The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 1 (of 3)

Chapter IV: Weather Diary of the Mississippi.iv-1

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_Meteorological Observations made by Lieutenant Pike, on the Mississippi, in 1805 and 1806._

NOTE.--These observations are very imperfect, my mode of traveling being such as to prevent my making regular references to the thermometer; and during the intense cold which prevailed some part of the winter, the mercury of the barometer sank into the bulb. I was also frequently obliged to be absent from my party, when it was impossible for me to carry instruments. Those different circumstances occasioned the omissions which appear in the table. The instrument employed was Reaumer's, but the observations made have been adapted to the scale of Fahrenheit.--Z. M. PIKE, 1st lieutenant.

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| Thermometer | | Wind | | | |Baro-
| (degrees) | | | | | |meter
Date +----+----+----+ Sky +--------+-------+ N. | W. | Var. |(in.)
|sun-| 3 |sun-| | Course |Force | Lat. | Long.| |
|rise|p.m.|set | | | | | | |
-----+----+----+----+--------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----
Sept.| | | | | | | | | |
1 | ...| 88¼| ...| clear | S E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | 30
2 | ...| 95 | ...| do. | S |gentle | ... | ... | ... | 29.3
3 | ...| 79¼| ...| cloudy | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.8
4 | ...| 77 | ...| do. | S W | do. |43°44'8" | ... | ... | 29
5 | ...| 88¼| ...| rain | S W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | 27
6 | ...| 95 | ...| clear | S by E | do. | ... | ... | ... | 27
7 | ...| 86 | ...| cloudy | S by E | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28
8 | ...| 99½| ...| do. | S by E | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
9 | ...| 92¾| ...| do. | S |gentle | ... | ... | ... | 28.8
10 | ...| 72½| ...| rain | N by W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
11 | ...| 59 | ...| do. | N by E | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | ...| 52¼| ...| do. | N by E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
13 | ...| 50 | ...| do. | N |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
14 | ...| 43¼| ...| clear | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
15 | ...| 65¾| ...| rain | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28
16 | ...| 77 | ...| rising | S E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
| | | | clouds | | | | | |
17 | ...| 65¾| ...| rain | N W | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
18 | ...| 77 | ...| cloudy | N W |gentle |45°44'8" | ... | ... | ...
19 | ...| 65¾| ...| do. | S E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | ...| 72½| ...| clear | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
21 | 41 | 77 | ...| do. | S E |gentle | ... | ... | ... | 29
22 | ...| 77 | ...| do. | N W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
23 | ...| 81½| ...| cloudy | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
24 | ...| 86 | ...| do. | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
25 | ...| 77 | ...| flying | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | clouds | | | | | |
26 | ...| 65¾| ...| cloudy | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 | ...| 65¾| ...| do. | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 | ...| 65¾| ...| rain | S by E | hard | ... | ... | ... | 28
29 | ...| 72½| ...| cloudy | S by E |fresh, | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | | | hard | | | |
30 | ...| 65¾| ...| do. | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Oct.| | | | | | | | | |
1 | 50 | 65¾| ...| cloudy | N W |fresh | 45° | ... | ... | 28.5
2 | 50 | 72½| ...| rain | N W | | ... | ... | ... | 28
3 | 32 | 50 | ...| clear | N W | | ... | ... | ... | 28.4
4 | 32 | 50 | ...| cloudy,| N W | | ... | ... | ... | 29
| | | | hail | | | | | |
5 | 32 | 23 | ...| clear | N W | hard | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
6 | 32 | 23 | ...| do. | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
7 | 36½| 50 | ...| do. | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29
8 | 26 | 50 | ...| do. | S E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
9 | 41 | 54½| ...| do. | W by N | | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
10 | 50 | 88¼| 65¾| do. | S by W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
11 | 36½| 65¾| 54½| do. | N by W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29
12 | 36½| 59 | 36½| do. | N by W | hard | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
13 | 36 | 72½| 59 | do. | S by W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | 36.2
14 | 36 | 65¾| 50 | do. | N W |gentle | ... | ... | ... | 29
15 | 43¼| 54½| 41 | cloudy,| N by W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
| | | | rain | | | | | |
16 | 50 | 65¾| 54½| snow | do. | do. |45°33'3" | ... | ... | 28.5
17 | 41 | 50 | 52 | do. | do. | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28
18 | 43¼| 54½| 50 | cloudy | S by W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
19 | 45½| 59 | 54½| clear, | do. |gentle | ... | ... | ... | 29.8
| | | | cloudy | | | | | |
20 | 43¼| 54 | 43¼| do. | do. | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
21 | 23 | 14 | 20 | clear | do. | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29
22 | 29 | 45 | 32 | cloudy,| N by W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
| | | | snow | | | | | |
23 | 20 | 27 | 23 | do. | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.3
24 | 20 | 27 | 23 | do. | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29
25 | 16 | 23 | 43 | cloudy | ... | do. | ... | ... | 9°10' | 29
26 | 11 | 20 | 32 | clear | W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29.5
27 | 20 | 32 | 43¼| do. | W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 30
28 | 20 | 43 | 47 | do. | N E | do. |45°33'3" | ... | 9°10'S| 29.5
29 | 27 | 50 | 43 | cloudy,| N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | 29
| | | | rain | | | | | |
30 | 50 | 52 | 50 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
31 | 32 | 43 | 47 | cloudy | N | do. | ... | ... | 9°10'S| 28
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REMARKS.--Sept. 1st, The [Dubuque] Mines. Sept. 5th, Prairie De Chien. Sept. 10th, Barometer below 28. Sept. 18th, Lake Pepin. Sept. 22d, River St. Peter's. Sept. 27th, Falls of St. Anthony. Oct. 16th, Pine Creek Rapids. Oct. 28th, Pine Creek.

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| Thermometer | | Wind | | | |Baro-
| (degrees) | | | | | |meter
Date +----+-----+----+ Sky +--------+-------+ N. | W. | Var. |(in.)
|sun-| 3 |sun-| | Course |Force | Lat. |Long. | |
|rise|p.m. |set | | | | | | |
-----+----+-----+----+-------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----
Nov.| | | | | | | | | |
1 | 36 | ... | ...| rain | ... | ... |45°33'3" | ... | ... | 28
2 | ...| ... | ...| snow | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
3 | ...|warm | ...| fair | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
4 | ...|fresh| ...| do. | N E |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
5 | ...|warm | ...| do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
6 | ...|cool | ...| snow | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
7 | ...|warm | ...| hail, | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | rain | | | | | |
8 | ...| do. | ...| light | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | snow | | | | | |
9 | ...|cold | 27 | do. | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
10 | 14 | 20 | 20 | clear | N W |gentle | ... | ... | ... | 28
11 | 20 | 25 | 25 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | 27 | 25 | 27 |cloudy | S W | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
13 | 38 | 36 | 38 | do. | ... | do. | ... | ... | ... | 28.5
14 | 41 | ... | ... | rain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
15 | 47 | 38 | 41 |cloudy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
16 | 54 | 36 | 47 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
17 | 47 | 36 | 32 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
18 | 36 | 34 | 32 |clear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
19 | 38 | 36 | 23 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | 38 | 36 | 41 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
21 | 41 | 36 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
22 | 41 | 36 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
23 | 41 | 32 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
24 | 38 | 34 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
25 | 41 | 38 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
26 | 38 | 32 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 | 38 | 38 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 | 29 | 43 | 41 |clear | N W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
29 | 23 | 32 | 36 | do. | N |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
30 | 16 | 27 | 25 | do. | N by W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
Dec.| | | | | | | | | |
1 | 25 | 32 | 32 | snow | S W |gentle |45°33'9" | ... | ... | ...
2 | 7 | 27 | 16 |clear | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
3 | 16 | 32 | 20 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
4 | 20 | 32 | 27 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
5 | 23 | 32 | 32 |cloudy | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
6 | 25 | 32 | 32 |clear | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
7 | 20 | 27 | 25 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
8 | 16 | 25 | 27 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
9 | 20 | 25 | 23 | do. | N E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
10 | 23 | 27 | 29 |cloudy | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
11 | 27 | ... | 43 | do. | S E |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | 29 | ... | 32 | do. | N W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
13 | 38 | ... | 32 | snow | N W | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
15 | 7 | ... | 11 |cloudy | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
16 | 9 | ... | 43 |clear | S |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
17 | 20 | ... | 32 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
18 | 36 | ... | 36 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
19 | 36 | ... | 25 |cloudy | SE, NW | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | 25 | ... | 32 | do. | N E |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
21 | 18 | ... | 27 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
22 | 2 | ... | 5 |clear | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
23 | 2 | ... | 32 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
24 | 5 | ... | 27 | do. | N E | do. |45°49'50"| ... | ... | ...
25 | 27 | ... | 27 |cloudy | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
26 | 23 | ... | 29 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 | 23 | ... | 29 | snow | E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 | 23 | ... | 32 |cloudy | S W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
29 | 20 | ... | 11 |clear | N W | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
30 | 9 | ... | 11 | do. | W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
31 | 9 | ... | 20 | do. | W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
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REMARKS.--Nov. 2d, Absent from camp. Nov. 6th, Thunder and lightning. Nov. 9th, Return to camp. Nov. 11th-12th, Thawing. Nov. 13th, Smoky. Nov. 14th, Thunder and lightning. Nov. 16th-19th, Freezing. Nov. 20th-21st, Thawing. Nov. 22d, Freezing. Nov. 23d-27th, Thawing. Dec. 11th, Thawing. Dec. 12th, Slight snow. Dec. 13th, Storm. Dec. 14th, Stormy. Dec. 17th-18th, Thawing. Dec. 19th-25th, Freezing. Dec. 28th, Very cold. Dec. 31st, Very cold.

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| Thermometer | | Wind | | | |Baro-
| (degrees) | | | | | |meter
Date +-------+----+----+ Sky +------+-------+ N. | W. | Var. |(in.)
|sunrise| 3 |sun-| |Course| Force | Lat. |Long. | |
| |p.m.|set | | | | | | |
-----+-------+----+----+-------+------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----
Jan.| | | | | | | | |
1 |17-4/10|... | 11 |cloudy,| N E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | snow | | | | | |
2 | 2 |... | 20 |clear | E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
3 |20 |... | 25 | do. | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
4 |23 |... | 25 | do. | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
5 |33-5/10|... | 20 | do. | E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
6 |20 |... | 9 | snow | W | hard |46°9'20" | ... | ... | ...
7 |15-2/10|... | 1 |clear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
8 | ... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
9 | ... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
10 | ... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
11 | ... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | ... |... | 2 |clear | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
13 |28-5/10|... | 6 | do. | ... | ... |46°9'20" |22°13'| ... | ...
14 |24 |... | 1 | do. | N | ... |46°9'20" | ... | 3°41'W| ...
15 |33-5/10|... | 6 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
16 |19-8/10|... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
17 | 6 | 23 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
18 | 9 | 25 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
19 | ... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | ... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
21 | ... |... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
22 |14 |... | 27 |clear | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
23 |27 |... | 27 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
24 |27 | 29 | 32 |cloudy |S by E| ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
25 | ... | 27 |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
26 | ... | 5 |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 | ... | 5 |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
29 | 5 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
30 | 1 | 14 |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
31 | 8 | 14 |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Feb.| | | | | | | | | |
1 |10 | 7 | 5 |clear | ... | ... |47°16'13"| ... | ... | ...
2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
5 |10 | 14 | 7 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
6 | 5 | 27 | 11 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
7 | 2 | 23 | 20 | do. | W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | do. | W | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
9 |17-5/10| 1 | 8 | snow | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
10 |17-5/10| 1 | 5 | do. | N E |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
11 | 1 | 7 | 1 |clear | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | 5 | 16 | 1 | do. | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
13 |23 | 36 | 32 |hail, |S by E| fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | |clouds | | | | | |
14 |11 | 36 | 32 |clear | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
15 | 5 | 20 | 16 | do. | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
16 | 2 | 23 | 16 | do. | S W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
17 | 5 | 32 | 32 |sleet, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | snow | | | | | |
18 |14 | 32 |... |clear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
19 | ... |... | 20 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | 1 |... | 27 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
21 |14 |... | 27 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
22 |16 |... | 27 | do. | ... | ... |46°32'32"| ... | ... | ...
23 |14 |... | 23 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
24 |16 |... | 20 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
25 |11 |... | 25 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
26 |23 |... | 36 | do. | S W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 |16 |... | 11 | ... | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 |16 |... |... | ... | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
=====+=================+=======+==============+=========+======+=======+=====

REMARKS.--Jan. 6th, Lake Sable. Jan. 7th, Absent for six days. Feb. 1st, Leech Lake. Feb. 22d, White Fish Lake.

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|Thermometer | | Wind | | | |Baro-
| (degrees) | | | | | |meter
Date +----+----+----+ Sky +--------+-------+ N. | W. | Var. |(in.)
|sun-| 3 |sun-| | Course |Force | Lat. |Long. | |
|rise|p.m.|set | | | | | | |
-----+----+----+----+--------+--------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----
Mar.| | | | | | | | | |
1 | 16 | ...| 16 | clear | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
2 | 16 | ...| 20 | cloudy | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
3 | 20 | ...| 43 | clear | E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
4 | 20 | ...| 27 | do. | E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
5 | 25 | ...| 29 | do. | ... | ... |45°33'3" | ... | ... | ...
6 | 36 | ...| 27 | do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
7 | 29 | 41 | 27 | clear, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | warm | | | | | |
8 | 29 | 25 | 23 | cloudy | S E | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
9 | 36 | 43 | 41 | clear | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
10 | 25 | 25 | 27 | do. | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
11 | 32 | 36 | 38 | cloudy | S E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | 34 | 47 | 38 | clear | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
13 | 33 | 43 | 27 | do. | N W | ... |45°14'8" | ... | ... | ...
14 | 38 | 43 | 34 | do. | N W | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
15 | 50 | 41 | 36 | do. | N | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
16 | 38 | 43 | 36 | do. | E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
17 | 32 | 32 | 32 | snow | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
18 | 32 | 32 | 32 | do. | N | do. |43°44'8" | ... | ... | ...
19 | 32 | 32 | 29 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | 29 | 38 | 29 | cloudy | N by E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
21 | 9 | 32 | 20 | clear | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
22 | 1 | 9 | 14 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
23 | 7 | 32 | 32 | do. | E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
24 | 5 | 25 | 32 | cloudy | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | snow | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
26 | 11 | 25 | 27 | clear | E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 | 38 | 54 | 43 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 | 36 | 41 | 43 | do. | S W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
29 | 29 | 70 | 54 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
30 | 52 | 56 | 43 | cloudy | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
31 | 32 | 61 | 43 | clear | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Apr.| | | | | | | | | |
1 | 29 | 61 | 43 | clear | N E | fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
2 | 34 | 74 | 63 | do. | S | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
3 | 45 | 70 | 43 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
4 | 20 | 45 | 41 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
5 | 29 | 45 | 38 | cloudy | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
6 | 27 | 43 | 36 | do. | N E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
7 | 23 | ...| 32 | snow | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
8 | 41 | ...| 34 | cloudy | N | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
9 | 5 | 18 | 32 | clear | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
10 | 5 | 54 | 25 | do. | N E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
11 | 18 | 32 | 32 | snow | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
12 | 10 | 54 | 43 | clear | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
13 | 32 | 50 | 45 | do. | S E | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
14 | 38 | 50 | 45 | cloudy,| S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | rain | | | | | |
15 | 34 | 52 | 32 | snow | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
16 | 34 | 50 | 41 | do. | N W |fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
17 | 34 | 70 | 43 | clear | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
18 | 45 | 92 | 63 | do. | N W | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
19 | 50 | 99 | 81 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
20 | 59 | 95 | 79 | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
21 | 54 | 92 | 63 | cloudy | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
22 | 43 | 63 | 52 | clear | N W |fresh | ... | ... | ... | ...
23 | 36 | 72 | 63 | do. | S E | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
24 | 43 | 70 | 61 | cloudy | S E | hard | ... | ... | ... | ...
25 | 43 | 54 | 47 | cloudy,| S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
| | | | rain | | | | | |
26 | 43 | 50 |... | do. | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
27 | 43 | 95 | 77 | clear | N E |gentle | ... | ... | ... | ...
28 | 43 | 81 | 72 | cloudy | S E | do. | ... | ... | ... | ...
29 | 38 | 59 |... | rain | N W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
=====+==============+========+================+=========+======+=======+=====

REMARKS.--Mar. 1st, Lower Red Cedar Lake. Mar. 6th, Snow at night. Mar. 7th, Pine Creek. Mar. 9th, Very warm; ice melting fast. Mar. 11th, Raw and disagreeable. Mar. 12th, Ice melting fast. Mar. 15th, Small snow in the night. Mar. 17th, Sleet and snow. Mar. 18th-19th, Heavy snow. Mar. 20th, Thawing at noon; water rising. Mar. 21st, Cold. Mar. 22d, Extraordinary cold. Mar. 24th, Sauteurs. Mar. 25th, Very stormy. Mar. 26th, Moderate. Mar. 27th, Warm. Mar. 28th, Warm, thunder, lightning. Mar. 29th, Warm, thunder, lightning, rain. Apr. 1st, Ice breaking up by degrees. Apr. 2d-3d, Ice commenced running. Apr. 5th, Snow. Apr. 6th, River entirely breaks up. Apr. 8th, Snow, hail. Apr. 9th, Remarkably cold. Apr. 11th, Snow falls three inches.

FOOTNOTE:

[IV-1] In the orig. ed. these Tables made five unpaged leaves, bound to follow blank p. 106, and thus were appended to the main text of Pike's itinerary, not put in the Appendix to Part I. It really makes little difference where these Tables go, as nobody ever reads such matter. I leave them where I find them, on the general principle of interfering as little as possible with the original composition of the book, simply introducing a chapter-head for their accommodation; and shall pass this thrilling chapter without further remark.

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