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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

December

1 Light variable winds, fair and warm. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.12 to 30.08. Commander P.J. ??? visited sta and made inspection. General duties for the day.

2 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to gale S. cloudy. Dry to rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.96 to 30.06. 1st asst showing two visitors in the tower.

3 Light breeze S.E. with rain showers. Sea rough. Bar. 30 to 29.65. Mr. Macdonald ??? 18 cases oil from sta for Yaquina Bay Post lights. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.

4 Fresh breeze S. and S.W. with heavy rain squalls. Bar 29.47 to 29.76. 1st and 2nd assts filling oil butts. 1st asst working in the garden.

5 Light variable winds. Partly cloudy, with clearing weather. Dry. Sea rough. Bar. 29.92 to 29.86. 1st asst went to Newport to ship celery.

6 Moderate to light breeze N. Partly cloudy, clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.62 to 29.65. 1st asst working in shop & barn, 2nd asst repairing door.

7 Moderate to light breeze N. Partly cloudy, clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.62 to 29.65. 1st asst working in barn, 2nd asst went to Newport.

8 Moderate to light breeze E. to S.E. Cloudy. Dry to rain. Bar. 29.89 to 29.78. Sea smooth. 1st asst splitting posts two miles from sta.

9 Light breeze south. Cloudy. Dry. Sea rough. Barometer 30.07 to 29.94. General duties for the day.

10 Moderate breeze S.E. to S.W. and N.W. with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.33 to 29.43. 2nd asst went to Newport. General duties for the day.

11 Fresh breeze S.E. to gale S. and S.W. with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.78 to 29.70. 1st asst checking property delinened in July by supply vessel.

12 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to gale S. with rain. Sea very rough. Bar. 29.74 to 29.02. 1st asst went to Newport for supplies & on business.

13 Fresh breeze west with rain and hail squalls. Sea rough. Bar. 29.78 to 30.10. 1st and 2nd assts making minor repairs at station.

14 Light to moderate breeze E. dry. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.10 to 29.96. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies. 2nd asst replacing broken window glass.

15 Light E. wind to calm. Dry and cool. Sea smooth. Bar. 29.92 to 30.02. 1st asst writing in office. 2nd asst went fishing.

16 Moderate breeze east. Dry and cool. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.07 to 30.02. 1st asst repairing gutters on barn. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower.

17 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to S. and S.W. to W., north & east. Light showers and clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.04 to 30.14. 1st asst working in shop, 2nd asst went to Newport.

18 Moderate breeze east. Cloudy. Dry. Sea rough. Bar. 30.04 to 29.82. 1st asst washing. General duties for the day.

19 Moderate breeze south east to gale south and south west, with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.90 to 29.13. General duties for the day.

20 Light and moderate breeze S.E. to gale S. occasional light showers. Sea rough. Bar 30.05. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and on business.

21 Moderate breeze south with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 30.00. 1st asst working in the shop. General duties for the day.

22 Moderate breeze S. to light S.W. wind. Rain, sea rough. Bar. 30. to 30.12. 1st asst went to Newport. 2nd asst working in his quarters.

23 Fresh breeze to gale south with heavy rain. Sea rough. Bar. 30.06. 1st asst working in the shop. 2nd asst washing.

24 Calm to light breeze S.E. Cloudy, dry to rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.98 to 29.70. 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst went to Newport.

25 Gale south to moderate breeze south west with heavy rain. Sea rough. Barometer 29.46 to 29.40. General duties for the day.

26 Moderate breeze west with occasional rain showers. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.52 to 29.68. 1st asst working in shop. General duties for the day.

27 Moderate & fresh breeze west & variable. Rain showers. Sea rough. Bar: 29.88 to 29.76. 1st asst cleaning oil cases & working in shop. 2nd asst cleaning brass. Had 8 visitors.

28 Moderate breeze S.E. with rain to fresh breeze W. with rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar. 29.58 to 29.90. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.

29 Moderate to fresh breeze E. Cloudy, dry and cool. Sea moderate. Bar: 29.85 to 29.54. 1st asst working on quarterly reports and showing 2 visitors in tower.

30 Light to moderate breeze E. Dry to light rain. Sea smooth. Bar. 29.34 to 29.23. 1st and 2nd assts filling oil butts. 1st asst working on quarterly reports. Had 3 visitors.

31 Light breeze S.E. with light showers, to fresh breeze S.W. & S. with heavy squalls. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.68. 1st asst working in shop. 2nd asst went to Newport. Had 3 visitors.

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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

December

1 Light variable winds, fair and warm. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.12 to 30.08. Commander P.J. ??? visited sta and made inspection. General duties for the day.

2 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to gale S. cloudy. Dry to rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.96 to 30.06. 1st asst showing two visitors in the tower.

3 Light breeze S.E. with rain showers. Sea rough. Bar. 30 to 29.65. Mr. Macdonald ??? 18 cases oil from sta for Yaquina Bay Post lights. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.

4 Fresh breeze S. and S.W. with heavy rain squalls. Bar 29.47 to 29.76. 1st and 2nd assts filling oil butts. 1st asst working in the garden.

5 Light variable winds. Partly cloudy, with clearing weather. Dry. Sea rough. Bar. 29.92 to 29.86. 1st asst went to Newport to ship celery.

6 Moderate to light breeze N. Partly cloudy, clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.62 to 29.65. 1st asst working in shop & barn, 2nd asst repairing door.

7 Moderate to light breeze N. Partly cloudy, clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.62 to 29.65. 1st asst working in barn, 2nd asst went to Newport.

8 Moderate to light breeze E. to S.E. Cloudy. Dry to rain. Bar. 29.89 to 29.78. Sea smooth. 1st asst splitting posts two miles from sta.

9 Light breeze south. Cloudy. Dry. Sea rough. Barometer 30.07 to 29.94. General duties for the day.

10 Moderate breeze S.E. to S.W. and N.W. with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.33 to 29.43. 2nd asst went to Newport. General duties for the day.

11 Fresh breeze S.E. to gale S. and S.W. with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.78 to 29.70. 1st asst checking property delinened in July by supply vessel.

12 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to gale S. with rain. Sea very rough. Bar. 29.74 to 29.02. 1st asst went to Newport for supplies & on business.

13 Fresh breeze west with rain and hail squalls. Sea rough. Bar. 29.78 to 30.10. 1st and 2nd assts making minor repairs at station.

14 Light to moderate breeze E. dry. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.10 to 29.96. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies. 2nd asst replacing broken window glass.

15 Light E. wind to calm. Dry and cool. Sea smooth. Bar. 29.92 to 30.02. 1st asst writing in office. 2nd asst went fishing.

16 Moderate breeze east. Dry and cool. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.07 to 30.02. 1st asst repairing gutters on barn. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower.

17 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to S. and S.W. to W., north & east. Light showers and clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar. 30.04 to 30.14. 1st asst working in shop, 2nd asst went to Newport.

18 Moderate breeze east. Cloudy. Dry. Sea rough. Bar. 30.04 to 29.82. 1st asst washing. General duties for the day.

19 Moderate breeze south east to gale south and south west, with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.90 to 29.13. General duties for the day.

20 Light and moderate breeze S.E. to gale S. occasional light showers. Sea rough. Bar 30.05. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and on business.

21 Moderate breeze south with rain. Sea rough. Bar. 30.00. 1st asst working in the shop. General duties for the day.

22 Moderate breeze S. to light S.W. wind. Rain, sea rough. Bar. 30. to 30.12. 1st asst went to Newport. 2nd asst working in his quarters.

23 Fresh breeze to gale south with heavy rain. Sea rough. Bar. 30.06. 1st asst working in the shop. 2nd asst washing.

24 Calm to light breeze S.E. Cloudy, dry to rain. Sea rough. Bar. 29.98 to 29.70. 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst went to Newport.

25 Gale south to moderate breeze south west with heavy rain. Sea rough. Barometer 29.46 to 29.40. General duties for the day.

26 Moderate breeze west with occasional rain showers. Sea moderate. Bar. 29.52 to 29.68. 1st asst working in shop. General duties for the day.