Hot Springs Entry in Dunbar's Journal-December 1804

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Hot Springs Entry in Dunbar's Journal-December 1804

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Entry Reads:

"Thermr. in air 10degrees in river water 43degrees-very serene- light wind at N.W. river risen 4 inches. We found the weather this morning extremely cold, the thermr having fallen lower, than we expected in this latitude, particularly at the present early period of the winter season; it is perhaps to be ascribed to the elevation of the country and neighbourhood of mountains: as we have no barometer with us to indicate the pressure of the atmosphere, we shall when we get to the hot springs, ascertain the degree of the thermometer at which water boils, from which scientific men may draw their own conclusions respecting the elevation of the land. At about 10h. a.m. our people returned from the hot springs, each giving his own account of the wonderful things he had seen: the water being so hot, they could not keep their fingers in it for a moment, they found it very agreeable to drink when cooled alittle, thinking it had the taste of spicewood tea."

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March 1, 2011
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“Hot Springs Entry in Dunbar's Journal-December 1804,” The Dunbar-Hunter Expedition, accessed March 28, 2024, https://dunbarhunter.omeka.net/items/show/7.