eleven o'clock in the morning
The game commenced , Mrs. Aouda played fairly well , and was complimented by Phileas . As for the detective , he was a first-rate player , and a worthy opponent of Mr. Fogg . `` Now , '' thought Passe-partout , `` we have got him down and he wo n't move . '' At eleven o'clock in the morning the train reached the watershed at Bridger Pass , at an elevation of seven thousand five hundred and twenty-four feet above the level of the sea . After traversing about two hundred miles more , the travellers found themselves in one of those extensive plains which proved so convenient to the laying of the railway . At half-past twelve the travellers got a glimpse of Fort Halleck , and in a few hours afterwards they had crossed the Rocky Mountains . They were now in hopes that no accident would imperil the journey ; the snow had ceased , and the air was frosty .