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"It is possible, certainly," replied Altamont. "Ah, now I see it distinctly," exclaimed the Doctor." It is a volcano!" IT IS POSSIBLE CERTAINLY REPLIED ALTAMONT AH NOW I SEE IT DISTINCTLY EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR IT IS A VOLCANO
izon, he shouted, in a clear ringing voice--- "Land! land!" His words produced an electrical effect on his companions, and every man rushed to his side. "I see it, I see it," said Clawbonny. "Yes, yes, so do I!" exclaimed Johnson. "It is a cloud," said Altamont. "Land! land!" repeated Hatteras, in tones of absolute conviction. Even while he spoke the appearance vanished, and when it returned again the Doctor fancied he caught a gleam of light about the smoke for an instant. [Illustration: "It is a volcano!" he exclaimed.--P.217] "It is a volcano!" he exclaimed. "A volcano?" repeated Altamont. "Undoubtedly." [Illustration: ] "In so high a latitude?" "Why not? Is not Iceland a volcanic island--indeed, almost made of volcanoes, one might say?" "Well, has not our famous countryman, James Ross, affirmed the existence of two active volcanoes, the Erebus and the Terror, on the Southern Continent, in longitude 170° and latitude 78°? Why, then, should not volcanoes be found near the North Pole? HING OF IT ALL AT ONCE HOWEVER SOME SURE INDICATION MET HIS EYE AND STRETCHING OUT HIS ARM TO THE HORIZON HE SHOUTED IN A CLEAR RINGING VOICE LAND LAND HIS WORDS PRODUCED AN ELECTRICAL EFFECT ON HIS COMPANIONS AND EVERY MAN RUSHED TO HIS SIDE I SEE IT I SEE IT SAID CLAWBONNY YES YES SO DO I EXCLAIMED JOHNSON IT'S A CLOUD SAID ALTAMONT LAND LAND REPEATED HATTERAS IN TONES OF ABSOLUTE CONVICTION EVEN WHILE HE SPOKE THE APPEARANCE VANISHED AND WHEN IT RETURNED AGAIN THE DOCTOR FANCIED HE CAUGHT A GLEAM OF LIGHT ABOUT THE SMOKE FOR AN INSTANT IT'S A VOLCANO HE EXCLAIMED A VOLCANO REPEATED ALTAMONT UNDOUBTEDLY IN SO HIGH A LATITUDE WHY NOT IS NOT ICELAND A VOLCANIC ISLAND INDEED ALMOST MADE OF VOLCANOES ONE MIGHT SAY WELL HAS NOT OUR FAMOUS COUNTRYMAN JAMES ROSS AFFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF TWO ACTIVE VOLCANOES THE EREBUS AND THE TERRA ON THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT IN LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DEGREES AND LATITUDE SEVENTY EIGHT DEGREES WHY THEN SHOULD NOT VOLCANOES BE FOUND NEAR THE NORTH POLE
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