ten o'clock
The march was a very trying one , the weather terrible . After going four miles they reached the bank of an unfordable river , some forty yards wide . The Pioneers , although they had no technical equipment , succeeded in making a rough bridge by the afternoon ; and Major Cobbe decided to push on to Kofia . At ten o'clock they reached this place and , to the general relief , it was found to be deserted . The troops , therefore , marched in and turned into the huts , amid a howling tornado . The return journey , next day , was even worse . The tracks , in many parts , were now covered with between two and three feet of water .