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It would be a beacon to guide us in distant excursions, and also serve to illumine our plateau in the long dreary winter months." "There is no doubt," replied Altamont, "of its utility; but how would you contrive to make it?" "With one of the lanterns out of the Porpoise." "All right; but how will you feed your lamp? With seal oil?" IT WOULD BE A BEACON TO GUIDE US IN DISTANT EXCURSIONS AND ALSO SERVE TO ILLUMINE OUR PLATEAU IN THE LONG DREARY WINTER MONTHS THERE IS NO DOUBT REPLIED ALTAMONT OF ITS UTILITY BUT HOW WOULD YOU CONTRIVE TO MAKE IT WITH ONE OF THE LANTERNS OUT OF THE PORPOISE ALL RIGHT BUT HOW WILL YOU FEED YOUR LAMP WITH SEAL OIL
y, in reaching the top.--P.77] CHAPTER VIII. AN EXCURSION TO THE NORTH OF VICTORIA BAY Next morning Clawbonny was out by dawn of day. Clambering up the steep, rocky wall, against which the Doctor's House leaned, he succeeded, though with considerable difficulty, in reaching the top, which he found terminated abruptly in a sort of truncated cone. From this elevation there was an extensive view over a vast tract of country, which was all disordered and convulsed as if it had undergone some volcanic commotion. Sea and land, as far as it was possible to distinguish one from the other, were covered with a sheet of ice. A new project struck the Doctor's mind, which was soon matured and ripe for execution. He lost no time in going back to the snow house, and consulting over it with his companions. "I have got an idea," he said; "I think of constructing a lighthouse on the top of that cone above our heads." "A lighthouse!" they all exclaimed. "Yes, a lighthouse. It would be a double advantage. ES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERN CHAPTER EIGHT AN EXCURSION TO THE NORTH OF VICTORIA BAY NEXT MORNING CLAWBONNY WAS OUT BY DAWN OF DAY CLAMBERING UP THE STEEP ROCKY WALL AGAINST WHICH THE DOCTOR'S HOUSE LEANED HE SUCCEEDED THOUGH WITH CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY IN REACHING THE TOP WHICH HE FOUND TERMINATED ABRUPTLY IN A SORT OF TRUNCATED CONE FROM THIS ELEVATION THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE VIEW OVER A VAST TRACT OF COUNTRY WHICH WAS ALL DISORDERED AND CONVULSED AS IF IT HAD UNDERGONE SOME VOLCANIC COMMOTION SEA AND LAND AS FAR AS IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH ONE FROM THE OTHER WERE COVERED WITH A SHEET OF ICE A NEW PROJECT STRUCK THE DOCTOR'S MIND WHICH WAS SOON MATURED AND RIPE FOR EXECUTION HE LOST NO TIME IN GOING BACK TO THE SNOW HOUSE AND CONSULTING OVER IT WITH HIS COMPANIONS I HAVE GOT AN IDEA HE SAID I THINK OF CONSTRUCTING A LIGHTHOUSE ON THE TOP OF THAT CONE ABOVE OUR HEADS A LIGHTHOUSE THEY ALL EXCLAIMED YES A LIGHTHOUSE IT WOULD BE A DOUBLE ADVANTAGE
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