In the meanwhile, considering the rapid current, Harding was led to suppose that he and his companions were much farther from the western coast than they had at first supposed.
Tekintetbe véve azonban azt, hogy a folyócska milyen sebesen rohan a tenger felé, Cyrus Smith hajlott arra a föltevésre, hogy ő és társai jóval messzebb járnak a nyugati parttól, mint eredetileg gondolták.