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Journal of Light-House Station at Cape Foulweather
1892

August

2: Moderate breeze N. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours cloudy but dry. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had twenty-eight visitors. 1st ass't showing visitors in tower, watering his garden and went to Newport. Keeper cleaning up the yard a little. 2nd ass't returned to the Station at 3. P.M. Had 28 visitors. Steamer Willamett Valley arrived today.

3: Moderate breeze to light wind and calm these 24 hours with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport. 1st ass't went fishing and showing visitors in tower. Had 24 visitors today.

4: Light to moderate and fresh breeze N.W. these 24 hours with high dry fog. Sea very sooth. General duties for the day. Had thirty-eight visitors. 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in the tower today.

5: Light to moderate breeze N.West these 24 hours with high dry fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours clear, fine wether. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper cleaning the Illuminating apparatus. Had 20 visitors. Steamer Willamett Valley sailed today.

6: Moderate breeze to light N. West wind first part of 24 hours with fair weather. Last part of 24 hours light to moderate fresh and strong breeze N. West, some fog but mostly clear, fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st ass't went to Newport. Keeper went berrying.

7: Fresh breeze N.W. these 24 hours, first part damp fog. Last part some fog but mostly fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had thirty-two visitors. 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in the tower today.

8: Fresh to moderate breeze N. West with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh brreze N.W. with thick damp fog most of 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd ass't showing 21 visitors in tower. 1st ass't went fishing. Steamer Chance??? passed by cape going north at 1 P.M.

9: Moderate breeze to light N. West wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light South to N. West wind with thick damp fog during 24 hours. Sea very smooth. 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in tower. 1st ass't went fishing and working in garden. Had 39 visitors.

10: Light N. West wind with thick dap fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N.W to South wind cloudy but dry. Sea smooth. 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in tower. Had sixty two visitors today. 2nd ass't Isaac L. Smith went to Newport to see his wife off to Willamett Valley. Left station at 1.P.M. Keeper went to Newport on business.

11: Light S. East to South wind with light rain showers during first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours cloudy but dry. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 1st ass't went fishing. Had twenty visitors today. 1st ass't showing visitors in the tower. 2nd ass't Isaac L. Smith returned to the station at 5 P.M.

12: Light East to S.E. and South wind these 24 hours with cloudy but dry and fair weather during 24 hours. Keeper and 2nd ass't went up the north beach on a picnic. 1st ass't showing 33 visitors in tower and went fishing. Steamer Willamett Valley arrived today.

13: Moderate to fresh breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours cloudy but dry. Last part of 24 hours rain. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st ass't went fishing. Keeper and 1st ass't showing visitors in tower. Had thirty-nine visitors.

14: Light South wind with light rain & fog showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours thick fog most of the time. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Had 26 visitors. Keeper went to Newport. 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in tower.

15: Light variable winds and calm with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light to moderate and fresh breeze N.W. clear, fine, warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper went fishing. 1st ass't went to Newport. Also 2nd ass't and 1st ass't showing visitors in tower. Had 59 visitors today.

16: Moderate to fresh breeze N.W. these 24 hours with clear, fine, and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport. Had 61 visitors today. 1st ass't showing visitors in the tower.

17: Light N. West wind and calm first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light to moderate and fresh breeze N. West [continued on next page]