about eleven P.M.
`` After some time , I came in sight of the camp-fires , which encouraged me . As I neared the camp , I frequently overtook stragglers on foot , all pressing forward slowly . I stopped to speak to each one , cautioning them all against resting , as they would surely freeze to death . Finally , about eleven P.M. , I reached the camp almost exhausted . I had exerted myself very much during the day , and had not eaten anything since breakfast . I reported to Elder Rae the situation of the folks behind . He immediately got up some horses , and the boys from the valley started back about midnight to help the ox-teams in .