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 March, 1854, by F. H. Burr, of Lieut. Mulan's arty.
Date.
Mar. 1
7 A. M.
Open air thermometer.
9 A. M.
2P.m. 7P.m. 9P.m.
r7
27
31.5
25.5
27
29.5
36
29'
37
26
24
32
28
37
32.5
36
37
33.5
37.5
46
34
38.5
34
37
48
40
42
34
29
32
7 A.M. 9 A. M. 2 P. M. 7 p. M. 9 P. M.
26.404 26.447 26.470 26.501 26,506 28 35 35 27 22.5 9
2 52.11.50 50.01 22..
.500
.401
.321
.397
.523
.26 3
.269
.459
.232
.299
136
.215
.257
.388
.422
.481
.432
.344
.292
.541
.641
.581
.536
.341
.309
.353
.394
.386
.425
.679
22.5
28.5
30
39
29
30
44
39
42.5
..37.5
37
33
34
39
45
40
43
43
39
50
36
50
44.5
31.5
42
48
42.5
40
35
30
26.5
39
34.5
36
35.5
39.5
37.5
38
34.5
32
37,
38
' 39.5
43.5
48
51
51
48
52
55
45
54
52
39
46
45.5
45.5
46
39
34.5
36
38.5
37.5
39
41
40.5
39.5
44
33
35
37.5
42.5
44
47
56
55
58.5
57
56
56
58
60.5
61
59
59
48
54
42.5
37
42
28.5
32
29
29.5
29
37
31
41.5
28.5
25
32
29
38.5
33
40
42.5
33.5
42.5
48
41.5
43
41
43
50
56
42
42
34
32.5
Cloudiness, in tenths.
A~~is.9 A. is.2 p. is.7 p. is ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
10
3
9
0
10
5
4
3
9
3
0
5
9
10
0
1
0
1
8
2
0
4
0
3
6
4
10
10
4
5
2
7
5
4
8
8
9
4
10
10
4
0
4
5
1
0
1
1
3
8
4
0
1
0
5
4
10
6
10
10
5
26.412 26.418 26.396 26.383 26.408 37.8 41.9 46.8 36.7 33.4
Wind, direction and force.,
Daily remarks on the weather.
X 2 P. m. 2 7 P. 1 9 P. i.
Cl'dy, with appearance of snow; pleas't; cl'r.
Cloudy, threatening snow; clear.
Clear & warm; cloudy, raw winds; cloudy.
Slight snow last night; cloudy; clearing.
Heavy frost; fleecy clouds; clear.
Heavy frost, clear; lowering masses of cl'ds;
snow squall at 3 p. m.; clear.
Cl'dy, snow'g on distant mts.; sudden change
of wind to S., with snow at and after 9 p. m.
Snow 1I inch deep; squalls of snow through
the day; snow melting.
Clear and mild; mild winds; clear.
Heavy wind in the night; rain at 8 to 9 a. m.,
then snow and rain alternately.
Clear and pleasant throughout.
Clear & pleasant; cloudy, threatening snow.
High winds in night; mild and pleasant.
Cl'dy, with appearance of snow; high winds
and squall at sunset.'
Snow & heavy wind in night; pleasant day. o
Clear and warm.
Clear and warm.
Clear and warm.
Calm, clear, and warm.
Cloudy; mountains covered with mist; clear -
at evening.
Clear and warm.
Pleasant and warm.
Heavy frost; pleasant and mild.
Clear and pleasant.
Heavy frost; warm & cl'dy, threatening rain.
Rain in the night; cloudy and mild.
Cloudy; appearance of rain, drizzling rain
after 3 p. m.
Rain during night and morning; showers
alternately through the day.
Rain through night and morning; squall of
rain; snow squalls at and after 3 p. m.
Snow during night; occasional snow squalls
through the day.
Cloudy and misty, threatening snow; pleas ant; cloudy.
. 9
. 2
7
- 9
Barometer corrected.
A.. M.
A. M.
P. m
P. M.
P. M. 7 A. M. 9 A. M.
6
10
I
10
8
9
5
10
4
10
I
0
8
10
3
1
. I
1
1
9
7
0
4
0
4
4
3
4
9
4
5
0
1
0
0.
3
4'
5
10
10
2
3
9
1
5
0
0
0
0
51
8
0
0
0
1
9
9
10
9
10
0
0
9
2
8
5
10
5
4
3
0
6
0
5
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
9
5
10
10
0
6
I 0
0
. 0
1 0
SW. 1
0
SSW. 3
N. 2'
0
SSW. 3
WS. I
S. 3
SSW. 3
SSW. I
S. 2
S. I
S. 1
SSE. I
0
0
.SSE. 2
N. I
S. I
SE. 1
0
0
NW. I
0
0
0
ESE. 1
0
I 0
0
Np,. 1
0
0
SSW.- 3
W. 1
S. 4
W. 3
WS. 1
S. 5?
SSW. 2
SSW. 1
S. 1
S. 1
S. 1
W. i
0
s- 1
S. 1
0
0
W. 1
0
SSW. 2
0
0
0
S. 1
0
SW. 2
0
0
S. 1
0
W. 1
0
W. I
0
0
0
0
S. 1
0
0
0
W. 1
.0
SW.'2
W. 1
SW. 1
. ;9
0
s W. 1.
'O
0
0
2
3
. 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
0
21
22
23
')4
%5
26
27
28
29
30
31
.522
.511
.358
.304
.515
.488
.269
.381
.086
.311
.303
.205
.78
.317
.418
.519
.467
.458
.. 305
.522
.658
.637
.556
.417
.365
.337
.423
.393
.386
.662
.511
.541
.346
.405
.542
.410
.5a67
.470
.122
.309
.247
.33
.288
.384
.42P.
.413
.458
.450
.29.5-'
.529
.677
.635
.541
.421:
.362
.336
.417
.375
.411
.696
.501
.382
.3-26
.420
.503
.151
.299
.416
.273
.306
-.146.234
.260
.413
.381
.418
.471
.376
.312
.557
.515
.563
.396
.349
t 295
.371
.397
.343
.501
.370
.314
.476
.497
.113
.339
.352
.287
.39 -
..164
.260
.303
.426
.509
.43
.443
.300
.342
.616
.534
.565
.404
.360
.395
.401
.457
.567
.691
N. 1
W. 2
S. 3
W. 1
W. 1
S. 2
SSW. 1
S. 4
W. 2
SW. I
0
N. 1
0
SW. 2
N. I
S. i
0
N. I
0
SW. 4
N. 1
W. 2
SW. 2
W. 4
WSW. I
S. 2
S..
,SSW. 4
N. 1
0
WS. 5?
0
W. 1
0
0
0
0
S. 1
0
0
0
0
0
S. 3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
W. 1
0
S. 1
0
0
1 0
0
NW. 1
SW. 4
SW. 3
SE. I
.617
4
WSW. 1
to
Means.
4.7
5.0 4.8 3.7 3.4.........
.........
.........
........
........