The Wonder Island Boys | Page 2

the large chamber.
A platform within a recess. Skulls and skeletons. Ancient weapons.
Evidences of a terrible conflict. Musket balls. Dirks and unknown
forms of weapons. Singular copper receptacles. Curiously wrought
knives. Articles of furniture. Decayed clothing. Kitchen utensils. Why
the cave takes care of the smoke.
VII. THE TREASURES OF THE CAVE

The couch in the recess. Chests of gold. A pirates' lair. The ancient
coins. Peculiar articles of ornament. The lid with mocking lock. Rings;
bracelets. The buccaneers. The sermon. Ghastly relics. A perceptible
movement in the atmosphere. Startling supposition. A possible outlet in
the side of the hill. The slab of carbonate. The writing on it. An
accident and the finding of other skeletons. The light shining into the
cave. Discovery of the outlet. View of the cataract from the opening in
the hillside. The boat in the cave. Taking it out by the hillside opening.
The Professor's search. Return of the boys with the team. Re-enter the
cave. The Professor lost. Hunting in the unknown passages. Return of
the Professor. Taking two of the skeletons to the laboratory.
VIII. REMOVING THE VESSELS FROM THE CAVERNS
Completion of the boat. Making a trial voyage. Rounding the cliffs.
Trip to the south. The forests and the mountains. On the south coast. A
raging storm. Seasickness and dizziness at great heights. The
calcareous slab from the cave. The letters on it. Photography. Reagents.
Photographic light. X-rays. Taking the copper vessels from the cave.
Gathering up the bones. Evidences of the strife. Spanish inscriptions.
Gold bullion. Silver ornaments and vessels. Decayed chests. The coins.
Peculiar guns. Non-effective powder. Disappearance of Angel. Return
of Angel with a rusted modern gun. Iron or steel guns. Powder as a
factor in making weapons.
IX. MAKING ELECTRICITY
Their present condition. What they had accomplished. Working for
love. Contemplating the hoard in the cave. Selfishness at the bottom of
the pirates' lives. Gathering sugar cane. Honey, and its uses in ancient
times. Beets and various tubers. Fattening properties. Nitrogenous
matter. The load of cane. Making a sugar mill. Lime in sugar-cane juice.
Clarifying sugar. A candy pulling. Granulating sugar. The earth as a
magnet. Electricity. Positive and negative. Magnetic poles. Likes and
unlikes. Making a magnet. Retaining magnetism in a bar.
X. STARTING ON THE VOYAGE TO THE WEST

A barometer. Air pressure. A compass. The atmosphere. Dry weather.
Observing weather conditions. Providing compartments in the boat for
provisions. Bedding. Water supply. Faith. Preparing a tablet for the
Cataract. A terrific storm. A delayed departure. How delays have often
proved valuable to investigators. Starting the voyage to the west.
Striking a course. Observations on speed. Going with the wind.
Tacking. Angles of incidence. The action of air on a surface.
Determining the pressure of air by its velocity. Flying machines. Time
and speed in a vessel. Qualities necessary in a sailor.
XI. A TERRIBLE VOYAGE AND THE SHIPWRECK
The shadows of night. Recalling memories of their shipwreck. The
charting board. Cardinal points of the compass. How direction traveled
is laid out on the chart. Measurement by angles. A weary night. The
watches. The wind changing. The second day. Cliffs beyond. Sailing
against the wind. Rounding the northern point. The fourth day. The
increasing gale. Night. The lights to the south. The gale turning to a
storm. Driven back. A night without sleep. An appalling monsoon.
Springing a leak. The Professor exhausted. Danger ahead. The cliffs. A
maelstrom in sight. Averting the danger. Recovery of the Professor.
Steering for shore. Striking the beach. The vessel shattered. Stranded
miles from home. Taking up the march. Putting an inscription on the
boat. Nearing home.
XII. THE RETURN TRIP. THE ORANG-OUTANS
The blackened fire space. Discovery of their own camp in the forest.
An adventure in the woods. A huge bear. George's shot. Charging the
Professor, and his shot. Attacking George. Safety behind a fallen tree.
Search for the luggage. The cries of Angel. The bear finding their
packages. The bear making use of their things. What they had left. The
yellow pear. Guava. The coffee tree. Cherries. Gathering coffee berries.
How Angel made himself understood. His excitement. The discovery
of a number of orang-outans. Red Angel visits them. He is not
welcomed. Return of the animal. The clearing in the woods. Recalling
the fight of the bears over the honey.

XIII. THE STRANGE VISITOR
The flag on Observation Hill. Approaching Cataract. The alarm by Red
Angel. The house intact. Discovery of a man at the stable. His peculiar
actions. Lost memory. Aphasia. Unable to speak. Recognizing the
signal flag on the strange man. Provided with clothing. A peculiar
malady. The instinct of self-preservation. Going with George to
Observation Hill. The actions of a sailor. The stranger visits the
workshop. Expert with the use of tools. Projecting an exploring trip by
land.