12 LETTER FROM J. W. SULLIVAN. ` 
Observations on the Temperature of the Soil, taken during the 
above Journey, by J. W. SurLIvAN, Esq., Secretary to the 
Expedition. 
Ther.| Ther. 
Lat. Long. Date.| in | in Nature of Soil. Remarks. 
Air. | Soil. 
о 1 о П 1858. o о 
52 32 N|109. 6 W.July 3| .. |44°9 | 23 ft. V.M.—F.S. | Superior soil to any 
| in the neighbour- 
hood. 
52 35 |109 22 4| -- |542 | 14 ft. V.M.—F.S. | Near poplar clump. 
52 35 |109 40 6\50° |49*'9| S. On a sand-hill near 
to a growth of 
small poplars. 
52 36 |110 23 7/56" |53:9| S. 
$2 36 |тїо бо 8665 |5o'2| S. Valley of Battle Riv. 
52 33  |111 20 9/587 |49'1 | 4 ft. V.M.—S. Near poplar patches. 
52 28 |111 30 10/666 |54°2 oe e Valley of Battle Riv. 
52 28  |111 30 I1/62:0 |54*5 .. os do. 
52 27 |112 o 13| -- |53'9 | 1 ft. V.M.—S. Fine pasture here. 
52 24 |112 19 15/55'5|51'9 do. Poplars and fine 
pasture. 
52 24 |112 19 1665-0 |52°2 do. Same place. 
52 24 |112 19 17|70°0 |§2°2 do. 0. 
$2 23 |112 40 18| .. |2'1 do. growth of pop- 
ars. 
52 23 |112 40 1965* |51°9 do. 
$2 19 |113 3 20/84" |53'4| S. Dead Man's Creek. 
52 19 1113 3 21|57* |534 oe - do. 
52 18 |113 10 258° |5270| 3 ft. У.М. Valley Red Deer R. 
$2 13 |113 40 23147° |52'5 : do. Nick Hills. 
51 56 |114 10 24|50*5 |50*5 | 2 ft. V.M.—S. Edge of the woods. 
51 56 |114 10 25165°7 \49°0 do. do. 
$1 56 |114 10 26|72* |50°0 do. do. 
$1 56 j|rr4 10 27|69:5 |50°r do. do. 
51 56 |114 10 28165° |49'5 do. do. 
$1 56 |114 10 29|57° |49'5 do. do. 
$1 36 |4 o 30/63" |51°9| 4 ft. V.M.—S. In a creek valley. 
$126 |114 o 31|46° |54'4| S. do. 
$120 |113 55  |Àug.1|752|54'9 | S. Prairie. 
$120 |113 55 3/76 |591,S. do. 
$1 9 |115 6 9|бо° |47°2 | Shingle. - Bow River. 
V.M. signifies Vegetable Mould 
—F.S. „ followed by Fine Sand. 
5. » Sand. 
