It moved on with resistless current, and its force assured Frank that the land was indeed a continent.
The river was replete with fish, and huge salmon were so thick that it would have been easy to spear any number of them from the deck.
On went the Explorer.
As they left the sea a wonderful stretch of country was unfolded before them.
Suddenly, as the boat was gliding around a bend, Barney beheld a thrilling sight.
In a distant clump of reeds by the shore stood a wonderful looking object.
It was a bird, but such as the likes of which our explorers had never seen before.
To all appearances it was an auk, but of a most gigantic size.
The huge bird seemed to be feeding upon the reeds in the marsh.
It was fully four feet high, with a body as large as an ostrich.