| 15JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather, Oregon
1895
July
16: Fresh breeze N. West these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Keeper examining and picking out out the good empty coal Oil cases and cans - And threwing the bad cans over the bluff - Had 4 visitors - 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - The barometer 30.05 today - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies - U.S. Steamer Columbine crossed out of Yaquina at 6 P.M. and sailed away north. Hoisted the Ensign.
17: Moderate breeze to light wind N. West with heigh dry fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze N. West clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Keepers putting good coal Oil cases from the celler in the barn - Keeper pollishing plate on Pedestell cleaning dust on clock and draw in watchroom.
18: Moderate breeze to light wind N.W. first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keepers cleaning spare lamp and painting connecting tube of lamp - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport to post mail - Keepers showing visitors in Tower - Had sixteen visitors - Barometer 30.02 today.
19: Moderate to fresh and strong breeze N. West thse 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower - Had twelve visitors - Steamer Farallone arrived from Sanfrancisco at 3 P.M. - Barometer 30.00.
20: Strong and fresh breeze N. West these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in the Tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 2nd ass't went to Newport after Mrs.??? Hermann's mother - Had 32 visitors - Barometer down to 29.85 today.
21: Strong to fresh and moderate breeze N. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Had 16 visitors - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in Tower - Keeper went to Newport - Barometer 29.96 today.
22: Moderate to fresh breeze N. West these 24 hours - 2ith fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper showing visitors in the Tower - Had 30 visitors - Barometer down to 29.90.
23: Fresh to moderate breeze N. West first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with thick fog during 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd showing visitors in the Tower - Had 38 visitors - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper went to Newport - Steamer Farallone sailed for Sanfrancisco today. Barometer 29.92.
24: Light South wind first part of 24 hours with thick fog and light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds fair and foggy weather - Sea very smooth - General duties for the day - Had five visitors - 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 30.10 - U.S. Light-House Tender Manzanita passed by the light going South at 3 P.M. and went in over Yaquina bar and landed annual supplies at Newport for this light.
25: Light variable winds and calm first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. West clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower and putting Oil and supplies in Oil House and store room - 1st ass't also went fishing - Had twenty two visitors today - Mr. Jack McCullen hauling Oil and other supplies from Newport to the station today for 2.50 per ton - Steamer Manzanita landed annual supplies today at Newport - Keeper went to Newport to receive annual supplies.
26: Light variable and North winds these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper finding out the amount of supplies on hand at date of making delivery of supplies - 2nd and 1st ass't showing visitors in the Tower - Had 20 visitors today - Keeper stoying away Oil in Oil-House - 1st ass't went fishing - Mr. McCullen hauling Oil today - Barometer 29.88 today.
27: Light variable winds first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. West fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - Had 12 visitors today - Keeper went to Newport - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - Had 12 visitors today - Keeper went to Newport - 1st and 2nd ass't stowing away Mineral Oil in Oil-house - Barometer down to 29.80 today.
28: Light South wind little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours height fog but mostely fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport - 1st ass't went fishing - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in Tower - Had 23 visitors - Barometer 29.90 today.
29: Fresh to moderate breeze S. to S.W. with light rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S. West wind [continued on next page]
| 15JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather, Oregon
1895
July
16: Fresh breeze N. West these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Keeper examining and pickout out the good empty coal Oil cases and cans - And threwing the bad cans over the bluff - Had 4 visitors - 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - The barometer 30.05 today - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies - U.S. Steamer Columbine crossed out of Yaquina at 6 P.M. and sailed away north. Hoisted the Ensign.
17: Moderate breeze to light wind N. West with heigh dry fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze N. West clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Keepers putting good coal Oil cases from the celler in the barn - Keeper pollishing plate on Pedestell cleaning dust on clock and draw in watchroom.
18: Moderate breeze to light wind N.W. first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keepers cleaning spare lamp and painting connecting tube of lamp - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport to post mail - Keepers showing visitors in Tower - Had sixteen visitors - Barometer 30.02 today.
19: Moderate to fresh and strong breeze N. West thse 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower - Had twelve visitors - Steamer Farallone arrived from Sanfrancisco at 3 P.M. - Barometer 30.00.
20: Strong and fresh breeze N. West these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in the Tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 2nd ass't went to Newport after Mrs.??? Hermann's mother - Had 32 visitors - Barometer down to 29.85 today.
21: Strong to fresh and moderate breeze N. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Had 16 visitors - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in Tower - Keeper went to Newport - Barometer 29.96 today.
22: Moderate to fresh breeze N. West these 24 hours - 2ith fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper showing visitors in the Tower - Had 30 visitors - Barometer down to 29.90.
23: Fresh to moderate breeze N. West first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with thick fog during 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd showing visitors in the Tower - Had 38 visitors - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper went to Newport - Steamer Farallone sailed for Sanfrancisco today. Barometer 29.92.
24: Light South wind first part of 24 hours with thick fog and light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds fair and foggy weather - Sea very smooth - General duties for the day - Had five visitors - 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 30.10 - U.S. Light-House Tender Manzanita passed by the light going South at 3 P.M. and went in over Yaquina bar and landed annual supplies at Newport for this light.
25: Light variable winds and calm first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. West clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower and putting Oil and supplies in Oil House and store room - 1st ass't also went fishing - Had twenty two visitors today - Mr. Jack McCullen hauling Oil and other supplies from Newport to the station today for 2.50 per ton - Steamer Manzanita landed annual supplies today at Newport - Keeper went to Newport to receive annual supplies.
26: Light variable and North winds these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper finding out the amount of supplies on hand at date of making delivery of supplies - 2nd and 1st ass't showing visitors in the Tower - Had 20 visitors today - Keeper stoying away Oil in Oil-House - 1st ass't went fishing - Mr. McCullen hauling Oil today - Barometer 29.88 today.
27: Light variable winds first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. West fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - Had 12 visitors today - Keeper went to Newport - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the Tower - Had 12 visitors today - Keeper went to Newport - 1st and 2nd ass't stowing away Mineral Oil in Oil-house - Barometer down to 29.80 today.
28: Light South wind little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours height fog but mostely fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport - 1st ass't went fishing - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in Tower - Had 23 visitors - Barometer 29.90 today.
29: Fresh to moderate breeze S. to S.W. with light rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S. West wind [continued on next page]
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