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The
journey
through
the
wood
was
long
;
it
lasted
the
whole
day
,
and
so
allowed
plenty
of
time
for
examining
the
flora
and
fauna
.
Top
,
who
took
special
charge
of
the
fauna
,
ran
through
the
grass
and
brushwood
,
putting
up
all
sorts
of
game
.
Herbert
and
Gideon
Spilett
killed
two
kangaroos
with
bows
and
arrows
,
and
also
an
animal
which
strongly
resembled
both
a
hedgehog
and
an
ant-eater
.
It
was
like
the
first
because
it
rolled
itself
into
a
ball
,
and
bristled
with
spines
,
and
the
second
because
it
had
sharp
claws
,
a
long
slender
snout
which
terminated
in
a
bird
's
beak
,
and
an
extendible
tongue
,
covered
with
little
thorns
which
served
to
hold
the
insects
.
"
And
when
it
is
in
the
pot
,
"
asked
Pencroft
naturally
,
"
what
will
it
be
like
?
"
"
An
excellent
piece
of
beef
,
"
replied
Herbert
.
"
We
will
not
ask
more
from
it
,
"
replied
the
sailor
,
During
this
excursion
they
saw
several
wild
boars
,
which
however
,
did
not
offer
to
attack
the
little
band
,
and
it
appeared
as
if
they
would
not
meet
with
any
dangerous
beasts
;
when
,
in
a
thick
part
of
the
wood
,
the
reporter
thought
he
saw
,
some
paces
from
him
,
among
the
lower
branches
of
a
tree
,
an
animal
which
he
took
for
a
bear
,
and
which
he
very
tranquilly
began
to
draw
.
Happily
for
Gideon
Spilett
,
the
animal
in
question
did
not
belong
to
the
redoubtable
family
of
the
plantigrades
.
It
was
only
a
koala
,
better
known
under
the
name
of
the
sloth
,
being
about
the
size
of
a
large
dog
,
and
having
stiff
hair
of
a
dirty
color
,
the
paws
armed
with
strong
claws
,
which
enabled
it
to
climb
trees
and
feed
on
the
leaves
.
Having
identified
the
animal
,
which
they
did
not
disturb
,
Gideon
Spilett
erased
"
bear
"
from
the
title
of
his
sketch
,
putting
koala
in
its
place
,
and
the
journey
was
resumed
.
At
five
o'clock
in
the
evening
,
Cyrus
Harding
gave
the
signal
to
halt
.
They
were
now
outside
the
forest
,
at
the
beginning
of
the
powerful
spurs
which
supported
Mount
Franklin
towards
the
west
.
At
a
distance
of
some
hundred
feet
flowed
the
Red
Creek
,
and
consequently
plenty
of
fresh
water
was
within
their
reach
.
The
camp
was
soon
organized
.
In
less
than
an
hour
,
on
the
edge
of
the
forest
,
among
the
trees
,
a
hut
of
branches
interlaced
with
creepers
,
and
pasted
over
with
clay
,
offered
a
tolerable
shelter
.
Their
geological
researches
were
put
off
till
the
next
day
.
Supper
was
prepared
,
a
good
fire
blazed
before
the
hut
,
the
roast
turned
,
and
at
eight
o'clock
,
while
one
of
the
settlers
watched
to
keep
up
the
fire
,
in
case
any
wild
beasts
should
prowl
in
the
neighborhood
,
the
others
slept
soundly
.
The
next
day
,
the
21st
of
April
,
Cyrus
Harding
accompanied
by
Herbert
,
went
to
look
for
the
soil
of
ancient
formation
,
on
which
he
had
already
discovered
a
specimen
of
ore
.
They
found
the
vein
above
ground
,
near
the
source
of
the
creek
,
at
the
foot
of
one
of
the
northeastern
spurs
.
This
ore
,
very
rich
in
iron
,
enclosed
in
its
fusible
veinstone
,
was
perfectly
suited
to
the
mode
of
reduction
which
the
engineer
intended
to
employ
;
that
is
,
the
Catalan
method
,
but
simplified
,
as
it
is
used
in
Corsica
.
