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Show 11Ir:teorulogical Observationa, made by lieutenant P ike in his v oyage uft the Mis8issijtjli ?'iver, in the years 1805 and 1 806, Time of I Thermometer. Wir.d. I v"'"''"· 'bse n·at. Sk y. I L"''"''· Longitude. BJrometer. --~·--· a;s. mon. ~u -rise. 3 P ::II , R emarks. 1 ~~m-~et. -- -- ca~r·e. Fore£. 1 25 deb. 32 de6· 3 2 de •.• snow sw- -- get.rw :. 45 33 9 - . 2 7 27 1 16 clear SE do. - - - - 3 )(j ~2 20 d o. S E do. - - - 4 20 32 27 do. S E do. - - - . 5 23 32 I 32 rloudy S E do. - - - - 6 25 32 I 32 c lear SE do. - - - 7 l 2o 27 25 do. S E do. - - - - 8 16 25 I 27 do. S E d o. - - - - 9 l 20 25 23 do. ~E frr • h - - - - 10 I 23 27 29 cl oudy xw c.: - - - - .. 11 27 43 d o. S E ge •. tle - - . - Thawing-• - 12 29 32 d o. xw fre>h - - - Sli6ht snow . - 13 I P::: 38 32 snow xw hard - - - - Stot·m. - xw d n. - Stormy, ]4 . ~ 29 - 7 - - - - 15 ~ 7 - II cloudy xw do. - - - - 16 ~ 9 - 43 cle:n· s gentle - - - . ) j I ~ 20 32 do. SE do. - - - - Thaws. - 18 u 36 36 do. SE do. - - - - Tha" s. - 19 ~ 36 25 cloudy S E and ~ W fresh - - - - Freezes. - 20 0 25 32 do, XI:: gen t le - - - - Ditto. - 21 18 - 27 do. XF: d o. - - - Di tto, ~2 2 - I 3: clear NE do. - - - . 23 2 - do. NE do. - - - Ditro . ~4 5 - 27 do. NE do. Di tto. ~5 49 50 - - 25 27 - 27 cloud y KW do. - - - - Dt tto. l 6 23 - 29 do. XE do. - - - - Dttto. 27 23 - l 28 23 - 29 snow F, do. - - . - 32 cloudy sw d o. - - - - 29 20 - 11 clea r N W h ard - - - Ve ry cold. 30 9 - 11 do. w do. - - - 31 9 - \ 20 do. w do. - . - . \'ery cold. d Afett!or ological O b.ser-vutions madt! by lieutenant Pike , in !lis voyage ujt the fl1i88issijljli r i·ver, in the years 180 5 and 1 806. ob5e r\ « t Time o f 1. hermomece3. day~.:.::..: Htn-rise ) 3 P. ;)f. j sun-set. -------- 1 36 deg. Sky. rain 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 9 10 I l I ! 14 20 12 I • I 27 )3 ~ ! "8 14 ~ I 41 15 ~ 4i )lj ~ : -1 li I ~ :; 18 > I .o 19 I O i Js 20 I z I JB 21 41 22 23 24 ~5 26 27 28 29 30 41 4 1 23 16 warm fruh warm cool warm do. Cold 20 dcg. 25 25 :;() •s 16 J6 :>4 31j ,)ri .\6 .)6 2 I <l '":.! 8 4J :12 27 27 de g. 20 25 27 38 41 .(j 32 32 23 41 45 ~ / ,7 '12 18 -1 ' l .Jt 3} 25 SrtO\V fair d o. do. snow h :til and rajn light snow do. clear do. cloudy do. rain cloudy do . do. clea1· do. do. clear f~ O . do. Course. NE NW do. do. do. xw SE sw NW N X by W \\'in d. F orce. gentle gentle do. do. do. fresh -gentle d o. Latitude. Long itude. V:lriation. X 45 J3 3 Barometer. 28 28 8 5 8 5 Remarks. Absent from eamp. Thunder and lightning. Return. Thaws. Ditto. Smoky. Thur.der and Jightnint. ... ( Fr-eez ing. , Ditto. i-< Dina. Ditto. Th>ws • Ditto . Fre.-z ing. <: Thaws. Uitto. 1 Di tto. 'LDitro. Ditto. |