Midnight Sun
There was , however , no longer need for the float to carry down a line to the boat . The brigade was through and the last scow below the island . The clerk and his taciturn companion were left alone . They stood now , both of them , waving their hats to the occupants of the _ Midnight Sun _ as , after a little , at the command of François , she pushed out from the eddy and took her place in the long procession of the north-bound brigade , every man of which now felt a sense of relief , since the most dangerous part of the early journey , the portage of the Grand Rapids of the Athabasca , had been safely accomplished . The flotilla was now strung out over many miles of water , but it was the intention to make several miles additional before stopping for the night . In the late twilight , here strangely long and bright , Rob went on with his notes in his diary , while John worked at his map , charting as best he could the right-hand channel through which they had made their exciting journey . Rob 's notes later proved of interest to his friends , as they explained very much about the journey of this dangerous two hundred and fifty miles of the white-water transport . ''