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Office of the Light House Engineer
Thirteenth District

Portland, Oregon, Jan 15, 1873

Joseph Henry
Chairman Light House Board
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
I have the honor to inform
you that on account of the
absence of eight lantern posts,
sixteen floor-lights, sixteen rafters,
and sixteen tie-rods, belonging
to Cape Foulweather Lantern,
(all of which are missing.
not being included in the sixteen
cases lantern apparatus, and
sixteen lantern deck plates just
received at Foulweather from
San Francisco, and which Gene
Michler telegraphs are not in
San Francisco) The Foulweather
light will not be ???ehibited on
March 1st 1873; but can
???ehibited within fifteen days
after the receipt at Cape
Foulweather of the above
missing articles in good order.
If all the lantern had been
received with the packages
from San Francisco, the lamp
would have lighted ???eby 1st as
stated in the "Notice ??? Mariners"
sent from this office.

Very respectfully,
Your obedient servent
Henry M Robert
Maj. of Eng'rs & L. H. Eng'r
Thirteenth District