. A messenger from, the Kurabus. Agree to
surrender. The flight of the Tuolos and Illyas. The
Kurabus join the allies. Submission. Tastoa's
message to the other tribes.

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Return to the Brabo village. The train from Cataract
in sight. The triumphal entrance into the village.
The festivities. Safety of the Brabos assured. The
Professor tells the chiefs his object in forming the
alliance. Suggests the building of a new town. To
belong to all the tribes. To take all the chiefs to
the new town. The boys want their herd of yaks.
Sutoto and party go for them. Blakely's fighting
force. The Banyan tree. Its peculiar growth. Sap in
trees. Capillary attraction. Hunting a town site.
Uraso selects a place. A water-fall. An ideal spot.
Reported arrival of the herd. Fencing off a field.
How the fence was built. The warriors at work.
Building a new water wheel. Erecting a sawmill. The
warriors at work bringing in logs. The sawmill at
work.

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Disquieting rumors of the confederates. Shop and
laboratory put up. A safe place for the treasure.
Making looms. Searching for minerals. Putting up a
furnace and smelter. Making molds for copper coins.
The mint. Teaching the people how to use money.
First lessons in industry. The measure of value.
Coins of no value. Paying wages. Inculcating the
ideas of pay for labor. Teaching natives the
principles of purchase and sale. Making bargains.
Begin the erection of buildings. The Tuolos and
Illyas still bitter. Evidences of hostilities.
Decide to conquer the Tuolos. John at the head of an
expedition. The natives encouraged to bring in all
kinds of vegetables. Chica. Burning oil. Why
different plants grow differently on the same soil.
Ralph and Tom accompany John on the expedition.
Going to visit the tribe which captured them.

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Crossing the West River. Approaching the Tuolos
village from the south. The advance scouts. First
signs of the Tuolos. The feasting at the village.
Ralph and Tom