1871-1900 Yaquina Head Lighthouse Letter books

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1894

[in the top of the far right "Month" column there appears an unintelligible signature (presumably B. Blish) and beneath it, what looks like "Ass't Inspt, 5 April 1894

April

2 [continued from preceding page] fair weather. Sea a little rough. Keeper putting a shelf in windows in Parlor for Keepers Quarters to put flower pots on. Keepers changing lamp and cleaning Oil buckets, Oil measures and Etc., The barometer went up to 30.30 today.

3: Light S. East wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate & fresh breeze N.W. with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea quite smooth. Keeper & 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies 1st ass't spading, planting garden & went fishing today.

4: Light variable winds first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N.West wind with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea very smooth. Keeper & 1st spading & working in garden. Also went fishing. The barometer stands 29.90 today. 2nd ass't Isaac L. Smith went to Yaquina City on important business. Left the station at 5.30 A.M., returned to the station at 9.45 P.M.

5: Light S. East wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea smooth. Keeper spading and planting garden. 1st ass't went fishing today. The barometer stands 29,90 and going down. U.S. Steamer Manzanita laying off the bar this morning and crossed into Newport at 9.45 A.M. to do the annual buoy work. Lieut. B. Blish arrived at the station at 3.30 P.M. made inspection and left at 4.30 for Newport.

6: Moderate fresh and strong breeze S.E. to S.S.W. & West these 24 hours with rain. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper swing wood in cellar. The barometer down to 29.70 today but going up at 4. P.M.

7: Light variable winds first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea quite smooth. 1st ass't throwing rails out of the road & spading garden. 2nd ass't spading garden & went to Newport. Keeper went to Newport after Library and 5 Gallons of Turpentine that the Ass't Inspector left April 5th for this station. U.S. Steamer Manzanita passed by the cape at 2. P.M. going north. 1st ass't hoisted the flag on her approaching [the] station. Had two visitors today.

8: Light wind N.W. to moderate breeze East to South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair weather. Last part of 24 hours rain showers. Sea smooth. Keeper went up on north beach trout fishing. 1st ass't went ocean fishing. 2nd ass't spading garden.

9: Calm and light south to variable winds these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours little damp. Last part of 24 hours fair & warm. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 1st ass't went fishing. 2nd ass't spading garden today.

10: Light wind to moderate breeze South first part of 24 hours with rain. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze N.W., little damp. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st ass't went fishing. 2nd ass't spading garden and setting out cabbage plants.

11: Light wind to moderate breeze N.West these 24 hours; first part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite smooth. Keeper grubbing up a piece of ground for a flower garden near the beach for Mrs. M.J. Plummer. 1st ass't Edward Rice went fishing and to Newport after supplies. 2nd ass't planting potatoes in his garden.

12: Light N.W. to S. East wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies.

13: Light wind to moderate breeze South first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze to light gale South to S. West with rain during 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. The barometer down to 29.80.

14: Moderate and fresh breeze W. to N.West first part of 24 hours with frequent rain showers. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze to light N. West wind, fair weather. Sea a little rough. Keeper & 2nd ass't planting garden. Keeper & 1st ass't went fishing. 1st ass't also went to Newport after the mail.

15: Light wind to moderate breeze N.W. these 24 hours, first part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair and cool weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper went to Newport to engage rooms at Grotell?? and teams for L.H. Engineer - Supt of Construction to come to the station & go to Alsea April 24th.

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1894

April

16: Light N. West to N. East wind, rain and hail showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm with clear, fine weather. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst Isaac L. Smith went to Newport on business. Left the station at 1 P.M. Keeper and 1st asst went fishing today. The barometer up to 30.20 today. Keeper working out Requisition for annual supplies from July 1st 1894 to June 30th 1895

17: Light S. East wind with fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate and fresh breeze S. to S.W. with rain. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd ass't Isaac L. Smith returned to the station at 3.30 P.M.

18: Light South wind and calm with light rain showers during 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper working in garden and went fishing. Steamer Homer crossed Yaquina bar at 5.45 A.M. from San Francisco.

19: Light East to variable winds first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. W., fair weather during 24 hours. Sea smooth. Keepers putting 200 Gallons of Mineral Oil in Oil room. 1st asst went fishing today in Ocean. Steamer Homer sailed for San Francisco from Yaquina. Keeper and 2nd asst went trout fishing in little creek today.

20: Light N. West wind with thick damp fog most of 24 hours. Sea smooth. Keepers burning a horse??? up that came ashore on the beach close to the station. 1st asst went to Newport after the mail and went fishing today.

21: Moderate breeze to light N. West wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze N.W. with clear and cool. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd asst went to Newport on important business. 1st asst whitewashing in his Quarters today.

22: Moderate breeze to light N.W. wind these 24 hours with clear, fine weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst Edward Rice went fishing today. The barometer down to 29.70.

23: Moderate to fresh breeze S.E. to South these 24 hours with fair weather. Sea quite smooth. Keeper and 2nd asst trying to fix the kitchen pump, it having gave out but could not without the necessary tools. Mrs??? Smith went Newport after a pair of pipe tongs to fix pump. Keeper planting garden and working road. 1st asst went fishing today.

24: Light South wind with light rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with fair weather. Sea quite smooht. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd asst went to Newport to take 2nd asst's Kitchen Pump and put a new valve into it but broke the plunger and sent to Portland for a new one. 1st asst working road and went fishing. Major Post??? L. H. Engineer and Mr Brownlie Supt Construction arrived at station at 8. A.M. inspected station and left for Newport at 9.30 A.M.

25: Light S. East wind first part of 24 hours with fair weather. Last part of 24 hours light wind N. West to moderate and fresh breeze S.W. to South with showery weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. The barometer is down to 29.60 today. Keepers working the road from the Light station towards the beach about 1 mile.

26: Fresh breeze to light wind S. to S.East with little damp weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze South to S.W. with rain showers. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Steamer Homer arrived and crossed Yaquina bar from San Francisco. Keeper & 1st asst went fishing. Keeper also grubbing for a garden near beach. 2nd asst went to Newport.

27: Moderate breeze S.W. to W.N.West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers during 24 hours. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Keeper grubbing up some ground for a garden near the beach. 1st asst went to Newport after some supplies.

28: Moderate to fresh and strong breeze W. to S.W. & South these 24 hours with rain during 24 hours. Sea quite rough. [continued on next page.]