on-na-tak's

Updated: May 18, 2025

Far's h'I know, no white man's been there, h'either; leastwise, not in our generation." He studied the charts and made one further observation: "Far's h'I can tell, sir," he smiled, "On-na-tak's h'our only chance. Current sets that way h'at three knots an hour. That means we'll drift there in four or five days. There'll be driftwood on the beach, and, with good luck, we can fix 'er up there.

Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell - Lost in the Air