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BAROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS 
OBSERVATIONS—Continued. 
Station. 
Date. 
Hour. 
No. of barometer. 
First reading. 
1853. 
Fort Smith. 
July 6 
2 p. m_ 
781 
29. 790 
785 
.761 
784 
. 774 
790 
.734 
9 p. m. 
781 
.832 
785 
.823 
784 
. 846 
790 
.792 
Do. 
July 7 
9J a. m_ 
781 
. 867 
785 
. 842 
784 
. 860 
790 
.812 
12J p. m-. 
781 
. 837 
785 
. 842 
784 
.845 
790 
. 786 
3| p. m... 
781 
. 819 
785 
. 791 
784 
.818 
790 
. 755 
6.10 p. m_. 
781 
. 813 
785 
.808 
784 
.819 
790 
. 770 
Do. 
July 8 
9£ a. m_ 
781 
.889 
783 
.883 
785 
.871 
784 
.892 
790 
. 835 
3.15 p. m.. 
781 
.783 
. 
783 
.779 
785 
. 770 
784 
. 786 
790 
. 736 
6J p. m — 
781 
.778 
783 
. 762 
785 
. 749 
784 
. 775 
790 
. 716 
Do. 
July 9 
9 a. m_ 
781 
. 830 
783 
. 805 
785 
. 796 
784 
. 815 
790 
. 767 
12 m. 
781 
.790 
783 
. 791 
785 
. 774 
784 
. 896 
790 
.742 
3 p. nr..-- 
781 
.761 
783 
. 746 
785 
. 740 
784 
.759 
790 
. 703 
5| p. m... 
781 
. 745 
783 
. 743 
785 
.729 
784 
.737 
790 
. 699 
July 6.—Light breeze and few clouds. 
July 7.—Light breeze and few clouds. 
Attached thermome¬ 
ter. 
Air thermometer. 
Reading corr. for con¬ 
stant error, temp, 
and hor. variation. 
Corrected mean ba¬ 
rometer reading. 
Wind. 
Clouds. 
Direction. 
Force. 
86. 2 
29. 604 
0 
None_ 
81 
. 606 
0 
None .... 
81 
. 608 
0 
None „ _. _ 
86. 3 
. 600 
0 
None _ _ 
78. 2 
. 774 
0. 3 
Cumulus, 5 
78. 1 
. 685 
0. 3 
....do-----.- 
77. 9 
. 694 
0. 3 
_do _ 
78 
. 684 
0. 3 
_-.„do._ 
81. 6 
. 676 
81. 3 
. 
. 670 
81. 4 
. 676 
81. 6 
. 672 
85. 5 
. 646 
N.W... 
0. 2 
Cumulus, 2.. 
84. 9 
------ 
. 652 
N.W_ 
0. 2 
--..do. 
84. 9 
. 663 
N.W... 
0.2 
_do_ 
85. 2 
. 646 
N.W... 
0. 2 
_do--«_ 
88 
. 633 
N.W... 
0. 2 
Cumulus, 3.. 
87. 1 
. 628 
N.W... 
0. 2 
_do_ 
87.1 
. 644 
N.W... 
0. 2 
_do____ 
87. 6 
. 623 
N.W... 
0. 2 
_do_ 
85. 1 
. 644 
N.N.W. 
1 
None_ 
85 
. 659 
N.N.W. 
1 
_do_-_ 
85. 3 
. 658 
N.N.W. 
1 
_do__ 
85. 2 
. 651 
N.N.W. 
1 
_do__ 
83. 8 
. 690 
N.W... 
3 
Cumulus, 1.. 
84 
. 694 
N.W... 
3 
_do------- 
83 
. 695 
N.W... 
3 
88. 3 
. 735 
N.W... 
3 
- do- -- -- -- 
83. 4 
. 690 
N.W... 
3 
_do.-. 
87. 9 
. 595 
N. 
1 
Cumulus, 2.. 
87. 3 
. 604 
N_ 
1 
_--.do__ 
87. 4 
. 
. 606 
N. 
1 
_do_ 
87. 3 
. 617 
N. 
1 
_do_ .. 
88. 1 
. 601 
N. 
1 
_do_ 
80. 6 
. 621 
N. 
1 
Nimbus, 8_ 
80. 6 
. 
. 611 
N. 
1 
-...do- 
80. 4 
. 613 
N. 
1 
_do------- 
80. 5 
. 
. 626 
N. 
1 
„ do ------- 
80. 2 
. 611 
N 
1 
_do_- - 
79. 8 
. 644 
S.S.W.. 
2 
Nimbus, 7_ 
79 
. 629 
S.S.W.. 
2 
_do-_.._, 
79. 3 
. 631 
S.S.W.. 
2 
_do__ 
79. 6 
. 638 
S.S.W.. 
2 
_do_ 
79. 1 
. 634 
S.S.W.. 
2 
_do...._ 
78. 6 
. 616 
s . 
3 
Nimbus, 9_ 
78. 5 
. 625 
s _ 
3 
_do.___ 
78. 9 
. 618 
s . 
3 
-..-do—- — 
78. 6 
.729 
. 
s...... 
3 
-do. 
77. 8 
. 619 
__ 
s . 
3 
_J..do.. 
82. 4 
. 589 
S.E_ 
1 
Nimbus, 9_ 
81. 8 
. 582 
S.E_ 
1 
_do_ 
82 
. 588 
S.E_ 
1 
__do_ ------ 
82 
. 596 
S.E_ 
1 
-..-do------- 
81. 8 
. 584 
S.E_ 
1 
_do..._ 
77. 2 
. 598 
S.S.E.. 
1 
Nimbus, 9--- 
77. 1 
. 603 
S.S E .. 
1 
_do_- - 
77. 8 
. 602 
S.S.E .. 
1 
_do_-_- 
77. 3 
. 697 
1 
__do_ ------ 
78 
. 600 
S.S.E .. 
1 
__do------- 
July 5 
.—6 p. 
m., sho 
sveiy* 
July 9.—-12 m., showery ; 3 and 5f p. r do. 
