Chapter

  1 1 |         their circuit a mountain lake, such as exists in other
  2 1 |      there were indeed a central lake, was there not danger that
  3 3 |         not be the outlet of any lake within the Great Eyrie.~
  4 4 |      Milwaukee on the borders of Lake Michigan. Except for the
  5 4 |       track ended on the edge of Lake Michigan, and so the vehicle
  6 4 |     slacken speed at the finish. Lake Michigan was not half a
  7 4 |     destruction in the waters of Lake Michigan?~At any rate when
  8 5 |    engulfed within the waters of Lake Michigan? Must we conclude
  9 5 |     perished with his machine in Lake Michigan, it was equally
 10 7 |     every paper in the country.~“Lake Kirdall in Kansas, forty
 11 7 |       very remarkable way.~“This lake, deep among the mountains,
 12 7 | streamlets and the heavy rains.~“Lake Kirdall covers about seventy-five
 13 7 | fishing-boats cover its waters.~“Lake Kirdall is in many places
 14 7 |     downpour of a hurricane. The lake, already deep at the edge,
 15 7 |         serve the traffic of the lake. Beyond the circle of the
 16 7 |         states.~“This account of Lake Kirdall is necessary for
 17 7 |    upheaval in the waters of the lake. Sometimes it rises as if
 18 7 |   somewhere in the depths of the lake; and various explanations
 19 7 |      volcanic action beneath the lake; but this hypothesis had
 20 7 |        the entire surface of the lake, either at one part or another,
 21 7 |       beast had been born in the lake and had there grown to its
 22 7 |         come there from outside. Lake Kirdall, however, has no
 23 7 |        any other waters. If this lake were situated near any of
 24 7 |    experimented with beneath the lake? Such boats are no longer
 25 7 |       Built by an inventor named Lake, supplied with two motors,
 26 7 |     granting that the turmoil of Lake Kirdall might be produced
 27 7 |        how could it have reached Lake Kirdall? The lake, shut
 28 7 |        reached Lake Kirdall? The lake, shut in on all sides by
 29 7 |     shoal nor rock near; for the lake in this part is eighty or
 30 7 |     about beneath the surface of Lake Kirdall with most remarkable
 31 8 |          difficulty. In vain was Lake Kirdall searched from end
 32 8 |         from no more, neither in Lake Kirdall nor elsewhere. It
 33 8 | continues, beneath the waters of Lake Kirdall, it has been impossible
 34 8 |         the schooner “Markel” on Lake Kirdall, no news of him
 35 8 |        was in the very middle of Lake Superior.~Unfortunately,
 36 8 |        run beneath the waters of Lake Kirdall, in Kansas. Then
 37 10|        had he been able to reach Lake Kirdall over the rocks;
 38 10|        he had indeed appeared on Lake Superior, how had he covered
 39 11|     stands at the western end of Lake Erie. Our train sped during
 40 11|       rapidly along the shore of Lake Erie, toward the southwest.
 41 11|    geographical position of this lake, its depth, its extent,
 42 11|        to happen.~The surface of Lake Erie covers about ten thousand
 43 11|     Cuyahoga, and the Black. The lake empties at its northeastern
 44 11|        its northeastern end into Lake Ontario by means of Niagara
 45 11|          greatest known depth of Lake Erie is over one hundred
 46 11|          extreme violence. Hence Lake Erie is sometimes frozen
 47 11|        the borders of this great lake are Buffalo at the east,
 48 11|         along the borders of the lake; and as we toiled along,
 49 11|        he saw, far up across the lake, a submarine which rose
 50 11|          foot to the edge of the lake. There, from behind a tree
 51 11|       since he was reported from Lake Superior? Was this the mysterious “
 52 11|         risen from the depths of Lake Erie?~“I was alone,” said
 53 11|         creek so hidden from the lake that they ran little danger
 54 11|       the “Terror” came to be in Lake Erie, Arthur Wells and I
 55 11|         she had been seen was on Lake Superior. From there to
 56 11|          Superior. From there to Lake Erie the machine could have
 57 11|        at the other extremity of Lake Erie. By treaty between
 58 11|          which the waters of the lake beat heavily. Its channel
 59 11|         rocks at the edge of the lake.~There was nothing! Nothing!~
 60 12|         far beyond the waters of Lake Erie.~But probable as this
 61 12|       Terror” was still upon the lake, to find her, reach her
 62 12|   trembled on the surface of the lake. Then it vanished, and with
 63 12|  something on the surface of the lake?”~“Or from something underneath,”
 64 12|      creek from outside upon the lake.~Silent, motionless, we
 65 12|        noise of the waves of the lake lapping on the shore beyond
 66 12|         have whales or sharks in Lake Erie.”~“No, it is a boat,”
 67 12|      outside the creek, upon the lake, perhaps a cable’s length
 68 12|        could leave the waters of Lake Erie, and cross any of the
 69 12|     River which would lead it to Lake Huron and the Great Lakes
 70 12|   darting out upon the waters of Lake Erie, or to plunge it beneath
 71 13|          not dragged me from the lake.~Now, was I on board the “
 72 13|        perished in the waters of Lake Erie?~Where was the “Terror”
 73 13|          some course beneath the lake?~No, the “Terror” was moving
 74 13|         she was still traversing Lake Erie, that was another matter.
 75 13|       Detroit River, and entered Lake Huron, or even Lake Superior
 76 13|      entered Lake Huron, or even Lake Superior beyond? It was
 77 13|        and sky!~Whether it was a lake or the ocean I could easily
 78 13|        and very probably that of Lake Erie. The sun was but midway
 79 13|        of July.~Considering that Lake Erie is two hundred and
 80 13|     following the longer axis of Lake Erie. She was advancing
 81 13|    northeastern extremity of the lake.~At this end Lake Erie has
 82 13|         of the lake.~At this end Lake Erie has no other outlet
 83 13|         by which it empties into Lake Ontario. Now, this river
 84 13|       passage. The shores of the lake continued invisible on both
 85 13|        at Madison, at Boston, at Lake Kirdall. Yes; it is you,
 86 13|    Terror” must reach the end of Lake Erie, since she continued
 87 14|         the northeast end of the lake, and hence toward Buffalo.~
 88 14|         If he meant to leave the lake by water, there was only
 89 14|       return to the shore of the lake. There, the boat, changed
 90 14|        knew the northeast end of Lake Erie well, having often
 91 14|          to the extremity of the lake.~Such were the thoughts
 92 14|        which gave him passage to Lake Kirdall, but could he pierce
 93 14|      hills encircling the end of Lake Erie, came within vision,
 94 14|          sort of funnel by which Lake Erie pours its waters into
 95 14|         the western shore of the lake. Or else, I thought, he
 96 14|         the narrowing end of the lake where the Niagara offered
 97 14|         Or, in the depths of the lake, what projectiles could
 98 14|        across the surface of the lake. She played with the destroyers!
 99 14|        view on the border of the lake. I saw its huge buildings,
100 14|        beneath the waters of the lake.~Cannon shot still boomed
101 14|          at him.~This end of the lake was absolutely deserted.
102 14|          falls. Its length, from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is
103 14|        length, from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is about fifteen
104 14|         it empties the waters of Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron,
105 14|      Erie into Ontario, the last lake of this mighty chain. The
106 14|      several miles away.~Between Lake Erie, and the little city
107 15|        sharply to descend toward Lake Ontario.~On leaving this
108 15|       the surface of some sea or lake, or the chauffeur sped across
109 15|         on board the “Terror” on Lake Erie.~My business now was
110 15|     covered the distance between Lake Erie and North Carolina.
111 16|       been vainly pursued across Lake Erie, this remarkable masterpiece
112 17|         deck, as I had done upon Lake Erie?~I pushed upon the
113 18|        perished in the waters of Lake Erie?~I informed him of
114 18|         of the destroyers on the lake, the soaring of the “Terror”