It was found that the ship lay about one hundred yards to the westward of where the Happy Hour was reported to have gone down.
This was not much, but the captain immediately gave orders that the ship be brought to the correct position.
"You'll have work enough locating her as it is," said the captain. "More than likely the ocean current has shifted her considerably."
Luckily Amos Fearless was now feeling much better, having quite recovered from his experience at the time of the fire on the ship.
With the Raven on the scene, it was decided by father and son that the diving bell should be taken directly to the ocean's bottom, if the thing could be accomplished.
"I know we are running a risk," said the old diver, in his sign language, "but we must be the first to discover the Happy Hour, no matter what the cost. To suffer defeat would kill me."
By ten o'clock in the morning the diving bell was over the side and father and son had entered it.
Those on the Raven were also getting out a diving bell, and Vixen and Walton were busy overhauling their deep-sea outfits.
It was indeed to be a race for the treasure.
Soon Dave and his parent had left the outside world behind and were going down and down into the mighty ocean's depths.