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At 8" 34" 40S a.m. at 11,082 feet. Beautiful blue tinge over bed of clouds. 



At 8*^ 35™ a.m., at 11,062 feet. Clouds a mile above us at least. 



At ,8'' 49" a.m., at 12,857 feet. Clouds above us. 



At 8"" 52"" 30^ a.m., at 1 2,800 feet. Stratus clouds, some on our level and 

 some at a higher elevation. 



At 8'' 54" 30' a.m., at 12,818 feet. A very great variety of cloud. 



At S** 55" a.m., at 12,818 feet. Stratus on our level, sixteen distinct 

 cumuli apparently resting on the ground, like smoke on discharging ordnance. 



At 8^ 57'" a.m., at 12,704 feet. A beautiful tinge of blue over the clouds. 



At 8^ 58" a.m., at 12,593 feet. Seas of white rocky cloud ; mist. 



At 9** 1" a.m., at 12,926 feet. Counted forty separate cumuli, apparently 

 resting on the earth. 



At 9'' 3" a.m., at 13,025 feet. Sun bringing mist up vertically. 



At 9" 8" a.m., at 13,160 feet. Clouds are above us still. 



At 9" 12" a.m., at 13,882 feet. Clouds are above us still. 



October 9, 1863. 



Before starting the sky -was clear. 



At 4'' 31" p.m., at 1573 feet. The sky vras cloudless except near the 

 horieon. 



At 4'' 44" p.m., at 7193 feet. Eose coloured cumuli clouds in the S. ; 

 white in the W. ; no clouds except near the horizon. 



At 5" 10" p.m., at 2863 feet. Misty. 



At 5'' 25" p.m., at 3383 feet. The western sky is magnificent, the eastern 

 is dotted with fine cumuli. 



At 5'' 32" 30' p.m., at 1930 feet. A thin mist. 



January 12, 1864. 



Before starting the sky was cloudy, overcast, the air misty and thick. 

 At 2" 20" p.m., at 2639 feet. Cloudy. 

 At 2" 21" 30' p.m., at 2735 feet. In fog. 

 At 2" 41" 30' p.m., at 6650 feet. Cloudy. 

 At 3" 32" p.m., at 11,774 feet. Snow-granules. 

 At 3'' 36" p.m., at 11,007 feet. Snow fine and thin. 

 At 3" 41" 30' p.m., at 9026 feet. Clouds below us, a great dense cloud . 

 above us. 



At 3"^ 45" p.m., at 7732 feet. Above cloud ; line of cloud due N. and S. 



At 3'' 47" p.m., at 7447 feet. Line of cloud remarkable, very weU defined. 



At 3" 47" 30' p.m., at 7226. About entering cloud. 



At 3'> 48" p.m., at 6967 feet. In cloud. 



At 3" 49" p.m., at 6640 feet. Out of cloud. 



At 3" 50" 30' p.m., at 6040 feet. Very misty. 



At 4" 8" 30' p.m., at 1324 feet. Very misty. 



April 6, 1864. 



Before starting the sky was uniformly cloudy; there was no sun, and objects 

 were misty in the distance. 



At 4" 10" 10' p.m., at 867 feet. Very misty. 



At 4'' 14" 30' p.m., at 2170 feet. Misty; entering cloud. 



At 4" 20" p.m., at 4260 feet. Two layers of cloud. 



At 4" 23" p.m., at 5251 feet. No break in the clouds. 



At 4" 50" 30' p.m., at 6153 feet. Entered cloud. 



At 4" 51" p.m., at 5536 feet. Stratus clouds on our level. 



