ten o'clock
Heretofore , George had been anxious to do all the hunting along the river , but now he kept suggesting the forest to the west , and it eventually turned out that the real reason was on account of the supply of honey giving out ; and he had an idea that , as they had not seen any trees with honey indications anywhere else in their wanderings , that would be the proper place to go . His views prevailed , but it was a two-days ' journey , there and back . That was the only objection ; and considering that they had not taken a vacation for two weeks , this was not an extraordinary thing to do , notwithstanding the urgent work which they had started on the boat and in the agricultural line . The next morning the yaks were yoked , the wagons supplied with their usual camping equipment , tools , weapons , provisions and the like , and a start was made before ten o'clock . By agreement a course was marked out farther south than was taken on their previous trips , because they had never explored the country immediately north of the South River , except beyond the falls , and it was their aim to learn every foot of the territory . On their way they passed the mysterious hole where George had his experience , and the route was also close to the spot where Harry found him when he was lost . Both places were again visited , so that samples of rock might be taken from one of the places , and the Professor hoped the clay bed on the small creek might indicate the proximity of other metals than they had been able to find previously .