six o'clock
We have come upon a hundred dead ones , and two or three hundred may have taken that turn to the right . As you say , it would be no good coming upon thirty . '' For four hours the party continued their journey . `` It is six o'clock , '' Reuben said , looking at his watch . `` We will halt , now , and light that fire . '' Two of the constables were told off to keep watch , some fifty yards in front ; and the others dismounted , and gathered together materials for a fire . This was soon done , and the smoke mounted straight and clear , a signal to the other two parties to close in .