Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
CHAPTER XIV.

Two hundred yards from their camp
there was a sand dune about fifty feet in
| height which must command quite an eN-
| teuSive view of the surrounding couutr"
and the sun had scarcely risen the next
morning before all the members Of the
| party FASTENED there.
Ii the great desert extended to the coast,
rs Indicated by the map, il was impossible
| to see the end of ii, for the sea must be at
| least twelve miles to the north and seven
miles TO the east of them, and it couSe-
! queutly seemed useless to continue their
! journey in either direction.
Then what shall we do now" demand
| ed Cross.
"Retrace our steps, replied Gordon.
mot until after we have had our break
fast, hope cried Service,
"But if there is nothing for us 20 do but
return. can we not at least take some 9TH
er route" asked Donovan.
1--WE can try" replied Gordon.
at seems to me that our trip would be
much more satisfactory il we could make
| the entire circuit of the lake" added Don
ovan.
THAT would take too long" replied
| Gordon. According to the map we should
| be obliged 20 travel at least thirty or forty
| miles, which would take us four or five
| days. even if no obstacle presented itself,
| Those we left behind us would he very
uneasy, and we ought not to cause them
needless anxiety"
still it will be necessary to explore that
rorr NJ tho island sooneror later ~ insisted
| nnno,',n
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7 iptand tn soon orpaui2e an exprdition for
| his DrrDosr
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,Rut why can we not shorten our iour-
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