It was decided to build the boat on the general plan of the former one, as to size, namely, from sixteen to eighteen feet in length, and at least five feet wide, with a flat bottom, the prow to be contracted, and the bottom of the forward end to be bent upwardly, as much as their material would permit of bending.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay
At that moment Red Angel concluded he would also take part, and in an instant was at the pole and scrambled upwardly.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay
Within fifty feet of their position was a slightly shelving rock, and below it a bubbling spring flowing upwardly into a semicircular basin formed in the rock.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay