Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor
d along the usual naval lines. It was said of her that she looked more
the craft. She was provided with a gasoline engine and an electric motor.
class, and the apparatus for the production of electricity was modern and efficient. Eve
g the craft to the bottom were powerful, so that she seemed to sink and rise as easi
lack Bear clubroom, the double doors and closet which enabled one to leave or ente
had been manufactured
e also found to be
cience and experience could make them on the day the four boys, accompanied by a n
tructions from Lieutenant Scott, who had arranged for the transportation of the
nt Scott drew forth a map of peculiar appearance and laid it on th
important that no eyes but those of the occupants of the Sea Lion should rest upon it. It shows where
of the large island of Hainan, which, in turn, is off the coast of China, being separated, if
the sinking of the ship
p resting easily in abo
er, when other divers w
described by th
at the vessel has been buried in the sands of the bottom. Your duty is to search the ocean floor then and locate the wreck. Having done this
e gold room. You are not to reveal the purpose of your mission at any port you may to
working or loitering about in the vicinity of the wreck, you are to
that
e, for the officer hastened to e
aid, "is somewher
quick start
ust knew we were in for somethin'
are of the Diver," said
Captain Henry
e is a peach of a submarine, and Mr. Arthur Moore knows how t
ernment buy her, th
e was withdrawn from th
understand
tain Moore is after t
what we
dn't be any fun to go after the ol
are!" cri
t the Diver here so
nant's reply. "They engaged a special train, took the
th the little Sea Lion," urged Ned. "It was eas
dy for the trip. There are plenty of provisions, and everything is in fine working order. You,
till, I should have liked the cha
while the work was being done here. When I left for the big city to ride over with y
Pacific in a steamer and pick up the
wered, "but the Sea Lion is to be t
ces again," wailed Jimmie, "and it w
ea Lion will be picked up by something like a floa
ater?" as
way of carrying
uld sa
e would be no facilities for assembling the
e," laugh
ts contents kept secret. A short distance from the Taya Islands, she will be sh
nned," Ned remarked. "I hope all my plans will come to
tow for a steamer,
no other way. The Diver will be far in the r
I can live in the Sea Lion and con
idea," said t
o be picked up
t lifted a ha
the Sea Lion, came a grating sound, which was follow
ng to his feet. "I guess we'
w, but Lieutenant Scott remained
e was a slight tip to port. Ned sat
have known
bmarine put together on the float
of the larger pieces, the ones most difficult to handle, were made here from patterns sent on from the east. Then,
lifting the flo
ppose you go outside, on the
was a rush for the stairway, or half
ame from no one could determine. While Ned studied over
" laughed the officer. "Well, I'll tell you. The
om the tank to the shore, and the
ry, you boys can step down on the floor of the float and look about. I don'
in from the Pacific. There were banks of clouds, too,
climbed up the rope ladder to the conning tower again the light was dim, and a slow, cold rain was falling. The Lieutenant was not on the conning tower, and Ned at once descended to the general living room of the sub
left on a shelf not far from the stairs. Something passed him in the darkness and he called out to the Lie