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PARTIAL RESULTS OF EXPLORATION. 



Meteorological Observations at stations on the route Continued. 



II Continued. 



REMARKS. 



January, 1854. The thermometer at 9 p. m. on the 5th is marked in the register as not readable. There fell about 1 inch of 

 rain, and 7| inches of snow. 



February, 1854. There fell about 4 inches of snow. 



March, 1854. There was a slight full of snow on the night of the 3d. A snow squall at 3 p. m. on the Gth for a few minutes. 

 Snow from 7 p. m. to 11 p. m on the 7th (1 inch.) Squalls of snow at intervals all day on the 8th. Alternate snow and rain all 

 the morning of the 10th. It rained from 3h. 30m. p. m. on the 27th till 8h. 30m. a. m. on the 28th. Occasional showers on the 

 28th. Squalls of snow and rain at intervals on the 29th. Squalls of snow on the 30th. 



April, 1854. Rain at 6h. 30m. p. m. on the 1st. Rained moderately all the forenoon, and again in the evening, on the 2d. 

 Slight rain on the evening of the 4th. Snow squall at 9 a. m. on the 7th. Shower in the north on the 15th. Occasional showers 

 during afternoon of the 19th. Distant thunder shower on the 2Cth. Slight rain on the 21st, and slight fall of snow on the night 

 of the 21st. Slight rain at 4h. 30m. p. m. on the 25th. 



May, 1854. Slight thunder shower, with north-northwest wind, on the 2d. Rain at 9 p. m. on the 5th. Raining slightly at 

 intervals all day on the 6th. Raining steadily until 7 p. m., again at 7h. 30m. p. m., with some snow, on the 7th. On the 8th it 

 rained from 8h. 45m. a. m. until 12 m., and there was rain at intervals all the afternoon. On the 13th there was a heavy shower 

 from 3 p. m. until 7h. 30m. p. m., with high ea*t and southeast winds. On the 16th, at 11 p. m., heavy shower for 30 minutes. 

 On the 27th there was slight rain from 8h. 30m. p. m. until 9h. 30m. p. m. On the 28th there was a slight shower at 9 p. m., 

 and snow from 9h. 30m. p. m. until 3 a. m. 29th (1 inch.) On the 29th it rained slowly from 5 p. m. until 9 p. m. On the 30th 

 it rained from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. 



