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Show Date. I Time. I -- 1844. Jan. 2 Daylight .•.. ; •• 3 Daylight .• , •••• 3 Sunset . ••••.••• 4 7h. a. m . ...... 4 Sunset ......... 5 6b. 30m., a. m .• 5 Sunset ..•.•..•• 6 Sunrise .. ....... 6 Sunset ......... 1 7h. a. m ..••.••• 1 Noon .......... 7 Evening ........ 8 8h. a. m .. ...... 8 Noon .......... 8 Evening .. ...... . g 7h. 30m. a. m .• . 9 Sunset ....••.••• 10 7h. a. m ....... 10 Sunset ..•••••.•. 11 Sunrise .. ....... 11 Sunset ... ....... 12 Sunrise .. ....... 12 Sunset ... ....... 13 Sunrise . ....... . 13 Sunset. ..•••••••• .. 14 Sunrise ......... 14 Sunset ... ....... 15 Sunrjse .•••••••• 15 Su.nset ..•••••••. 16 Sunrise .•••••••. 16 Sunset ... .••..•. ' 17 Sunrise ....•... . 17 Sunset .......... 18 Sn n rise .......•. 18 3h., p. m ..••••. 1'! Sunset ......•.. 19 Suurise ....•.••. 19 Sun:--et ..•••••.. 20 Sunrise .. •••..•. 20 I h. ·p.m •.•.... 20 Sun~et ......... 21 Sunrise ..•••• .•. 21 Sunset .......... 22 Sunrise ........ 22 4h. p. m • .••••.. 22 Sun~et ......... 23 Sunrise .. .••..•• 23 Sunset ......... 2-1 Sunrise ..•..... . 21 Suusct ......... 2:1 Sun rise .....•.. 26 ~unr1s e .. ..•.•.. 21) llh . a .m ..••••• 26 Sunset ..•••••.. 27 .s u n •l.~ e ........ 2 1 S 111 ~ e t . _ ..••... 2S !"" )nnn.s o .. ••••••• 2i Sun!:let ~ •• -. ••••• 29 Sunrise .. ....... 30 ~ 11n ri s e .......• 30 Suq::;e l ........ . ' IV.-METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS-Continued. Ther. 26.0 20.0 23.0 - 20.0 24.0 12.0 22.0 8.Q 21.0 6.0 31.0 24.0 20.0 35.0 30.0 23.0 33.0 22.0 29.0 15.0 . 20.0 33.0 28.0 29.0 31.0 26.0 28.0 31.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 17.0 42.0 28.0 49 .:> 3H.O 37,0 35.0 14.0 41.0 32.0 30.0 29.0 30.0 37.0 36.0 40.0 . 42.0 45.0 36.0 2.0 2.0 30.0 47 .0 12.0 33 .. 0 27.0 40.0 3-1.0 31.0 39 .0 Locality. 0 I II .............. same stream . . .......... . . • • · • • .............. barren valley .. ............ ·. · • • Lat. 40 48 15-on hill torrent; no water ••••.•• · . ..... do ............ do ...... do ............. . · • • · •••.••..•. at point of ridge, Mud lake .••••• . •. • • .............. . do ........ do ... -. ....... . . .............•.... . do ........ do ........... . ................... . do ........ do ........... . Lat. 40 39 46-boiling spings .•..••••••.•••..• ..... . do ............ do ................ • .. ·. · . . . . . . do .... , ..... . do .••••••••••••..••••••• ..... . do ............ do ............ .. ....... . ...... do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . .... . ..•... do . .................................. . ...... do . .......................... . ....... . ...... do . .................................. . ••••••.••••••• on small creek; Cottonwood camp ....... do .......... , ............. · ............ . . •••••.••••••• east foot ef mountain, on west . side of the Pyramid lake .•.••• . .......•.......... . do .............. do ..... . .••••••••••••• northerneast'n shore Pyramid lake ...•...••.•....••... do . ..........•.. do . .•••. • ••••••.•••... eastern shore of Pyramid lake .•• .............•.•.... do .......... ..... do . .•.•. .•••••...•..•• southeastern shore Pyramid lake. . •••••••••••.•••... . do ....••....•... do-..•••• .••••••.••..•. near south end of Pyramid lake .. . ......... , ........ . do .............. do ..... . Thick snow fallincr. Thick .dense mist~ Still misty-stars visible. • Very den~e fog . Dense mist all day. Very dense fog . Wind NE.; dem;e mist. Remarks. Mist breaking away; clear, bright sunshine. Clear; nearly calm. 'Slight mist. Clear . Clear sunset. • Fresh breeze NE.; bright clouds in the west. Clear; wind from SW. Temperature of the lariest spring, at its edge, 206°. A little snow falling. Clear: . Overcast. ' Day fair; bright sun. Threatening bad weather; snow storm during greater part of the forenoon. Wind S ~.; partially overcast; snow falling heavely again at evenmg. Overca~t; wind S. 20° E. Snow falling thick; wind variable. Nearly clear; wind N. 10° W. Wind N. 10° W.; elevation 4,500 feet. Clear-partially. Lat. 39 51 13-outlet of Salmon-trout river, of Pyramid lake •••••••••••••••• I Clear and calm. ....... do ............ do., •• ~··•••••••do ..... . : • ••••...••.•. Salmon-1 rL1ut rtver ••••••..••••.. . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do . ... . ..........•...... . • • • • • . . . . . • • . Carson river .•. •••••.••••••••••• • • • • • • a •••••••••••• do • •••••••••.••••••.••••. Lat. 39 24 16 ...... do . ..................... . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . Carson r1ver ..••..•........•.•• . . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . • . . do . •••••••.•••••.••.••.•. ~at. 39 19 21 ..•.•. do._ ••••••••.....•..•..... • • • • • • . . . . . • . • . . . . . do . ••••••........••....•• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do . ..................... . . • • • . • . . . . • • . • . • . . . clo . .•..•••.••...•••....•. ................... do . ..................... . Clear; mild and pleasant . Fair; light wind N. 50° W. all day. Fair . Calm; sun bri!!h t • Redd1sh clnntl,.: in east . Wind S. 20° W. Smoky . Snow falling from daybreak until llh. a. m . Parlly clear. Fair . Wind we~t; f11ir . Overcast; wind SW . Snow fallin~ fast; wind SW.; snow ceased at 10h., a.m.; sun shone out. Lat. 33 01 53-Walker river~ north fork; open prairie hot rom ••••.•....• : .. ·I C11lm; cle11r skv • • • • • • • do .•••••••••••.. do .•••••••••.• do • • • • • Wind S. 25° W.; cJouds in horizon; light snow falling from 9h. a. m. to lh. p. m. Lat. 33 49 M-Walker river, north fork, at mouth of cnfion •••••• . .•.•... . . . . . . do .............. do ....... '. .... do ..... . . . . . . . do .............. do .......... . do ..... . Lat. 38 36 19-Walker river, south fork ..••••.. . . . . • • do .............. do ..••••...... do ..... . Lat. 38 24 28-on ~stream, among high moun· tal ns . ..•••••••• · •.•••.•.••• • . . . • . . . do .....•........ do . ........... do ..... . Lat. 38 18 01-south fork Walker river; valley in the mountains ..••.••...•... . . . . . . do .............. Oo ........... . do . .... . . . . . . . llo ....•.•..•.••. do ...•.•.••... do ..... . . . . . . • do ...•••....... . do ....... . ... . do ..... . . ...........•• b ~ anch of ~arne river; higher up in the mountains . . ........... . •••••••• : ••••••..• . .. . <.lo . . .......... . dn . . ... . . .••••..•..... opefl r itlge nf UJ~ Tl " l" mnunt a in !!'; no rtb f11rk of' Walker r ivt't" .. . . . . . . • • . . • . . • . • .. . . . . . . . d .•. . .... . .... . d., . . ... . ...•••..•..... W 111ltet' river, north . fork ..... , •••••• , • !) , , , , , • • , , ••••••••• do . ....•........ Sky clear; high SW. wind. do do . Mor1erato west wind; dark clouds in north . Calm; !'ky nearly clear. Fair and pleasant . Sky cle11r; sun bri!:rht. Day fair; nearly fair . Perfectly clear; calm, river frozen over; 'snow a foot deep on the iC'ei elevation 6,310 feet . C11lm. Fair and pleas11nt . Bright , pure sky . Sky unclouded all the day. Clea:-. Clear; !<nn hri!!ht; mader11te SE. wind. R .. .t,Ji,.h t·lntld~ in lwri:~:on to E. and .N.; wind SE • Calm Hnol l'ln11dv. Clouu:l breaking away. ,..., 1-l ~ 00 '--1 ~ 0...'.) r--'1 I-' ~ 00 l-..1 |