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 Cantonment Stevens, St. Mary's Valley, for the month of January, 1854, by F. H. Burr, of Lieutenant Mullan's party.
Date.
Barometer. Attached thermom- Barometer corrected.
,ter.
7 A. M. 2P.M. 9P.M. 7A.. 2 P m 9 P. M. 7 A.M 2P. M. 9P. M. Meail.
Mean. 7 A. M.
udiness, in
tenthls.
2 P. M. 9 P. M.
_9
Jan. 1
2
- 26.462 26.264 - 47 47 - 26.418 26.420 - - 45 47 - -
.159.249 26.184 34 41 27 34 9
26.158
.344
.926
.882
.526
.378
.636
.168
.162
.124
.322
.326
.250
.282
.212
.600
.274
.892
.270
.368
.652
.676
.668
.682
.718
.580
.956
.970
.682
.421
.393
25.865
26.336
.202
.221
.478
.342
.353
.197
.678
.505
.702
.622
.105
.536
.771
.638
.647
.509
.321
Means..,..............................26.498 26.449 26.466 26.471 12.1 16.0 11.8 13.3 4.9 6.4 6.8
Wind, direction and force.
Daily remarks on the weather.
A. M. 2 P. M. 9P.M.
No observations.
Heavy wind all day; squalls of rain at intervals
snow squalls from NW.
Snow and rain squalls; wind variable: clear
sunset; snowing from SW.
Snow 1 inch deep; cold; snow drifting; in tensely cold; clear.
Pleasant; bright sunshine; clear and cold.
Pleasant; cloudy; light breeze.
Cloudy; appearance ol snow.
Cloudy, with stiff breeze; damp; clouds in t
masses.
Raw, damp wind; slight rain and sleet at 9 a.
m.; rain and snow.
Pleasant morning.
Snowing from 3 a. m. until 4 p. m.; rain and
snow at sunset.
Snow 3 inches deep; cold and cloudy; cold and
clear.
Snowing slowly until 7 a. m.; 2 inches deep;
cold intense.
Intensely cold; sunshine a few moments; cold.
Clear, cold day; light fleecy clouds at evening. O
Clear; cloudy and cold; appearance of snow; 2
snowing.
Snowing very lightly most of the day; faint sun-
sline; snow, inch deep.
Sky hazy; appearance of snow; began snowing
slightly at 8 p. m.
Clear and intensely cold.
Thermometer 28~ below zero at daybreak; hazy v
after 8 a m.; milderafter2p. m., and snowing. U
High S,E. wind last night; mild, hazy, and
cloudy; clear.
Clear and mild all day.
Clear, cold all day.
Hazy; snowing after 8 a. m. slowly and steadily;
2 iniches deep.
Pleasant; cloudy; cloudy and windy.
Mild and pleasant; snow melts; cold and
cloudy after 7 p. m.
Mild and cloudy; drizzling rain; snow melts
fast
Damp and mild; snow melts fast.
Light drizzling rain; very mild; snow melts
rain ceased at 10 a. ni.
Windy last night; mild morning; warm at
noon; clear and windy.
Mild; thawing; warm, with pleasant breeze;
light rain at 8 p. m.
open air thermometer.
A. M
P. M. 9 P. M.
10
8
9
0
10
10
10
8
10
10 -
7
0
8
10
0
0
0
8
0
10
6
1
10
8
8
10
10
0
0
10
9
7
9
3
1-0
3
7
9
9
10
0
10
0
NW. 2
NW. 2
0
N. 1
SSE. 3
SSE. 2
S. I
0
NW. 1
0
0
0
0
0.
NW. 3
WNW. 1
SSE. 2
0
0
WSW. I
SSE. 2
S.
0
0
S.' 5
SSW. I
SSE. b
SW. 5
NW. 5
0
NE. 1
0
NW. I
SW. 3
S,-W.I
N. I
W. 1
NW. 6
SSW. 6
0
0
,QSE. 3
SW. 2
0
0
0
NW. 1
0
0
0
0
0
WNW. 1
SSW. 3
WSW. I
0
0
AS-E..2
0
SSE. I
0
SISW- 3
W. 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
.186
.610
.908
.816
.688
.460
.342
.294
.100
.130
.328
.288
.250
.188
.18
.606
.334
.072
.448
.78
.636
.750
.426
, P.48
.854
.882
.690
.440
.406
25.880
5?6.300
.134
.132
.410
.262
.282
.124
.572
.440
.630
.528
.054
.520
.732
.6-58
-658
.534
.344
35
8
- 7
- 4
36
37
30
25
9
- 5
-10
- 0
- 2.5
- 3.5
-10.5
12
- 2
5
10
34
30
33 38
42
45
40
1.5
- 1.5
0
17
33
142
28.5
6
2
-1
-2
4
5
5.5
1
1.7
7
7
.21
31
38
44
54
28
32
36.5
34
35
13.6
0
- 9
- 0
- 6
- 1.5
- 2
1
- 2
7
22
12
37
33
39
38
26.143
.393
27.011
26.960
.508
.358
.632
.642
.979
.884
.715
.449
.310
.294
.154
.193
.398
.360
.308
.244
.i?37
.671
.361
.15?3
.466
.72
.613
.713
.366
7
- 9
- 5
31
39
31
1 24
10
- 4
- 9
-14
- I I-)
- 6
-12
-22
1 1
9.5
- 0
8
29
29
32
37
49
46
1.5
- 5?.5
- I
.15
32
41
26
. 7
1
- 1
- 4
3.5
- 7
- 2.5
14.5
5
5
19
529
37
42
52
-11
-13
31
36
33
33
14
0
-10
-12
- 2
- 2
-29
1
- 3
0.8
- 8.2
33
37.7
2
0
0
19
10
3
2
10
10
0
10
1
2
0
0
0
10
2
2
10
9
10
8
5
.664
.983
.459
.. 54
.269
.188
.206
.427
.365
.328
.260
.407
.632
.459
.185
.471
.711
.644
.409
.176
.208
.204
.413
.304
.32
.338
.305
.720
.313
.964
.326
.412
.639
.680
.657
.659
.686
.541
21.3
5.7
- 4.3
- 7-3
- 8
- 5.3
- 1.5
-16
7.8
7.5
3.3
16.3
P,3.3
34.3
44.7
0
0
0
NNE. 1
NW. 1
N. 1
WSW. 1
0
0
0
0
S. 2
O'
W. 1
— II
5
22
12
37
32
39.5
36
0
10
10
10
10
10
0
10
00
CD
Means.
26.449 26.466 26.471 12.1. 16.0 11.8 13.3
4.9
6.4
.......................................... 26.498
6.8.........
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