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At intervals large fragments of red hot rock were thrown up from the crater, and burst in the air like bomb shells, scattering the debris to enormous distances in all directions. AT INTERVALS LARGE FRAGMENTS OF RED HOT ROCK WERE THROWN UP FROM THE CRATER AND BURST IN THE AIR LIKE BOMB SHELLS SCATTERING THE DEBRIS OF ENORMOUS DISTANCES IN ALL DIRECTIONS
, owing to its being flattened, it is not surprising that a volcano should be suddenly formed by the upheaving of some part of the ocean-bed. The Doctor, while following Hatteras, was closely following all the peculiarities of the island, and he was further confirmed in his opinion as to its recent formation by the absence of water. Had it existed for centuries, the thermal springs would have flowed from its bosom. As they got higher, the ascent became more and more difficult, for the flanks of the mountain were almost perpendicular, and it required the utmost care to keep them from falling. Clouds of scoriæ and ashes would whirl round them repeatedly, threatening them with asphyxia, or torrents of lava would bar their passage. In parts where these torrents ran horizontally, the outside had become hardened; while underneath was the boiling lava, and every step the travellers took had first to be tested with the iron-tipped staff to avoid being suddenly plunged into the scalding liquid. OF THE EARTH IS THINNER OWING TO ITS BEING FLATTENED IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT A VOLCANO SHOULD BE SUDDENLY FORMED BY THE UPHEAVING OF SOME PART OF THE OCEAN BED THE DOCTOR WHILE FOLLOWING HATTERAS IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING ALL THE PECULIARITIES OF THE ISLAND AND HE WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED IN HIS OPINION AS TO THE RECENT FORMATION BY THE ABSENCE OF WATER HAD IT EXISTED FOR CENTURIES THE THERMAL SPRINGS WOULD HAVE FLOWED FROM ITS BOSOM AS THEY GOT HIGHER THE ASCENT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE FLANKS OF THE MOUNTAIN WERE ALMOST PERPENDICULAR AND IT REQUIRED THE UTMOST CARE TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING CLOUDS OF SCORI AND ASHES WOULD WHIRL ROUND THEM REPEATEDLY THREATENING THEM WITH ASPHYXIA OR TORRENTS OF LAVA WOULD BAR THEIR PASSAGE IN PARTS WHERE THESE TORRENTS RAN HORIZONTALLY THE OUTSIDE HAD BECOME HARDENED WHILE UNDERNEATH WAS THE BOILING LAVA AND EVERY STEP THE TRAVELERS TOOK HAD FIRST TO BE TESTED WITH THE IRON TIPPED STAFF TO AVOID BEING SUDDENLY PLUNGED INTO THE SCALDING LIQUID
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