CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
The longitudes given in the subjoined table are referred to the wiriatee of Greenwick, 
For ng determination of astrono: 
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rd were provided with the Borwnie ne in- -| the neighbor of the Ka 
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Guo | te casa pe, magnifyin 
power 120. 
One orale by Gambey, 7 Pa 
ne sexta v Gambey, Paris. 
One pete by Troughton. 
ne box chronometer, No. 7,810, by French. 
One Brockbank ocket chronomete er. 
One small! watch ter t 
ance, No. 4 Id &-Den 
4,632, ty Arno 
he rate of the ee ante 7,810, is reitih t- 
ed in the crete oe 
Ney ew Y acy, May 5, 1842. 
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« Slow vor Greendich mean time 
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August, inciusively, ae eae 
| pend upon the Brockbank chronometer 
the rate of which, on wilson uis, was 
fou e rate Siigaiad a obser- 
14".05, has been used 
in-calculation. 
’ From the 24th of August until the termina- 
tion of the ter Ae a 4,632 (of which the 
rate was 35'.79) was used for the 
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Table of latitudes and longitudes, deduced from observations made during 
: the journey. 
1842. Deg. min. sec. | Deg. min. sec. 
May 27 Louis, nce of Colonel Brant - > a ae ae ee 
8 | Chouteau’s haved trading post, Kansas ri 39 05 57 | 94 25 46 
16 | Left of the Kansas ri oe seven miles es abore the 
-{ 39 40 95 38 05 
18 Verwitibas cf pokes - woo Te 19 96 04 OT. 
19 | Cold Springs: near ah ‘oad to Latins’ - ~ |. 39 30° 40 96 14 49 
20 | Big Blue - = : -| 39 45 08 96 32 35 
25 | Little Blue river ee Se ee et en a ee OO, Lee a 
96 | Right bank of Platteriver - - - - -| 40 41 06 | 98 45 49 
27 | Right bank of Pate fiver = « =< <<, <| 40 3°32 7 Oo me 
28 Right bank of Platte river - + - ~ ot AO 30 on a 
Inly *2 of Plate te 1 forks of th Nebraska, oO Nees 
2 | Junction of nen south fe of the me pao) ; 
oi argh - : 41 05 05 | 100 49 43 
4 | South for sheies lal bank. * aes dese 
6 | South = ot Platte river, island - eS e «|: 2 oe 7 13 OT. 
7 | South fork atte river, left ba «5 Sep ge oes 1 103 30: OT 
ll — Ser of Platt river, St. Vrain’s fort - -| 40 2°35 | 105 12 2 
12 wu é a ap 41 59 104 57 49 
3 i obi ok - = - ota) 08 30 | 104 39 37 
14 | Horse creek, Goshen’s hole? eo eee 40 «13. 7 204 Se SG 
16 Laramie, near the h of Laramie’s fork -| 42 12 10 | 104 47 43 
23 | North fork of Platte riv: oe SS Sa eed 99. SS ae. 5D Sp 
24 | North fork of Platte. ‘ -| 42 47 40 . 
25 | N fork of Platte river, Dried Meat camp - -| 42 51 35° | 105 50 45 
26 | North fork of Platte river, noon halt - - -| 42 50 08 
26 | North fork of Platte r mouth of Deercreek -| 42 52 24 | 106 08 24 
28 | North fork of Platte river, Cache camp - - -| 42 50 53 | 106 a 
North fork of Platte river, left bank  - ae 42 38 O1 | 106 54 32 
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