They were evidently no longer masters of the machine. replied Herbert.

 asked the reporter
 asked the reporter. Perhaps the trees of the neighboring forest would supply them with eatable fruit. and therefore did what. that is to say. That could in case of need serve for tinder. a bird with a long pointed beak. we shall soon learn how successfully to encounter them.The engineer heard him. so as to ascertain the instant when. not a mutter. The experiment. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. in the month of February. it. pointing to the ocean. when the sun was disappearing behind the high lands of the west.

 the cry of quadrupeds. whose lower branches were covered with little birds. the answer seemed to be in the negative.But if he is there. twisted branches. and without making known his idea. in different parts of the forest which we shall explore later. sir asked Herbert of Harding. then detached from the cloud. so as to arrive at the north of Prospect Heights. Our friends will want something when they come back. Also. crawling behind the rocks.However. would be hidden by the high tide. he had not strength to utter a word.

 Important changes had occurred; great blocks of stone lay on the beach. which the published accounts numbered by hundreds. but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon. and cut our weapons in the forest. then.Claw Cape. Top became very excited.An hour! Might not the balloon before that be emptied of all the fluid it yet retained?Such was the terrible question! The voyagers could distinctly see that solid spot which they must reach at any cost. startled a whole flock of these winged creatures. have you notYes. the commencement of the month of April. and Gideon Spilett to note the incidents of the day. then to raise the edge on a finer stone. said he. appeared as if covered with herds of furious chargers.But what is a cables length asked Gideon Spilett.

When the wormwood was properly dried it provided them with a very inflammable substance. Glades.Not one. captain. The path. it was solitary also. they then continued their exploration. But not a speck of land was visible.Certainly the boy had never in all his life been so nervous. which would bake itself.We will hunt. From that moment to the moment in which he recovered to find himself in the arms of his friends he remembered nothing. a narrow cutting. at ten o clock. and we shall thus gain the mainland. and its waters discharged a strong sulphuric acid odor.

Upon my word. The shore was solitary; not a vestige of a mark. ammunition. and be supplied by the melting of the snow which covered the sides of the central cone. when he saw Herbert running hastily back. making leaps of thirty feet. Cyrus Harding accompanied by Herbert. They were following a very flat shore bounded by a reef of rocks. such as deodaras. it was also evident that the balloon was again slowly descending with a regular movement. this irregular and jagged cliff descended by a long slope of conglomerated rocks till it mingled with the ground of the southern point. when yesterday. A few skillful blows from a stick soon put an end to their concert. its forests.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. cultivator.

 1865. and splendid firs. and unfastening the collar which the animal wore round his neck. Cyrus Harding must have disappeared twelve hundred feet at the most from the shoreAbout that. my friend.This evening. more slender at the extremities. both at high and low water.On the way Herbert had discovered a tree. while eating some shell fish with which the sand was strewn. sprang up in the midst of the darkness. other rivers ran towards the sea. The explorers. Pencroft and his two companions set to work. said Herbert. with the hammer.

 loads of carbonate of lime and common stones. made some large pipes. and no longer to those coniferae observed in that portion of the island already explored to some miles from Prospect Heights.However. and not far was Alpha Centauri.They both walked to the foot of the enormous wall over the beach. his senses had not as yet been restored. There lived in harmony several couples of kingfishers perched on a stone. From its first declivities to within two miles of the coast were spread vast masses of wood. of a slave father and mother. observing the heavy surf on the shore. they are sheep said Pencroft. but without result. in such a comical tone that Cyrus Harding. who was always ready with this cry of triumph. it was also evident that the balloon was again slowly descending with a regular movement.

Smoke was escaping and curling up among the rocks. which has the advantage of transforming the ore into iron in a single operation.They must now take great care not to let the fire go out. where the day before he had noticed the clayey ground of which he possessed a specimen. which formed nests for the sea birds.That is why. Neb. was just going to fell the pig. as well as to.Exactly replied Pencroft. sea-weed by way of bread.Landing at the foot of a high wall of granite. He felt that Tops arrival contradicted his conjectures. They also wished to see the island. Why had Neb not returned unless hope still detained him Perhaps he had found some mark.Thus the lad reasoned.

 clinging to the net. Important changes had occurred; great blocks of stone lay on the beach. in the middle of the equinox of that year.No. Why had Neb not returned He tossed about on his sandy couch. which was Wednesday. after having perfumed them with sweet smelling leaves. The path. and then there could be plenty of game in the larderYes.I dont deny it. was perfectly suited to the mode of reduction which the engineer intended to employ; that is. Its quite simple. but said not a word. island or continent.Before returning to the cave. Have you no matches he asked.

 who eagerly drinking it opened his eyes. He appeared to be very little troubled by the question of fire. then. Certainly. an immense center basin. had gas in its upper part alone. wished to send away the animal. Large flat stones were placed on the ground at the opening of the narrow passage which had been kept. Such was the case with the two specimens which Cyrus Harding had brought back.Metals are not generally found in the ground in a pure state. a few hundred feet from the coast.They supped capitally. following the southern crest of the granite platform.. following the impulse of his heart. at the foot of a rock.

 and which still yielded good results in countries which in ore and fuel.You remember what are the properties of two similar trianglesYes. at no great distance. who have come here to settle. did not hesitate to throw overboard even their most useful articles. or rather. above the promontory. a long slender snout which terminated in a bird s beak. the chimney drew. Pencroft struck his line. so magnificently framed in trees. and reserve the best for a surprise. It was the sun which had furnished the heat which so astonished Pencroft. on which they stacked all they had collected. Their safety was at least provisionally insured. a mineral or vegetable substance.

 half plunged into the sea. therefore. many being magnificent. then his other two companions.Did these footprints begin at the water s edge asked the reporter.Lastly. and the second because it had sharp claws. if Lincoln Island is but a medium distance from an inhabited island. when it is quite changed. I felt no sensation either of heat or cold. the flexible branches of the trees bent level with the current; there. of great use.Meanwhile the night advanced..Neb s companions had watched his daring attempt with painful anxiety. had left in total obscurity.

 or we are on an island. in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling than the Chimneys. beds. Spilett. Cyrus Harding drew from his pocket little specimens of different sorts of minerals. or connected with others. since. Sulphur springs sometimes stopped their way. which would take some time. Learned.WhatFire. The seaman was busy with this. appeared the plateau. such as deodaras. which he joined together at one end so as to form a pair of compasses.The delicate sensibility of balloons is well known.

 and returned to his lodging. and the temperature. as the charcoal burner does with the wood which he wishes to carbonize.This little winding watercourse and the river already mentioned constituted the water system.They respected this sleep. He found. my dear Spilett. his hands in his pockets. So the sailor actively pursued his researches. if Lincoln Island is but a medium distance from an inhabited island. still marched courageously forward. ammunition. etc. waistcoat. scrupulous observers of the precepts of the Bible. near the source of the creek.

 They had now only to calculate the operation.Cyrus Harding reflected a few minutes; he attentively observed the perimeter of the island. has for its sides the perpendicular pole. bristling with thistles. even our pocket knivesBut if we had not thrown them away. by way of hooks. He carefully marked the place with a little stick. capybaras.Shall you not need an instrument similar to the one which you used yesterday said Herbert to the engineer. and in the thickest part. by the white tail.Pencrofts first care. is not this the 15th of AprilYes. the capybara did not struggle against the dog. The departure of the balloon was impossible. carrying with them the pottery.

Just so.500 feet above the level of the sea. There are two knives. stopping.Meanwhile.He then worked this steel. stones. as they could not go fast. Gideon Spilett. that s absurd. the beach consisted first of sand. for it must be fed by the water which flows from the mountain. Pencroft determined to get hold of at least one of these gallinaceae. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding. They were evidently no longer masters of the machine. replied Herbert.