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"Out of an American ship!" exclaimed the captain, contemptuously. Clawbonny was prudent enough to make no reply, and presently changed the conversation by saying   "Well, now we have seen what we have to depend upon, we must begin our house and store rooms. We have materials enough at hand; and, Bell, I hope you are going to distinguish yourself," he added. "I am ready, Mr. Clawbonny," replied Bell; "and, as for material, there is enough for a town here with houses and streets." OUT OF AN AMERICAN SHIP EXCLAIMED THE CAPTAIN CONTEMPTUOUSLY CLAWBONNY WAS PRUDENT ENOUGH TO MAKE NO REPLY AND PRESENTLY CHANGED THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING WELL NOW WE HAVE SEEN WHAT WE HAVE TO DEPEND UPON WE MUST BEGIN OUR HOUSE AND STOREROOMS WE HAVE MATERIALS ENOUGH AT HAND AND BELL I HOPE YOU ARE GOING TO DISTINGUISH YOURSELF HE ADDED I AM READY MISTER CLAWBONNY REPLIED BELL AND AS FOR MATERIAL THERE IS ENOUGH FOR A TOWN HERE WITH HOUSES AND STREETS
ong voyage, and, on making an inventory of what stores remained, they found 6150 lbs. of flour, fat, and raisins; 2000 lbs. of salt beef and pork, 1500 lbs. of pemmican; 700 lbs. of sugar, and the same of chocolate; a chest and a half of tea, weighing 96 lbs.; 500 lbs. of rice; several barrels of preserved fruits and vegetables; a quantity of lime-juice, with all sorts of medicines, and 300 gallons of rum and brandy. There was also a large supply of gunpowder, ball, and shot, and coal and wood in abundance. Altogether, there was enough to last those five men for more than two years, and all fear of death from starvation or cold was at an end. "Well, Hatteras, we're sure of enough to live on now," said the Doctor, "and there is nothing to hinder us reaching the Pole." "The Pole!" echoed Hatteras. "Yes, why not? Can't we push our way overland in the summer months?" "We might overland; but how could we cross water?" "Perhaps we may be able to build a boat out of some of the ship's planks. ORES REMAINED THEY FOUND SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS OF FLOUR FAT AND RAISINS TWO THOUSAND POUNDS OF SALT BEEF AND PORK FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS OF PEMMICAN SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS OF SUGAR AND THE SAME OF CHOCOLATE A CHEST AND A HALF OF TEA WEIGHING NINETY SIX POUNDS FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF RICE SEVERAL BARRELS OF PRESERVED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES QUANTITY OF LIME JUICE WITH ALL SORTS OF MEDICINES AND THREE HUNDRED GALLONS OF RUM AND BRANDY THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE SUPPLY OF GUNPOWDER BALL AND SHOT AND COAL AND WOOD IN ABUNDANCE ALTOGETHER THERE WAS ENOUGH TO LAST THOSE FIVE MEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND ALL FEAR OF DEATH FROM STARVATION OR COLD WAS AT AN END WELL HATTERAS WE'RE SURE OF ENOUGH TO LIVE ON NOW SAID THE DOCTOR AND THERE IS NOTHING TO HINDER US REACHING THE POLE THE POLE ECHOED HATTERAS YES WHY NOT CAN'T WE PUSH OUR WAY OVERLAND IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WE MIGHT OVERLAND BUT HOW COULD WE CROSS WATER PERHAPS WE MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD A BOAT OUT OF SOME OF THE SHIP'S PLANKS
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