midday
It was a wonder to them where all the water came from . The Professor called attention to his former statement that the river drained some three hundred thousand miles of territory . This explanation made the matter clearer to them . Coffee was made , the ever-ready bacon quickly fried and there in the very heart of the Grand Canyon they ate their midday meal . Never before had they sat down to a meal amid such tremendous forces . The meal having been finished and Dad having stretched himself out on a rock after his dinner , the boys strolled off along the river , exploring the various crevices . `` Is n't there gold down here ? ''