Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Vol. 1, Pt. 2

Observations made at Fort Benton, Upper Missouri river, for the month of October, 1853, by James Doty,Es.
Date.
Barometer corrected. Open air thermometer.
7A.M. 2P.m. 9P.M. Mean. 7 A.M. 2P..9 P.. Mean
8
0
27.454
.446
.410
.389
.204
.189
.293
.273
.095
26.970:
27.107
.041
.332
.312
.209
.401
.205
.169
.317
.449
.629
.559
.413
.095
.172
26.941
27.173
.412
.301
26.878
27.161
31 27.182 27.152 27.149 27.161 33 40 ~ ~ 3.44
Means.
68
67
67
69
71
68
61
33
35
34
65
66
52
63
64
63
63
63
59
54
30
30
25
22
11
42
43
47
55
53
32
66.0
67.0
66.0
68.7
68.0
69.0
58.0
42.7
51.7
41.0
64.7
64.7
58.0
68.3
69.3
66 0
68.7
65.7
55.7
48.0
36.0
28.0 0
25.0
23.7
20.3
40.0
43.3
49.7
59.3
60.7
35.0
27.239 27.251 27.258 47.13 61.58 50.80 53.1'
1.4
Clouds, their course and velocity.
Wind, direction and force.
2 P.M.
S.
N.
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
W. 1
E. 2
0
W. 2
0
0
0
0
0
SW. 3
0
SW. 4
SW. 6
0
....... 3.77
0
0
0
0
0
0
SW. 2
SW. 1
0
W. 4
0
S. 2
0
0
S. 10
NE. 2
0
6
SW. 2
o
W. 2
0
N. 1
0
N. 1
S. 4
SW. 1
SE. 4
SW. 6
SW. 5
NE. I
0
S. 2
0
N. 2
0
SW. 3
N. 1
SW. 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
N. 1
0
0
0
W. 1
0
0
0
0
0
NE. 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 2
E. S.4
SW. 4
NE. 5
SW. 6
N. 0
o
......... 3.6]
1.
a nd melted snow.
Hour end- Amo'nt
ed. inches.
9 P.. M. Hour be gan.
0
0
N. 1
SW. 1
0
0
W. 3
0
SW. 1
0
0
SE. 1
NE. 1
0
NE. 1
0
N. 2
N. 2
N. 1
N. 1
Daily remarks on the weather.
Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
Heavy frost; ice ~ inch thick.
Heavy frost; clear.
Clear.
Thermometer, out door, 81~ at 3 p.m.
Few drops of rain at 7 a. m,
Flakes of snow at 5 p. m.
Two and a half inches of snow.
0
0
SE. 4
SW. 4
SE. 4
SW. 6
SW. 5
0
Snowing at night.
Three-fourths of an inch of snow.
......... 0.187
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0
0
0
L4
0
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Barometer corrected.
Open air thermometer.
7 A. M.
2 P. M.
9 P. M.,
7.&. m.
27.438
445
.371
.373
.117
.215
.322
.204
.036
.034
26.984
27.193
.341
.274
.42
.388
.122
.207
.337
.567
.638
.529.386
.084
.172
26.901
27.307
.379
.284
26.849
27.149
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
8
91
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18,
19
20.
21
22 -
23
24
25 -
26.
27
2,
2930
31
27.473
.461
.462
.408
.353
.167
.266
.3-21
.179
26.959
27.182
26.979
27.336
.361
.236
.392
.336
.147
.293
.381
.612
.686
.443
.156
.187
.024
.090
.414
.329
26.993
.27.182
27.452
.433
.397
.387
.143
.186
.290
.295
.069
26.918
27.154
26.950
27.318
.302
.150
.42 —)
.155
.3ia2
.399.
.638,
.564
.411
.046
.160
26.898
27.122
.44q
.297
26.792
27.152
57
61
58
62
56
67
52'
30.
50
20
59
59
53
65
65
64
63
: 60
: 51. 37:
1 36
. 15
lo;
5?0
19.
31
36
45
57
62
33
73
73
73
75
7.7
72
61:
65
76
. 66
70'
. 70
. 69
1 77
79
1.71
:; 80
74
: 57
; 53; 42
: 39
:: 40. 29
31
47
51
51'
66
67
40
0
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
6
0
1
0
0
.: 0
5
:: 10
: 3
. 0
0,
10
lo
10
10
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
8
0
2
1
0
2
5
0
10
9
I10
10
0
: 2
i10
1
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9
3
10
10
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
6
0
3
0
0
1
0
10
2
0
8
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10
10
9
0
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10
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N.
0
S. 1
9w. 2
0
SW' I
SW. 3
SW. 2
SW. 1
0
SW. 6
0
SW. 3
SW. 2
SW. 1
SW. 3
NE. 2
SW. 2
SW. 2
SW'.12
NW. 3
NW. 2
W. 3
N. 1
NE. 2
N. 1
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SW. 2
SE. 4
,SW. 6
SW. 7
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11 P. M.
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0.175
0.012
N'.' 1
E. I
N. 1
SW. I
. 0
N. 1
0
W. I
E. 2
E. 1
W. 2
NW. 1
0
NE. 3
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. SE. 3
SW. 3'
I N. I
.SW. 6
SW. 6
! NE. I:
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