four o'clock
In a few moments he had mashed a portion of the ice into small bits , and using a blanket to make a pack , he soon had Jellup 's rigid arm encased in the fine ice . This he applied for the same reason that snow and ice water are applied to frozen ears and noses . But his treatment was of no avail . The rain was now falling steadily and it was dark , but Ned found that it was nearly day -- a little after four o'clock . Jellup 's suffering was so extreme that the boys had given him a hypodermic insertion of morphine , using their `` snake-bite '' outfit , and in a few minutes the man 's ravings ceased and he quieted into a deep sleep . While awaiting this , attention was given the gold . Feeling free to approach the now open jars with a light it was seen that a portion of , the belt protruded above the liquid .