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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. 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
ohnson to the Doctor. "No, no, there's nothing to be afraid of; we are here." This singular little island appeared to be of recent formation, and was evidently the product of successive volcanic eruptions. The rocks were all lying loose on the top of each other, and it was a marvel how they preserved their equilibrium. Strictly speaking, the mountain was only a heap of stones thrown down from a height, and the mass of rocks which composed the island had evidently come out of the bowels of the earth. The earth, indeed, may be compared to a vast cauldron of spherical form, in which, under the influence of a central fire, immense quantities of vapours are generated, which would explode the globe but for the safety-valves outside. These safety-valves are volcanoes, when one closes another opens; and at the Poles where the crust 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. E OTHERS I AM AFRAID SAID JOHNSON TO THE DOCTOR NO NO THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF WE ARE HERE THIS SINGULAR LITTLE ISLAND APPEARED TO BE OF RECENT FORMATION AND WAS EVIDENTLY THE PRODUCT OF SUCCESSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS THE ROCKS WERE ALL LYING LOOSE ON THE TOP OF EACH OTHER AND IT WAS A MARVEL HOW THEY PRESERVED THEIR EQUILIBRIUM STRICTLY SPEAKING THE MOUNTAIN WAS ONLY A HEAP OF STONES THROWN DOWN FROM A HEIGHT AND THE MASS OF ROCKS WHICH COMPOSED THE ISLAND HAD EVIDENTLY COME OUT OF THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH THE EARTH INDEED MAY BE COMPARED TO A VAST CAULDRON OF SPHERICAL FORM IN WHICH UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CENTRAL FIRE IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF VAPORS ARE GENERATED WHICH WOULD EXPLODE THE GLOBE BUT FOR THE SAFETY VALVES OUTSIDE THESE SAFETY VALVES ARE VOLCANOES WHEN ONE CLOSES ANOTHER OPENS AND AT THE POLES WHERE THE CRUST 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
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