The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-02

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peared in all its grandeur.
The new continent was only al
island, or rather volcano, fixed
like lighthouse on the NORTH
pole of the world.
The mountain was in full activ,
lily, pouring out mass of burn
ing stones and glowing rock. Al
every fresh eruption there was G
convulsive heaving within, as Il
some mighty giant were breath.
ing. High into the air were
thrown streams of lava in impet
uous torrents. Serpents of fire
seemed writhing and wrigglinf
amongst smoking rocks and il
another the glowing liquid fell il
cascades into a river of fire be
low, which emptied itself into the
sea, the waters Kissing and seeth.
ing like a boiling cauldron.
Apparently there was only one
crater to the volcano, out of which
the columns of fire issued. Elec.
tricity seemed to have something
to do with this magnificent piano.
rama.
Above the painting flames waved
an immense plume-shaped cloud
of smoke, red at its base and
black at it's summit. 1t rose with
Incompatible majesty, and un-
rolled in thick volumes.
The sky was ash color to a
great height, and it was evident
that the darkness that had pre-
vailed while the tempest lasted
was owing to the columns of Gin
ders overspreading the sun like a
thick curtain.
This enormous rock in the mid
die of the sea was 5000 feet high
Just about the altitude of Hecla
1t seemed to rise gradually out
of the water as the boat got near
er. There was no trace of vege-
tation; indeed, there was nc
shore. The rock ran straight
down to the sea.
Can we land?" said the doc
tor.
"The wind is carrying us right
to it," said Altamont.
but don't see an inch of land
to set our foot upon"
| 1T seems so at this distance >
said Johnson; but we shall be
sure to find some place to run in
our boat at, and that is all we
want"
Let us go, them" said Claw
bonny. dejectedly.
He had no heart now for any
thing. The north pole was indeed
before his eyes, but not the mar
who had discovered it.
AS they got nearer the island
which was not more than eight oil
ten miles in circumference, the
navigators noticed a tiny ford
just large enough to harbor their
boat, and made toward it immedi.
ately. They feared their captains
dead body would meet their eyes
on the coast, and yet it seemed
difficult for corpse to lie on It
for there was no shore, and the
sea broke on steep rocks, which
were covered with cinders above
water mark.
AT last the little sloop glided
gently into the narrow openine
between two sandbanks Just visi.
Bile above the water, where she
would be safe from the violence
of the breakers. Before she coult
be moored, Duke began howline
and barking again in the mos
piteous manner. The doctor tried
to calm him by caresses, but IL
vain. The faithful beast sprans
on shore with a tremendou,
bound, sending a cloud of cinder,
after him.
Duke! Duke!" called Claw
bonny.
| But Duke had already disap
peared.
After the sloop was made fast
they all got out and went afte
him. Altamont was just going t
climb to the top of pile O
stones, when the doctor ex
claimed, "Listen!"
Duke was barking vehement
some distance off, but his bar
seemed full of grief rather tina
fury.
HAS he come on the track =
some animal, do you think?
asked Johnson.
No, mol" said Clawbonn,
shuddering. "His bark is to
sorrowful; 1t is the dogs tear. H
has found the body of Hatteras.
All four rushed forward, 4
spite of the binding cinder dust
and came to the far end of
fJord, where they discovered tn
dog barking round a corpse wrap
ped in the British flagl
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