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Journal of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1903

August

16 fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 to 29.95 - Keeper & assts showing 68 visitors in tower - Keeper & assts killing a hog today.

17 Light south wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair hazy and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.95 to 29.88 - General duties for the day - 2nd asst cleaning grounds around dwelling - Keeper & assts showing one hundred & four visitors in the tower.

18 Light N. to S. wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours some fog and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.98 - Keeper and assts putting another wire on boundary fence to keep sheep out - Keeper & assts showing 57 visitors in tower.

19 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea very smooth - Barometer 29.98 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower - Had sixty eight visitors - General duties for the day.

20 Light south wind with thick fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light west to N. west wind with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - 2nd asst putting wire on boundary fence - Keeper & assts showing 49 visitors in tower.

21 Light N. to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours thick fog & fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.85 - Keeper & assts showing sixty visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

22 Light wind to moderate breeze south these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.76 to 29.86 - 2nd asst washing - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

23 Light south to north wind first part of 24 hours with damp weather - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze - North with clear fine & warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.90 - General duties for day - Keeper & assts showing 45 visitors in the tower.

24 Light north to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 29.76 - Keeper & assts showing 58 visitors in tower - Keeper & 2nd asst washing - 1st asst went fishing.

25 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea little rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.76 to 29.70 - Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower - Had thirty six visitors today.

26 Light wind S. to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 1st & 2nd assts showing 101 visitors in tower.

27 Moderate breeze & light north wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day. Barometer 30.08 to 29.94 - Keeper & assts showing thirty six visitors in tower today - 2nd asst working in garden today.

28 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower - Had twenty visitors - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

29 Light south to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.84 to 30.12 - 1st asst went fishing - General duties for the day - 2nd asst went one half mile from sta after a salmon.

30 Light south & variable winds these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower - Had thirty three visitors.

31 Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze north these 24 hours wit clear fine & warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - Had four visitors today.