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Show III.-TABLE OF LATITUDES· AND LONGITUDES-Continued. . · I I . Date. Latitude. 1846. 0 I II May 4 42 10 52 6 42 17 56 7 42 33 13 11 42 36 35 .12 42 41 30 14 42 21 23 19 40 53 19 20 40 39 52 21 40 31 54 27 39 39 05 31 39 12 03 June 7 39 14 41 Longitude. 0 , II 121 28 53 121 52 45 121 58 51 121 58 45 121 52 08 121 41 23 121 05 57 121 19 05 121 36 16 121 40 43 121 38 04 121 33 36 Locality. McCrady river. Denny's branch (of Tlamath lake.) Ambuscade creek, (of Tlamath lake.) Corral creek, (of Tlamath lake.) Torrey river, (of Tlamath lake.) We-to-wah creek, (southeastern end of Tlamath lake.) Russell's branch. - Poinsett river, (of the upper Sacramento.) Myers's branch, (Sierra Nevada.) Butte creek. 11 Buttes of the Sacramento," (on a small run at southeastern base.) ''Buttes of the Sacramento," (on a small run or spring at northeastern base.) .._ ' . , IV.-.Meteorological observations, made in the Great Basin, from Dece~ber 17, 1843, to February 21, 1844. Date. Time. Ther. 1843. 0 Dec. 17 Sunset . ........ 52.0 18 Sunrise ........ 34.0 18 Sunset . ........ 48.0 19 Sunrise ..•.•.•• 29.0 19 Sunset ......... 46.0 20 Sunrise ........ 36.0 20 Sunset . ........ 39.0 21 Sunrise ........ 33.0 21 Sunset . ........ 43.0 22 Dayligh! ..••••• 39.0 23 Dayhght .• , •••• 38.0 23 Sunset ... ••••••. 39.0 24 Daylight ..••••. 31.0 24 Sunset ..••••..•. 37.0 25 DayliMht ........ 32.0 25 Sunset . ........ 33.0 26 Daylight .••••• 22.0 26 Sunset . ........ 30.0 27 Daylight .•••••• 20.0 27 Sunset . ........ 23.0 28 Daylight .•••••• ' 18.0 28 Sunset .. . ....... 34.-o 29 Daylight .•••••• ~ 33.0 29 Sunset . .•...... 19.0 30 Daylight .•• -•••• 14.0 30 Sunset ......... 19.0 31 Daylight .•••••• 17.0 31 Sunset . ........ 27.0 1844. Jan. 1 I Daylight. , ... "I 24.0 1 Sunset .•••••••• 28.0 - Locality. 0 I II Lat. 42 57 22-on Summer lake •.•••••••••••••• ..•••• do .....••••.•• do .....•.•••••.....••••. Lat. 42 42 37 .. ..... . do .....•................ ...... do ............ do ..................... . .............. Fitzpatrick river .............. . •...•• : ....•........ do • •••••.••.•••••••••... . ............. Lake Abert .. ................. . ..................... do . .................... . .................... do . ............ ......... . .....•.............. do . .................... . ...•••.... · .... --<>pen, sandy plain ..•..•.......• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on side of a ridge ............. . ...................... do . .................. . Lat. 42 23 25-Christmas lake .•••••••.•••.•••• ..... . do ..•.•....... do ..................... . ••••••.•••••.• ponds south of Christmas lake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do .......... do ......... . Lat. 42 00 09-Boundary cr·eek ••• : • ••.•••••••• . . . . . . do ............ do .................••... .••••••.•••••• open, sage covered plain •..••••. ~""- ..................... do ...... do ........... , .............. hill side . ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . Lat. 41 27 50-aspen grove, on small stream among mountains .. .......... . ..... . do .............. do .......... do. · ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in caiion of same stream . ...... . .............. , ..... do . ....... do . .......... . Lat. 41 19 55-on small stream, in open barren · valley.. . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . ..... . do ...... .. ..... do ............ do ....... . ..........••.. same stream . ••.•••...••...••.• • Remarks. F.resh wind from SE. all day. Wind south; overcast. Rain during the night. Cloudy; a little rain • Fair day; light breeze from south. Wind south; fair. Clouds rising around the horizon . Cloudy; light SE. wind. Clear; wind SE . Calm; sun faint. .,. Calm; reddish clouds over sky. Gentle southeast breeze-threatening snows. Light snow falling. Thick snow greater p!J.rt of day; evening and night clear; wind WSW. Fair; windS. 80° W . Fair. Fair; moderate SW. wind. Fair; light clouds in the east. • • r-1 ~""'"" 00 L...;...l c:J1 00 • ~ . ~ ,....., """""' ,.,. - 00 L.....l |