"
"Great!" exclaimed Fred enthusiastically. "How far can we go with the
boats?"
"Ten or twelve miles," answered Zeke. "And when we stop we'll be more than
half way to Thorn's Gulch. It's so much quicker to go by the river than
over land."
"That will be fine," repeated Fred. "Let's get started."
"It's going to be hot in the middle of the day," suggested Zeke warningly.
"All the more reason then for starting right away," said Grant.
"All right," assented Zeke. "We'll put things to rights here in the camp
and then we'll go down to start on our voyage."
The light tent was folded and concealed under the projecting rock nearby.
Most of the cooking utensils also were hidden or at least placed where
they would not attract the attention of any chance visitor. It was
extremely unlikely that any one would come to the place, although among
the parties visiting the Grand Canyon there might be some who would be
attracted by the safe landing place, just as the Go Ahead Boys and their
guides already had been.
"We had better plan to be gone about four days!" spoke up Pete who up to
this time had taken no part in the morning conversation.
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