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It was made of great blocks placed one on the top of the other, so as to be a landmark perfectly visible while the eruptions of the volcano left it undisturbed. On one of the side stones, Bell chiselled the simple inscription   JOHN HATTERAS. IT WAS MADE OF GREAT BLOCKS PLACED ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER SO AS TO BE A LANDMARK PERFECTLY VISIBLE WHILE THE ERUPTIONS OF THE VOLCANO LEFT IT UNDISTURBED ON ONE OF THE SIDE STONES BELL CHISELLED THE SIMPLE INSCRIPTION JOHN HATTERAS
inion as to what was best to be done. "Well, friends," he said, "we cannot stay longer in this island; the sea is open, and we have enough provisions. We ought to start at once, and get back without the least delay to Fort Providence, where we must winter." "That is my opinion, too," said Altamont. "The wind is favourable, so to-morrow we will get to sea." The day passed in profound dejection. The insanity of the captain was a bad omen and when they began to talk over the return voyage, their hearts failed them for fear. They missed the intrepid spirit of their leader. However, like brave men, they prepared to battle anew with the elements and with themselves, if ever they felt inclined to give way. [Illustration: ] Next morning they made all ready to sail, and brought the tent and all its belongings on board. But before leaving these rocks, never to return, the Doctor carrying out the intentions of Hatteras, had a cairn erected on the very spot where the poor fellow had jumped ashore. BACK ONCE MORE IN THE GROTTO CLAWBONNY WAS ASKED HIS OPINION AS TO WHAT WAS BEST TO BE DONE WELL FRIENDS HE SAID WE CANNOT STAY LONGER IN THIS ISLAND THE SEA IS OPEN AND WE HAVE ENOUGH PROVISIONS WE OUGHT TO START AT ONCE AND GET BACK WITHOUT THE LEAST DELAY TO FORT PROVIDENCE WHERE WE MUST WINTER THAT IS MY OPINION TOO SAID ALTAMONT THE WIND IS FAVORABLE SO TO MORROW WE WILL GET TO SEA THE DAY PASSED IN PROFOUND DEJECTION THE INSANITY OF THE CAPTAIN WAS A BAD OMEN AND WHEN THEY BEGAN TO TALK OVER THE RETURN VOYAGE THEIR HEARTS FAILED THEM FOR FEAR THEY MISSED THE INTREPID SPIRIT OF THEIR LEADER HOWEVER LIKE BRAVE MEN THEY PREPARED TO BATTLE ANEW WITH THE ELEMENTS AND WITH THEMSELVES IF EVER THEY FELT INCLINED TO GIVE WAY NEXT MORNING THEY MADE ALL READY TO SAIL AND BROUGHT THE TENT AND ALL ITS BELONGINGS ON BOARD BUT BEFORE LEAVING THESE ROCKS NEVER TO RETURN THE DOCTOR CARRYING OUT THE INTENTIONS OF HATTERAS HAD A CAIRN ERECTED ON THE VERY SPOT WHERE THE POOR FELLOW HAD JUMPED ASHORE
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