CONTENTS
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| I. | [The Compact Between the Four Allied Tribes,] | [Page 11] |
The camp startled by Sutoto. Confederation of theTuolos, Kurabus and Illyas. A council of all thechiefs. The Professor's address. Advising unity of allthe tribes against the hostiles. The assent of thechiefs. The views of Oma, Uraso and Muro. Howthe allied tribes met. Review of the work of the Professorand the boys. Determine to send a force tothe Cataract. Conclude to remove all tools to thesouthwest. The warriors selected. Adopting a settledplan. Mustering the warriors. Sending for Chief Surosof the Berees. The muster roll. John in commandof the forces to the Cataract. Blakely in commandof the home forces. The march to protect the Brabos.A compact between the allied tribes. John and hisparty on the march. Sadness at giving up Cataract.At the Cataract. The flag as a charm. Uraso's interpretationof the flag. | ||
| II. | [Busy Times at the Cataract. The Alarming News] | [Page 24] |
The tribute to the flag. A national talisman. Entertainingthe warriors. Starting the water wheel inmotion. The sawmill at work. Making spears. Gatheringand threshing barley. The roast ox and the feast.Making bread. The surprising novelties for the warriors.Determining to make guns before dismantling.Building a new wagon. Uraso directing the work ofthe men. The universal tattoo. Its significance. Designatingname and rank. Clothing. Blakely drillingthe army at the Brabo village. News of the approachof the old chief Suros. The Professor and party receivinghim with honor. The conversation with Suros.His hearty accord. Jim and Will. Their observations.The value of unity. Sutoto's report about the confederatedtribes. Information of their movement towardCataract. John's scouts at the Cataract capture twoKurabus. Startling intelligence. Interviewing thecaptives. Completing the new wagon. Sending outscouts toward the Kurabus. | ||
| III. | [ Intercepting the March of the Confederates. TheTreasure] | [Page 37] |
Blakely with a force to intercept the confederates.Sutoto delegated to inform John. Reaching the Cataract.Interesting scenes at the Cataract for Sutoto.The scouts report the tribes to the west. Blakely'sforce near the confederates. Watching their movements.John's messenger to Blakely. Advice that thetribes are waiting for reinforcements. The tribes onthe march east. Blakely's message to John. Blakelyintercepting the tribes. His message to the enemy.Their surprise. To give their answer in two suns.The message to the Professor. The Professor decidesto capture the Kurabus' village. On the march. Capturingthe Kurabus' reinforcements. The villages inhis possession. The Professor's message to John andBlakely. A message from Blakely. Hurrying the workat Cataract. Making guns and spears. Taro. Thetreasure in the cave. Decide to take it to their newhome. Loading up the wagons. Transferring the hoardin the caves. A messenger informing John of the battle.Instructs Muro to go to aid of Blakely. | ||
| IV. | [ The Surrender of the Kurabus] | [Page 50] |
The load of treasure. A doleful sound. The "cry ofthe lost soul." Activity at Cataract. Bringing in theflag. The trip to Observation Hill. The warriorsparticipate. George and Harry lower the flag. Animpressive scene. The last sad night at the Cataract.A runner from John to the Professor. The confederateswithin eight miles of Cataract. A movement tocapture them. Messenger from the Kurabus' villagearrives too soon. The flight of the confederated tribes.The Kurabus determine to defend their village. Johnorders a forced march to assist the Professor. Themessenger from Muro advises the Professor. He learnsof the approach of the Professor. The arrival of John.The confederates at the Kurabus' village. Surpriseof the latter at the leniency of the Professor. Advancingon the Kurabus' village. A messenger from,the Kurabus. Agree to surrender. The flight of theTuolos and Illyas. The Kurabus join the allies. Submission.Tastoa's message to the other tribes. | ||
| V. | [ The New Town Site. The Water Wheel and Sawmill] | [Page 62] |
Return to the Brabo village. The train from Cataractin sight. The triumphal entrance into the village.The festivities. Safety of the Brabos assured. TheProfessor tells the chiefs his object in forming thealliance. Suggests the building of a new town. Tobelong to all the tribes. To take all the chiefs to thenew town. The boys want their herd of yaks. Sutotoand party go for them. Blakely's fighting force. TheBanyan tree. Its peculiar growth. Sap in trees.Capillary attraction. Hunting a town site. Urasoselects a place. A water-fall. An ideal spot. Reportedarrival of the herd. Fencing off a field. Howthe fence was built. The warriors at work. Buildinga new water wheel. Erecting a sawmill. The warriorsat work bringing in logs. The sawmill at work. | ||
| VI. | [ Building Up the New Town] | [Page 74] |
Disquieting rumors of the confederates. Shop andlaboratory put up. A safe place for the treasure.Making looms. Searching for minerals. Puttingup a furnace and smelter. Making molds forcopper coins. The mint. Teaching the people howto use money. First lessons in industry. Themeasure of value. Coins of no value. Payingwages. Inculcating the ideas of pay for labor. Teachingnatives the principles of purchase and sale. Makingbargains. Begin the erection of buildings. TheTuolos and Illyas still bitter. Evidences of hostilities.Decide to conquer the Tuolos. John at the head ofan expedition. The natives encouraged to bring inall kinds of vegetables. Chica. Burning oil. Whydifferent plants grow differently on the same soil.Ralph and Tom accompany John on the expedition.Going to visit the tribe which captured them. | ||
| VII. | [ The Expedition Against the Tuolos] | [Page 86] |
Crossing the West River. Approaching the Tuolos villagefrom the south. The advance scouts. First signsof the Tuolos. The feasting at the village. Ralph andTom wander from the camp. They discover a cave.Striking a match. The weird interior. Leave the caveto notify John. Return to the cave. A hurried exploration.The home of the Medicine men. Their absenceat the village. Meeting the Medicine men atthe entrance. Effecting a capture. The Krishnos. Acurious cross found by John in the cave. Its history.The uproar in the village. John confronting theMedicine men. They tell him the Great Spirit willdestroy him. John strikes a light on the cross with,matches. The Medicine men in terror. Orders oneof them to go to the village and tell the Chief to surrender.Surrounding the village. Muro captures arival set of Medicine men. Another cave. Questioningthe newly-arrived captives. They are defiant. | ||
| VIII. | [ The Submission of the Tuolos] | [Page 100] |
Threatening the Medicine men. Beating them for lying.Morning. Dissensions in the village. Learn they aresurrounded. The Chief comes forward. Meeting Johnand Muro. John's plain talk to the Chief. Demandshis immediate surrender. The Chief stunned. Says hewill go and tell his people. The Chief returns. Surrenders.The warriors march into the village. Liberatingthe captured Brabos. Ralph and Tom visitthe large hut where they were confined. Blakelyshowing the Chief the maneuvers of the warriors.The Chief proposes to torture the Medicine men. Johninterferes. Asks that they be turned over to him.The Professor and the colony. The insulting messagefrom the Illyas. The messenger to John. Buildingchairs and tables. Two-and three-room cottages.Stimulating individual efforts. The first thief andthe treatment. John and party visit the cave east ofthe village. | ||
| IX. | [ Plans for the Benefit of the Natives] | [Page 111] |
Entering the cave. What they found. The treasureas John had described it. Removing it to the wagon.The Chief, the Krishnos and a number of the warriorstaken to the new town. Approaching home. TheChief Marmo. Meets the Professor. The welcomingfunctions. Interest in the works. Watching the loom.Trying to teach him new ideas. A lesson in justice.Told the difference between right and wrong. Blakelythe man of business. The island as a source of wealth.Blakely determines to stay on the island. Agree tobuild a large vessel. Projecting a trip home. Agriculturalpursuits. The states. How lands were tobe disposed of. Value of land. Proposing an expeditionto the Illyas. Marmo sends a message to theIllyas. Making new guns for the expedition. | ||
| X. | [ The Peculiar Savage Beliefs and Customs] | [Page 124] |
The Krishnos. Chief Marmo learning. The Tuoloworkman asks permission to bring his family to thenew town. The boys find a name for the town. Unity.The Hindoo christening. The expedition against theIllyas. Three hundred warriors. Reflections of theboys. Six tribes. Heading for the Saboro village.Muro happy. A day and night of feasting. Muro'sfamily. The pocket mirrors. Lolo. An artisan.Events at Unity. Two deaths. The peculiar rites.The Spirits in the air. Rewards. Savage beliefs. Thehonored dead. Lessons from the Great Spirit. | ||
| XI. | [ Expedition to Subdue the Illyas] | [Page 137] |
The warriors' families. The plaintain leaf. The nativeloom. Weaving. Primitive goods. A store set up.Kitchen utensils. Bringing in ore and supplies. Sanitaryarrangements. Home comforts. Native combs.Fish fins. An immense turtle. Tortoise shells. Johnand the war party. Illyas reported in front. Characterof country. Savage beliefs. The moon in theirworship. Distance to the Illyas village. In sightof the first Illyas. Borderlines. Double line of guards.Illyas surprised. Capturing an Illyas warrior. Sendinghim back with a peace message. A strong position.The history of the Illyas. Differences in thecolor of the various tribes. | ||
| XII. | [ The Perilous Trip of the Wagon] | [Page 149] |
At Unity. Suros and Oma announce they will not returnto their tribes. The return of the Tuolo warriorand family. A cottage for him. Famished. Howthe Professor explained his act of humanity to ChiefMarmo. The principles of justice. Marmo accompaniesthe Professor through the town. An object lesson.Ralph and Jim in charge of the factory. Sendingout hunters to gather in yaks. Laying out fields.Wonderful vegetation. John and the Illyas. Plankingmovement around the Illyas. The charge. The Illyasin confusion. Their retreat. The forest a barrier.Sighting the main village. Astonishment at its character.An elevated plateau. A town by design. Peculiarlyformed hills or mounds. Fortified. The mystery.Sending the wagons to the south. Avoidingthe forest. No word from the team. The teams reachthe river. Intercepted. Illyas in front. Blocked byprecipitous banks. Forming camp. Sending messengersto John. Muro gets the message. Hastens torelieve the force with the wagon. The savage attack.A volley behind the Illyas. | ||
| XIII. | [ The Remarkable Discovery at Blakely's MountainHome] | [Page 163] |
At Unity. The weekly outing. The great forest to thewest. The trip of the whites to Blakely's forest home.Driftwood. Centrifugal and centripetal motion. Theforest animals. Orang-outan. The monkeys. Reachingthe hill. The scaling vine. Reaching the recessedrocks. The two skeletons in the rocks. A gun andtrinkets. A sextant. A letter. No identity. Themessage. Effort to decipher it. A mound for thebones. Forwarding copy of message to John. John'sexamination of the Illyas' village. The remarkablecharacter of the buildings. Muro returns with thewagons. The Tuolos as fighters. Two captured. Tryingto open communications. Returns of the messengers.Defiance. Permitting the messenger to return. | ||
| XIV. | [ The Surprise and Capture of the Illyas' Stronghold] | [Page 175] |
Astonishment of the Illyas' messenger. The characterof the eastern side of the town. A movement in thenight. Surrounding the town. Muro and Uraso as warriors.The architecture of the buildings. Not builtby the natives. Different kinds of architecture. Theirdistinction. Disposing the forces. The signal for attack.John, and his party rush the breastworks. Enterthe town. The surprise and confusion of the Illyas.Harry observes the Illyas' chief and attendants. Surroundsand capture them. Muro makes a charge.The chief signals surrender. Uraso surrounds theIllyas. Marched to the great square. The conference betweenJohn and the chief. The Doric building. TheIllyas' chief. His imperious air. Dignity of Uraso andMuro. | ||
| XV. | [ The Rescue of Five Captives] | [Page 187] |
The chief's question. John's brief answer. The chieftrying to deceive John. Questions the chief about themessages. The lying answers. The punishment imposedon the warriors. Orders the same punishment forthe chief. Consternation. Uraso and Muro plead forthe chief. Whipping the most disgraceful punishmentfor a chief. Demands the white captives. Sama to showthe way to their hiding place. The wagonbrought out. The boys, accompanied by Lolo, and commandedby Stut. Reach the village. The captives' hut.The rush for the door. The five captives. Three Investigator'sboys. A pitiable sight. Hungry. Harry'sinscription on the litter. A Saboro and a white man.Taking the Illyas' warriors along. Feeding the rescuedones. | ||
| XVI. | [ Remarkable Growth of Unity] | [Page 199] |
Awaiting word from John. Telegraph line needed.Wireless telegraphy. Sound and power. Vibrations.A universal force. B Street in Unity. Visiting thevillagers in their homes. Incentives to beautify theirhouses. Erecting larger dwellings for the chiefs. Theschoolhouse. A growing town. Marvels to the chiefs.The mysterious things the white men do. The thermometer.Teaching medicine. Cinchona. Calisaya.Acids. The boys reach the Illyas' village with theliberated prisoners. Making them comfortable. Thewhite man a former companion of John. A health resort.The Investigator's lifeboat No. 3. Mystery aboutthe note. The commotion outside. Capturing theIllyas' reinforcements from the south. Provisions.Cultivation of the soil. George and Harry explore thebuildings. Trying to solve the puzzle. Arrangementsof the streets. | ||
| XVII. | [ The Mysterious Cave. Returning to Unity] | [Page 211] |
Cornerstones. The treasure chart. Caves near thetown. A guess at the meaning of the buildings. TheMedicine men. Questioning the chief. He says Johnwill be destroyed if he enters the cave. John's testof the truth of the chief's statement. The trip to thecave. Proving that the Medicine men lied. The chiefenjoys his first ride. The cave entrance. John goes in.He finds the Krishnos. Their conversation. John appearsbefore them. The consternation. Orders themto leave the cave. Shows the chief that the Medicinemen have lied. Taking them to the village. John andthe boys explore the cave alone. No treasure. An immensedeposit of copper. Probable explanation of thehouses of the town. An immense chamber. The startfor Unity. Sighting the Saboro village. Muro's family.Waiting to go to Unity. The town out to meet thereturning warriors. Angel at the reception. | ||
| XVIII. | [ Building a Ship to Take Them Home. Peace,] | [Page 221] |
Oroto surprised at the appearance of Marmo. Anxiousto see the great White Chief. The Professor welcomesthe Illyas' chief. His great surprise. Friendship. Hasno further belief in the wise men. Life and death.Why he was brought to Unity. Peace among the tribes.Oroto and Marmo confer. A jollification of the whites.What had been accomplished in two years. Buildinga ship for home. Sadness as well as joy. The engineeringforce of Unity. How the different tribes livedtogether. Rich soil. New houses. New people. Aprinting press. A schoolhouse. Making paper. Manymysteries unsolved. One thing lacking. The flag. Gettingthe flagpole. The ceremony. Hoisting OLDGLORY. | ||
| [Glossary of Words Used in the Texts] | [Page 237] | |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| "The warriors, together with the chief and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them" | [Frontispiece] |
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| "Meantime John consulted Muro and Uraso, and the three picked out the most trustworthy scouts" | [38] |
| "The act was such a startling one that they threw themselves on the ground in terror" | [86] |
| "The party plunged into the forest, taking the direction which Tom and Ralph had gone on the former trip" | [230] |
| Position of Wagon and Attacking Force | [18] |
| George's Old Dutch Oven | [26] |
| The Tattooed Arm. Antelope | [29] |
| The Taro Plant and Bulb | [45] |
| The Banyan Tree | [65] |
| Showing Capillary Attraction | [68] |
| Sample of Island Fence | [71] |
| The One-cent Coin | [76] |
| The Five-cent Coin | [77] |
| Chica. The Gum Plant | [84] |
| Stone Cross Found in the Cave | [92] |
| Ancient Crosses | [93] |
| Ready for the Happy Hunting Grounds | [131] |
| Primitive Weaving-Frame | [137] |
| Comb from Fin of Fish | [140] |
| The Marmoset | [166] |
| Proboscis Monkey | [167] |
| The Mysterious Message | [170] |
| Orders of Architecture | [179] |
| The Peculiar Illya Village | [212] |
| Diagram of Cross-shaped Cave | [219] |
| Paper-making Machine | [231] |
| The Stars and Stripes | [236] |