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Show flfe tn rclogical o!Jsen·atzons madt.· by li~u tenan t P ikt>, in .':i.~ royage Uj l the jlfi.ssissij;jzi river, in the years 1805 and 1806. Time of ob<c r.-a t . T hermome ter. I Sky. c_la:,·_s. ,m_ .r• . su •-rise. 3 P . .\I. sun. e t . 1 so deg. 65 J--l ---deg. I c.Joudy 2 50 I 71. 1-2 - rain 3 "i2 50 - clear 4 32 50 - cloudy, h~il 5 32 '23 - clear 6 32 21 - do. 7 36 l-2 50 - do, s 2'i 50 - do, 9 4 1 5-I l -2 - do. 10 so sa 1--1 1 c.; 3-t do. ll 36 1·2 6.5 3-<4 54 l ·Z d.). 12 36 1-2 59 31) 1·2 do. 13 36 72 l -2 5 ~ do. 14 ~ 36 65 3-4 !0 Jo. 15 ~ <43 1-4 54 l-2 41 clo01dl a r> t! rain 15 ~ 50 65 3-1 54 1-2 now 17 0 41 50 52 do. 13 ~ 43 1-4 54 1·2 50 cloudy 19 u 45 1-2 69 54 1-2 clea1· & cloudy 20 0 43 l-4 54 43 1--1 do. 21 23 H ~0 clear 2'2 29 45 J2 cloudy & snow 23 '20 27 23 do. do. 24 20 27 23 do. do. 25 16 23 43 cloudy 20 11 20 32 d ear 27 20 32 43 1-4 do. 28 20 43 47 do. 29 27 50 .n cloudy & rain \'( i:ad . Ruom""· 1 Lati tude. Longitude. Va riation. R emarks. C uu r~e. Fo rce. N \\- l n . • h .:-. 45 . . 28 5 ); ,.,. . . . 23 K W - . . 28 4 xw . . - 29 NW hard - . - 29 5 x w d o, - - - 29 5 NW d u. - - - 29 S E fr~ sh - - - 29 5 w by); - - - 29 5 s by w d o. - - - 29 5 :1\ by w do. . . 29 X by W hard . - - 29 5 ') by w f resh - - - 36 2 xw ge ntle - - - 29 K by W Iresh - - 28 5 d o. do. 45 33 3 - - 23 5 Pine Creek Rapid•. do. do. . - - 28 s by w do. . . - 29 5 do. ge nt le - - - 29 8 do. t!o. . - . 29 5 do. do. - - - 29 X by W do. - - - 28 5 :r.; 'v do. . - . 29 3 );W d o. . - - 29 - do. - - 9 10 29 w do. - - - 29 5 w do. - - 30 :SE do. -IS 33 3 - 9 10 s i9 .s Pine Cree-k. X E do. - - - 29 30 51) .5l 50 do . l' E do. - - - 28 5 31 :ll 4J 47 cloutiy . N do. . - g 10 s 28 .1Jf e teo 1·ological O bser 't'ation.<: m ade by l i eutenant .P ike, in /lis 'VOyage uft the .11Ii s sissifzjzi r i'Ver, in the yem•s 1 805 a 11cl 1 R06. T ime of T hermometer. I ' Vind. oh<e t"·;H Sky, La t i t ude. Longitude. Variation. Barome ter. R emarks. d'lys. m ~ n •U'l ri~t. /1 P. ) f. ~ un -se t. 1 I Course. Force. I --~t-- deg. d8 l -4 - dell> s E f res h_ __ ;- - - - "30 ,\t t 'Ae mines . 2 - H . I do. s gentle - - - 2) 3 I 3 - 79 l 4 - cloudy NW do. I - . - - 29 8 4 . -;; . do. sw do. X 43 44 8 - - 2!> 5 - Sil ! ·-t - rain s w fresh - . - 27 At Prairie De Chien. ( , - 95 - cle<\r S byE do. - . - 27 'i - 116 - clou•Jy s by .E do. - - - 28 8 . 99 1 2 - rlo. S byE do. - - - 29 5 9 - 9 2 3 4 - do. s gent le - - - 28 8 10 1 - n 1-2 - r ain N by W fresh . - . - Below 21 • ] l • - 59 - do. X byE hard - - - - 12 I p:: - 52 l-4 - do. X byE do. - - - - )3 1 ~ - 50 - (\f). I N gentle - - - - 14 ~ . 43 l-4 . clc"r s E do. - - - 15 ;;E - 65 3 4 - r<till I s E d o. - - - 28 16 ,_, . 77 - rising clouds ' ,....... s E fresh - - - 28 5 65 3-4 r a in NW h~rd ~ . i7 ~ - - I - - - 18 ~ - 17 - cloudy I N W gentle 45 44 8 - - - Lake Pepin. 19 ~ - 65 3-4 - do. I s E fresh - - - - I 20 :/) - i}. 1·2 - cl ear NW do. - - - 28 5 21 41 77 - do. s E gentle - - - ~~~ 22 - "7 - do. NW fresh - . - - R i ver St. Peter 's. 13 - 8 1 1-2 - elnudy NW do. - - - 23 5 14 - 86 - do. N W do. - - . - 25 - 77 - flying clouds I NW do. - - - - ~ I) - I",, . c]l)udy " Jo; cl.o. . - - - - 27 - 65 ~ -4 - do . s E - . - . - Falls of St. Anthon~· · 28 - 65 3 · ~ I - r ~u" I S byE b ard. - - - 28 20 - i2 1-2 I - clo~dy I S byE fresh and hard - - - - ' (I - I lis 3-.a - do. I N E - - - - - ! |