1896 Keeper Logs

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1896

June

20: Moderate breeze to light N.West wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate and fresh to strong breeze N.W. with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st asst showing 6 visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.95 today.

21: Moderate to fresh breeze N.W. these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Last part of 24 hours high dry fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.00 today. Had eleven visitors today.

22: Fresh breeze N.West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours little damp. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea smooth. 2nd asst painting in his kitchen and went to Newport after his Daughter, supplies & mail. Keeper & 1st asst working in garden. Barometer 30.15.

23: Fresh breeze N.West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 30.15 to 30.10 today.

24: Fresh breeze N.West these 24 hours with clear fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went over in the country to buy a cow. Keepers showing visitors in Tower. Had 13 visitors. Str Farallon arrived from San Francisco today. Barometer 29.84 today.

25: Fresh breeze to light North to N.East and South wind these 24 hours with clear, fine and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. Had one visitor. Barometer 29.70 today.

26: Moderate breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick, damp fog. Last part of 24 hours high dry fog and cloudy. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Had two visitors. Str Farallon arrived from San Francisco. Barometer 29.80. 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

27: Light S. to S.West and N.West wind these 24 hours with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. 1st asst went fishing & showing seven visitors in the Tower. Str Farallon sailed for San Francisco. Barometer 29.90.

28: Light wind to moderate breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Barometer 29.90 to 29.95. Had four visitors. Keeper working on Quarterly, Monthly, and Annual reports. 1st asst went fishing.

29: Light South wind, little damp first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds with fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. Keeper makeing out Quarterly & annual returns. 2nd asst putting down carpets in his Quarters. 1st asst went fishing & watering his gadn. Barometer 30.00 today.

30: Light S.West wind and calm first part of 24 hours, high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours light N.West wind with clear, fine and warm weather. Sea smooth. 1st asst went fishing. Had two visitors. 2nd asst putting down carpets and Kalsomining??? his Quarters. Barometer 30.10. Keeper went to Newport to mail reports.

July

1: Light North wind with clear, fine and warm weather during these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Steamer schooner Alcatraz arrived from San Francisco at 1.30 P.M. Keeper & 2nd asst repairing wire fence around the bluff. 1st asst went to Newport after mail. Barometer 30.10. Had 2 visitors.

2: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North with clear, fine and warm weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower. 1st asst went fishing. Had 11 visitors. Barometer 30.00 to 29.98.

3: Moderate breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst showing 14 visitors in the Tower and went fishing. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.90 to 29.98.

4: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear, fine and warm weather. Last part of 24 hours fair weather and high dry fog. Sea smooth. Steamer Farallon arrived at 1 P.M. from San Francisco. Had 11 visitors. Barometer 29.90. Keeper putting Oil casked??? down & painted door stools???

5: Fres breeze North these 24 hours with thick, damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours high dry fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing visitors in Tower and went over to Big Creek. 1st asst went to Newport after mail. Barometer 29.90. Had six visitors. Str Farallon sailed for Frisco today.

6: Light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours clear, fine and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper setting out turnip plants. 1st asst went fishing. Had seven visitors. Barometer 29.95 today.

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1896

July

7: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours clear, fine and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. 1st asst showing 8 visitors in Tower. Barometer 29.95

8: Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 1st watering garden. 2nd asst varnishing chairs and painting under his sink in his Kitchen. Keeper cleaning furnace pipes and painting the iron work on Furnace. 2nd asst also doing same. Barometer 29.81 today.

9: Moderate breeze North, thick, damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours thick and high dry fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 1st asst showing 5 visitors in Tower. 2nd asst went to Newport. Barometer down to 29.93.

10: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Keeper painting sink in his Quarters. Barometer 29.88. Had one visitor.

11: Fresh to moderate breeze North with high dry fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light North wind, fair and warm. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. Had 5 visitors. Barometer 29.90 today.

12: Calm and light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. sea smooth. General duties for the day. Str Farallon arrived from San Francisco to Yaquina at 9 A.M. 1st asst went fishing. 2nd asst showing 11 visitors in Tower.

13: Moderate breeze to light North wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate & fresh breeze to gale N.West with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies and to get Keeper's horses shod. Had six visitors today. Str Farallon sailed for San Francisco at 3 P.M. 1st asst watering and working in his garden. Barometer down to 29.80 today. Had six visitors today.

14: Fresh breeze to a gale N.West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair weather. Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Sea moderately smooth. Keepers showing visitors in the Tower. Keeper & 2nd asst cleaning Oil carrier??? and other brass work in Oil room. Barometer 29.77. Had 16 visitors.

15: Fresh breeze to a gale N.West and North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hour thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours some thick fog and fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keepers cleaning Lenses Lamp. Had two visitors. Barometer 29.82 today.

16: Strong and fresh breeze thees 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours fair weather and some smook. Sea moderately smooth. General cuties for the day. Had three visitors. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.5 today.

17: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 ours. First part of 24 hours thick fog & smook. Last part of 24 hours fair and smooky weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for day. 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.2nd asst putting wood in his celler. Barometer 29.80. Had 3 visitors.

18: Moderate breeze to light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours fair and smocky weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. 1st asst showing 15 visitors in Tower. Barometer 29.85.

19: Moderate breeze and light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog and smoke. Last part of 24 hours fair and smokey weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showed 8 visitors in Tower. Barometer 29.86.

20: Moderate breeze to light N. wind with thick fog and smoke first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze North, fair and smokey weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 2nd and 1st asst showing fifteen visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.76 today.

21: Light North to S. East wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours cloudy and smokey. Sea quite smooth. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler and went to Newport after supplies. Keepers showing 21 visitors in Tower. Barometer down to 29.77/

22: Light South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours some fog and fair weather [continued on following page]

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1896

July

22: [continued from preceding page] Sea smooth. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler. Keeper cleaning in his Quarters and cleaning windows outside. Had seventeen visitors. 1st asst went fishing. Barometer 29.94 today.

23: Light South wind and calm, smokey and fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N.West wind, smokey and some fog. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies. 1st asst showing 21 visitors in Tower. Barometer 29.98.

24: Light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog and smoke. Last part of 24 hours smokey. Sea smooth. Keepers scrubbing Oil room hallway and Office floor. Also cleaning Tower windows. 2nd asst cleaning Oil carriers and cleaning Dwelling house windows. 1st asst went to Newport. Keeper & 2nd ast showing visitors in Tower. Had [blank] visitors today. Barometer down to 29.85.

25: Light North wind these 24 hours with high dry fog and smoke. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had twenty-four visitors. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Barometer down to 29.80 today. Mr Freeman arrived at the station at 3 P.M. to see what repairs were needed at this station for the year 1896.

26: Light North to South wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds with high dry fog and a little smoke these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keepers showing visitors in the Tower. Had eleven visitors. Barometer 29.90 today. Liet Commander Jno B. Merrill, Inspector 13th Light House District arrived at 2 P.M. and left for Newport at 4 P.M. U.S. Light Tender Manzanita arrived and crossed into Newport at 9 P.M. yesterday and landed annual supplies.

[note within left column: "Inspected station July 26/1896, J. Merrill, Lieut Cmdr, U.S.N., Inspector]

27: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours with high dry fog and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in Tower and putting Oil in Oil-house. Mr Stimpson hauling annual supplies. Keeper went to Newport to ship a burner to L.H. Engineer to be repaired. Had fourteen visitors. Barometer 29.90. L.H. Tender Manzanita left Yaquina at 1 P.M. for the South.

28: Light wind to moderate breeze North with clear fine weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. Keepers putting the Oil and other annual supplies away. Mr Stimpson hauling the annual supplies. Keeper painting the base board around Wood shed lead collor. Also putting a pane of glass in window over transom in Keeper's Quarters. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had 31 visitors. Barometer 29.94.

29: Light North to South wind first part of 24 hours Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm, clear, fine and warm weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. Mr Stimpson hauling supplies. Keepers putting Oil in Oil-house. 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower. Had fourty-seven [sic] visitors. Barometer 30.02 today. Keeper takeing account of annual supplies delivered.

30: Light S.East wind & calm first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds, fair and warm weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. Keepers putting Oil in Oil-house. Mr Stimpson hauling annual supplies. Keepers showing visitors in Tower. Barometer 30.00. Had 47 visitors today.

31: Light South wind these 24 hours with cloudy and fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. Keeper stowing away annual supplies. Mr Stimpson completed hauling annual supplies. Keepers showing 75 visitors in Tower. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport. Barometer 29.90.

August

1: Moderate breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain & fog. Last part of 24 hours cloudy and fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing 6 visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.85 to 29.95. Str Farallon sailed for San Francisco at 5 P.M.

2: Moderate breeze South with rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm, fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport. 1st asst showing 10 visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.96.

3: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd asst showing 34 visitors in the Tower. Barometer down to 29.98 today.

4: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours cloudy and [continued on following page]

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1896

August

4 [continued from preceding page] fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper went to Newport. 1st and 2nd asst showing 14 visitors in Tower. 1st asst went fishing. Barometer 29.94 today.

5: Light South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain showers. Last part of 24 hours little damp. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst went to Newport after supplies and went fishing. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler. Had 4 visitors. Barometer 29.94.

6: Light South wind, damp first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm, fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had 21 visitors. Barometer 29.76 today.

7: Light variable winds and calm first part of 24 hours with high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N.W. clear, fine and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keepers showing 53 visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.98 to 30.05 today.

8: Light N. wind and calm first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds with cloudy and fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had 15 visitors today. Barometer 30.05 to 31.02 today. U.S. Light-House tender Manzanita passed by this light at 6.40 P.M. and crossed into Yaquina at 7.15 P.M.

9: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had two visitors today. Keeper went to Newport to have lumber & material hauled from Newport to this station. Barometer 30.04 today.

10: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had 24 visitors. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower. 1st asst went to Newport after mail. Mr McCullen hauling lumber, Nails, etc from Newport to the station for repairs. Str Farallon sailed for San Francisco. U.S. Steamer Manzanita doing buoy work at Yaquina. Barometer 29.92.

11: Moderate breeze to light wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport to mail bill for hauling lumber from Newport to the Station. Steamer Manzanita doing buoy work inside of Yaquina. Mr Hermann showing visitors in the Tower. Had 48 visitors. 1st asst went up on the north beach for recreation. Barometer 29.83 today.

12: Moderate breeze to light South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick, damp fog. Last part of 24 hours high dry fog. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had 26 visitors. Str Manzanita crossed out of Yaquina and sailed South. Barometer 29.40.

13: Light South wind and calm these 24 hours with high dry fog & warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Mr Elsworth hauling wood for Keeper. 2nd asst went to Albany to meet his son. Left the station at 2.30 P.M. Keeper showing visitors in the Tower. Had 24 visitors. Barometer 29.90. Str Manzanita arrived and crossed into Yaquina from the south at 2.30 P.M.

14: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours with high dry fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keepers showing visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.90. Had 23 visitors today. U.S. Light House tender Manzanita crossed out of Yaquina at 4.30 A.M. and sailed North.

15: Light North wind and calm these 24 hours with high dry fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies. 1st asst showing visitors in the Tower. Had fifteen visitors. Barometer down to 28.87 today. 2nd asst returned to the station at 8 P.M.

16: Light North wind and calm first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm with high dry fog during 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had eleven visitors. Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 today.

17: Light NO wind and calm with high dry fog & fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate & fresh breeze North with clear fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd asst putting new stove pipe in Keeper's Furnace. Keepers showing visitors in the Tower. Had twent-one visitors. 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 29.92.

18: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours fair and calm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in Tower. Had twenty visitors. Barometer 29.92. Keeper slakeing??? lime today.

Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon 1896

August

19: Moderate breeze to light N. wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate & fresh breeze North with high dry fog these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st and 2nd asst showing seven visitors in Tower. Str Farallon arrived from San Francisco. Barometer down to 29.90.

20: Moderate breeze to light wind North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours some fog but mostely fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had 43 visitors. 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.99 today. 1st asst takeing covers off of Mineral Oil cases prepairing to empty them. Steamer Farallon sailed for San Francisco today.

21: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea smooth. 1st and 2nd assts went to Newport after supplies. 2nd asst putting wood into celler. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in Tower. Had 22 visitors. Barometer down to 29.90 today.

22: Moderate breeze and light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick, damp fog. Last part of 24 hours fair and smokey weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keepers putting 200 Gallons of Mineral Oil in Oil room. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower. Had fifty six visitors today. Barometer 29.75. Hauling wood for Keeper today.

23: Light South wind these 24 hours with thick, damp fog. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in Tower. Had 19 visitors. 1st asst went up on the North beach after sweet fern for medicine. Barometer down to 29.90.

24: Light South wind and calm with thick fog during 24 hours. Sea smooth. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in Tower. Had 16 visitors. 1st asst went to Newport after supplies. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler. Keepers repairing road gate. 2nd asst & Keeper haveing wood hauled. Barometer 30.03.

25: Light south wind with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds , some fog & fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keepers repairing gate & platform at north end of barn. 1st and 2nd assts showing 12 visitors in Tower. Barometer 29.98.

26: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours with high dry fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 2nd asst haveing wood hauled. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had 31 visitors. Barometer 29.98 to 29.95 today.

27: Light S.East wind light rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds and calm with fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. Had 35 visitors today. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Barometer 30.00. Keeper working in the shop today.

28: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 2 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours some fog and smoke. Sea smooth. 1st and 2nd asst showing 12 visitors in Tower. Keeper sawing wood for furnace. Barometer 29.86. Str Farallon arrived from San Francisco. Schooner Kate & Anne came to anchor at 10 A.M. the South side of the cape.

29: Moderate to fresh breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours thick fog and rain showers. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper sawing wood for his Furnace. 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower. Had 11 visitors. Barometer 30.00 to 30.04 today. Schooner Kate and Anne left the cape at 1 P.M. for sea where she has been laying since 10 A.M. yesterday.

30: Light south wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours thick fog. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st asst went fishing. Had no visitors today. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.93 today.

September

1: Light S.East wind, thick, damp fog first part o 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds fair and warmer weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst went to Newport and fishing. Keeper sawing wood for furnace. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler. Barometer 30.06.

2: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours some high fog and fair weather. Last part of 24 hours fair and smokey weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper sawing wood for furnace. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler & showing 9 visitors in Tower. Barometer 30.00.

3: Strong to fresh and moderate breeze these 24 hous with thick fog & smoke first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours some fog and smoke. Sea quite smooth. 2nd asst showing 18 visitors in the Tower. Keeper sawing wood for his Furnace. Barometer down to 29.86 today.

4: Moderate breeze to light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours some fog & smoke. Last part of 24 hours smokey and [continued on following page]