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our expectations, all of our registers had been re- 

 covered, with the exception of one of my journals, 

 which contained the notes and incidents of travel, 

 and topographical descriptions, a number of scattered 

 astronomical observations, principally meridian 

 altitudes of the sun, and our barometrical register 

 west of Laramie. Fortunately, our other journals 

 contained duplicates of the most important baro- 

 metrical observations which had been taken in the 

 mountains. These, with a few scattered notes, were 

 all that had been preserved of our meteorological 

 observation. In addition to these, we saved the 

 circle ; and these, with a few blankets, constituted 

 every thing that had been rescued from the waters." 

 After a toilsome jonrney of some days, the party 

 reached Goat Island. On the 17th of October they 

 arrived at St. Louis, whence Mr. Fremont proceeded 

 rapidly to Washington, in order to lay the results 

 of his expedition before the proper authorities. 

 Throughout the whole extent of his journey he 

 had made barometrical observations, astronomical 

 researches, and investigations in every department 

 of science for which any facilities existed on his 

 route. The results of his labors he condensed into 

 a brief report of ninety pages, a document which 

 may justly be denominated as a production of supe- 

 rior ability and great value. 



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