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Title: The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns

Author: Roger Thompson Finlay

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The Wonder Island Boys

THE MYSTERIES OF THE CAVERNS

by

ROGER T. FINLAY

Illustrated

The New York Book Company
New York
Copyright 1914

[Illustration: _"The professor was reading the scrap, and silently
handed it to George"_]

CONTENTS

I. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TEAM

The runaway team. Circumstances leading up to the present
condition. The singular occurrences. Examining the tree. The search
for the yaks. Red Angel as a scout. On the tracks. Losing the
trail. Red Angel's discovery. The wrecked wagon. The lost weapons
and ammunition. Breaking in new steers. The planting program.
Different plants and soils. Prospecting for ores and vegetation.
Discussing hunting trip. How people of different countries select
soils. Wild fruit and vegetables. Lessons from the actions of their
animals. Propagation of fruit and vegetables. Chemical changes
produced by different soils. The wild potato.

II. WORKING ON THE NEW BOAT

Determine to bring in the newly discovered lifeboat. Trip to South
River. Finding the broken yoke of their team. Recovering the
lifeboat. Uses for the bolo. Decision to row the boat around the
point. Making more guns. Preparing new tools. Alloys and their
uses. Hardness