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CHAPTER I. Mysterious Disappearance of the Team
The runaway team. Circumstances leading up to the presentcondition. The singular occurrences. Examining the tree. The searchfor the yaks. Red Angel as a scout. On the tracks. Losing thetrail. Red Angel's discovery. The wrecked wagon. The lost weaponsand ammunition. Breaking in new steers. The planting program.Different plants and soils. Prospecting for ores and vegetation.Discussing hunting trip. How people of different countries selectsoils. Wild fruit and vegetables. Lessons from the actions of theiranimals. Propagation of fruit and vegetables. Chemical changesproduced by different soils. The wild potato.
CHAPTER II. Working on the New Boat
Determine to bring in the newly discovered lifeboat. Trip to SouthRiver. Finding the broken yoke of their team. Recovering thelifeboat. Uses for the bolo. Decision to row the boat around thepoint. Making more guns. Preparing new tools. Alloys and theiruses. Hardness of metal. Bronze. Ancient guns. Manganese. Makingstocks for the guns. Commencing the hull of the new boat. Size ofthe vessel. About shape or form of hulls. Momentum. Resistance. RedAngel's attempt to whistle. Amusing performance. Teaching Red Angelaccomplishments. Vibration, the universal force.
CHAPTER III. The Hidden Message
The new yoke for the yaks. Some of the mysteries. Discussionconcerning future discoveries. Rainbows. Musical pitch and colors.Reflection and refraction. Riding the yaks. Completing some of theguns. The trip after the wrecked wagon. Finding their runaway team.Accounting for their disappearance. Prospecting. Sugar canediscovered. Sorghum. The Tamarisk. Rigging up the lifeboat withsails. Discovery of a hidden message in the lifeboat. Examining theplace where it was found. Determining the time when the message waswritten. Rushing preparation of guns and ammunition. Galena. Lead.Getting rid of the sulphur. Making bullets.
CHAPTER IV. The Terrible Monsoons
Completing the guns. Description of the new ones. Polishing grit.Emery. Corundum. Laying the keel of the big boat. Terrible winds.The monsoons. Trade winds. Length of summers north and south of theEquator. Disappearance of the flag from Observation Hill. Georgeand Angel's hunt for the flag. Disappointment. Angel finding theflag. Angel's laugh. Facial expression in animals. Brass. The formof bullets. Why pointed at one end and hollow in the other. Riflingguns. Spiral movement. Molds for castings. The Professor's desireto fully explore the cave. Weaving the sails for the new boat.Angel's work on the loom.