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Capturing the Kurabus' reinforcements. The villages in his possession.
The Professor's message to John and Blakely. A message from Blakely.
Hurrying the work at Cataract. Making guns and spears. Taro. The
treasure in the cave. Decide to take it to their new home. Loading up
the wagons. Transferring the hoard in the caves. A messenger
informing John of the battle. Instructs Muro to go to aid of Blakely.
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The load of treasure. A doleful sound. The "cry of the lost soul."
Activity at Cataract. Bringing in the flag. The trip to Observation Hill.
The warriors participate. George and Harry lower the flag. An
impressive scene. The last sad night at the Cataract. A runner from
John to the Professor. The confederates within eight miles of Cataract.
A movement to capture them. Messenger from the Kurabus' village
arrives too soon. The flight of the confederated tribes. The Kurabus
determine to defend their village. John orders a forced march to assist
the Professor. The messenger from Muro advises the Professor. He
learns of the approach of the Professor. The arrival of John. The
confederates at the Kurabus' village. Surprise of the latter at the
leniency of the Professor. Advancing on the Kurabus' village. A
messenger from, the Kurabus. Agree to surrender. The flight of the
Tuolos and Illyas. The Kurabus join the allies. Submission. Tastoa's
message to the other tribes.
V. THE NEW TOWN SITE. THE WATER WHEEL AND SAWMILL
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Return to the Brabo village. The train from Cataract in sight. The
triumphal entrance into the village. The festivities. Safety of the Brabos

assured. The Professor tells the chiefs his object in forming the alliance.
Suggests the building of a new town. To belong to all the tribes. To
take all the chiefs to the new town. The boys want their herd of yaks.
Sutoto and party go for them. Blakely's fighting force. The Banyan tree.
Its peculiar growth. Sap in trees. Capillary attraction. Hunting a town
site. Uraso selects a place. A water-fall. An ideal spot. Reported arrival
of the herd. Fencing off a field. How the fence was built. The warriors
at work. Building a new water wheel. Erecting a sawmill. The warriors
at work bringing in logs. The sawmill at work.
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Disquieting rumors of the confederates. Shop and laboratory put up. A
safe place for the treasure. Making looms. Searching for minerals.
Putting up a furnace and smelter. Making molds for copper coins. The
mint. Teaching the people how to use money. First lessons in industry.
The measure of value. Coins of no value. Paying wages. Inculcating the
ideas of pay for labor. Teaching natives the principles of purchase and
sale. Making bargains. Begin the erection of buildings. The Tuolos and
Illyas still bitter. Evidences of hostilities. Decide to conquer the Tuolos.
John at the head of an expedition. The natives encouraged to bring in
all kinds of vegetables. Chica. Burning oil. Why different plants grow
differently on the same soil. Ralph and Tom accompany John on the
expedition. Going to visit the tribe which captured them.
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Crossing the West River. Approaching the Tuolos village from the
south. The advance scouts. First signs of the Tuolos. The feasting at the
village. Ralph and Tom wander from the camp. They discover a cave.
Striking a match. The weird interior. Leave the cave to notify John.
Return to the cave. A hurried exploration. The home of the Medicine
men. Their absence at the village. Meeting the Medicine men at the
entrance. Effecting a capture. The Krishnos. A curious cross found by
John in the cave. Its history. The uproar in the village. John confronting
the Medicine men. They tell him the Great Spirit will destroy him. John
strikes a light on the cross with, matches. The Medicine men in terror.
Orders one of them to go to the village and tell the Chief to surrender.

Surrounding the village. Muro captures a rival set of Medicine men.
Another cave. Questioning the newly-arrived captives. They are
defiant.
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Threatening the Medicine men. Beating them for lying. Morning.
Dissensions in the village. Learn they are surrounded. The Chief comes
forward. Meeting John and Muro. John's plain talk to the Chief.
Demands his immediate surrender. The Chief stunned. Says he will go
and tell his people. The Chief returns. Surrenders. The warriors march
into the village. Liberating the captured Brabos. Ralph and Tom visit
the large hut where they were confined. Blakely showing the Chief the
maneuvers of the warriors. The Chief proposes to torture the Medicine
men. John interferes. Asks that they be turned over to him. The
Professor and the colony. The