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Tuesday July 17th

Point of Observation No. 22, & of departure No. 2. Camp at the lower
point of the Island of the bald Prarie[19]

Observed Meridian altd. of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by back observation
43°. 27′.—″.

                 
Latitude deduced from this observtn 40°.  27′.  6″.4 
From Equal Altitudes of ☉'s center found that ☉'s Center was truly on the
Meridian 
M. T. Pt. Chronometer at  11.  58.  51. 
Chronometer too slow M. T.  6.  51.6. 
Observed Altitude of pole Star with Sextant  81°.  9′.  15″ 
Time by Chronometer P. M.  10.  23.  18. 


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[19]

Most of the observations at this point are entered in text of journal, July 17,
1804. Those thus entered are omitted here.—Ed.