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Ediz Hook Lt Station, W. T.
Carpenter, Mason, Tender, with small supply of materials for light repairs urgently necessary.
Probable Operation in November Replace dangerous stove. Plaster cellar. Repair wood-work in Tower. Refloor Lantern, & cover parapet with new Zinc (Now Leaks).
New Dungeness Lt Station, W.T.
Made walk to Bell-Tower. Enclosed store-room & wood-house. Completed mason-work on Cisterns, 1 new, & 2 old. Delivered most of the Earth for the garden, & 2000 rails & posts for fence. Built about 1/2 mile of fence around pasture. Probable Operations in Nov. Complete work authorized
Admiralty Head Lt House, W. T. Put new zinc floor on Lantern parapet.
Cape Hancock Lt. Ho. W.T. Probable Operation in November Secure men, materials, & transportation for new oil house
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, Henry M Robert Maj. of Eng'rs & L.H. Eng'r, Thirteenth District.
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Office of the Light House Engineer Thirteenth District, Portland, Oregon. December 17 1872
Chairman Light House Board Washington, D. C.
Sir: I have the honor to make a Report of Operations for the month of November, 1872. Cape Foulweather Lt Station, Ogn - Received cargo of Materials at Newport, & hauled same to L.H. Site. Brick work finished to within 2 1/2 feet of top of tower. Floors laid. Cement wash & white wash finished on outside, and 1 coat white-wash on inside walls. Carpenter work finished on Tower & oil-house. Parapet plates put up. Continued Painting wood & metal work. Probable Operations for December Finish brick-work. Put in new landing & 2 flights of stairs. Clear away scaffolding. Commence putting up Lantern &Lens if new landing received. Cape Hancock Lt Station, W. T. Purchased materials & secured transportation & men for work. Probable Operations in December. Transport Men & Materials to L.H. site. If weather permits, & transportation to landing on beach to L.H. site can be secured so as to cause no delay, the station walls will be built & the Oil-House enclosed
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Ediz Hook Lt Station, W. T.
Put up new stove in place of one endangering the Lt. House. Plastered Cellar, so as to keep the Oil Buts dry, & foundation of house in repair. Put zinc cover on parapet, in place of leaky zinc. Commenced slight repairs by Carpenter.
New Dungenness Lt. Station, W. T.
Built ways to landing. Completed painting of Tower. Built Boat House. Completed transportation of Earth & Rails, & building of fence. Made Garden. Repaired & lengthened Chimneys. Cement-plastered the cellar to keep out high tides. Finished plumbing, including repairs to troughs & pipes. Commenced inside repairs to Lt. House. Put zinc fire-board in place of paper ones. Probable Operations for December. Complete Carpenter work & painting Admiralty Head Lt Station, W. T.
Replaced leaky cover to lantern parapet with zinc.
Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Henry M Robert Maj. of Eng'rs & L.H. Eng'r Thirteenth District
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Office of the Light House Engineer Thirteenth District Portland, Oregon. 1872
Chairman Light House Board Washington D.C.
Sir: The following telegram was sent to your office today in answer to your telegram of 30th Dec. "Foulweather will certainly be lighted March 1st"
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
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Office of the Light House Engineer Thirteenth District
Portland, Oregon, Jan 15, 1873
Prof Joseph Henry: Chairman Light House Board Washington, D. C.
Sir: The following telegram has been this day sent you: Sixteen lantern deck-plates, and sixteen cases Lantern Apparatus received at Foulweather. Following at missing: eight lantern posts, sixteen floor lights, sixteen rafters, and sixteen tie-rods. Gene Michler telegraphs "not in San Francisco."
Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Henry M. Robert Maj. of Eng'rs & L. H. Eng'r, Thirteenth District