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And once a thought of Napoleon crossed his mind as he sat there silently, cae, new apprehension

Next ain, still in the same direction Stern often consulted his chart, to be sure they were proceeding in what he took to be the proper course

The distance between Settlement Cliffs and the machine holly proble distance of the scene of his disaster, he felt positive of being able to recognize it

Not far to the south of the spot, he remembered, a very steep and noisy stream flowed toward the east, and, off to northwest of it rose a peculiarly fornizable

The sand-barren itself, where he had been obliged to abandon the machine, lay in a kind of broad valley, flanked on one hand by cliffs, while the other sloped gradually upward to the foot-hills of the double et anywhere within twentythe horizon with his binoculars as the party paused on a high ridge to rest "The great problem is to locate that mountain After that the rest will be easy"

At noon they caly, and rested an hour Here Allan brought his second e sheet of parchment, served as a record of distances and directions traveled

Starting at Settlee of the journey, every ridge and valley, watercourse, caoal reached, this record would prove invaluable in retracing their way

"If the rest of the trip were only indicated as well as what's past!" heout his position "One of these days, when other things are attended to, we eodetic survey, complete raphy of this altered continent Sos!"

The third day brought them nowhere Still the brule stretched on and on before thelih the liht at least in one direction

But to left and ahead nothing still showed but devastated land

The character of the country, however, had begun to change The valleys had grown deeper and the ridges higher Allan felt that they were now coing, anyhow," he reflected "Any tiht the double-peaked ht any too soon to suit me!"