one in the morning
At three in the afternoon , as the Arctic night closed down , he caught his first sight of the head of the lake , and with the first stars took his bearings . At eight in the evening they left the lake behind and entered the mouth of the Lewes River . Here a halt of half an hour was made , while chunks of frozen boiled beans were thawed and the dogs were given an extra ration of fish . Then they pulled on up the river till one in the morning , when they made their regular camp . They had hit the trail sixteen hours on end that day , the dogs had come in too tired to fight among themselves or even snarl , and Kama had perceptibly limped the last several miles ; yet Daylight was on trail next morning at six o'clock . By eleven he was at the foot of White Horse , and that night saw him camped beyond the Box Canon , the last bad river-stretch behind him , the string of lakes before him . There was no let up in his pace .