The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-30
CHAPTER XVIII.

Ny old tutor at Etou used to say.
/ quoting some wise saw that "a lazy
/ boy made a lazy man. lust as crook
ed saplng makes a crooked tree"
II was fortunate for me. however.
while on the island Of Alphonso. that
my habits were those OF activity. and
that | was never Emphatic by nature.
After dawn next morning We set
about the erection Of hut, though
we had no other tools than a small
Ratchet and our claspknives. with
these we cut or tore down a great num-
Der OF large branches. and stuck them
In the carts. selecting a place where
two angles Of impending rock conyen-
lontly enough formed two solid walls
for our odihce. leaving us but two
others TO erect.
As Tom Lambourno said "the fellow
who cannot use numtner OF ax IL only
half n man." 20 we all worked hard
with tdch implements as we had. until
our hut was complete.
We left an entrance next the rocks
by which to creep In and out, and
then matched or built over the inter
twisted branches with turf. torn up by
our hands. and with broad plantaln
leaves, creepers and all kinds of ten
drills that had toughness and consist
oncy woven to form a roof
At the erection " this most print
tive wigwam we tolled the whole day
save during the scorching Interval al
noon. and ere nlghtiall II was complete
with piles Of dried leaves and sengrasi
for couches and bedroom furniture.
Therein we placed all our provisions
tho three bags Of bread. two kegi
Of rum (which. by unanimous consent
were placed under the sole supervision
Of Hislop); our four casks OF watci
were also brought ashore. though Their,
was no lack Of pure springs on n,
island.
In this wigwnm were also placed ou
blankets, the sails and tackle OF IN,
longboat, and then the succeeding day
were spent IN accommodating provisions
: Gas we looked forward with dread 1,
, our last biscuip. and a signnl-post wa
erected on the mountain.
with Prohart the carpenter, an,
Henry Warren 1.-TWO OF our stoutes
hands,. Tom Lambourne and wen
upon this duty,
Alternately carrying upon our Shout
ders or dragging In our hands tn,
} studdlng-sail boom, we tolled through
wild and untroddon wastes toward "a,
, summit OF the great aud yet nameles
conlcnl mountain that rears It's lonell
scalp to the height OF Ave thousan,
feet above the waves OF the Southern
J sea.
? The hope that on reaching It's sum
nit we might doscry sail was an ad
ditlonal incentive to toll up the steel
slope without lingering by the way.
On leaving a fiat savanna OF sedg
/ grass we reached series OF woodeI
ridges, which form the base OF tn
mountain, az every step rousing cloud
OF birds especially a species OF black
cock. and twice In the Jungle we cam
upon the lair Of Wild bears OF grea
! size and such forocity OF aspect tina
. we were glad 10 shrink astern OF Tat
, toood Tom. who carried the Ratchet.
+ This Jungle was exceedingly dlnlcul
+ Of penetration, owing to It's density
: the number OF wild aloes. with creep
d ing plants. prlokly pears and otho
, tropical weeds, Of what kind | kno,
not twlned about them, It was a M
p eral wilderness OF sorrated gras
blades, yellow gourds and grea
sQuashy pumpkins like gigantic vege
. table marrows, all woven into an In
extrIcable network OF leaves, tendril
and branches.
In other places We had 10 force
passage through thickets OF rchl
= lowered shrubs and tall plants. wit
mighty leaves. the general greener
OF the landscape belng Increased b.
the many runuels Of fine spring waite
which poured down the assures OF N
mountain into the plain we had left
BY the sides Of these runnela W
8 frequently paused and making a Gu
OF large leaf filled Il with the COO
limpld water that gurgled over tn
] rocks In oupuch our constant thtrgf