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Would draining or other artificial means employed on the light-house premises be likely to improve the sanitary condition of the light-station?
It would not.
Landing, Wharf, Boat-House, And Road To The Light-House.
Describe. There is no landing near the light-house, except on the beach in smooth weather. Supplies are usually landed on the beach two miles from the light-house. No wharf or boat-houses.
The road from the light-house to the town of Newport on Yaquina Bay is a passably good wagon road, but teams can only haul small loads over it.
In passing over the road from the light-house, the first two miles is hilly with hard ground; the next 1 ½ miles is on the sea beach, very good except three hours of high water, the next 1 ½ miles into Newport is sandy and hilly.

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Would draining or other artificial means employed on the light-house premises be likely to improve the sanitary condition of the light-station?
It would not.
Landing, Wharf, Boat-House, And Road To The Light-House.
Describe. There is no landing near the light-house, except on the beach in smooth weather. Supplies are usually landed on the beach two miles from the light-house. No wharf or boat-houses.
The road from the light-house to the town of Newport on Yaquina Bay is a passably good wagon road, but teams can only haul small loads over it.
In passing over the road from the light-house, the first two miles is hilly with hard ground; the next 1 ½ miles is on the sea beach, very good except three hours of high water, the next 1 ½ miles into Newport is sandy and hilly.