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The Wonder Island Boys
EXPLORING THE ISLAND
ROGER T. FINLAY
ILLUSTRATED
THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY
New York
Copyright 1914
"Before they had gone 20 feet, a large leopard-like animal sprang transversely across their path"
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. The Fourth Voyage of Discovery
The journey into the forest. Restlessness of the yaks. The alarm.Wild animals. George Mayfield and Harry Crandall. Their companion,an aged Professor. Their history. How they were shipwrecked. Thrownon an island without weapons, tools, food, or any of therequirements of life. What they had accomplished previous to theopening of this chapter. Making tools. Capturing yaks and trainingthem. The three previous expeditions, and what they discovered. Themysterious occurrences. The fourth voyage of discovery. Losingsight of the strange animals. The forest. Discovering orang-outans.Capturing a young orang. Christening the "Baby." Its strange andrestless actions. A shot. A wild animal. The wildcat. Enemy of theorang-outan. Distances deceptive, and why. Peculiar sensations ataltitudes. Tableland. The fifth day. Discovery of a broad river.Progress barred.
CHAPTER II. The Mysterious Lights
A mountain chain beyond the river. Adventures along the river.Decide to follow the river to the north. Camping at the shore of asmall stream. Prospecting tour on the stream. The flint arrow. Thearrow in the skull of an animal. Different kinds of arrows.Home-sick. The light across the river. The test of firing a gun.Disappearance of the light. Seeking explanation. The night watch.The early breakfast and start. Scouting in advance. Qualificationsin scouting.
A coast line of steep hills. Shooting an animal. The answeringshot. The wonderful echo. Calculating distance of the bluff by thesound. The bear. The attack of the bear. The Professor's shot. Thefrightened yaks. Recovery of the wagon. Death of the bear. Ruggedtraveling. Changing their course. Deciding to return to their home.Stormy weather. The traveling chart. Methods used to determinecourse in traveling. An adjustable square. Obtaining angles fromthe shadows.
CHAPTER IV. The Disappearance of the Yaks
Breezes from the north. Indications of proximity of the sea. Warmwinds. What wind temperatures tell. The missing yak herd. Mysteryof the turning water wheel. The mill and workshop. Their home."Baby" learning civilized ways. The noise in the night. The returnof the yaks. The need for keeping correct time. Shoe leathernecessary. Threshing out barley. The flail. The grindstone. Makingflour. Baking bread. How the bread was raised. What yeast does inbread. Temperature required. The "Baby" and the honey pot. Thebread with large holes in it. George's trip to the cliffs. Apeculiar sounding noise and spray from the cliffs. An air pocket.