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LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD Form 306
JOURNAL of Light-Station at Yaquina Head Oregon
MONTH 1912 DAY RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AT THE STATION, BAD WEATHER, ETC.
July 1st: Calm to light south east wind hazy showers sea smooth Bar 29.98. Keeper and 2nd asst clearing away old shingles around the barn and showing visitors in tower.

2nd: Light south east wind showers hazy sea smooth Bar 30.00. Keeper helping carpenter on barn gutters. Carpenter shingling gable of barn. 2nd asst went to Newport.

3: Light north west wind clear dry sea smooth Bar 30.01. Keeper working on rain spouts of barn. Keeper inspected station and quarters of asst keepers. 2nd asst cleaning up around barn. Carpenter working on carpenter shop.

4: Calm and light south east wind fog misty to showers sea calm Bar 30.02. General duties for the day. 39 visitors were shown in the tower. 1st asst left station at 8:30 am for Newport.

5: Calm to moderate north east breeze dry fog at times sea smooth Bar 30.20. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. Keeper working on annual report of P??? 1st asst returned to station at 7:30am.

6: Light northerly breeze to calm dry sea smooth Bar 30.18. Keeper went to newport for supplies. 2nd asst painting new work on barn and carpenter shop.

7: Light south east wind misty damp foggy sea smooth Bar 30.10. General duties for the day. 49 visitors shown in tower by keeper and 2nd asst.

8: Fresh north west breeze foggy sea rough Bar 30.00. Keeper and 2nd asst tearing down old contractors house and showing visitors in the tower.

9: Fresh north west breeze foggy damp sea rough Bar 30.00. Keeper puttying nail holes in new work of carpenters shop and showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to newport for mail.

10: Fresh north west breeze dense fog damp sea rough Bar 30.10. Keeper painting new wood work on barn. 2nd asst mowing the lawn. Keeper inspected quarters of asst keepers today.

11: Fresh north west breeze fog to clear dry to dense fog damp sea rough Bar 29.98. Keeper painting the barn. 2nd asst cutting the grass and showing visitors in tower.

12: Fresh northerly breeze dense fog very demp sea rough Bar 29.87. Keeper painting and puttying up holes in NE corner of dwelling. 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

13: Fresh northerly breeze dense fog damp sea moderate Bar 29.92. 2nd asst working in the tower and helping carpenters. Keeper went to Newport for supplies.

14: Fresh northerly breeze hazy sea moderate Bar 29.98. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst showing visitors through tower. Keeper left station at 3 P.M.

15: Fresh northerly breeze hazy sea moderate Bar 29.96. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst showing visitors through tower.

16: Fresh northerly breeze foggy sea smooth Bar 29.96. 1st asst working in his quarters and showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst showing visitors in tower.

17: Light Southerly wind clear to foggy sea smooth Bar 29.98. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst working in tower and around station.

18: Light south wind clear to dense fog damp sea smooth Bar 30.00. Keeper returned to station at 7:30 P.M. 2nd & 1st asst showing visitors in the tower.

19: Light south wind hazy to fog damp sea smooth Bar 30.01. 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. Keeper cleaning up grounds and painting fence.

20: Light south wind hazy to calm sea calm Bar 30.20. Keeper went to Newport for supplies. 2nd asst cleaning up grounds. 2nd asst left station at 4:00 P.M.

21: Light south wind hazy fog dry sea calm Bar 30.16. Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst returned to station at 4:00 P.M.

22: Light south wind hazy dry sea smooth Bar 30.04. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. L.H. Tender passed station going north 7:20 P.M.

23: Light southerly breeze damp sea smooth Bar 29.90. Keeper washing & cleaning up quarters. 2nd asst showing visitors in tower.

24: Moderate south wind rain hazy sea smooth Bar 29.98. Keeper working in carpenter shop and tower. 2nd asst cleaning tower stairs and landings. Keeper Inspected quarters of asst keepers found in good order.

25: Calm to light south wind warm dry to dense fog in PM sea calm Bar 30.10. Keeper 1st & 2nd assts showing 145 visitors in tower with general duties for the day.

26: Calm light south to north west wind hazy to fog sea smooth Bar 30.20. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 96 visitors in the tower and cleaning up grounds.

27: Light to moderate north west wind hazy dry sea smooth Bar 30.14. 2nd asst cleaning in the tower and cleaning up grounds. Keeper went to newport for supplies.

28: Moderate north west breeze hazy dense fog in P.M. damp Bar 30.00. General duties for the day. Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower.

29: Fresh north west breeze dense fog clear at times sea mod Bar 29.94. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. All oil cases moved from south to north side of barn.

30: Fresh north west breeze dense fog at intervals damp sea mod Bar 30.02. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. Keeper insp. quarters of assts & station.

31: Light north west wind foggy to lt N. west wind wind to calm sea smooth Bar 30.08. Keeper painting fence and carpenter shop. 2nd asst went to Newport for supplies.

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LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD Form 306
JOURNAL of Light-Station at Yaquina Head Oregon
MONTH 1912 DAY RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AT THE STATION, BAD WEATHER, ETC.
July 1st: Calm to light south east wind hazy showers sea smooth Bar 29.98. Keeper and 2nd asst clearing away old shingles around the barn and showing visitors in tower.

2nd: Light south east wind showers hazy sea smooth Bar 30.00. Keeper helping carpenter on barn gutters. Carpenter shingling gable of barn. 2nd asst went to Newport.

3: Light north west wind clear dry sea smooth Bar 30.01. Keeper working on rain spouts of barn. Keeper inspected station and quarters of asst keepers. 2nd asst cleaning up around barn. Carpenter working on carpenter shop.

4: Calm and light south east wind fog misty to showers sea calm Bar 30.02. General duties for the day. 39 visitors were shown in the tower. 1st asst left station at 8:30 am for Newport.

5: Calm to moderate north east breeze dry fog at times sea smooth Bar 30.20. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. Keeper working on annual report of P??? 1st asst returned to station at 7:30am.

6: Light northerly breeze to calm dry sea smooth Bar 30.18. Keeper went to newport for supplies. 2nd asst painting new work on barn and carpenter shop.

7: Light south east wind misty damp foggy sea smooth Bar 30.10. General duties for the day. 49 visitors shown in tower by keeper and 2nd asst.

8: Fresh north west breeze foggy sea rough Bar 30.00. Keeper and 2nd asst tearing down old contractors house and showing visitors in the tower.

9: Fresh north west breeze foggy damp sea rough Bar 30.00. Keeper puttying nail holes in new work of carpenters shop and showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to newport for mail.

10: Fresh north west breeze dense fog damp sea rough Bar 30.10. Keeper painting new wood work on barn. 2nd asst mowing the lawn. Keeper inspected quarters of asst keepers today.

11: Fresh north west breeze fog to clear dry to dense fog damp sea rough Bar 29.98. Keeper painting the barn. 2nd asst cutting the grass and showing visitors in tower.

12: Fresh northerly breeze dense fog very demp sea rough Bar 29.87. Keeper painting and puttying up holes in NE corner of dwelling. 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

13: Fresh northerly breeze dense fog damp sea moderate Bar 29.92. 2nd asst working in the tower and helping carpenters. Keeper went to Newport for supplies.

14: Fresh northerly breeze hazy sea moderate Bar 29.98. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst showing visitors through tower. Keeper left station at 3 P.M.

15: Fresh northerly breeze hazy sea moderate Bar 29.96. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst showing visitors through tower.

16: Fresh northerly breeze foggy sea smooth Bar 29.96. 1st asst working in his quarters and showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst showing visitors in tower.

17: Light Southerly wind clear to foggy sea smooth Bar 29.98. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst working in tower and around station.

18: Light south wind clear to dense fog damp sea smooth Bar 30.00. Keeper returned to station at 7:30 P.M. 2nd & 1st asst showing visitors in the tower.

19: Light south wind hazy to fog damp sea smooth Bar 30.01. 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. Keeper cleaning up grounds and painting fence.

20: Light south wind hazy to calm sea calm Bar 30.20. Keeper went to Newport for supplies. 2nd asst cleaning up grounds. 2nd asst left station at 4:00 P.M.

21: Light south wind hazy fog dry sea calm Bar 30.16. Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst returned to station at 4:00 P.M.

22: Light south wind hazy dry sea smooth Bar 30.04. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. L.H. Tender passed station going north 7:20 P.M.

23: Light southerly breeze damp sea smooth Bar 29.90. Keeper washing & cleaning up quarters. 2nd asst showing visitors in tower.

24: Moderate south wind rain hazy sea smooth Bar 29.98. Keeper working in carpenter shop and tower. 2nd asst cleaning tower stairs and landings. Keeper Inspected quarters of asst keepers found in good order.

25: Calm to light south wind warm dry to dense fog in PM sea calm Bar 30.10. Keeper 1st & 2nd assts showing 145 visitors in tower with general duties for the day.

26: Calm light south to north west wind hazy to fog sea smooth Bar 30.20. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 96 visitors in the tower and cleaning up grounds.

27: Light to moderate north west wind hazy dry sea smooth Bar 30.14. 2nd asst cleaning in the tower and cleaning up grounds. Keeper went to newport for supplies.

28: Moderate north west breeze hazy dense fog in P.M. damp Bar 30.00. General duties for the day. Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower.

29: Fresh north west breeze dense fog clear at times sea mod Bar 29.94. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. All oil cases moved from south to north side of barn.

30: Fresh north west breeze dense fog at intervals damp sea mod Bar 30.02. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. Keeper insp. quarters of assts & station.

31: Light north west wind foggy to lt N. west wind wind to calm sea smooth Bar 30.08. Keeper painting fence and carpenter shop. 2nd asst went to Newport for supplies.