Captain Lewis was now convinced that this river pursued a direction too far north for our route to the Pacific, and therefore resolved to return; but waited till noon to take a meridian altitude.
Latitude of this place by meridian altitude of Capella, 2 degrees 5 minutes 32 seconds.
It was my daily practice to take observations of the sun's meridian altitude; and why they are not given, will appear in the sequel.
Captain Maxwell sent to me to say that he meant to land on a point at some distance from the town, in order to observe the sun's meridian altitude with an artificial horizon.
While we were having breakfast to-day I went out and took a meridian altitude, which, to our delight, made us 82 deg.
Took a meridian altitude to-day, and we should be in 82 deg.
At midday, again, I got up and went out to take a meridian altitude.
During breakfast this morning I went out and took a meridian altitude.
On the 1st of June we embarked at sun-rise, and towards noon the current began to slacken; we then put to shore, in order to gum the canoe, when a meridian altitude gave me 55.
Rested at Danjinning, which I found to be in south latitude 30 degrees 34 minutes by meridian altitude of the sun.
Fortunately for my peace of mind the atmosphere was clear, and I was able to get sights during the forenoon which gave me the ship's longitude; while, a little later on, a meridian altitude of the sun fixed our latitude for us.
A meridian altitude on the hill just before we descended, placed it in lat.
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