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A considerable distance inland there was a solitary mountain, about 3000 feet high, by the Doctor's reckoning; and half way up the steep rocky cliffs that rose from the shore, they noticed a circular plateau, open on three sides to the bay and sheltered on the fourth by a precipitous wall, 120 feet high. A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE INLAND THERE WAS A SOLITARY MOUNTAIN ABOUT THREE THOUSAND FEET HIGH BY THE DOCTOR'S RECKONING AND HALF WAY UP THE STEEP ROCKY CLIFFS THAT AROSE FROM THE SHORE THEY NOTICED A CIRCULAR PLATEAU OPEN ON THREE SIDES TO THE BAY AND SHELTERED ON THE FOURTH BY A PRECIPITOUS WALL ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FEET HIGH
er, with a wall and two bastions. I must try to make a plan." "Ah! Doctor, if you undertake it," said Johnson, "I am sure you'll make a good thing of it." "Well, the first part of the business is to go and choose the ground. Will you come with us Hatteras?" "I'll trust all that to you, Doctor," replied the captain. "I'm going to look along the coast." Altamont was too feeble yet to take part in any work, so he remained on the ship, while the others commenced to explore the unknown continent. On examining the coast, they found that the Porpoise was in a sort of bay bristling with dangerous rocks, and that to the west, far as the eye could reach, the sea extended, entirely frozen now, though if Belcher and Penny were to be believed, open during the summer months. Towards the north, a promontory stretched out into the sea, and about three miles away was an island of moderate size. The roadstead thus formed would have afforded safe anchorage to ships, but for the difficulty of entering it. WE NEED A HOUSE ONE SIDE AND STORES THE OTHER WITH A WALL AND TWO BASTIONS I MUST TRY TO MAKE A PLAN AH DOCTOR IF YOU UNDERTAKE IT SAID JOHNSON I'M SURE YOU'LL MAKE A GOOD THING OF IT WELL THE FIRST PART OF THE BUSINESS IS TO GO AND CHOOSE THE GROUND WILL YOU COME WITH US HATTERAS I'LL TRUST ALL THAT TO YOU DOCTOR REPLIED THE CAPTAIN I'M GOING TO LOOK ALONG THE COAST ALTAMONT WAS TOO FEEBLE YET TO TAKE PART IN ANY WORK SO HE REMAINED ON THE SHIP WHILE THE OTHERS COMMENCED TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN CONTINENT ON EXAMINING THE COAST THEY FOUND THAT THE PORPOISE WAS IN A SORT OF BAY BRISTLING WITH DANGEROUS ROCKS AND THAT TO THE WEST FAR AS THE EYE COULD REACH THE SEA EXTENDED ENTIRELY FROZEN NOW THOUGH IF BELCHER AND PENNY WERE TO BE BELIEVED OPEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TOWARDS THE NORTH A PROMONTORY STRETCHED OUT INTO THE SEA AND ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY WAS AN ISLAND OF MODERATE SIZE THE ROADSTEAD THUS FORMED WOULD HAVE AFFORDED SAFE ANCHORAGE TO SHIPS BUT FOR THE DIFFICULTY OF ENTERING IT
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