La isla misteriosa Page #5

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We should take a closer look.

Just to be on the safe side.

There!

lsn't that sulfur Mr. Smith?

Yes that's sulfur where l made the matches from.

The sea is everywhere you look.

lt's the first time in my life

that it bothers me being in the middle of the ocean.

At least it's good to know

that nobody can damp our spirits.

A big advantage of an empty island.

All we have to find out now is where we are.

What is that good for?

Our lives could depend on it.

l know how to do it but l need a sextant for that.

No. l don't.

But we'll have to wait until the 16th of April.

That's one of the 4 days where

the subjective matches the objective time.

Then we can locate our position.

Without sextant and tables.

You'll see it's a piece of cake.

lf you say so.

- But in order to work you must

wind up your clock every morning.

Of course. By the way it's a wonderful clock.

lt is only 1 minute ahead per month.

- And l want to take a closer

look at those flashing stones.

lf you ask me there are more important things.

l don't agree to that.

l don't know how l was rescued and now those lights.

That's too much for me.

- For me too Pencroff.

That's the reason l want to find out.

lf this island happens to be along a ship route

it's just a matter of time when they will find us.

- lf that would be the case

we should have seen buoys.

But so far we only know part f the coast.

lf this island belongs to several islands

there must be others.

We would have to build a boat.

Sooner or later we will meet people.

Depends on who we'll meet. lf we meet Papuas...

But Mr. Pencroff not all humans are Papuas.

On the opposite. There are a lot of Europeans here.

And even more Malaysian pirates.

And one of them is worse then 10 Papuas.

A boat that's easily said.

Built with two knifes of a dog's collar.

No l think we'd better build something like a canoe.

Just to try.

And if we get past the breakers

we can build one big enough for all of us.

lf the lord has mercy on us.

- l think we should build two boats.

A bigger and a smaller one.

Either we can get off the island

or we can use them to explore the island.

For my part l like to sleep long.

Good night everybody.

This is our calendar. We must keep track of time.

We must not miss April 16th.

That would be a catastrophe.

Pass me the counter.

What's this going to be?

This old gentleman is father time with his scythe.

Calendars are always ornamented.

That's what l did.

Well done Pencroff!

We shouldn't forget that art. Not even here.

Tell me Smith:

Do you know what those reflecting lights are?

Do you really want to know?

Of course.

Me too.

l can't sleep anymore. l've got to know it.

l think we have other troubles than reflecting stones.

My dear Pencroff scientist don't think like you.

They'll have to find out.

Whether it makes sense or not.

That's why they are not so popular.

But they can start a fire with 2 clock glasses.

Missed another one.

The last time they were up there Mr. Spilett.

l know exactly that l came from over there.

That's where we found you.

But Pencroff is right Mr. Spilett.

lt's amazing what distances one can travel on this

island.

What has happened?

- The flash struck you.

A flash?

Yes and the same has probably happened to me.

At exactly the same place.

lt looked like a ray of light.

- From one of those light points.

Like a firecracker.

That's not possible. l should have been dead!

Even half of that would have vaporized me.

Deadly flashes out of the blue sky.

How would you explain that?

Maybe l find an answer to that question.

Right now l'm more interested in those light points.

l haven't seen something like this before.

No one has.

That's interesting.

What is that?

- Well that is highly concentrated iron ore.

Very rare like the one you can find in Sweden.

Really. Highly concentrated iron ore.

Take a look at it Nab.

- Do you think we could use it?

- Yes. We make iron of it and from the iron tools.

- lt's really heavy. But how are we

going to get the ore out of the mountain?

We have saltpeter sulfur and we can make coal.

That gives blackpowder

with which we can blow up the mountain.

Mr. Spilett we all should be scientists!

Maybe. But right now we rediscover the iron-age.

lf those darn flashes don't come in our way that is.

How many do we have Pencroff?

Good we need more charcoal then.

Are we trying to make iron or trade charcoal?

l don't understand him anymore.

l don't understand the difference between the

objective and subjective time as well.

For me there is only one sun.

At the highest point it is noon.

But if Mr. Smith has his own opinion...

Good that you're here Spilett.

Why?

l want to show you something.

That's where the shadow is shortest. Noon.

... right now it is half past two.

What's the time on your clock?

Exactly 7:
31.

Let's say 7:
30.

That means a time shift of 5 hours.

The sun travels 15 per hour

this time of the year.

Which equates to 75 degrees.

And that's the distance between

Washington and this island.

We know that Washington is located

off the zero meridian at Greenwich.

Let's say 77 degrees.

That means that we are between 150 and 155

longitude west.

And what's the lattitude?

Wait. Why are you so impatient Pencroff?

l'll know it tonight. Provided that l can see the stars.

Alpha in the Southern Cross is exactly at its nadir.

A knife Nab!

The bowstring is no good.

Are you ready Harbert?

l hope l did everything right.

The location depends on the angle of the Polar star

and the star Alpha in the Southern Cross.

ln our case it's 10 degrees.

The angle to the horizon amounts to 27 degrees

that means a total of 37 degrees.

That means that we are

approximately at 37 latitude south.

Taking into account that our

tools are not very accurate

l would say that we are

anywhere between 35 to 55 latitude.

Simple. lf you know how it works.

- lf we are at 35 latitude and 152 longitude

where are we then?

lf l remember right l would say

with a tolerance of about 100 miles

we are somewhere between

New Zealand and the archipelagic of Pomotu.

- l know the sea between

Australia and New Zealand by heart.

l also know Pomotu and Tahiti.

But taking your coordinates there is nothing but

water on the nautical charts.

Here won't pass a ship in our whole lives.

We're going to need a lot of iron to build a seagoing

ship in order to get away from here.

Why don't we build a balloon?

Top! Top!

Calm down!

He has stopped.

Top go on!

What do you see?

Top! Top come back!

Harbert! Where are you going?

Harbert be careful!

Come back Top!

Harbert l've told you to...

Harbert come back!

Get out there! l can't follow you.

The opening is not big enough.

Harbert!

There's a cave in here!

A real house Mr. Spilett!

We could live here.

lt was a good idea to blast

a second entry in the cave.

Not even the President of the United States

has got a palace like this!

l would love to trade this palace...

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