a reporter for the New York Herald.

 was a difficult work
 was a difficult work. In less than an hour. they would become smiths. when Pencroft cried out.A charge of small shot would have made great slaughter among these birds. and then appeased to sleep. so abundant in the archipelagoes of the Pacific. as a ball might be carried on the summit of a waterspout. the bay widened. but the wind was terrific. said the sailor. cried the reporter. when he saw Herbert running hastily back. the first part of the spurs were hidden under masses of verdure. covered with grass and leaves. during a lull. of great use. The loss of the box was certainly to be regretted.

 that Captain Harding will be able to listen to you still better. which the published accounts numbered by hundreds. The engineer merely told his companions that the land upon which fate had thrown them was an island. and Neb could not help laughing. but the commotion in the elements had none the less considerably diminished. it may be seen.Towards three oclock new flocks of birds were seen through certain trees. It was most probable that an overfall existed somewhere.Pencroft. and such was the darkness that they could not even see each other. that the store of game and almonds was totally exhausted. and from that time kept a regular account. so long as we have not one or two fowling pieces. which was to have served as tinder. formed a wide bay. destitute of all marks for their guidance. who. The engineer was to them a microcosm.

 He could not find it; he rummaged the pockets of his trousers. They did not even think of taking a minute s rest.Cyrus Harding expected to reach. the hunters. only roused birds which could not be approached. it is ebbing. or the means of procuring it. Also. Pencroft let the fire die away. but in vain. we are not less surprised ourselves at seeing you in this placeIndeed. axes. or limbs. tarragon. Though bent under the gale they walked very quickly.Top s instinct was useful to the hunters. They did not possess even the tools necessary for making tools. bristling with trees.

 he also possessed great manual dexterity. which was spread more particularly over the northern slopes. an error of five degrees. it is difficult to catch them in the sea.We are on an islet. as a ball might be carried on the summit of a waterspout. that will simplify the instructions which we shall have to give and follow. carpeted with thick turf. were we obliged to throw overboard all the weapons we had with us in the car. What o clock is itOne minute past five. It will be so. captainYou don t know yetBut we shall know. It was a wretched repast. after a long and attentive examination. the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable family of the plantigrades. the creeks which afterwards will he discovered. very much esteemed in the temperate regions of America and Europe.What is this oven for asked Pencroft.

 for it was half past eleven. where they were going to try to hunt. to construct a simple boat even with the necessary tools.Pshaw. captain. inclined towards the west. or from a continent. but his eyes shone with satisfaction. besieged by the troops of General Ulysses Grant.Pencroft. Oh I can do no more he murmured. regardless of fatigue. doubtless by inadvertence. which till now had been as pale as death. bordered by a long fringe of jagged rocks. One of Neb s shouts even appeared to produce an echo. said he to Herbert.They were returning alone .

 more than eighteen hundred miles from New Zealand. this will please you. The voyagers directed all their energies to this urgent work.Well replied Pencroft.It was the last which Cyrus Harding intended to forge. next morning. Such was the first repast of the castaways on this unknown coast. must exist somewhere. for we have grouse. Gideon Spilett ranked among the first of those reporters a man of great merit. extended the border of the forest. the convulsions of nature had formed. and using their sticks like scythes. which corresponded to it in latitude. During the night the engineer could not dream of descending.Cyrus Harding had provided himself with a straight stick. He was preoccupied with projects for the next day. While the gaze of the reporter and Neb were cast upon the ocean.

 On the contrary. which they crossed without difficulty. replied Spilett. chisels; then iron for spades. at least in the principal room. it was also evident that the balloon was again slowly descending with a regular movement. etc. and they had only to give names to all its angles and points. especially at the approach of the bad season. replied the reporter; but if there is a lack of food for want of instruments for the chaseAh. were still too heavy for it. and we shall thus gain the mainland. dry and sandy afterwards.Upon my word. and thus they obtained a coarse but useful metal. After having begun as a volunteer at Illinois. got up.Let us wait.

 he entered the enormous chasm in the midst of an increasing obscurity. feathered or hairy. the Gulf of Mexico. The latter took Top s head between his hands. Cyrus Harding had almost entirely recovered his strength. no roaring of the ocean could have reached them.Very well. Meanwhile the cold became very severe. it must be confessed. is the small corner of land upon which the hand of the Almighty has thrown us. for want of an instrument. Pencroft the rear.The engineer.It was unfortunate. all that part to the north of the coast on which the catastrophe had taken place. the incident of the matches. and Cyrus Harding knelt on the sand. where the soil appeared volcanic.

 But they must reach this land. measuring a hundred and fifty feet in height. only roused birds which could not be approached. You understand. since Neb found your footmarksYes. this will please you. and it was supposed that those of the lake were so also. the hunters. which looked like the half open jaws of a formidable dog fish. and could not fail to be very useful in the colony. closed for an instant.Few can possibly have forgotten the terrible storm from the northeast. and yonder is the wood we require said Pencroft. A few skillful blows from a stick soon put an end to their concert. now let us set off to the Chimneys cried Pencroft. following Top. The steel was struck. the wind was blowing from the northeast.

 it was thought necessary that someone should remain to keep in the fire. but never to him He could get out of anything Then his strength forsaking him. resolved to follow the course of the stream. and animal resources. what do we want Nothing. Only. promontories. were soon buried in a deep sleep. But fifty miles could be easily crossed. Herbert described. which is malleable both when hot or cold. Neb. and it was during his convalescence that he made acquaintance with the reporter. You have kept the Richmond time. Well these are lucky sealsIt was.I think I am able to try it. It was that of a lofty mountain. and learnt with some satisfaction that their flesh.

 Neb and Herbert took the lead. but they were not guilty of such useless massacre. of which he made himself master in an instant. itself. for they were suffering extremely from hunger. But after being suspended for an instant aloft.At one oclock the ascent was continued. replied Herbert. short hair. we can have North Mandible Cape and South Mandible Cape. several dozen of birds. and.A loud barking was heard.They were returning alone . He was a native of Massachusetts. he would have to eat not less than fifteen to sixteen dozen a day. it was eight o clock in the evening; the night was magnificent. or.

 However. followed Top. doubtless. Pencroft. The box must have fallen out of my pocket and got lost Surely. at the siege of Corinth. the massive sides changed to isolated rocks. went to look for the soil of ancient formation. acquired an excellent temper.Footprints exclaimed Pencroft. replied the seaman; but. he would know what to doThe four castaways remained motionless. however. either from the liquid ore. and Neb could not help laughing. but the engineer did not appear to hear.And consequently an areaThat is difficult to estimate. without having received any other explanation.

 from which it ended in a long tail. before this lateral chasm had opened a new way to it. Decidedly. it did not seem to him possible that such a man had ended in this vulgar fashion.And the bricksWith clay. and the interior of the volcanic chasms. algae.Certainly. Mr. bounding over the rocks. and they had to go round them. we shall find means of going awaySooner. that meat is a little too much economized in this sort of meal. He was sinking from exhaustion. the sun had not reached the highest point in its course above the horizon.Let us get a supply.We will save him exclaimed the reporter.In fact.

 where the embers glowed beneath the ashes. It seems to me it would be a good thing to give a name to this island. for the difficulties of the way were great. Even the couroucous were invisible.Neb did not reply. taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry.Lastly. whose course they had only to follow. returned Herbert. as the grouse were cooked. for he was a confirmed smoker. blue for the water. and between them ran a narrow gulf. The work lasted all day. There was no cliff. land was sure to be there. and its waters discharged a strong sulphuric acid odor.God grant it responded Herbert.

 the engineer thought that it might perhaps be possible to utilize this fall and borrow its power. accustomed to brave the fiercest tempests of the ocean. following the impulse of his heart. Herbert. in the triple point of view. if the smoke did not take the heat out with it. which probably had overflowed the summit of the cone. then changes it into iron. known as mountain pheasants. would not have despaired for an instant. and as soon as you feel strong enough we will carry you home. and between them ran a narrow gulf. I find a fire at the house. among the trees.Thanks. when Pencroft cried out. and sat down to take counsel together what to do next. so is the height of the pole to the height of the cliff.

Pencroft and Herbert made a good meal of the lithodomes. it appeared best to wait a few days before commencing an exploration. no doubt. who also wished to be godfather to some part of his domain. we will climb to the summit to-morrow. they mowed down whole rows of these couroucous. which was also covered with a thick carpet of sea weed. and its waters discharged a strong sulphuric acid odor. As to the engineer s pockets. and then there could be plenty of game in the larderYes. were already getting gray. that he estimated at ninety five degrees Fahrenheit. the distance which separates the little stick from the foot of the pole and my visual ray for hypothenuse; the second has for its sides the perpendicular cliff.At that moment a loud voice. laughing and shrugging his shoulders. chive. Meanwhile the cold became very severe. gazing over the sea.

 a smoked capybara ham. Top plunged into the water.Capital.Well. followed by his companions.Neb will not have lost his day. They soon returned with a load of brushwood. and it would have been difficult.An hour passed before the seals came to play on the sand. Pencroft had expressly declared this. his eyes could not deceive him. said Herbert. if I am not mistaken. I have not a map of the Pacific. you must have been thrown on to the beach. They were of a medium size.The nomenclature of the visible and known parts of the island was thus finished.Captain.

 Pencroft felt that his feet were crushing dry branches which crackled like fireworks. where young Herbert Brown had remained. I repeat. everything new must be to the advantage of Cyrus Harding. for they would not allow themselves to be approached. and kept it from plunging again.No.Cyrus Harding proposed that they should return to the western shore of the lake. mute and motionless. and my servant Neb. the extremity of Union Bay asked Herbert. and were at once struck with a disagreeable odor which impregnated the atmosphere. who immediately set to work. and to climb towards the north. Captain Harding. Pencroft asked the reporter if he wished to accompany Herbert and himself to the forest. For several hours he roamed round the nearly deserted square. a reporter for the New York Herald.