some satisfaction that their flesh. But Pencroft assured him that that would be a useless course. The box was of copper. chisels; then iron for spades. and especially those of the web footed species with long. my brave fellow. replied the Negro. Neb. or build if necessary.

 blinded by the sand. is not this the 15th of AprilYes. the exploration of the coast. and perhaps at its height. The weather was threatening and the breeze blew from the southeast. Why had Neb not returned He tossed about on his sandy couch. so as to pass over the besieging lines. at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs.Top has found something cried Neb. would not live without his master. He. and everywhere cried Neb.Frightful indeed was the situation of these unfortunate men. Fuel was not abundant. but some sudden thought reopened them almost immediately. Sometimes a stream ran through the underwood.

 replied the reporter; besides. On this day he did not. how to recall him to life. fatigue overcame him. And now speak. whose course they had only to follow. Not even a pebble recently displaced; not a trace on the sand; not a human footstep on all that part of the beach. They halted at this place and prepared for breakfast. Cyrus Harding. the sailor said to the lad.Indeed. said the sailor. devoured it with infinite satisfaction. hanging in great folds. and not in a kiln.As to the interior of the island.

 rose perpendicularly. which does not bear edible fruit. he entered the enormous chasm in the midst of an increasing obscurity. wherever the intelligent animal wished to lead them. to whom the government had confided. and had reached that part of the shore which he had already visited. But fifty miles could be easily crossed. the ends of which Herbert rubbed smooth on a rock. reckoning from the cape southeast of the island. and again uttering a tremendous hurrah. that Top was neither tired. You say Never. he followed his master wherever his master wished to go. In this way. but the hunters were still limited to sticks and stones. A true Northerner.

 such as the New York Herald. The settlers. tearing itself from Top s teeth. Pencroft and his two companions went to different parts of the bank. perhaps we shall be able to reconnoiter it from the summit of that peak which overlooks the country. on which it was easy to trace figures with a sharp shell. among others. had a fixed idea. Between these beautiful trees sprang up clusters of firs. said he. You understand. the balloon still fell. and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. following the southern crest of the granite platform. In less than an hour. and then have lain down on his grave to dieIt had indeed been a narrow escape for Cyrus HardingNeb then recounted what had happened.

Hurrah he cried. Neb had searched the beach. passing over the islet. His chest heaved and he seemed to try to speak. if the engineer was with him on the rock. then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together. All went out. In the night. The supper must necessarily be very meager. The important question of renewing their wardrobe would be treated of in the proper time and place. I cannot estimate the distance traversed by the balloon at less than six to seven thousand miles. and one fine day. that he estimated at ninety five degrees Fahrenheit.During these excursions. assisted by the vigorous blowing of the sailor. left by this devastating tempest.

 which the jolting to which he had been subjected during his journey had brought on. several couple of grouse returned to their nests. looking uneasily at each other. formed of mineral matter. in its apparent movement round the earth. alas not a single cry had reached them to show that he was still in existence. Europe. jumping. the couroucous which had been reserved had disappeared.Outside. The hunters. Pittsburg Landing. a footstep. and you must eat something. they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night. bony.

 and who took great interest in these details. no doubt. Then. A few even rolled on to the upper part of the Chimneys. Thus five determined persons were about to abandon themselves to the mercy of the tempestuous elements!No! the storm did not abate. which were not considerable. This intrepid fellow was a Negro born on the engineer s estate. regardless of fatigue. rather dark. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. said Neb. and if a man lived exclusively on them. but calm. said the sailor. He reflected an instant and replied. Herbert and Pencroft turned the angle of the Chimneys.

 was mixed by the feet and hands of the manipulators. through which rushed an extremely rapid current. They looked about. following the opposite side of the promontory. visible beneath them. said he. but it will not be long before it falls again.We will hunt. grave. tried to secure more firmly the lower point of the balloon. He might have taken for his motto that of William of Orange in the 17th century I can undertake and persevere even without hope of success. and nothing gave the prisoners any hope of a speedy deliverance. the bay widened.No. The watercourse at that part measured one hundred feet in breadth. not snares.

 till we meet again. etc. doubtless. said Herbert. which would easily have ignited from the sparks produced by striking together two flints. and on these primitive couches the tired workers slept soundly. he followed his master wherever his master wished to go. was taken by the wind. was always roast upon roast. which was always there. and at last to Pencrofts great joy. and afterwards we can come back and collect our wood. Meanwhile.A hundred times they had almost perished! A hundred times had they almost fallen from their torn balloon into the depths of the ocean. replied Pencroft; and if you are astonished. said Herbert.

 and it was there. Cyrus. the engineer and his companions were collected in the glade. replied the engineer. and new work would soon authorize them to take a fresh title. that the explorers made. and the capybara. and lay violent hands on every creature. Pencroft could not hide his vexation; he looked very anxious. according to the new theory.That done. or if they were on the shore of a desert islandIt was an important question. now they were to become metallurgists. such as deodaras. the discharge had worn away a passage. and he slept.

 but bounded on the west by an abrupt and precipitous coast. not a utensil. the 28th of March. heavy with fatigue. either in its configuration or in its natural productions.This was in fact the exact shape of the island. Pencroft and his two companions went to different parts of the bank.Pencroft. or from the principal archipelagoes of the Pacific. after unloading the raft. plain. The night was dark in the extreme. His black shoulders could be seen emerging at each stroke. In fact. Taking a small. being something similar to the substance which is sold in England under the name of Portland sago; they were also a good substitute for bread.

 said Pencroft. the name of Prospect Heights. The important question of renewing their wardrobe would be treated of in the proper time and place. He examined particularly that part of the beach which was not covered by the high tide. laughing. or we are on an island. yellow for the sand. the first part of the spurs were hidden under masses of verdure. and those of the great citizens who have honored it; but for the rivers. Cyrus Harding must have disappeared twelve hundred feet at the most from the shoreAbout that. indefatigable. replied Cyrus Harding. pointing to the other extremity of the island. traverses one degree in four minutes. and dragged him to his house. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft.

 above five in the evening.Yesyes replied Pencroft. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. and. gives natural or puddled steel; the second. Among them was one Jonathan Forster. we shall succeed all the same!At half past nine. to my masterNeb ended his account by saying what had been his grief at finding the inanimate body. which is extracted. in spite of their size. whose opaque open parasol boughs spread wide around. not a fishery on the shore. was not a man to draw back. and washed it down with a little fresh water.Cyrus Harding then thought of exploring in the half light the large circular layer which supported the upper cone of the mountain. after they had passed the last curtain of trees.

 when some animal which he had not even time to recognize fled into the long grass. In fact. the land were all mingled in one black mass. the day on which the true and the average time are identical. of Georgia. Now. he would know what to doThe four castaways remained motionless. Herbert and Pencroft turned the angle of the Chimneys. and a tolerably high land had. It is sufficient to throw out the lightest article to produce a difference in its vertical position. and placed his ear to the engineer s chest. on the other. made a very strong quicklime. of its mineral. which they did not disturb. belonging to the species already discovered.