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APPENDIX L.—ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS—Continued. 
Double. altitudes of ft Orionis, in the west. 
42 40 doubt- 
Thermometer 40° Fahrenheit. 
Determination of time, March 1, 1854. —Double altitudes of the 
Sun's upper limb. 
Time, p. m. 
Thermometer 59° Fahrenheit. 
BED OE DELAWARE CREEK, THIRTEEN MILES FROM 
INDEPENDENCE SPRINGS. 
Determination of time, March 3, 1854. —Double altitudes of the 
Sun’s upper limb. 
Double altitudes of Polaris, in the west. 
Thermometer 55° Fahrenheit. 
CAMP AT THE HEAD OF DELAWARE CREEK. 
DETERMINATION OF LONGITUDE BE LUNAR DISTANCES. 
Determination of time, March 4,1854. —Double altitudes of Alde- 
baran, in the west. 
Thermometer 40° Fahrenheit. 
Note .—Night suddenly clouded up, with high wind. 
