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           Itwasmostprobablethatanoverfallexistedsomewhere,anddoubtlessthroughacleftinthegranite.Thislakewasonly,inshort,animmensecenterbasin,whichwasfilledbydegreesbythecreek,anditswatersmustnecessarilypasstotheseabysomefall.Ifitwasso,theengineerthoughtthatitmightperhapsbepossibletoutilizethisfallandborrowitspower,actuallylostwithoutprofittoanyone.TheycontinuedthentofollowtheshoresofLakeGrantbyclimbingtheplateau;but,afterhavinggoneamileinthisdirection,CyrusHardinghadnotbeenabletodiscovertheoverfall,which,however,mustexistsomewhere.

           Itwasthenhalf-pastfour.Inordertopreparefordinneritwasnecessarythatthesettlersshouldreturntotheirdwelling.Thelittlebandretracedtheirsteps,therefore,andbytheleftbankoftheMercy,CyrusHardingandhiscompanionsarrivedattheChimneys.

           Thefirewaslighted,andNebandPencroft,onwhomthefunctionsofcooksnaturallydevolved,totheoneinhisqualityofNegro,totheotherinthatofsailor,quicklypreparedsomebroiledagouti,towhichtheydidgreatjustice.

           Therepastatlengthterminated;atthemomentwheneachonewasabouttogivehimselfuptosleep,CyrusHardingdrewfromhispocketlittlespecimensofdifferentsortsofminerals,andjustsaid,

           "Myfriends,thisisironmineral,thisapyrite,thisisclay,thisislime,andthisiscoal.Naturegivesusthesethings.Itisourbusinesstomakearightuseofthem.To-morrowwewillcommenceoperations."

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