Chapter XXV: Appendix: Notes (2)

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Place. | Date. | Time. | Thermometer. | Wind. | Remarks.
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| | | A. | W. |W. B.| |
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| 1851. | | ˚| ˚| ˚| |
Huallaga | Aug. 4| 3 p.m.| 84| 72| ...|... |Many obstructions from pebbly
River | | | | | | | shoals, small rocky islets,
| | | | | | | and drift-wood.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 8 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|Southward |Lt. breeze; cloudy; river not
| | | | | | | navigable for anything but a
| | | | | | | canoe.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 7 a.m.| 75| ...| 70|Calm |Cloudy; river 60 yards broad;
| | | | | | | smooth; current 3 miles;
| | | | | | | depth 1½ fathom; pebbly
| | | | | | | bottom.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 5 p.m.| ...| ...| ...|... |Heavy clouds, with thunder and
| | | | | | | lightning in the northwest;
| | | | | | | during the night a fresh puff
| | | | | | | of wind from that direction;
| | | | | | | passed several rapids to-day;
| | | | | | | also through a hilly country,
| | | | | | | which accounts for the stormy
| | | | | | | weather.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 6 a.m.| 70|71.5| 70|Westward |Light breeze and light rain;
| | | | | | | river to-day free from
| | | | | | | rapids, with some
| | | | | | | obstructions from drift-wood
| | | | | | | between the islands; average
| | | | | | | depth 2½ fathoms; average
| | | | | | | current 1½ mile; passed a
| | | | | | | range of hills on the right;
| | | | | | | mountains in sight, bearing
| | | | | | | from northwest to west; heavy
| | | | | | | cumulus clouds in the
| | | | | | | northeast, with thunder;
| | | | | | | thick stratus clouds in
| | | | | | | northwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 5 p.m.| 78| 76| | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 7 a.m.|71.5| ...| 71.5|Calm |Cloudy; upper stratum, light
| | | | | | | cirrus clouds; lower,
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus, moving to
| | | | | | | southwest; river 50 yards
| | | | | | | broad; current 3¼ miles;
| | | | | | | depth 2¾ fathoms.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| Noon| ...| ...| ...|N. and W. |Breeze light; heavy clouds in
| | | | | | | the north, with thunder;
| | | | | | | passed one or two salt
| | | | | | | streams and several rapids;
| | | | | | | rain all night.
| | | | | | |
Tocache | 8| 7 p.m.| 73| ...| ...|Calm |Cirrus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| Noon| 77|75.5| 73|Calm |Cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|... |Squall from the northward,
| | | | | | | with rain.
Do. | 10| 7 a.m.| 68| 73| 66.5|... |Cloudy; mist rising from the
| | | | | | | river and hanging on the
| | | | | | | hills.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 1 p.m.| 82| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 5 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Northward |Squall of wind from the
| | | | | | | northward, with a short
| | | | | | | shower of rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 8 a.m.| 70| 74| 68|Calm |Misty.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 1 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|... |Heavy clouds, with thunder,
| | | | | | | to the northward and
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 6 p.m.| 83| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 9 p.m.| 79| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 8 a.m.| 69| 74| 68.5|Calm |Cloudy; river here 50 yards
| | | | | | | broad, 3 fathoms deep; smart
| | | | | | | shower, from the southward
| | | | | | | and eastward, between 1 and 2
| | | | | | | p.m.; passed several rapids,
| | | | | | | which make the river
| | | | | | | innavigable; rain all night.
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 13| 8 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |River 70 yards broad, with 4
River | | | | | | | miles of current; many
| | | | | | | rapids.
| | | | | | |
Sion | 13| 5 p.m.| 80| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 8 a.m.| 71| ...| 70|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 1 p.m.| 84| ...| ...|... |Cumulus clouds to the
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 8 p.m.| 74| ...| 70|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 15| 9 a.m.| 70| ...| ...|... |Passed to-day several
| | | | | | | dangerous rapids, effectual
| | | | | | | bars to navigation.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 8 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; at noon entered
| | | | | | | the mouth of the Huayabamba;
| | | | | | | 100 yards broad; shallow;
| | | | | | | clear water; pebbly bottom;
| | | | | | | rapid current.
| | | | | | |
Lupuna | 16| 6 p.m.| 84| ...| 76|... |Clear; river to-day broad and
| | | | | | | shallow; current 3¾ miles;
| | | | | | | left Lupuna at 10½ a. m.
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 17| 7 a.m.|74.5| ...| 70.5|N. and E. |Light air; light clouds; soon
River | | | | | | | dissipated by the sun; at
| | | | | | | 11¼ passed abreast the town
| | | | | | | of Juan Juy; at 1 passed the
| | | | | | | mouth of river Sapo; 50 yards
| | | | | | | broad; muddy; hilly country;
| | | | | | | heavy clouds and rain. This
| | | | | | | is always the case where a
| | | | | | | range of hills rises above
| | | | | | | the plain. The Indians speak
| | | | | | | of "Cerros mui bravos," to
| | | | | | | indicate the fierceness of
| | | | | | | the weather about them.
| | | | | | | Arrived at Juan Comas at 5
| | | | | | | p.m.
| | | | | | |
Juan Comas | 18| 7 a.m.| 70| 74| ...|Northward |Light breeze; thick mist;
| | | | | | | left Juan Comas at 7.30 a.m.
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 18| 11 a.m.| 82| 76| ...|Northward |Sun 108°; cumulus clouds; at
River | | | | | | | 2¼ passed the mouth of river
| | | | | | | Mayo, coming in on the left
| | | | | | | between moderately high
| | | | | | | hills, about 30 yards broad.
| | | | | | | Just above the Mayo the
| | | | | | | Huallaga contracts to 40
| | | | | | | yards, with 5 and 6 fathoms
| | | | | | | of depth, and a current of
| | | | | | | 4¼ miles per hour. At 2.20
| | | | | | | arrived at Shapaja, the port
| | | | | | | of Tarrapoto.
| | | | | | |
Shapaja | 18| 6 p.m.| 74| ...| 72|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |Rained in showers all the
| | | | | | | morning.
| | | | | | |
Tarrapoto | 20| Noon| 78| | | |
| | | | | | |
Shapaja | 22| 7 a.m.| 75| 77| ...|... |Left Shapaja at 8½ a.m.;
| | | | | | | passed the malos pasos of the
| | | | | | | Pongo or Strait of Chasuta.
| | | | | | | These are called Estero,
| | | | | | | Canoayacu, Matijuelo, and
| | | | | | | Chumia, and are the most
| | | | | | | difficult of the river. At
| | | | | | | 2.20 p.m. arrived at Chasuta.
| | | | | | |
Chasuta | 23| 4 p.m.| 82| ...| 77| |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 8 a.m.| 74| ...| 69.5|Northward |Light air; misty. It seems
| | | | | | | very generally misty in the
| | | | | | | morning, but the clouds yield
| | | | | | | to the sun about 10 a. m.
| | | | | | | Cumulus clouds in the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| Noon| 79| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 7 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Eastward |
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 25| Noon| 86| 76| ...|... |Left Shapaja at 11 a. m.;
River | | | | | | | river below Shapaja flows
| | | | | | | through the pongo; narrow,
| | | | | | | tranquil, and deep; country
| | | | | | | generally flat, with a few
| | | | | | | hills here and there. At 3¼
| | | | | | | p. m. entered a more hilly
| | | | | | | country; river narrow,
| | | | | | | shallow, and rapid, about 40
| | | | | | | yards wide, with 2½ fathoms
| | | | | | | of depth, and about 5 miles
| | | | | | | of current.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 6 p.m.| 75| ...| ...|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 6 a.m.| 76| 76| ...|... |Started at 5½ a. m. misty
| | | | | | | morning; rain from 4 to 5;
| | | | | | | shores of the river hilly and
| | | | | | | bold; 9½ fathoms water; hard
| | | | | | | bottom. At 6¼ passed the end
| | | | | | | of the Pongo de Chasuta, and
| | | | | | | entered a flat country where
| | | | | | | the river spreads out very
| | | | | | | wide, and has many small
| | | | | | | islands. In passing the
| | | | | | | channels between these
| | | | | | | islands we had but from 3 to
| | | | | | | 5 feet water, pebbly bottom,
| | | | | | | current very rapid; passed
| | | | | | | these sandy flats in an hour,
| | | | | | | and found the river 150 yards
| | | | | | | broad, without obstruction,
| | | | | | | with 3½ fathoms depth, and a
| | | | | | | velocity of only 2 miles the
| | | | | | | hour. Here I take to be the
| | | | | | | head of navigation on this
| | | | | | | river. Passed the mouth of
| | | | | | | the Chipurana; the first
| | | | | | | musquitoes; much dew.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 6 p.m.| 78| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 6 a.m.| 74| 76| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; foggy; saw
| | | | | | | light-colored porpoises; a
| | | | | | | small seal; got turtle-eggs;
| | | | | | | cumulus clouds; sun 102.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| Noon| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 7 p.m.| 75| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; heavy dew; no rocks or
| | | | | | | stones since passing the
| | | | | | | pongo.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 6 a.m.| 70| 78| ...|Calm |Clear; started at 6; arrived
| | | | | | | at Yurimaguas at 8¾; left at
| | | | | | | 11½.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 4 p.m.| 87| ...| ...|... |Current 2¼ miles the hour;
| | | | | | | large sand islands in the
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 7 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; much dew.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6 a.m.| 70| 79| ...|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 8 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; |Stopped at
| | | | | | | cirrus clouds.| 5 p. m. on
Do. | 29| Noon| 84| ...| ...|Northward |Cumulus clouds;| a sand beach
| | | | | | | sun 110. | on the right
| | | | | | | bank. This beach stretches
| | | | | | | out into the river and
| | | | | | | occupies nearly its whole
| | | | | | | bed, leaving a narrow
| | | | | | | channel between it and the
| | | | | | | left shore, where I found but
| | | | | | | 5 feet water, though there is
| | | | | | | probably more depth very
| | | | | | | close in shore. The beach
| | | | | | | belongs to what is an island
| | | | | | | when the river is full, but
| | | | | | | the right-hand channel is now
| | | | | | | dry. At 6 p. m. fresh squall
| | | | | | | of wind and rain from the
| | | | | | | northward and eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 30| 6 a.m.| 72| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light breeze; stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Sta. Cruz | 30| Noon| 85| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 8 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|... |Heavy dew.
| | | | | | |
Huallaga | 31| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy and misty.
| | | | | | |
Do. |Sept. 1| 6 a.m.| 74| 80| ...|Calm |Misty.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| Noon| 87| ...| ...|N. and E. |Heavy clouds and rain both in
| | | | | | | the northeast and southwest
| | | | | | | with an occasional spit at
| | | | | | | us.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 2 p.m.| 85| ...| ...|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Laguna | 2| 8 a.m.| 74| ...| ...|... |Rain all the morning in
| | | | | | | showers.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 4 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|... |At night clear; much dew.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 6 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; left Laguna at 9¼
| | | | | | | a.m.; arrived at mouth of
| | | | | | | Huallaga at 4 p.m.; it flows
| | | | | | | into the Marañon in a
| | | | | | | southeast direction. There
| | | | | | | are several islands at the
| | | | | | | mouth. The channel runs near
| | | | | | | the left bank and has 7¼
| | | | | | | fathoms.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 10 a.m.| ...| 81| | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 4 p m.| 80| 82| | |
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 4| 6 a.m.| 74| 80| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cloudy; shores
| | | | | | | of Amazon low; water very
| | | | | | | muddy; many shovel-nosed
| | | | | | | porpoises in the river. At
| | | | | | | noon heavy clouds; squally
| | | | | | | appearances, with rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| Noon| 75| ...| ...|Northward |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 6 a.m.| 74| 80| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; cloudy and
| | | | | | | misty; current 2 miles per
| | | | | | | hour.
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds; saw several
| | | | | | | small seals.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 6 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 6 a.m.| 74| 80| ...|N. and E. |Clouded up at 2 a.m.; squall
| | | | | | | of wind and rain from the
| | | | | | | northward and eastward, with
| | | | | | | thunder and lightning;
| | | | | | | cleared up at 4; at 2½ p. m.
| | | | | | | sharp squall of wind and
| | | | | | | rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 2½ p.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 6 a.m.| 72| 80| ...|S. and E. |Foggy; sun shone out at 7 a.m.
| | | | | | | a.m.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| Noon| 84| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | at 3 p.m. squall of wind and
| | | | | | | rain from the northward and
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 6 a.m.| 74| 80| ...|Calm |At 4½ a.m. squall of wind,
| | | | | | | rain, thunder and lightning,
| | | | | | | from the eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| Noon| 82| ...| ...|S. and E. |Heavy cumulus clouds in the
| | | | | | | north.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 4 p.m.| 74| ...| ...|N. and E. |Squall of wind and heavy
| | | | | | | rain, with thunder and
| | | | | | | lightning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 6 a.m.| 72| 80| | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 1 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Nauta | 9| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |In afternoon heavy clouds,
| | | | | | | with thunder in the west;
| | | | | | | clear night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 6½ a.m.| 71| ...| 71|Northward |Light breeze; thin clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 6½ a.m.| 74| ...| ...|... |Thin cirrus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| Noon| 84| ...| 81|... |Heavy cumulus clouds; hot
| | | | | | | sun.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| 73|... |Thin cirrus clouds; misty
| | | | | | | about the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| Noon| 84| ...| 81|Eastward |Heavy cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | powerful sun; shower of rain
| | | | | | | at 2 p.m.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 7 a.m.| 74| ...| 73|... |Light clouds and mist; soon
| | | | | | | dissipated by the sun;
| | | | | | | showers of rain at 2 p.m. and
| | | | | | | at 7.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 6½ a.m.| 73| ...| 72|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| Noon| 84| ...| 83|... |Cumulus clouds; two squalls,
| | | | | | | with showers, in the
| | | | | | | afternoon—one from southward
| | | | | | | and the other, and strongest,
| | | | | | | from northward and eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 7 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Westward |The first perfectly clear
| | | | | | | morning we have seen since
| | | | | | | entering the Amazon; at 1 p.
| | | | | | | m. cumulus clouds; shower at
| | | | | | | 2½.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 1 p.m.| 86| ...| 82| |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 9 a.m.| 82| ...| ...|... |Rain; river rose 2 inches
| | | | | | | since 6 p. m. yesterday.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|... |Clear; river rose 10 inches
| | | | | | | in the last 24 hours.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 1 p.m.| 87| ...| 80½|... |Cumulus clouds, with thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 9½ p.m.| 75| ...| ...|... |Rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 9 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; cirrus clouds;
| | | | | | | river rose 10 inches.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 11 a.m| 82| ...| 76|Calm |Clear all night; river rose 5
| | | | | | | inches from 6 p. m. yesterday
| | | | | | | to 8 a. m.; light
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9½ a.m.| 81| ...| 77|S. and E. |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 3 p.m.| 89| ...| 79|Southward |Cumulus clouds round the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Light clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 8 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|... |Lightning; heavy squall of
| | | | | | | wind and rain from southward
| | | | | | | and eastward; much rain
| | | | | | | during the night; river rose
| | | | | | | 2½ inches in the 24 hours.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; river rose 5 inches.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| 75|S. and E. |Light breeze; clear last
| | | | | | | night; river rising.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 3 p.m.| 88| ...| 79|... |At 4 p. m. strong squall of
| | | | | | | wind from southward and
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 p.m.| 74| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 10 a.m.| 81| ...| 74|Eastward |Light breeze; cloudy; river
| | | | | | | rose 3½ inches.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |Left Nauta at 12¼; shores of
| | | | | | | the river low and thickly
| | | | | | | covered with trees; heavy
| | | | | | | cumulus clouds; showers of
| | | | | | | rain. At 1¼ entered the
| | | | | | | Ucayali; ¼ mile wide; low
| | | | | | | green banks; 2 fathoms' depth
| | | | | | | close to the left bank;
| | | | | | | current 2 miles per hour.
| | | | | | |
Ucayali | 26| 6 a.m.| 76| 83| ...|Calm |Light cirrus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| Noon| 82| ...| ...|S. and E. |Cumulus clouds; hot sun.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 5½ p.m.| 78| ...| ...|N. and E. |Squall of wind and rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Misty; rained all night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| Noon| 82| 83| ...|... |At 1 rain squall from
| | | | | | | northward and eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; current 2 miles.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 8 a.m.| 78| 82| ...|Calm |Cloudy, with rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| Noon| 76| ...| ...|Northward |Moderate breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 6 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Current 1½ mile.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6½ a.m.| 74| 81| ...|Calm |Cloudy; had moderate breeze
| | | | | | | from northward nearly all
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; rain shower.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 4 p.m.| ...| ...| ...|S. and W. |Fitful breeze; heavy nimbus
| | | | | | | clouds in all directions.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light breeze; cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |Squall of wind and heavy
| | | | | | | shower.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 6 p.m.| 77| 82| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; cumuloni in
| | | | | | | southwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | Oct. 1| 6½ a.m.| 76| ...| ...|... |Misty morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 1 p.m.| 88| ...| ...|S. by E. |Fresh breeze; wind changed to
| | | | | | | northward and eastward; in a
| | | | | | | squall of heavy rain; thunder
| | | | | | | and lightning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 10 a.m.| 77| 82½| 76|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| Noon| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |Heavy shower.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 8 a.m.| 75| 81| ...|Calm |Thin clouds; light
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds; hot all
| | | | | | | day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 5 p.m.| 86| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 6 a.m.| 78| 81| ...|... |Clear all night; much dew.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 3 p.m.| 87| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; small cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds round the horizon; sun
| | | | | | | 103½.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 7 a.m.| 70| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; river rose 6 inches
| | | | | | | from 8½ p. m. to 5 this
| | | | | | | morning; clear all night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 2 p.m.| 88| 84| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds; sun 108;
| | | | | | | current 2¼ miles.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 7 a.m.| 78| 83| ...|Southward |Light breeze; light cirro
| | | | | | | stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 12½| 85| ...| ...|Eastward |Cumulus clouds; at 2 p. m.
| | | | | | | squall of wind and rain; at 3
| | | | | | | wind changed to southwest;
| | | | | | | steady rain; current 2½
| | | | | | | miles.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 5 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Southward |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|S. and E. |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 2 p.m.| 84| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; sun 106; river
| | | | | | | ½ mile broad; rising fast;
| | | | | | | trunks of trees beginning to
| | | | | | | come down the stream.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 6 a.m.| 77| 82| ...|... |At 2½ p. m. squall of wind,
| | | | | | | shifting suddenly to all
| | | | | | | points and settling at
| | | | | | | southwest; heavy nimbus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 2 p.m.| 85| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 4½ p.m.| 84| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds; river
| | | | | | | rose 2 inches last night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 6 a.m.| 76| 80| ...|Calm |Thick mist; river fell last
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds; sun
| | | | | | | oppressive.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 4 p.m.| 87| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; current 3¼ miles; much
| | | | | | | dew.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 5 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light breeze; partial stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 1 p.m.| 85| ...| ...|N. and E. |Rain showers; at 2½ fresh
| | | | | | | wind from the northward, with
| | | | | | | rain; sharp lightning in the
| | | | | | | northeast; at night clouds
| | | | | | | round the horizon; distant
| | | | | | | lightning and thunder in the
| | | | | | | north and north-west.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 7 a.m.| 79| 83| ...|Westward |Light breeze; cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 1 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|Northward |Squall of wind and rain; at 2
| | | | | | | calm; heavy rolling thunder
| | | | | | | in the northwest; at 3 fresh
| | | | | | | breeze from northward and
| | | | | | | westward; more rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| Noon.| 80| ...| ...|S. and E. |Moderate breeze, with
| | | | | | | showers; thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and W. |Moderate breeze; thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 6 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; thick clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 7 a.m.| 74| 80| ...|Southward |Light breeze; cirrus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 2½ p.m.| 84| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 6 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Westward |Light breeze; heavy clouds in
| | | | | | | the west; saw the hills about
| | | | | | | Sarayacu.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 7 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Southward |Light breeze; thin clouds;
| | | | | | | river commenced its regular
| | | | | | | rise; stopped to breakfast at
| | | | | | | Tierra Blanca; night cool and
| | | | | | | cloudy; southerly wind.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 6 a.m.| 69| ...| ...|Southward |Cloudy; smart cool breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| Noon.| 75| ...| 72|S. and E. |Cumulus stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 5½ p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Southward |Light breeze; stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | opposite mouth of river
| | | | | | | Catalina.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 7 a.m.| 78| 80| ...|Southward |Light breeze; cirrus clouds;
| | | | | | | warm and close night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| Noon.| 80| ...| 78|Southward |Light breeze; cirrus clouds
| | | | | | | overhead; cumuli around the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 6 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light air; stratus clouds.
| | | | | | | The sky of the Ucayali is
Do. | 18| 6 a.m.| 78| | | | frequently very soft, rich,
| | | | | | | and beautiful, after sunset.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 11 a.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and E. | Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; rain shower in
| | | | | | | southwest. Entered the caño
| | | | | | | of Sarayacu. It is about 15
| | | | | | | or 20 feet wide and quite
| | | | | | | deep. About a mile from the
| | | | | | | entrance, the caño, or arm of
| | | | | | | the river, receives a small
| | | | | | | stream, which runs about a
| | | | | | | mile per hour. The water is
| | | | | | | clear; its temperature 78,
| | | | | | | with the air at 84. It is
| | | | | | | obstructed with the roots and
| | | | | | | branches of trees, and we had
| | | | | | | to drag our canoes 2 or 3
| | | | | | | miles up the stream to
| | | | | | | Sarayacu.
| | | | | | |
Sarayacu | 19| 8½ a.m.| 76| ...| 74|Calm |Large, watery, but light
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| Noon.| 82| ...| 79½|S. and E. |Light breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 5 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and W. |Moderate breeze; shower of
| | | | | | | rain—large drops.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 76½| ...| 76|Calm |Cloudy; at noon light rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 78|Calm |Clear overhead; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds around the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds; rain
| | | | | | | during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| 76½|S. and W. |Light air; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| Noon.| 80½| ...| 78|Southward |Cumulus clouds, with light
| | | | | | | rain showers.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| 80|Southward |Cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 6 p.m.| 82| ...| 81|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| Noon.| 84½| ...| 81½|N. and E. |Heavy cumulus clouds; thunder
| | | | | | | in the west.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 3 p.m.| 79½| ...| ...|N. and E. |Gusts of wind, with heavy rain
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 6 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Clear overhead; cirro stratus
| | | | | | | clouds in the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 74½| ...| ...|Calm |Rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| Noon.| 78| ...| 77½|Calm |Clouds, with occasional
| | | | | | | showers.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| 77|Calm |Rain all the morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| Noon.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds in the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|S. and W. |Fresh breeze, with thunder;
| | | | | | | shower coming up.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 9 a.m.| 74| ...| 73½|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | heavy thunder storm, with
| | | | | | | rain, lasting about an hour
| | | | | | | in the afternoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 10 a.m.| 76| ...| 74½|S. and W. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds. River
| | | | | | | of Sarayacu has risen 7 feet
| | | | | | | since our arrival; rose, last
| | | | | | | night, 10 inches.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| Noon.| 78½| ...| 77|S. and W. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| 77|Calm |Cumulus clouds in the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| 76½|Calm |First clear night since our
| | | | | | | arrival in Sarayacu. Left
| | | | | | | Sarayacu at 10½ a.m. The
| | | | | | | river of Sarayacu is quite
| | | | | | | full, but we met with some
| | | | | | | obstructions from the thick
| | | | | | | grass and water growth, and
| | | | | | | from the branches of small
| | | | | | | trees overhanging the stream.
| | | | | | | Found the Ucayali much
| | | | | | | swollen, and nearly covered
| | | | | | | with drift-wood. Depth here
| | | | | | | in mid-stream 8 fathoms.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 6 p.m.| 82| 78| 77½|N.and E. |
| | | | | | |
Ucayali | 29| 9 a.m.| 82| 79| 81|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; thin cirrus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| Noon| 82| ...| ...|N. N. W. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds about the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Heavy clouds; rain coming up.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 7 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| Noon| 82| 78½| 79½|N. and E. |Cumulus clouds; thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| ...|E. S. E. |Moderate breeze. At 3½ wind
| | | | | | | changed to northeast, and
| | | | | | | brought up rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 5 p.m.| 77| ...| ...|N. and E. |Fresh cool wind, with rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 7 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|S. and E. |Light air; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| Noon| 81| 79| 80|Northward |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |Heavy rain clouds, with
| | | | | | | thunder, in the northwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 6 p.m.| ...| ...| ...|Northwest |Light rain; sharp lightning
| | | | | | | in the northwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | Nov. 1| 3 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|S. and E. |Rain all day; examined a pole
| | | | | | | planted at the village of
| | | | | | | Guanache as we went up on
| | | | | | | October 7th; found that the
| | | | | | | river had risen 9 feet 7
| | | | | | | inches in the interim, though
| | | | | | | it fell a little between
| | | | | | | October 7th and 15th.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 7 a.m.| 72| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; light, moist,
| | | | | | | misty clouds low down;
| | | | | | | cirro-stratus clouds above;
| | | | | | | 72° is the least we have yet
| | | | | | | had the mercury in the
| | | | | | | Montaña.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 9 a.m.| 73| ...| 73|Eastward |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 7 a.m.| 76| ...| 75|N. and W. |Cirro-stratus clouds; current
| | | | | | | 3 miles the hour.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|N. and W. |Fresh breeze and rain squall.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Northward |Fine breeze; clear sky;
| | | | | | | entered the Marañon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 10 a.m.| 83| 79| 80½|... |Had 3 hours from mouth of
| | | | | | | Ucayali to Nauta.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 5| 5½ p.m.| ...| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; sailed from Nauta;
| | | | | | | sounded in mid-stream off
| | | | | | | mouth of Ucayali; 6 and 7
| | | | | | | fathoms; hard sand; river 1½
| | | | | | | mile wide below island of
| | | | | | | Omaguas.
| | | | | | |
Omaguas | 6| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| ...|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 6| 11 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; ¾ of a mile broad;
| | | | | | | anchored near mid-stream in
| | | | | | | 14 fathoms water, and found
| | | | | | | 2½ miles current; shores of
| | | | | | | the river thickly wooded with
| | | | | | | apparently small trees.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| Noon| 86| 81| 83|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 3 p.m.| 87| ...| 82|
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 6 p.m.| 84½| ...| ...|Westward |Light breeze; heavy
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus clouds in the
| | | | | | | northwest.
| | | | | | |
Iquitos | 7| 9 a.m.| 82| ...| ...|... |Cumulus clouds about the
| | | | | | | horizon; cirrus overhead.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 7| Noon| 86| 82| 80½|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 3 p.m.| 87| ...| ...|N. and E. |River at Tinicuro contracts
| | | | | | | (within its true banks) to ½
| | | | | | | a mile; I had no bottom with
| | | | | | | 25 fathoms; stopped at
| | | | | | | Pucallpa.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 3 p.m.| 85| 82| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; mouth of Napo 150
| | | | | | | yards broad; gentle current;
| | | | | | | soundings across the mouth 6
| | | | | | | and 7 fathoms; current in the
| | | | | | | Amazon, just below mouth of
| | | | | | | Napo, 1¾ mile.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 6 p.m.| 84| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 77½|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; arrived at Pebas.
| | | | | | |
Pebas, or | 10| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| 75½|Eastward |Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
Echenique | | | | | | | clouds, threatening rain;
| | | | | | | squall of rain, thunder, and
| | | | | | | lightning, from the westward,
| | | | | | | last night.
| | | | | | |
Echenique | 10| Noon| 79½| ...| ...|Southward |Light breeze; clouds breaking
| | | | | | | up into cumuli; heavy shower
| | | | | | | in the afternoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 9 p.m.| 77| ...| ...|... |Thunder clouds in the north,
| | | | | | | but settling down.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| 76|S. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; clearing up; wind and
| | | | | | | rain from northward last
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 6 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 10 p.m.| 74| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 8 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |A few cirrus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| Noon| 82| ...| 80|Eastward |Moderate breeze; much rain
| | | | | | | during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 a.m.| 75| ...| 75|Calm |Lowering cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| Noon| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Thin clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 6 p.m.| 77½| ...| ...|Westward |Moderate breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| Noon| 81| ...| 78|N. and E. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
San José de| 16| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 79|Northward |Cumulus clouds. The
los Yaguas| | | | | | | atmosphere here seems drier
| | | | | | | than on the banks of the
| | | | | | | river. We had few musquitoes,
| | | | | | | through the padre says there
| | | | | | | are plenty here generally.
| | | | | | | This little village is about
| | | | | | | 12 miles ENE of Echenique.
| | | | | | | The atmosphere seemed
| | | | | | | particularly clear at night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 10 a.m.| 78| ...| 76| |
| | | | | | |
Echenique | 19| 9 a.m.| 73| ...| 72|Westward |Moderate breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| Noon| 76| ...| ...|Westward |Light air; cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 7 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 7 a.m.| 73| ...| ...|Calm |Cirrus clouds; the Amazon has
| | | | | | | fallen considerably during
| | | | | | | the last two or three days.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| 76|S. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 6 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Westward |Light breeze; heavy rain
| | | | | | | during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; clear overhead;
| | | | | | | cumulus clouds about
| | | | | | | the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 10 p.m.| 75| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; lightning in the west.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 9 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| Noon| 83| ...| 77|N. and E. |Fresh breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 6 p.m.| 82½| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; at 9 p.m.
| | | | | | | thermometer 78°; calm.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| 74½|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 3 p.m.| 86½| ...| 80½|N. and E. |Fresh breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 6 p.m.| 82½| ...| ...|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 10 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 10 a.m.| 79| ...| 77½|Eastward |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 3 p.m.| 85| ...| ...|Westward |Moderate breeze, after a
| | | | | | | shower of rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 6 p.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy, after squall of wind
| | | | | | | and heavy rain from
| | | | | | | northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 10 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 10 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | much heavy rain during the
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 4 p.m.| 80½| ...| 77|N. and E. |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Light rain. Very heavy rain
| | | | | | | during the night. At 1½ p. m.
| | | | | | | sailed from Echenique. This
| | | | | | | little town is situated on a
| | | | | | | small stream called Ambiyacu,
| | | | | | | about ¼ of a mile from its
| | | | | | | mouth, and 2 miles up the
| | | | | | | main stream of the Amazon
| | | | | | | from Pebas. There is an
| | | | | | | abundance of water (5, 6, and
| | | | | | | 7 fathoms) from the mouth of
| | | | | | | the river to the town. The
| | | | | | | Amazon, below Pebas and above
| | | | | | | Sancudos islands, is a mile
| | | | | | | wide, has 11 fathoms of
| | | | | | | depth, and a current of 2½
| | | | | | | miles per hour.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 26| 3 p.m.| 77| ...| ...|S. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 6 p.m.| 76| ...| ...|S. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Old | 27| Noon| 80½| ...| 79|Calm |Cloudy. The banks of the
Cochiquinas| | | | | | | river here are abrupt, and 25
| | | | | | | feet above the water, formed
| | | | | | | principally of a black, hard
| | | | | | | clay that looks like coal.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 27| 3 p.m.| 85| ...| ...|Calm |Clear overhead; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds about the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 4½ a.m.| 73| | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| 79|S. and W. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| Noon| 86½| ...| ...|S. and E. |Light breeze; clear overhead;
| | | | | | | cumulus clouds about the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 3 p.m.| 90| ...| ...|Calm |Thunder clouds coming up from
| | | | | | | northeast; most of the rain
| | | | | | | passed to the northward; had
| | | | | | | some wind. At 6¼ arrived at
| | | | | | | Moromoroté.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 6 p.m.| 82| ...| 78½|Eastward |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 78½|N. and E. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds
| | | | | | | round the horizon; clear
| | | | | | | overhead.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 4 p.m.| 84| | | |
| | | | | | |
Caballo- | 30| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 77½|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds.
cocha | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| Noon| 80| ...| ...|... |Sun shining through thin
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|Westward |Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; heavy rain all night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | Dec. 1| Noon| 76| ...| ...|... |Light rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| 76|Westward |Light breeze; cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 6 p.m.| 75| ...| ...|Calm |Stratus clouds; partly clear;
| | | | | | | much rain during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy. Sailed from Caballo
| | | | | | | cocha at 2½ p. m.; arrived at
| | | | | | | Loreto at 7½. River much
| | | | | | | divided by islands, which
| | | | | | | appear to be of recent
| | | | | | | formation, and which change
| | | | | | | their size and shape with
| | | | | | | every great rise of the
| | | | | | | river.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 4| 6½ a.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and E. |Cold wind; rain. Sailed from
| | | | | | | Loreto.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 81| 81| 80|Calm |Clear; cumulus clouds about
| | | | | | | the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| Noon| 84| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light air; sun very hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 3 p.m.| 86| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light air; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | | Arrived at Tabatinga.
| | | | | | |
Tabatinga | 5| Noon| 84| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; showery.
| | | | | | | River here straight and
| | | | | | | narrow, (½ a mile;) no
| | | | | | | islands.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 79|Calm |Cloudy; rain all the morning.
| | | | | | | Left Tabatinga at 1½ p. m.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 7| 6 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy. River 1½ mile wide;
| | | | | | | 11 fathoms deep in the
| | | | | | | middle, and with a current of
| | | | | | | 2¾ miles per hour.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 9 a.m.| 78| 82| 76|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| Noon| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Between 9 and noon there has
| | | | | | | been a breeze from northward
| | | | | | | and eastward, with light
| | | | | | | rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 3 p.m.| 76½| ...| ...|Northward |Fresh breeze; blowing in
| | | | | | | squalls; quite a sea in the
| | | | | | | river.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 6 p.m.| 75| ...| ...|Northward |Light air; squally
| | | | | | | appearances; severe squall
| | | | | | | during the night from the
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 9 a.m.| 75| 79| 74|S. and E. |Light breeze; stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | rainy morning; rain at
| | | | | | | intervals all day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 6 a.m.| 74½| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; light rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 1 p.m.| 80| 81| 78|Calm |Cloudy; banks of the river
| | | | | | | generally low, though there
| | | | | | | are reaches where the banks
| | | | | | | are 30 or 40 feet high, and
| | | | | | | of white or red clay.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 9 p.m.| ...| ...| ...|... |Heavy rain from southward and
| | | | | | | eastward, with much thunder
| | | | | | | and lightning. At 4¼ entered
| | | | | | | the mouth of the Iça, a fine
| | | | | | | looking river of ½ a mile
| | | | | | | width at the mouth, though
| | | | | | | opening into a sort of
| | | | | | | estuary of a mile. Found 23
| | | | | | | fathoms of depth in the
| | | | | | | middle, and a current of 3
| | | | | | | miles the hour. The Amazon
| | | | | | | has islands in this estuary
| | | | | | | curtaining the mouth of the
| | | | | | | Iça to the southward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 6 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; |Went ½ mile
| | | | | | | light cirrus | up the
| | | | | | | clouds; | Tunantins
| | | | | | | | river to the
Do. | 10| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 78|N. and E. |Light air; | village; river
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus| 75 yards
| | | | | | | clouds. | broad, and has
| | | | | | | 5, 4, and 3 fathoms up to the
| | | | | | | town, except at the mouth,
| | | | | | | where there is a bar of but
| | | | | | | 1, running well out in to the
| | | | | | | Amazon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; heavy
| | | | | | | threatening clouds in the
| | | | | | | northwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Westward |Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| Noon| 82| 82| 80|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds; at 2
| | | | | | | squall of wind from northward
| | | | | | | and eastward, with shower.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Clear overhead; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds about the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds. The heads of the
| | | | | | | islands are generally bluff,
| | | | | | | and they tail down to low
| | | | | | | sandy points. There are many
| | | | | | | evidently new islands in the
| | | | | | | river. At 2 p.m. air 85, sun
| | | | | | | 111; heavy squall brewing in
| | | | | | | the east; came on, with rain
| | | | | | | in large drops from the
| | | | | | | northeast; fresh breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 6 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|N. and E. |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-stratus clouds; quite
| | | | | | | cool.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 a.m.| 76½| 80| 77|S. and E. |Light air; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; went into Fonteboa.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 3 p.m.| 85| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 6 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|S. and E. |Light air; sun shining white
| | | | | | | through the mist.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 9 a.m.| 79| 81| 78|S. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; at 10 entered mouth
| | | | | | | of Juruá; ½ a mile wide at
| | | | | | | the mouth; 11 fathoms deep;
| | | | | | | current 1½ mile the hour;
| | | | | | | bottom fine white and black
| | | | | | | sand; temperature of water
| | | | | | | 82.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 3 p.m.| 77| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze, with light
| | | | | | | rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|S. and W. |Moderate breeze, with cold
| | | | | | | rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|Calm |Heavy rain, with thunder
| | | | | | | passing from south of us to
| | | | | | | the westward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 6 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|S. and W. |Light breeze; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 9 a.m.| 77| 81| 76|Calm |Cloudy; entered mouth of the
| | | | | | | Japurá at 3 p. m.;
| | | | | | | temperature of its water 85;
| | | | | | | ½ a mile up found 9½ fathoms,
| | | | | | | at the mouth 7; current ¾ of
| | | | | | | a mile; clear night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| Noon| 80| ...| ...|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 6 a.m.| 74| ...| ...|S. and E. |Fresh breeze; cloudy; cold.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 9 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|Calm |Light rain; entered the river
| | | | | | | Teffé; 150 yards broad; water
| | | | | | | clear, dark-green color; very
| | | | | | | little current.
| | | | | | |
Egas | 18| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 78½|N. and E. |Light breeze; light cirrus
| | | | | | | clouds; cumuli about the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| 78½|N. and E. |Light breeze; a little hazy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; sun very hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 80½| ...| 77|Eastward |Moderate breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 a.m.| 82| ...| 78½|Eastward |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 3 p.m.| 87| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breezes.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| Noon| 86| ...| 82|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 3 p.m.| 86½| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 83| ...| 80½|Eastward |Moderate breeze; clear; most
| | | | | | | of the afternoons and
| | | | | | | evenings here are calm and
| | | | | | | warm.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 3 p.m.| 87| ...| ...|Eastward |Light air; heavy cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds in the horizon;
| | | | | | | thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 9 a.m.| 83½| ...| 80|Eastward |Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 3 p.m.| 83½| ...| ...|Eastward |Heavy shower, with one sharp
| | | | | | | flash of lightning;
| | | | | | | thermometer at 2½, 88.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 9 a.m.| 79½| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; |In the long
| | | | | | | continuous rain.|route from
Do. | 25| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Clearing up. |Tabatinga to
| | | | | | | Egas, I had got ahead of the
| | | | | | | rains. They are now catching
| | | | | | | up.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze, with rain
| | | | | | | squalls.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 78|Eastward |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 10 a.m.| 79| ...| 78|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |Thunder storm brewing in the
| | | | | | | northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 10 a.m.| 78| ...| 78|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cloudy; left
| | | | | | | Egas at 2½ p. m., in the
| | | | | | | rain.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 29| 6 a.m.| 75| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| Noon| 83| 82| 79|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cirrus
| | | | | | | clouds; cumuli in the
| | | | | | | horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; clear; fresh
| | | | | | | breeze from the eastward all
| | | | | | | night; clear, except a bank
| | | | | | | of light white clouds in the
| | | | | | | eastern horizon, breaking off
| | | | | | | and rising in fleecy
| | | | | | | flocculi, with cumulus clouds
| | | | | | | in the northwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|... |Light cirro-cumulus clouds
| | | | | | | moving from east and
| | | | | | | northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 9 a.m.| 78| 82| 78|Eastward |Breeze light; clear overhead.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| 86| ...| 79|Eastward |Light breeze; cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | at 6 sharp squall of wind and
| | | | | | | heavy rain from the
| | | | | | | northward; at 8 arrived at
| | | | | | | mouth of Lake Coari; light
| | | | | | | breeze from the northward;
| | | | | | | heavy clouds, with sharp
| | | | | | | lightning and thunder in that
| | | | | | | direction.
| | | | | | |
Lake Coari | 31| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Light breeze. The water of
| | | | | | | Lake Coari is clear, and of a
| | | | | | | brown color. A quarter of a
| | | | | | | mile inside of the canal that
| | | | | | | connects the lake with the
| | | | | | | river we found 9 fathoms of
| | | | | | | depth, with ¾ of a mile
| | | | | | | current; muddy bottom. The
| | | | | | | bottom near the shore, in 2
| | | | | | | fathoms water, is of sand,
| | | | | | | mixed with red clay. Thunder
| | | | | | | and lightning in the north in
| | | | | | | the early part of the night.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 31| 3 p.m.| 84| 82½| 80½|Eastward |
| | | | | | |
| 1852 | | | | | |
Do. | Jan. 1| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate; light cirrus clouds
| | | | | | | overhead; cirro-cumuli about
| | | | | | | the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 9 a.m.| 79| 82| 77|Eastward |Fresh breeze; quite a sea in
| | | | | | | the river.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Eastward |Fresh. Passed the mouth of
| | | | | | | the Codajash. At 8 p. m.
| | | | | | | calm; nearly clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 9 a.m.| 77| 80½| 76|Eastward |Fresh breeze. This breeze
| | | | | | | sets in strong about 9
| | | | | | | o'clock; generally continues
| | | | | | | until 4 or 5, when it goes
| | | | | | | down until 9 p. m., when it
| | | | | | | freshens up again, and blows
| | | | | | | till 2 or 3 in the morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Westward |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 9 a.m.| 78| 81| 78|Eastward |Light breeze; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| 82|N. and E. |Fresh breeze; clear overhead;
| | | | | | | cumuli about the horizon.
| | | | | | | This breeze sets in now
| | | | | | | between 10 and 11, (higher up
| | | | | | | the river it commenced at 9,)
| | | | | | | and lasts till 5 p. m.; it
| | | | | | | gets up again about midnight
| | | | | | | and lasts till daybreak.
| | | | | | | Passed the mouth of river
| | | | | | | Purus; about ¾ of a mile
| | | | | | | wide; depth 13 fathoms;
| | | | | | | current about ¾ of a mile per
| | | | | | | hour; temperature of the
| | | | | | | water 84½.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 82| 82| 78½|Eastward |Light breeze; clear overhead;
| | | | | | | cumuli about the horizon.
| | | | | | | Breeze freshened at 10, and
| | | | | | | hauled more to the northward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| ...|N. and E. |Fresh breeze; cumulus clouds,
| | | | | | | thickening and blackening
| | | | | | | into nimbi. At 3½ sharp
| | | | | | | squall of wind and rain from
| | | | | | | the eastward; after the
| | | | | | | squall the wind fell. At 5
| | | | | | | heavy thunder clouds in the
| | | | | | | south and east; cirrus clouds
| | | | | | | overhead.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze, with occasional
| | | | | | | spits of rain; fresh breeze
| | | | | | | from the eastward, set in at
| | | | | | | 9 and continued till 4.
| | | | | | | Entered the mouth of the Rio
| | | | | | | Negro at 5 p. m.; 2 miles
| | | | | | | wide; 17½ fathoms deep in mid
| | | | | | | stream.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| ...| ...| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; blowing in
| | | | | | | squalls, with rain. At 5½ a.
| | | | | | | m. arrived at Barra.
| | | | | | |
Barra | 7| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| 77|Calm |Rain during last night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 3 p.m.| 80½| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 78|Calm |Cloudy and showery.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze, (has been
| | | | | | | fresh;) light cirrus clouds;
| | | | | | | sun out hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 78|Eastward |Light air, with occasional
| | | | | | | showers.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; rain all the
| | | | | | | morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; clouds rolled
| | | | | | | up into cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 78|Calm |Showery.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light air; heavy rain cloud
| | | | | | | in the north; rain all the
| | | | | | | evening.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 77|S. and E. |Light air; misty morning,
| | | | | | | with showers of rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|... |Heavy cumuli in the northward
| | | | | | | and eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 79|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|... |Showery.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 77|Eastward |Light air.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| 77|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cloudy;
| | | | | | | thick rain clouds gathering
| | | | | | | in northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; no rain;
| | | | | | | cloudy at night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 77|... |Heavy and continued rain all
| | | | | | | the early part of the
| | | | | | | morning; showery all day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; clouds breaking
| | | | | | | up into cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cloudy in
| | | | | | | the morning; smart shower in
| | | | | | | the afternoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| 76½|... |Cloudy morning; clear in the
| | | | | | | afternoon and early part of
| | | | | | | the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 3 p.m.| 85| ...| 77½|N. and E. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | | Substituted a light gauze
| | | | | | | covering to the bulb of the
| | | | | | | thermometer for the thick
| | | | | | | cotton one it before had,
| | | | | | | and, instead of dipping it in
| | | | | | | the water, merely dampened it
| | | | | | | with a brush.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 75½|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 78|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; rainy morning;
| | | | | | | showery in the afternoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 76|Calm |Cloudy; occasional light
| | | | | | | showers.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| 73|Calm |Showery.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds; rain during
| | | | | | | the latter part of the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|... |Cloudy and sultry all the
| | | | | | | morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 78|Eastward |Light breeze; cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | clear at night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 76|Calm |Sultry; thin stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|... |Clouds rolled up into cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|... |Heavy rain from 4 a.m. to
| | | | | | | noon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 3 p.m.| ...| ...| ...|... |Sun out between the clouds;
| | | | | | | hot. At 5 squall of wind and
| | | | | | | rain from northward and
| | | | | | | eastward, with thunder and
| | | | | | | lightning; rain nearly all
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| 76|Calm |Rainy morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|... |Light stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | pleasant afternoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|... |Thin cirro-stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | damp morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 3 p.m.| 82½| ...| 78½|Eastward |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds; at 6
| | | | | | | smart rain squall from
| | | | | | | northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; cirro stratus.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| 84½| ...| 79|Westward |Light breeze; stratus clouds
| | | | | | | in the west; cumuli in the
| | | | | | | east and northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Thin stratus clouds; light
| | | | | | | rain occasionally.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 3 p.m.| 78| ...| 75½|Calm |Cloudy; showery all the
| | | | | | | forenoon, with cool damp wind
| | | | | | | from southward and westward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | Feb. 1| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; thin stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; cirrus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 9 a.m.| 79½| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; cirrus clouds;
| | | | | | | generally clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 79|Calm |Cumulus clouds gathering
| | | | | | | thick in northward and
| | | | | | | eastward; much heavy rain
| | | | | | | during the night, with
| | | | | | | thunder and lightning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 3 p.m.| 78½| ...| 76|N. and E. |Light breeze; clouds breaking
| | | | | | | up into light cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; fresh pleasant breeze
| | | | | | | from the eastward, with hot
| | | | | | | sun, nearly all day; calm,
| | | | | | | with cirro-cumulus clouds
| | | | | | | gathering in the evening.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 9 a.m.| 77½| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 79|S. and E. |Light breeze; rain clouds
| | | | | | | gathering in the southeast;
| | | | | | | at 4 squall of wind and heavy
| | | | | | | rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 3 p.m.| 81½| ...| 78½|S. and E. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 3 p.m.| 79½| ...| 79|... |Shower of rain from southward
| | | | | | | and eastward, wind afterwards
| | | | | | | changing to the northward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; light cumuli around
| | | | | | | the horizon, breaking off
| | | | | | | into cirri.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| 78|... |Cumulo stratus clouds; has
| | | | | | | been rain between 9 and 3.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 9 a.m.| 79½| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulus clouds; sun hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 3 p.m.| 83½| ...| ...|Northward |Light air; rain up the river,
| | | | | | | in the west; at 4 squall of
| | | | | | | wind and rain from the
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds; showers
| | | | | | | during the forenoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 79|N. and E. |Cumulus clouds, with cirrus
| | | | | | | haze overhead.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds; rain
| | | | | | | squall from the northward all
| | | | | | | the forenoon after 10.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 3 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Rain all day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; very pleasant day;
| | | | | | | rain during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Southwardly|Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 3 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Rainy; heavy rain during the
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Northward |Light air; pleasant morning;
| | | | | | | at 3 p. m. calm; light
| | | | | | | drizzle; thermometer 79.
| | | | | | |
Rio Negro | 18| 8 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; sailed from Barra at
| | | | | | | ½ to 9 a. m.; very little
| | | | | | | current in the river.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| Noon.| 86| ...| ...|Eastward |Fresh breeze; current not
| | | | | | | sufficiently strong to carry
| | | | | | | us, with the aid of our 5
| | | | | | | paddles, against the breeze;
| | | | | | | so we had to stop till the
| | | | | | | breeze went down; dropping
| | | | | | | rain; thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 3 p.m.| 77| 83½| ...|S. and E. |Light air; current of the
| | | | | | | Amazon 1½ mile the hour.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 19| 9 a.m.| 82½| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; saw the mark of
| | | | | | | high water about 8 feet above
| | | | | | | the present level.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 3 p.m.| 81½| ...| 80|N. and E. |Light breeze; stratus
| | | | | | | overhead and to the westward;
| | | | | | | cumuli in the east.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 6 a.m.| 76½| ...| 75|Calm |Stratus clouds; rain nearly
| | | | | | | all night, with distant
| | | | | | | lightning to the eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 77½| 82| ...|S. and E. |Moderate breeze, with light
| | | | | | | rain squalls; at 12½ squalls
| | | | | | | ceased; wind came out from
| | | | | | | northward and westward light.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 3 p.m.| 77| ...| 77|N. and W. |Fresh breeze; stopped at
| | | | | | | mouth of the Madeira.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 6 a.m.| 75| 81| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-stratus clouds; mouth
| | | | | | | of the Madeira about 2 miles
| | | | | | | broad; depth 11 fathoms;
| | | | | | | current 3½ miles the hour.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 11 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward | |Stopped a few hours
| | | | | | | | at Serpa; high-water
Do. | 21| 3 p.m.| 83½| ...| 79|Eastward |Cumulus | mark 12 feet above
| | | | | | | clouds.| the present level.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 6 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Squally, and rainy
| | | | | | | appearances.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 p.m.| 78½| ...| ...|Calm |Light rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| 76|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; patches of
| | | | | | | blue sky, with all sorts of
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 9 a.m.| 76| 82| ...|N. and E. |Fresh breeze; stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | quite a high sea; had to stop
| | | | | | | several hours on account of
| | | | | | | it.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 6 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| Mid.| 77| ...| ...|Eastward |Cool damp breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| 75|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and E. |Squally, with light rain;
| | | | | | | stopped at 1 p. m. on account
| | | | | | | of heavy squall of wind from
| | | | | | | the northward and eastward,
| | | | | | | with high sea; current of the
| | | | | | | Amazon 3¼ miles; it has
| | | | | | | increased very much since the
| | | | | | | entrance of the Madeira.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |
| | | | | | |
Villa Nova | 24| 9 a.m.| 76| | | |
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 25| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| 76|Northward |Light air; stratus clouds;.
| | | | | | | rain till 8½
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Northward |Light air; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 3 p.m.| 85| ...| 80|Calm |Cirro stratus clouds; rain
| | | | | | | nearly all night; wind from
| | | | | | | northward and eastward, with
| | | | | | | thunder.
| | | | | | |
Obidos | 26| 10 a.m.| 81| ...| ...|... |Rain all the afternoon and
| | | | | | | nearly all night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| ...| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; very
| | | | | | | pleasant day; rain most of
| | | | | | | the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |Rain nearly all the morning
| | | | | | | and all night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|Southward |Rainy morning; sailed from
| | | | | | | Obidos; smart rain during the
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | Mar.1| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|S. and E. |Light air; rainy. Entered the
| | | | | | | Tapajos by a creek 100 yards
| | | | | | | wide, 5 fathoms deep, and 3
| | | | | | | miles long. Tapajos 1¼ mile
| | | | | | | wide at Santarem; dark water;
| | | | | | | deep. Heavy rain from 10 p.
| | | | | | | m. to 1 a. m.
| | | | | | |
Santarem | 2| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|S. and E. |Moderate breeze; stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; pleasant day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|... |Heavy rain during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|S. and E. |Squalls of wind; rain all the
| | | | | | | early morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; clouds and
| | | | | | | rain down the river.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|S. and E. |Rainy morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 79|... |Cirrus clouds floating about.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|S. and E. |Light breeze; cloudy; heavy
| | | | | | | rain and strong wind from the
| | | | | | | eastward all last night; from
| | | | | | | 10 to 3 fresh wind from the
| | | | | | | northward and eastward,
| | | | | | | veering to the eastward, with
| | | | | | | heavy rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|... |Rain again during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |Cloudy; showery morning;
| | | | | | | moderate breeze from the
| | | | | | | eastward, subsiding into
| | | | | | | calm, with heavy showers;
| | | | | | | clear and pleasant afternoon
| | | | | | | and evening, with light
| | | | | | | breeze from the westward. The
| | | | | | | afternoons are mostly clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; drizzly
| | | | | | | morning, with showers.
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |Pleasant day; heavy rain all
| | | | | | | the afternoon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 9 a.m.| 79½| ...| ...|Calm |Cumulo-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 3 p.m.| 82½| ...| 79|N. and E. |Light air; a few cirrus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 9 a.m.| 78½| ...| ...|... |Raining till noon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 78|Calm |Cumulo-stratus clouds; rain
| | | | | | | during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy; drizzly.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 3 p.m.| 79| ...| 77½|... |Cloudy; pleasant night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Eastward |Cumulo-stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | occasional showers; moderate
| | | | | | | and pleasant breeze.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 3 p.m.| 80½| ...| 79|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; rain during the
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|S. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; nearly clear all day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 3 p.m.| 84½| ...| 81|Eastward |Light breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 9 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; rainy morning;
| | | | | | | pleasant day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 3 p.m.| 82½| ...| 79½|Eastward |Light breeze; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; at 8 p. m. squall of
| | | | | | | wind, rain, thunder, and
| | | | | | | lightning, from northeast;
| | | | | | | much heavy rain during the
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 9 a.m.| 77½| ...| ...|... |Rain all the morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| Noon.| 78| ...| ...|... |Raining.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 79|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; light
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|Southward |Cool, pleasant breeze; cumulo
| | | | | | | stratus clouds; hot and close
| | | | | | | afternoon; heavy squalls of
| | | | | | | wind, rain, thunder, and
| | | | | | | lightning, from the northward
| | | | | | | and eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 9 a.m.| 78½| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; rainy morning;
| | | | | | | breeze freshened up, and blew
| | | | | | | all the forenoon from
| | | | | | | northward and eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 3 p.m.| ...| ...| 82|Calm |Close and hot all the
| | | | | | | afternoon; squall of wind and
| | | | | | | rain, with thunder and
| | | | | | | lightning during the night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Rainy morning; clearing
| | | | | | | gradually.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 80½|N. and E. |Light air; light
| | | | | | | cirro-stratus clouds; from 10
| | | | | | | p.m. to 6 a.m. heavy rain
| | | | | | | squalls, with very sharp
| | | | | | | lightning and thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy, but breaking away.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 3 p.m.| 81½| ...| 80|Eastward |Light breeze; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy, stratus; close and
| | | | | | | calm all day; at sunset
| | | | | | | misty, smoky atmosphere.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; squally, with
| | | | | | | occasional showers, during
| | | | | | | the day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 3 p.m.| 76½| ...| 75|N. and E. |Fresh breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; raining.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-stratus;
| | | | | | | pleasant day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 23| 3 p.m.| 80½| ...| 78½|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-stratus.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-stratus clouds above;
| | | | | | | light watery cumuli flying,
| | | | | | | with the wind beneath.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 79½|Eastward |Light breeze; sun hot;
| | | | | | | pleasant day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| ...| ...| ...| ...|... |Showery all day; breeze from
| | | | | | | northward, northward and
| | | | | | | eastward, and eastward; sun
| | | | | | | hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; pleasant,
| | | | | | | though warm day.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 78½|Eastward |Moderate breeze; cirrus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 80½|Northward |Light breeze; cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | sun hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 3 p.m.| 85| ...| 80|... |Moderate breeze from eastward
| | | | | | | all day; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; sun hot. Left
| | | | | | | Santarem at 7 p.m.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 28| Mid.| ...| ...| ...|... |Squall of wind and rain from
| | | | | | | northward and eastward, with
| | | | | | | thunder and lightning;
| | | | | | | frequent showers during the
| | | | | | | night.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 9½ a.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 79½|N. and E. |Light air; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 6 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Northward |Light air; at 6½ a fine
| | | | | | | breeze sprung up from the
| | | | | | | northward and westward, and
| | | | | | | arrested the clouds that were
| | | | | | | flying over the moon from the
| | | | | | | eastward, banking them up.
| | | | | | | Lightning in the northeast.
| | | | | | | The easterly bad weather was
| | | | | | | too strong; the westerly
| | | | | | | breeze fell, and we had heavy
| | | | | | | rain from the eastward. Took
| | | | | | | shelter in a patch of grass
| | | | | | | on the right bank at 7 p. m.
| | | | | | | Started at 8; weather looking
| | | | | | | dirty, we stopped again at 9;
| | | | | | | had furious squall of wind,
| | | | | | | with thunder and lightning,
| | | | | | | from northeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 6 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|... |Heavy rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|... |Rain all the morning. High
| | | | | | | land of Monte Alegre
| | | | | | | opposite, accounting for the
| | | | | | | bad weather.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| 78|Calm |Cirro-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; cumuli, threatening
| | | | | | | rain, in east and southeast.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 80|Calm |Cumuli about the horizon;
| | | | | | | cirrus clouds overhead.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 31| 6 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|N. and E. |Fresh breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds, threatening rain. We
| | | | | | | have found cumulus clouds and
| | | | | | | rain over all the chains of
| | | | | | | hills we have passed to-day;
| | | | | | | and this is generally the
| | | | | | | case.
| | | | | | |
Do. | Apr. 1| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light air; sun rising clear.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze, and rainy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 6 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | rain during the night.
| | | | | | |
Garupá | 2| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-cumulus clouds; noticed
| | | | | | | the tide first at Gurupá; it
| | | | | | | fell about 2 feet during the
| | | | | | | 3 hours we were there.
| | | | | | |
Amazon | 2| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 79|Calm |Cumulo-stratus about the
| | | | | | | horizon, threatening bad
| | | | | | | weather.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Cirro-stratus clouds. We are
| | | | | | | now navigating in narrow
| | | | | | | channels between islands,
| | | | | | | near the right bank of the
| | | | | | | Amazon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 9 a.m.| 82| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds,
| | | | | | | breaking up into cumuli;
| | | | | | | heavy squall of wind and rain
| | | | | | | from the eastward between 12
| | | | | | | and 1 p. m.; rain, in very
| | | | | | | large drops.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 3 p.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Rainy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 6 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Calm |Stratus clouds; find the
| | | | | | | flood tide so strong now as
| | | | | | | to compel us to stop whilst
| | | | | | | it is running.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 82| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light air; stratus, breaking
| | | | | | | into cumuli; at 11 passed
| | | | | | | Breves.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 3 p.m.| 85½| ...| 82|Eastward |Light air; heavy cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds round the horizon;
| | | | | | | distant thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Light cirro-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|Eastward |Light air; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | dirty, disagreeable night;
| | | | | | | wind from southward and
| | | | | | | eastward; cold rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|N. and W. |Light breeze; cloudy,
| | | | | | | stratus.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 9 a.m.| 77½| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 3 p.m.| 83| ...| 80|Eastward |Fresh breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Clear; a few watery-looking
| | | | | | | cumuli about the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 9 a.m.| 84| ...| ...|Calm |Heavy cumuli about the
| | | | | | | horizon; sun very hot.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 3 p.m.| 86½| ...| ...|S. and E. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 6 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|Calm |Clear, except in the west;
| | | | | | | rainy night, with thunder and
| | | | | | | lightning; wind from the
| | | | | | | eastward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 6 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|Northward |Light breeze; |At 8 started
| | | | | | | raining hard.| to cross
Do. | 8| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Northward |Moderate | Limociro bay,
| | | | | | | breeze; still| wind blowing
| | | | | | | raining. | fresh; thick
| | | | | | | mist and rain; smart sea
| | | | | | | running; lying at an island
| | | | | | | in Limociro bay.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 3 p.m.| 81| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze, with squalls
| | | | | | | of wind and rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 8| 6 p.m.| 79| ...| ...|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; light,
| | | | | | | fleecy, and windy-looking
| | | | | | | clouds; crossed from the
| | | | | | | island to the western shore
| | | | | | | of Limociro bay, 5 miles.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Stratus clouds; entered again
| | | | | | | into the creeks and channels
| | | | | | | on the right bank of the
| | | | | | | Amazon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 9| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Light stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Light stratus clouds, with an
| | | | | | | occasional sprinkle of rain;
| | | | | | | at town of Sta. Ana.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 9 a.m.| 79| 78| ...|Calm |Cloudy.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 10| 3 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|N. and E. |Light breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; entered the river
| | | | | | | Moju.
| | | | | | |
Rio Moju | 11| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; drizzly.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 11| 3 p.m.| 78| ...| ...|S. and E. |Fresh breeze; misty, with
| | | | | | | occasional light rain;
| | | | | | | arrived at Pará at 9½.
| | | | | | |
Pará | 12| 6 a.m.| 76| ...| ...|Calm |Thin stratus clouds, sun
| | | | | | | shining through them.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 11 a.m.| ...| ...| ...|N. and E. |Fresh breeze set in, bringing
| | | | | | | rain shower.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 12| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|... |Pleasant, clear evening;
| | | | | | | barometer 29.730.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| ...|Calm |Misty morning; usual breeze
| | | | | | | from NNE., with rain set in
| | | | | | | at noon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 13| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| ...|... |Clear evening; barometer
| | | | | | | 29.690.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 8 a.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Light cirro-cumulus clouds;
| | | | | | | breeze from NNE. during the
| | | | | | | day, with rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 14| 3 p.m.| 83½| ...| ...|... |Barometer 29.665.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| ...| ...| ...| ...|S. and W. |Light breeze; misty morning;
| | | | | | | wind set in from NNE. at 12,
| | | | | | | with clouds and rain;
| | | | | | | continued cloudy, with
| | | | | | | occasional light rain, till
| | | | | | | after 3.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 15| 3 p.m.| 80½| ...| 75|Eastward |Barometer 29.685.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 9 a.m.| 81| ...| ...|Eastward |Moderate breeze; barometer
| | | | | | | 29.735; at 12 breeze from
| | | | | | | ENE., with rain squalls.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 16| 3 p.m.| 81½| ...| 76½|ENE. |Cumulo-stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | thunder; barometer 29.675.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 9 a.m.| 82½| ...| 77½|NE. |Light air; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; barometer 29.732.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 17| 3 p.m.| 84½| ...| 78½|NE. |Fresh breeze; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds; barometer 29.640.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 9 a.m.| 81½| ...| 77½|NE. |Light breeze just set in;
| | | | | | | light flying cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 18| 3 p.m.| 81½| ...| 77|NNE. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus clouds;
| | | | | | | occasional showers of rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 19| 9 a.m.| 83| ...| 78|Eastward |Light air; watery-looking
| | | | | | | cumuli moving southwest.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 20| 9 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze, and cloudy;
| | | | | | | cirro-stratus; heavy rain
| | | | | | | squalls all the forenoon;
| | | | | | | pleasant afternoon and
| | | | | | | evening.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 76½|Eastward |Light air; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 21| 3 p.m.| 81½| ...| 77½|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; heavy
| | | | | | | cumulus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 22| 3 p.m.| 85½| ...| 79|NNE. |Moderate breeze;
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Pará | 23| 3 p.m.| 79½| ...| 77|Variable |Light winds; showery; calm in
| | | | | | | the morning; at 11 the breeze
| | | | | | | set in from the northward and
| | | | | | | eastward, with showers.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy all the morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 24| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 75|Westward |Light air; cloudy, stratus.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 9 a.m.| 79½| ...| ...|Calm |Light cirrus clouds overhead;
| | | | | | | cumuli about the horizon;
| | | | | | | during the forenoon moderate
| | | | | | | breeze from the northwest,
| | | | | | | changing about 2 p. m. to
| | | | | | | northward.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 25| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 76| |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 26| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| ...|Calm |Cloudy, cirro-stratus;
| | | | | | | pleasant morning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 27| 9 a.m.| 75½| ...| ...|WNW. |Cool breeze, with light rain;
| | | | | | | breeze gradually hauled to
| | | | | | | the northward and eastward,
| | | | | | | and the weather changed to
| | | | | | | pleasant.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 9 a.m.| 79½| ...| 75|Calm |Cirrus clouds overhead;
| | | | | | | cumuli about the horizon;
| | | | | | | pleasant weather.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 28| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| 75½|N. and E. |Moderate breeze; light cirri
| | | | | | | overhead.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 9 a.m.| 80½| ...| ...|NE. |Light breeze; cumulus clouds
| | | | | | | round the horizon, breaking
| | | | | | | off and rising up as
| | | | | | | cirro-cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 29| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 77|NW. |Moderate breeze; heavy clouds
| | | | | | | in the northwest; light spits
| | | | | | | of rain from passing clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 76|Northward |Cirro-stratus clouds; sun
| | | | | | | oppressive.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 30| 3 p.m.| 80½| ...| 76½|NW. |Moderate breeze; blowing in
| | | | | | | squalls from NNE. at 2, to
| | | | | | | NW. at 3; cumulo-stratus
| | | | | | | clouds, with spits of rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | May 1| 9 a.m.| 77| ...| ...|Northward |Moderate breeze, with light
| | | | | | | clouds and rain.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 1| 3 p.m.| 82| ...| 76|NNW. |Moderate breeze; cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 9 a.m.| 79| ...| 75|NE |During the morning moderate
| | | | | | | breeze from WSW., (with thin
| | | | | | | stratus clouds,) hauling
| | | | | | | round, by west and north to
| | | | | | | northeast; at 1 clouds
| | | | | | | breaking up into thin cumuli.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 2| 3 p.m.| 85½| ...| 77½|WNW. |Clear overhead; cumuli about
| | | | | | | the horizon.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 9 a.m.| 80½| ...| ...|Eastward |Light breeze; stratus clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 3| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| ...|Calm |Showery, with thunder and
| | | | | | | lightning.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 77|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 4| 3 p.m.| 80| ...| 77|NNE. |Moderate breeze, (has been
| | | | | | | fresh, with rain;) cloudy,
| | | | | | | cumulo-stratus.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 6 a.m.| 78| ...| ...|Calm |Misty.
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 9 a.m.| 80½| ...| 76½|N. and E. |Light breeze; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 5| 3 p.m.| 84| ...| 78½|Northward |Moderate, but unsteady and
| | | | | | | uncertain breeze; heavy rain
| | | | | | | clouds in northeast and east.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 6| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 77|Southward |Light air; cirro-cumulus
| | | | | | | clouds; very heavy rain
| | | | | | | between 5 and 8 p. m., with
| | | | | | | sharp lightning and thunder.
| | | | | | |
Do. | 7| 9 a.m.| 80| ...| 77|S. and E. |Light breeze; light.
| | | | | | | cirro-cumulus clouds