three o'clock
But the first ten minutes of paddling found them drenched to the skin again . They ran some small rapids after a time , and later carried around a little dam . The afternoon waned , and the windings of the stream seemed endless . It was three o'clock when , at a sudden turn to the right , which was to the eastward , they came upon another stream flowing in and mingling with the one they were following . Thenceforth the two ran as one stream , the banks widening perceptibly , the stream flowing far more broadly , and with increased depth and strength . The way from now on was to the eastward some three or four miles , and then almost due south to Benton , a distance of ten of eleven miles more . They were soon running swiftly with the current , shooting rapids , at times , of an eighth of a mile in length , going very carefully not to scrape on submerged rocks .