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Sunday 30th.. Septr. 1805 Forks.

a fine morning our me[n] recruteing a little, cool, all at
work doing some thing except 2 which are verry sick, Great
numbers of small duck passing up and down the river this
morning

Took equal altitudes with Sextent at Camp opposit the Junction of
[blank space in MS.] River and [blank space in MS.] River

Sunday 3Oth Septr. 1805

       
H.  M.  S.  H.  M.  S. 
A.M.  49  32.5  P.M.  23.5 
51  17.5 
53  8.5  58.5 

Altitude produced from this observation is 42°–50′–45″


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Observed time and distance of Sun and Moon nearest Limbs ☉ West.
with Sextent

                                 
Time  distance 
P M  21  44  91°.  57′  00″ 
22  53  91  57  30 
23  52  91  58 
24  37  91  58  15 
25  35  91  58  15 
26  42  91  58  30 
27  39  91  58  45 
28  17  91  59  15 
29  43  91  59  45 
31  10  92  50 
32  15  92  15 
33  92  45 
34  23  92  15 
35  30  92  30 
36  20  92  45 

Error of Enstrement 8′ 45″ sub Cronometer too fast