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was then only about three quarters of a mile off, or just about the summit of the volcano. WAS THEN ONLY ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OFF OR JUST ABOUT THE SUMMIT OF THE VOLCANO
e quite delirious with excitement, and fever burned in his veins. His eyes shone with unnatural brilliancy, and his brain seemed on fire. Perfect rest was what he most needed, for the Doctor found it impossible to quiet him. A place of encampment must therefore be fixed upon immediately. [Illustration: Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks.--P.234] Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks, which had so fallen as to form a sort of cave. Johnson and Bell carried in provisions, and gave the dogs their liberty. About eleven o'clock, breakfast, or rather dinner, was ready, consisting of pemmican, salt meat, and smoking-hot tea and coffee. But Hatteras would do nothing till the exact position of the island was ascertained; so the Doctor and Altamont set to work with their instruments, and found that the exact latitude of the grotto was 89° 59' 15". The longitude was of little importance, for all the meridians blended a few hundred feet higher. The 90° of lat. HE NORTH POLE THE NORTH POLE HE HAD BECOME QUITE DELIRIOUS WITH EXCITEMENT AND FEVER BURNED IN HIS VEINS HIS EYES SHONE WITH UNNATURAL BRILLIANCY AND HIS BRAIN SEEMED ON FIRE PERFECT REST WAS WHAT HE MOST NEEDED FOR THE DOCTOR FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO QUIET HIM A PLACE OF ENCAMPMENT MUST THEREFORE BE FIXED UPON IMMEDIATELY ALTAMONT SPEEDILY DISCOVERED A GROTTO COMPOSED OF ROCKS WHICH HAD SO FALLEN AS TO FORM A SORT OF CAVE JOHNSON AND BELL CARRIED IN PROVISIONS AND GAVE THE DOGS THEIR LIBERTY ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK BREAKFAST OR RATHER DINNER WAS READY CONSISTING OF PEMMICAN SALT MEAT AND SMOKING HOT TEA AND COFFEE BUT HATTERAS WOULD DO NOTHING TILL THE EXACT POSITION OF THE ISLAND WAS ASCERTAINED AND SO THE DOCTOR AND ALTAMONT SET TO WORK WITH THEIR INSTRUMENTS AND FOUND THAT THE EXACT LATITUDE OF THE GROTTO WAS EIGHTY NINE DEGREES FIFTY NINE MINUTES FIFTEEN SECONDS THE LONGITUDE WAS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE FOR ALL THE MERIDIANS BLENDED A FEW HUNDRED FEET HIGHER THE NINETY DEGREES OF LATITUDE
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