six o'clock
And , though the distance was not very great , so hilly , rocky , and rough was the path through the hot , dark night , and so narrow and difficult were the mountain passes , that we were often obliged to rest the men . Also there were many swamps to pass , and as the men carried the cohorn by hand , our progress was slow . Besides these difficulties and trials , a fog came up , thickening toward dawn , which added to the hazards of our march . So the dawn came and found us still marching through the mist , and it was not until six o'clock that we of the guides heard a Seneca dog barking far ahead , and so knew that Chemung was near . Back sped Tahoontowhee to hasten the troops ; I ran forward with Captain Carbury and the Sagamore , passing several outlying huts , then some barns and houses which loomed huge as medieval castles in the fog , but were really very small . `` Look out ! '' cried Carbury .