al tribe. John advises Stut to sail, north for
twenty miles, and await their coming. The march. The
cinnamon tree. Cinnamon suet. Minerals. Sulphates. Copper
ores. Omens. All peoples believe in signs and omens. The
shelter for the night. How signals were made. Sighting
the cannibal village. Earthenware cooking utensils. Meet
the first natives. The dreaded Chief. A curious figure.
The hunchback. A smile on his face. The American
greeting. The surprise. A white man. Finding the Korinos.
The welcome to his village. The Chief told about their
ship. On the island fifty years. Telling John about the
strange things which have floated ashore from wrecked
ships. The Korinos assured of safety.

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The Chief's house. The relics from the sea. The hunchback
Chief's story. His trip as a whaler. Ill treatment. Runs
away. Ships to China. His rudimentary education.
Shipwrecked on the return from China. Rescued by native
cannibals. Regard him with veneration. Misinterprets
their motives. In desperation. Asserts himself. Becomes
Chief of the tribe. Stops cannibal practices. His great
influence over the people. The _Pioneer_ arrives. Ephraim
Wilmar, the hunchback. His surprise at the many changes
during fifty years. His amazement at the telephone, the
cable lines, the phonograph.

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Ephraim's wife. The family. The gifts to Ephraim's
family. Delight at the cooking utensils. John tells
Ephraim about the treasures on the islands. Hidden
treasures. Learning the secrets of early humanity.
Archeology. The trip to the cave. The long journey. The
cave which had the entrances sealed by Ephraim. The
peculiar kinds of masonry. Entering the cave. Dogs with
the party. Mysterious death of the dogs. The alarm of the
natives. Carbonic gas. Its nature, and how tested.
Methods for removing it. The Humphrey Davy lamp. The
principle on which it is made. Designed to indicate the
presence of deadly gases. Explosive mixtures. How a
primitive safety lamp was made. Reentering the cave. A
large chamber. The cross-shaped cave. A parchment. The
object of John's search.

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The map accompanying the parc