20

JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon

August

1st Calm to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.08. General duties for the day. Showing 53 visitors shown in tower. 1st asst left station at 9:00 AM.

2 Calm to fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.20. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 55 visitors in tower. 1st asst returned to station at 5:00 PM.

3 Light to mod north west breeze to calm dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.16. Keeper and 1st asst showing 66 visitors in the tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.

4 Calm to mod north west breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. Keeper and asst keepers polishing oil carriers, measures etc.

5 Light to fresh north west wind clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.12. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 72 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.

6 Light to fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.08. Keeper and asst keepers showing 71 visitors in tower.

7 Fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.98. 2nd asst working garden. 1st asst went to Toledo. Keeper went to Newport for supplies & mail.

8 Fresh northerly breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.90. General duties for the day. 74 visitors were shown in tower.

9 Fresh northerly breeze to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.92. Showing visitors in tower. General duties for the day.

10 Calm to light N. west breeze to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.96. Showing 100 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for supplies.

11 Calm to light north wind to calm dry fog in PM. Sea smooth. Bar 29.95. 1st and 2nd asst working in garden. Keeper writting in the office.

12 Calm to very light south wind dry fog at times. Sea calm. Bar 29.98. Keeper and 1st asst showing 61 visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.

13 Calm to light south west wind misty fog. Sea calm. Bar 29.96. Keeper and asst keepers showing 89 visitors in tower.

14 Light south west wind to li N. west rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29.98. 2nd asst working garden. Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.

15 Light N.W. wind to calm clear dry. Sea calm. Bar 30.12. Keeper and asst keeper showing 89 visitors in the tower. General duties for the day.

16 Calm to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.08. Keeper and asst keepers showing 48 visitors in the tower.

17 Calm to fresh north west breeze hazy dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.10. Keeper and 1st asst showing 84 visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.

18 Moderate north west breeze dense fog. Sea rough. Bar 29.98. Keeper and 2nd asst washing. 1st asst working in the garden.

19 Calm to light north west wind damp dense fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.06. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 90 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.

20 Calm to light north west breeze to calm fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.09. Keeper and asst keepers showing 62 visitors in tower.

21 Calm to light north west wind to calm clear dry. Sea very smooth. Bar 30.05. 1st and 2nd asst working in the garden. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.

22 Calm to light southerly wind cloudy fog. Sea calm. Bar 30.02. 1st and 2nd asst showing 71 visitors in tower. Keeper went to Newport for mail.

23 Calm to light north west wind to calm dry fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. Keeper and asst keepers showing 60 visitors in tower.

24 Calm to light south to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea calm. Bar 30.02. Keeper and 1st asst showing 115 visitors in tower. 2nd asst left station at 9:00 AM for Newport. Returned at 12.

25 Light south west wind fog to li rain. Sea smooth. Bar 30.06. Twenty cases of oil put in oil butts. 1st asst went to otter rock.

26 Light south west rain to light north west dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.10. Keeper and asst keepers showing visitors in tower. General duties for the day.

27 Light to fresh north west breeze dry to light fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.06. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 116 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.

28 Calm to light southerly wind dry to dense fog & damp. Bar 29.70. General duties for the day. 1st asst working garden. Keeper went to Newport for supplies.

29 Light west to north west wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.07. General duties for the day. Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower.

30 Fresh north west breeze dry hazy. Sea rough. Bar 30.04. Keeper and asst keepers showing 8 visitors in tower.

31 Fresh northerly breeze dense fog. Sea mod. Bar 29.98. Twenty four visitors shown in tower. 1st and 2nd asst went to Newport for supplies.