APPENDIX L.—ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 125 
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERV ATIONS— Continued, 
Determination of ties, March’ 16, 1854. Merger —-— of the | SULPHUR SPRINGS OF THE COLORADO 
Sun s upper li lin i 
3 DETERMINATION OF LATITUDE. 
Time, a. m. Altitudes. Time, p. m. 
Determination of Eo des 5, Mn altitudes of 
us, in the w 
s d. m. A. PEE : 
10. 15 %3 100 17 30 1 99 06 Approximate latitude, 32° 23’ 55”. 
10-16 717 100 29 10 Il 19" 16 
10... .12...10 100 43 00 l .18..99 
10- 17-50 100 53 50 1 17 39 
10 18 43 101 06 90 1 16 52 Time. Altitudes. 
10 19 lot 18 20 1 19 03 
10-2 101: 35 1.14 55 
10 21 30 101 48 99) 1 14 02 h. m A e —» s 
U- 9 m 73 1 
, z 6 39 22 73 19 4) 
jo l ^. Thermometer 89° Fahrenheit. ' : i^ E " = i9 
6. 49 B "Uu -* o» 
6 43 23 72 33 40 
OBSERVATIONS FOR THE VARIATION OF COMPASS. E d 723 93 90 
: 6 73 11 10 
Double altitude of Sirius, in the west. 
; ltitude. netie bearing. 
Ts zi ee ji Double altitudes of Arcturus, in the east. 
k. m x a ow o. X.» s. 
B 250+ FF 69 24 20 8.21. 30 00 W. Time. Rifendee. 
h m. 8. | d. m s. 
Double altitude of Polaris, in the east. 9 92 36 RB 33^ 00 
a) oe" . 890 06 920 
9 21 40 89 27 40 
1 " , ys rae 9 25 33 89 48 50 
Time. Altitude. Magnetic bearing. 9 96 96 e 32/F "36 
9. 27. I5 99 ..39. 10 
9 07 90 53 40 
A. "os. d. p 5. d. w. d 9 $2" as 9i 30 40 
7 37 54 63 31 40 N.14 00 00 W. 9 » |! S Jo 
9-.30-.. 89 | 91.50 40 
Thermometer 524° Fahrenheit. 
Thermometer 463° Fahrenheit. —— ~~ 
Determination of time, March 18, 1854. 
Determination of latitude, April 5, onm —Double altitudes of 
Time, a. m. Altitudes. | Time. p. m. Polaris, in the wes 
A A4 £ om X | k n s Time. Altitudes. 
10 49 43 108 17 40 | 12 49 32 
10 43 34 108 97 40 | Lost. 
0 44 34 108 38 50 | Lost. kn i ik: " 
Clouds for a few mome nts. é kt 50 63. 4 50 
10 49 03 m" » 30 B 49 54 7 M "t 63 4l 50 
10 49 45 109 40 12 42 29 ‘+ m 5 63 37 3) 
10 50 30 109 a 40 is AI 46 7 2 49 63 35 50 
7 16 . 45 63 24 00 
"i 138 o 63 20 
Thermometer 82° Fahrenheit. 
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