Cia] Sty 602 
“ENCAMPWERT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FOPKS 
THRE ILAITTE RIVER, 2,710 FEET ABOVE ‘THE LEVEL OF THE GULF OF 
4 
Determination of latitude, Sly 2 e. 1842—allitude of vIntares in the , 
eridian. 
Double altitude of the star. True altitude. Latitude. 
. Deg. min. st.) Deg. min.  5ee. Dg. min. vee. 
45 447 15 225 49 «(© 65 ar Ue Re 
- 
Determination of long gitude, July 3, 1842—allilude of the sun. 
” OBSERVATIONS. 
‘ FINST SERIES. wie SECOND SERIES. " 
% 
Double altitude of the | Time of chronometer. |\Double altitude of the | Time of chronometer. 
sun’s lower limb. sun’s lower limb 
m Deg. min. rec. kh. min. secy . min. see. h. min. sec. 
ee ee 9 08 22.0. |. 57 06 25 9 17. 055 
54 08 30 9 09 04.5 67 43 . tee 4B 44,5 i 
—§ 05 FO % tts 58 15 40 oe 327 
x ee 0 ee 58 40 Ss = 
66. so | 9 4 35.3 69 “HT * 25 = as 218 
Gees 
eS 
= RESULT OF CALCULATION. 
=; Sane * Mean time. | Advance. PS Longitude. 
he. min, see. eos Ri) mim see, 
_ 3 si il tt ot” at 
Time did not permit us to wait at some of the most important 
cal positions for favorable weather, and-[ have occasionally re 
—— the observations taken at less marked localities. By the ehateianetric dif 
ference, 
the lunar distance of ut a 16, observed _— forty miles 
_ below, is referred —_ place. 
