Name of Observer:  unknown

Location:  Fort Owen, Bitter Root Valley, MT

Latitude and Longitude:  46.52N 114.10W

Elevation:

Source of Record:  Reports of Explorations and Surveys to ascertain the 
most practicable and economical route for a Railroad from the Mississippi 
River to the Pacific Ocean.  36th Congress, 1st Session.  Senate Ex. Doc. 
No. 91.  1860.  Washington,  Thomas H. Ford, Printer. For assistance 
locating a copy of this source, contact Dr. Cary Mock at the University 
of South Carolina (mockcj@sc.edu).

Start/End Dates of Record:  Oct. 2 1854 to April 16, 1855

Continuous (Yes/No)?:  Yes

Temporal Coverage of Record:  about 25 weeks

Resolution:  daily

Type of Observation:  Instrumental

Number and Timing of Fixed Observations per Day:  3,  7am/2pm/9pm

Variables Measured:  Barometer (inches), Temperature (F), Cloudiness 
(tenths), Wind direction and force.

Any Remarks on Record:  Record looks like it followed a U.S. Army Surgeon 
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