eleven o'clock
Breakfast , the last meal to be eaten in San Francisco , was quickly disposed of , and then followed a half-hour 's inspection of various picks , shovels , and gold-washing pans at a hardware store that made a specialty of miners ' tools . The boys were greatly interested , and , as Earl said , it made them feel more like prospectors to own a pick and a shovel each . The final bundle was made and shipped to the steamboat dock , and Foster Portney left them . `` Meet me at the dock at eleven o'clock , '' he said , as he hurried away . The boys had still several private matters to be settled . Their trunks were to be sold , also some old clothing . At the hotel they obtained the addresses of several dealers in second-hand goods , and they had one of the dealers call and look at the stuff .