about four o'clock in the afternoon
Then again , they were all eager to find out what luck Bill and Mr. Anderson had had in getting in a claim on the gulch . Nothing exciting occurred the next day , as it was smooth sailing , or rather canoeing , until they hit the St. Lawrence . At this place the St. Lawrence is about forty miles wide . There was a southerly wind , so they kept to their original plan and took the river boat to Escoumains , arriving there about four o'clock in the afternoon . Mr. Waterman hustled around and soon had a pair of little Canadian horses . These hustled away with them and the two canoes , and by dark they were at the ford once more . The next morning they were up early , and by seven o'clock they were back on Lac Parent .