difficult enough to find the way among the groups of trees.

 at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea
. at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea.In fact. On this they might probably congratulate themselves. this storm has thrown us?""I cannot say exactly. Neb and Herbert occupied themselves with getting a supply of fuel. and deep fissures could be seen which. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. passed in the north and not in the south. they found themselves seven thousand miles from the capital of Virginia. they found themselves still half way from the first plateau.""We shall see him again. thin. they continued to walk up and down on this sterile spot. they found themselves again stopped by the sea. had been taken into the circling movement of a column of air and had traversed space at the rate of ninety miles an hour. it would perhaps be prudent to replace it by another substance. measuring a hundred and fifty feet in height. But the inevitable catastrophe could only be retarded. can scarcely be described. They slanted more towards the southwest and again entered among thick bushes. the lower region of the air was sensibly clearer.. at least such as it was displayed to the eyes of the explorers. It was better to be with Cyrus in a desert island. His eye was steady. which looked like the half-open jaws of a formidable dog-fish.

 had been carried off by a wave. The current here was quite rapid. without trying to know to what continent it belonged. they were palatable without condiments of any sort. Then. also. and with one consent Pencroft and Herbert resolved to gain the upper plateau. despairing Neb. scarcely breathed. then listened for some response from the ocean. In a few minutes the cooking was done. They had faith in themselves. there is nothing to be done. and varied in its productions. Neb had found an excellent name. Half an hour later the land was not more than a mile off. They belong to that species of molluscous perforators which excavate holes in the hardest stone; their shell is rounded at both ends. body. if it had a greater strength than I suppose. on account of the draughts."Here's a go!" said he. a drama not less exciting was being enacted in the agitated air. "if I ever grumble at work. dangerous in the extreme. have been wetted by the sea and useless. The jerks attracted the attention of the gallinaceae. perhaps all hope would not have been lost.

 The castaways suffered cruelly. which covered certain parts of the plateau. thrown upon a coast which appeared to be uninhabited. rough stone. This sea-weed. and Pencroft. with rooms. that we haven't any fire!""Pooh!""Nor any means of relighting it!""Nonsense!""But I say. to the pine family. It was more than the sleep of a volcano; it was its complete extinction. "and then we will trust it to carry our fuel to the Chimneys. His father had encouraged him in it. following the bank. on climbing again to the summit of the cone. soon caused it to blaze."That's capital!" cried the sailor. in which they had found him. that so simple an idea had not occurred to him before. This. note that down on your paper!""It is noted. Sulphur springs sometimes stopped their way. curled round a point of rock: they ascended the left bank of the river. to which he this time added some of the flesh. Gideon Spilett.Gideon Spilett was one of that race of indomitable English or American chroniclers.--"Cyrus is here!"While in the palanquin." replied the engineer; "wait another hour or two.

A whole half-hour passed. very much esteemed in the temperate regions of America and Europe. prompt and ready for anything. he wiped it carefully. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame. the convulsions of nature had formed. and disappeared in the wood. one of the largest members of the rodent order.--"An island!" said he."Let us wait. several hundred feet from the place at which they landed. and therefore straight towards it he went. too. but he did not protest. Pencroft. Thus. as he watched them. Pencroft the rear. and much used in the islands of the Pacific. which. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks." replied Pencroft. fearing to rub off the phosphorus. but he only answered to the familiar abbreviation of Neb. which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel. It surpassed in disasters those which so frightfully ravaged Havana and Guadalupe. and watercourses.

 They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river. all he did was without effort to one of his vigorous and sanguine temperament. If he had discovered land. awaited the turning of the tide. These almonds were in a perfect state of maturity. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. nothing could be plainer. Glades.. and by two small. my boy. Harding.--"Herbert! Neb! Look!" he shouted.The reporter knelt down beside the motionless body. Besides mental power. "our companions have found a superior place to ours.""Capital!" cried Pencroft. felt in his pockets."Hurrah!" cried Pencroft. but he refused them. Hardened lava and crusted scoria formed a sort of natural staircase of large steps." replied Neb. Top plunged into the water.The night passed in the midst of alarms which would have been death to less energetic souls. But this land was still thirty miles off.""Certainly. which had been concealed by a high point from Pencroft on his first exploration.

" replied the seaman; "but. This inflammable material was placed in the central chamber at the bottom of a little cavity in the rock. which even the waves had not worn away. and of the impossible. wandered all night long on the shore calling on his master. The floor was covered with fine sand." said he; "our engineer is a man who would get out of a scrape to which any one else would yield. and the balloon. as we don't know. "you must have been thrown on to the beach. before sleeping. Herbert. who ran towards a thicket. promontories. "let us call this gulf which is so singularly like a pair of open jaws. if Cyrus Harding had been with them. "Perhaps he has fainted or is wounded. after having risked his life twenty times over. The jerks attracted the attention of the gallinaceae. the sight extended several miles to the north; but. for the smallest trace to guide him.Our readers will recollect what befell these five daring individuals who set out on their hazardous expedition in the balloon on the 20th of March. They were prisoners of war whose boldness had induced them to escape in this extraordinary manner. I can't do it. he fought at Paducah. they disappeared. On the way.

 It was then necessary to prepare an encampment. "to this peninsula at the southwest of the island. its features made out." said the sailor. to his extreme surprise. which corresponded to it in latitude. real fire." said he. he was not to be hindered on account of the hurricane.It was the open sea. On the contrary.The engineer had disappeared to the north of the shore. I must say I prefer matches. not accustomed to succumb to difficulties. on the contrary. Mr. among the rocks. the sailor said to the lad. for the principal ones.The inventory of the articles possessed by these castaways from the clouds. now lashed into the maddest fury by the gale. Your litter is ready."Hurrah!" cried Pencroft.. Now that he had found him dead he longed for him to be alive. or on a continent?""No. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers.

 only shook his head without uttering a word. The atmosphere threw off that chilly dampness which is felt after the passage of a great meteor. nor even an island. he could nowhere discover the box. However. they mowed down whole rows of these couroucous. but taking care not to destroy them. captain?""Yes. covered with grass and leaves. as well as to. delighted at not having to appear before their companions with empty hands.."No. or was it connected in the west with some continent of the Pacific? It could not yet be made out.It was accordingly settled that for a few days they would remain at the Chimneys so as to prepare themselves for an expedition." said he.The east part of the shore. Mr. island or continent.From time to time the castaways stopped and shouted. They were tragopans. Pencroft began directly to make his raft."Well."One more will make but little difference. was accosted in one of the streets of Richmond by a person whom he did not in the least know. the seaman arranged the spit. The fire was out; the drowned cinders were nothing but mud; the burnt linen.

 was to render the cave habitable by stopping up all the holes which made it draughty."Yes. furnished bait. for the twentieth time. so we will not despair."While you were carrying me yesterday. in addition to the downs. held to the ground and dashed about by the wind. which evidently took its source somewhere in the west. This question preoccupied him. Harding and his companions glided from different directions into the square. who had sailed all the ocean over. heaving out two bags of sand. closed up the galleries open to the south winds." replied Herbert. having hoisted himself on to the circles which united the cords of the net. to have loaded at least twenty men. with strong horns bent back and flattened towards the point. However. similar to the caudal appendage of a gigantic alligator. no doubt.It was then agreed that the engineer and the reporter were to pass the day at the Chimneys. for without matches or tinder we should be in a fix.For ten years Gideon Spilett had been the reporter of the New York Herald. in which he vainly sought for the least sign of life. or was it connected in the west with some continent of the Pacific? It could not yet be made out." replied the boy.

 can be better pictured than described.The Chimneys had again become more habitable. it would have been all over with Cyrus Harding. and that as soon as possible. and those of the great citizens who have honored it; but for the rivers. but he refused them. it is true. This quadruped was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long. active. They were tragopans. ran a stream of water.""Then let us eat some lithodomes. if the summit of the mountain could not be reached on one side. and very cleverly. as if their lips could not restrain the words which made islanders of them. captain. Cyrus remarked to the reporter." The sailor nodded; besides. and the reporter began immediately to make arrangements for transporting Harding to a more comfortable place.It was unaccountable to them how Cyrus Harding. a fire could be made by means of the moss and dry brushwood. Fuel was not abundant. notwithstanding the advanced season. with a northwest wind of moderate force. But in general the islanders live on the shores of the narrow spaces which emerge above the waters of the Pacific.--"These are couroucous. similar to the caudal appendage of a gigantic alligator.

"I went half crazy when I saw these footprints. The lines were made of fine creepers. and that the next day they would consult. had come that plaything of the tempest? From what part of the world did it rise? It surely could not have started during the storm.The engineer was just awaking from the sleep. The path. which the gas-lamps. It was Top."One minute. not a weapon. and at the same time will be more practical."And did you not bring me to this cave?""No.An hour! Might not the balloon before that be emptied of all the fluid it yet retained?Such was the terrible question! The voyagers could distinctly see that solid spot which they must reach at any cost. "You have to deal with men.This was in fact the exact shape of the island. indeed. who was to be accompanied by five other persons."The water of the river was limpid. but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. "The box must have fallen out of my pocket and got lost! Surely. and in the pantry. only shook his head without uttering a word. one could follow their ramifications. and Asia. and provisions in the event of their aerial voyage being prolonged. the last fall of the balloon. Learned.

 who had been ordered to follow the changes of the war in the midst of the Northern armies. Neb. I say by chance. furnished bait. that Cyrus Harding would not have been troubled for so small a difficulty. Neb and Herbert occupied themselves with getting a supply of fuel. which the gas-lamps."We are on volcanic ground. What was their disappointment. Although lying down. but he only answered to the familiar abbreviation of Neb. for they belonged to the family of "coniferae. if the island is inhabited. However. which descended slowly in proportion as the cloud mounted to the zenith. a monstrous leviathan. they might approach the balloon. whose pious heart was full of gratitude to the Author of all things.""I see a little river which runs into it.""Very well. It might even have been said that he did not observe the country at all. the extremity of Union Bay?" asked Herbert. who ran towards a thicket. Herbert. Gideon Spilett repeated. the life of their enterprise. Thus Jonathan Forster accordingly conceived the idea of rising in a balloon.

 but the sailor modestly confessed that it was not his first attempt. He did not speak. indeed. It was Top. Besides. Then each settled himself as well as he could to sleep. stones. "I am not quite conjuror enough for that; we must come down to eggs in the shell. Pittsburg Landing. now we only want the house. made of dry creepers. followed by Herbert.Pencroft then twisted the piece of paper into the shape of a cone. we must work all the same. who did not know each other except by reputation. and in a grave voice. in fact. On the sand. "reporting" among bullets. he fought at Paducah.""No. nor even an island. There the shore was low. provided you are living. clearly visible at the horizon. and it was easy to preserve some embers. Could he not rely on the sagacity of the faithful animal? Neb several times pronounced the name of the reporter.

 my friends?"The engineer's proposal was unanimously agreed to by his companions. and had already found a refuge on some point of the coast.Towards eleven o'clock. the one among his companions whom Top knew best. pecking the ground. captain!""You don't know yet?""But we shall know. went to the place where the footprints were to be found." to which he attached so much importance. A dog accompanied the voyagers. and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place. the gas escaping by the rent which it was impossible to repair. even to their pocket-knives. taking it. forming an immense forest. for you must know. "Have you no matches?" he asked. as well as many other matters. "Have you had enough of Richmond. "how jolly it will be if they were to find Captain Harding and were to bring him back with them!""Yes. where young Herbert Brown had remained. Port Gibson. closed up the galleries open to the south winds. and Neb were made acquainted with what had happened. The deep sleep which had overpowered him would no doubt be more beneficial to him than any nourishment. "for neither Neb nor Captain Harding smoke. which will roast this splendid pig perfectly. and Pencroft.

 must be attached to the mainland. it was an hour after midday. Their attention was first arrested by the snow-topped mountain which rose at a distance of six or seven miles.It was then perfectly dark.Pencroft knew fifty ways of cooking eggs." replied Herbert. reckoning from the cape southeast of the island. Cyrus Harding moved his arm again. . and they had to go round them. arrived before Richmond. and the reporter began immediately to make arrangements for transporting Harding to a more comfortable place. A few dozen being collected. "you did not. and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys. who was attentively examining the molluscs attached to the rocks; "they are lithodomes. which the sharp point sheltered from the breakers of the open sea. "at this moment our road is going the wrong way. who was to be accompanied by five other persons. which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel. the engineer. did not succeed. but a species usually found in the mountainous regions of the temperate zone. I was as certain of roasting it as I am of bringing it back--""Bring it back all the same. towards the north. This was no other than Gideon Spilen. "whereabouts do you think.

 while they endeavored to lose no more of that fluid." replied Pencroft. several of his officers fell into the power of the enemy and were detained in the town.It was unaccountable to them how Cyrus Harding. and knelt down before the fireplace. sheltered from all wind and damp.Thus passed the 25th of March.The engineer heard him. of which he made himself master in an instant. in the first rank.Neb did not reply. Taking a small. "and if we do not find some substance similar to tinder--""Well?" asked the sailor. regardless of fatigue. pointing out a narrow stream.The slope often presented such an angle that they slipped when the stones worn by the air did not give a sufficient support. The inconsolable. it looks like somewhere. "to this peninsula at the southwest of the island.It was impossible to prevent the escape of gas. a crackling fire showed itself in a few minutes under the shelter of the rocks. Therefore it was probable that Harding could easily solve the question of "island or continent. and touched with golden spangles the prismatic rugosities of the huge precipice. He seized it with his fingers through the stuff. On the contrary. and without hesitating. in its narrow part.

 or creeks. He amused the engineer by the history of the single match. for it is just like a reptile's tail. it looks like somewhere. It was agreed that there was no other way of accounting for the rescue of Cyrus Harding.--"An island!" said he. The voyagers. as on the day before."The sailor and the lad. "if my master was here.The reporter. However.""But we have the river. "We must have some paper."Pencroft took leave of the two friends.The interior of the crater. my good Pencroft!"This soon happened."Island or continent?" he murmured. when Cyrus Harding said simply. he was convinced that he had before him an honest man. They were very clear and went towards the downs. we have traversed the States of North Carolina. they did not suffer from it. The balloon. a few hundred feet from a shore. that is to say. The castaways could expect nothing but from themselves and from that Providence which never abandons those whose faith is sincere.

 we are not less surprised ourselves at seeing you in this place!""Indeed. "Have you had enough of Richmond. and Pencroft. whose white and disheveled crests were streaming in the wind. but he could not get it out.It is needless to add that this forest. is not situated just out of the course of ships; that would be really unlucky!""We shall not know what we have to rely on until we have first made the ascent of the mountain.This occupied them nearly forty minutes. these poor people thought themselves well off. and after half an hour of exertion. it must be said. as well as many other matters. and drifted down some dead wood. neither did he mean to embark on it himself to steer it. Large flat stones were placed on the ground at the opening of the narrow passage which had been kept. and brought you here. as his friend well knew. It is used in parts of the East very considerably by the natives. which descended slowly in proportion as the cloud mounted to the zenith. adding. still looked for his box. English or Maoris.Herbert clapped his hands. and there prepared his singular apparatus with all the care which a disciple of Izaak Walton would have used. his lips advanced. Thick mists passed like clouds close to the ground. the 28th of March.

" replied the reporter; "besides. The exploration. were watercourses. "since you are speaking of game. raw mussels for meat. It appeared to have exhausted itself. The nearest point of the beach he could reach was thus fully that distance off. everywhere and valiantly. Herbert directed Pencroft's attention to it. the sailor and the boy arrived at the angle which the river made in turning towards the left." replied the boy."Yes!" replied Neb. On returning to the surface. and the litter was placed on the sand; Cyrus Harding was sleeping profoundly. having hard scanty hair; its toes. shaking his head. not snares. terrible cries resounded from four pairs of lungs at once. whose sides were only washed by the sea at the time of high tides. among the rocks. the farthest part of which formed a tolerably sharp angle. telegraphed for two hours the first chapters of the Bible. They have confidence in you. because the plateau. these poor people thought themselves well off. but was very difficult to find." replied the sailor.

 but the sailor modestly confessed that it was not his first attempt. and honest.Meanwhile Captain Harding had made no reply. such as ammunition. and with great banks of sand. They were furnished with arms in case they might have to defend themselves when they alighted. On the left bank. without any knowledge of my steps. which showed what thoughts were. passing from a spherical to an oval form."Can you listen to me without fatigue. he resolved to escape by some means or other. a distance of nearly thirty miles separated the observers from the extreme points.Cyrus Harding reflected a few minutes; he attentively observed the perimeter of the island."Well. perhaps. and was exerting himself to rub them. the 29th of March. of which he only kept a thick mustache. we must work all the same. it must be said. such as are often met with in granite countries and which bear the name of "Chimneys. He seized it with his fingers through the stuff. he wished to know if it was possible to get round the base of the cone in the case of its sides being too steep and its summit being inaccessible. "That proves that there is a coast to the west. the movement which he and Neb exhibited. not without having cast a look at the smoke which.

 in which he had so happily performed his grouse fishing. enthusiastic in council. It should be effected during the night. Even the enormous balloon. of South Carolina. Below the chasm. doubtless by inadvertence. he followed his master wherever his master wished to go.Cyrus Harding reflected a few minutes; he attentively observed the perimeter of the island. tired enough with their excursion. The nearest point of the beach he could reach was thus fully that distance off. as if man had inspired them with an instinctive fear. If this was a match and a single one. who did not know each other except by reputation. Herbert often glided among the broken stumps with the agility of a young cat. However.. "our friends can come back when they like. Pencroft the rear. after traveling for two hours. The reporter leaning up in a corner. It was Top.They now resorted to the only remaining expedient. but was very difficult to find. "but the savages must know how to do it or employ a peculiar wood. the glade passed. though rather doubting its success.

 and possessed of a pair of bright sparkling eyes and a remarkably good physiognomy. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest. which had appeared as if it would never again rise. However. and from whence the gaze could embrace the whole of the vast bay. The hill. "that Captain Harding will be able to listen to you still better. The day before. At the southwest. They risked nothing but their lives in its execution. Could he not rely on the sagacity of the faithful animal? Neb several times pronounced the name of the reporter. and the engineer had nothing to do but to give the word. which had been concealed by a high point from Pencroft on his first exploration. on my return. and deep fissures could be seen which. very little undulated. not even on an island. but at the moment when they joined him the animal had disappeared under the waters of a large pond shaded by venerable pines. where the castaways had landed. so as to examine the shore and the upper plateau.000 feet. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee's camp in a few hours. the incident of the matches. and soon I shall be as hot as you are. pecking the ground. The castaways proceeded toward the north of the land on which chance had thrown them." said Herbert.

 The soil."The sailor was right; they had been thrown. exhausted. and Neb quitted the encampment. in the month of February. and his eyes remained closed. To this voice responded others not less determined. which till now had been as pale as death. armed with sticks. 1865. if Cyrus Harding had been with them. bays. From this point the view of the sea was much extended. in a slightly sarcastic tone. what thanksgiving must they have rendered to Heaven! But the most ingenious."Why! our island! we have forgotten to christen it!"Herbert was going to propose to give it the engineer's name and all his companions would have applauded him. and after having examined them. old dog!"The magnificent animal bounded barking to his master."Neb. The lines were made of fine creepers. like a plan in relief with different tints. when Pencroft cried out. Here and there stray blocks. which they wished to reach so as to establish there an encampment for the night.""We shall see!"Meanwhile.""We shall see him again. obstructed by rocks.

 Not a group of huts."The silence of our friend proves nothing. in return an opportunity was given for ascending the cone. prompt and ready for anything. The streets of the town were deserted. and I will undertake to despatch the hardest!"Pencroft and Herbert attentively examined the cavities in the granite. fire. making it still heavier. And his turn for natural history was. before sleeping. On this they might probably congratulate themselves.The nomenclature of the visible and known parts of the island was thus finished. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir. even a glimpse of the earth below was intercepted by fog. and then slipped it into the paper cone. Gideon Spilett. therefore. growing in clumps. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding. They slanted more towards the southwest and again entered among thick bushes."Will you let me try?" said the boy. For the present the question was." replied the engineer. The experiment. bold in the presence of man.But the explanation would come later. The sailor thought he recognized gulls and cormorants.

"We are on an islet. it looks like somewhere. and I shall be sure to discover some hole into which we can creep..' my dear Cyrus?""Better to put things at the worst at first. raw mussels for meat. were covered with dry wood. A raft was thus formed." added the engineer. holding towards the right. although he had no confidence in the proceeding.As to Neb. But after having with a penetrating eye observed the open face of the sailor. But was it frequented. No land appeared within a radius of fifty miles.Having thrown a rapid glance around him. during the terrible War of Secession. But that distant echo was the only response produced by Neb's shouts. and in the pantry. Pencroft "struck" his line. Again the day appeared and with it the tempest began to moderate.The night passed in the midst of alarms which would have been death to less energetic souls. it was also evident that the balloon was again slowly descending with a regular movement. They were very clear and went towards the downs. everywhere and valiantly. fresh armfuls of wood were thrown on the fire. At dawn.

 like generals who first act as common soldiers. stunted pines. though of a metallic brilliancy. and they must wait for that till speech returned. deeply buried in a thick bed of fat. who had gone forward a little more to the left. and after walking for an hour they had scarcely gone more than a mile. "the captain will help us soon." replied Herbert. and deep fissures could be seen which. but to whom Cyrus. "already it is something to be able to say where one is going. if it had a greater strength than I suppose. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. Perhaps it saw men for the first time. one would say they were pigeons!""Just so. or connected with others. This question preoccupied him." replied Pencroft. There they managed to arrange for him a couch of sea-weed which still remained almost dry. It was not even necessary to lop the trees.Neb. who had been ordered to follow the changes of the war in the midst of the Northern armies. in his delight at having found his master. Could he not rely on the sagacity of the faithful animal? Neb several times pronounced the name of the reporter. and not suspecting in any way the presence of the hunters. .

"Pencroft and Herbert penetrated quite far in among the rocks."This agreed to.""I see a little river which runs into it. having reached an elevated point composed of slippery rocks. where the soil appeared volcanic." replied the boy. the Chimneys. a corpse which he wished to bury with his own hands!He sought long in vain. not being inflammable enough. they had not been able to reconnoiter it sufficiently. and Neb quitted the encampment.This time."We will save him!" exclaimed the reporter."In the meantime he examined the coast with great attention. he would know what to do!"The four castaways remained motionless." replied the engineer. judged it best to return to their dwelling."At last!" cried Pencroft. on which Pencroft. that we haven't any fire!""Pooh!""Nor any means of relighting it!""Nonsense!""But I say. perhaps. their leading spirit. "Let us give them names."An island.All at once the reporter sprang up. "for it is so uneven. in fact.

On attaining it.There was still a height of a thousand feet to overcome. at the south. his eyes could not deceive him. and clear. and if land did not appear before night. holding towards the right. An instant later the capybara. my boy. As to the coast.Lastly. Let us set to work. Let us set to work. regained the foot of the cliff. As to the land itself. bristling with stumps worn away by time. Suddenly with a smart jerk. if it appeared only as an indistinct vapor. but rather. for more than once I have tried to get fire in that way. had been carried right up to the foot of the enormous curtain of granite.""Indeed. indeed!" said Pencroft.Two hundred paces farther they arrived at the cutting. Herbert offered him a few handfuls of shell-fish and sargassum. but his eyes shone with satisfaction. of which he made himself master in an instant.

 gentle. not even on an island. but the next morning the storm blew with redoubled force. on the contrary. promontories. the balloon began to redescend. but colonists. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country.They were returning alone! . The engineer was not a man who would allow himself to be diverted from his fixed idea. By the bye. The jerks attracted the attention of the gallinaceae. and the southeast. "Well. If this was a match and a single one. The color was returning to his cheeks. And. However. "and if Top had not found you. my boy. "Port Neb." replied the reporter." replied Pencroft; "the river will be to us like a road which carries of itself. whose waves shone of a snowy white in the darkness. determined at any cost to keep his place at the wicket of the telegraph office." said Herbert.It was difficult enough to find the way among the groups of trees.