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January 1898

1: Fresh breeze East with fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.98 today.

2: Light East to S. East wind damp first part of 24 hours last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. West fair weather - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.93 to 29.90 today - 1st asst went fishing.

3: Light East to S.E. and south these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.90 to 29.80 today - Keeper and assts polishing Lenns Lamp and all brass work about the station - Keeper & 1st asst scrubbing stairs and landings.

4: Light S. East wind these 24 hours - first part of 24 hours light rain showers - last part of 24 hours little damp and fair weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.95 - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper & assts scrubbing hall oil-room and office floors.

5: Light South to N. West wind these 24 hours - first part of 24 hours thick fog showers - last part of 24 hours fair weather and light rain showers - Keepers & assts cleaning out the Lenns Lamp - the mineral oil is so bad have to clean it out every two or three months - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - Sea quite smooth - 1st asst went fishing.

6: Fresh breeze West to N. West these 24 hours with frequent rain squalls - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Keeper sawing wood for furnace and writing in office - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 29.80 to 29.90 today.

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