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Friday 20th 1804 Jany— a verry Cold night, river Still falling 〈some〉 no Ice running out of the Missouries, the wind this morning from N W—The Thermometer at 7 oClock stood at 5° below 0, at 8 oClock 7° below 0, at 9 oClock 4° below 0, at 10 oClock 2° below 0, at 11 oClock 2° above 0, at 12 oClock 4° above 0,— Took the M Altitude of ☉ L. L with Sext: & made it 62° 30' 45" N (cromtr. too fast 1 h 26' 10") at 1 oClock the Thmtr. Stood at 6° above 0, at 2 oClock the Them at 8° above 0, The river Mississipi raised & some [of] the Ice formed above the Missouris broke Loose & floted down, this Ice is 9 Inches Thick, 〈no ice flotes down the〉 at 3 oClock 11 abov 0, (Cloudy) at 4 oClock at 8° abov 0, at 5 oClock 7½° abov 0,— a Cloudy, many Grous Caught to Day & Hall Caught 14 Rabits—
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