1898-99 Keeper Logs

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1898

November 1: Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze South first part of 24 hours with rain. Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind clear and fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport and working in shope. Barometer 30.12.

2: Light N.W. to East wind damp first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate and fresh breeze South fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst showing four visitors in the tower. 2nd Asst working in shope. Barometer down to 29.85.

3: Gale & moderate breeze S. to light variable winds rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in shop and assisting Keeper clean out furnace pipe. 1st Asst went to Newport. Barometer 29.70 to 29.88.

4: Light South to West wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer up to 20.84 today.

5: Light wind to moderate breeze East these 24 hours with fair weather. SEa rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.27 to 30.04 today. Keeper and 1st Asst cleaning all brass work and lenns lamp today.

6: Moderate breeze South to West with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with frequent light rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.00 to 30.05 today.

7: Light South wind to fresh and moderate breeze N.W. these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 2nd Asst working in shop. Barometer 29.98 to 30.10.

8: Moderate breeze to light N.W. to East wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 1st Asst went fshing. 2nd Asst working in shop. Barometer 30.28.

9: Light East to South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing today.

10: Light variable winds with rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair weather. Sea quite rough. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies and mail. Barometer 30.02 to 30.20 today.

11: Light North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in shop. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail supplies & went fishing. Barometer 30.20.

12: Light North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd Asst diffing clams on the beach. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.15 today.

13: Light North wind clear fine weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went on the South beach. Barometer 30.10.

14: Fresh breeze East with fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze South cloudy and threatening weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.10 to 29.90.

15: Light South wind ligh rain first part of 24 hours Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze to light wind. N. West rain showers and fair weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Keeper & 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.90.

16: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S. East to South these 24 hours with rain and thick damp fog. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Barometer down to 29.63. Keeper painting flower pots.

17: Moderate breeze South to S. West and West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain & thick weather. Last part of 24 hours light rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.83.

Entry on Left Margin: On Nov. 17th at 6 A.M. the British Ship Atalanta went ashore about 25 miles south of this station and was a total wreck. There were 27 of the crew. Three saved themselfs and twenty four were lost. She was loaded with wheat and flour. Sailed from Tocoma for Cape Town South Africa.

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1898

November 18: Light West to variable winds these 24 hours with hard rain. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd working in the shop. Keeper cleaning out the barn. Barometer 29.63 today.

19: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze West to S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls. Sea rough. 1st Asst went fishing and sawing wood for Keeper. 2nd Asst working in shop. Barometer 29.54 today.

20: Light W. to S. East wind rain & hail showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Barometer 29.53 to 30.10. 1st Asst went fishing.

21: Fresh breeze to gale S. East to S. West with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze S.W. and West with frequent rain & hail squalls. Sea rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport after his uniform. Barometer 29.65 to 29.80.

22: Gresh breeze S.W. & West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain & hail squalls. Last part of 24 hours light rain showers. Sea rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Keeper went to Newport to mail Shipwreck report. Barometer 29.70 to 29.92.

23: Fresh breeze W. to W.N. West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Keeper & Assts putting 200 fallons of oil in Oil-butts. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer down to 29.80.

24: Moderate breeze to light N. West wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours cloudy and fair weather. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Had one visitor today. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.23.

25: Fresh and moderate breeze East these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in shop and went to Newport after mail and supplies. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.10 to 29.95.

26: Fresh breeze East to S. and West first part of 24 hours with rain. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze S. West with frequent rain showers. Sea rough. 2nd Asst showing one visitor in the tower. Barometer 30.00 to 29.80 today.

27: Fresh breeze to gale S. to S. West with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light West wind light rain showers and fair weather. SEa quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport after mail. Barometer 29.65 to 29.75.

28: Moderate breeze to light wind S. to S. West these 24 hours with rain & hail showers during 24 hours. Sea very rough. 2nd Asst working in shop today. Barometer 29.90. Keper went to Newport after mail & supplies. Left station at 1 P.M.

29: Moderate breeze to light wind S. to S. West and West these 24 hours rain & hail showers during 24 hours. Sea rough today. 2nd Asst working in shoe. Barometer down to 29.65. Keeper Frank M. Plummer returned to the station at 10:50 A. M.

30: Fresh breeze South these 24 hours with har rain. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport to post mail & get supplies. Barometer 29.65.

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1898

December 1: Fresh breeze S. to S.W. and West these 24 hours rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours frequent light rain showers. Sea very rough. Keeper cleaning out barn and celler. 2nd Asst working in sho & repairing pump. Barometer 30.12.

2: Light North to East and S. East wind these 24 hours clear fine and cool weather. Sea rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in shop. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail and supplies. Barometer 29.90 to 30.32.

3: Fresh breeze to light East wind with clear fine and cool weather these 24 hours. Sea quite smooth. Keeper cleaning out shop and barn. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 30.10.

4: Light South to moderate and fresh breeze North with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fair and cool weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.00 today.

5: Light East wind clear fine & cold weather these 24 hours. 1st Asst went to Newport to get & post mail. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Barometer 30.27.

6: Fresh & strong breeze East clear fine & cold weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for day. Keeper & 1st repairing gate. Barometer 30.15.

7: Fresh to strong breeze East first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light East wind clear fine & cool weather during 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.10.

8: Light wind and moderate breeze East & S. East with clear fine and cool weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst showing two visitors in the tower & went fishing. 2nd Asst went up on the North beach after agates. Barometer 30.05.

9: Light East wind clear fine and cool weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst repairing his pump and went over on south beach after water agates. Barometer 30.05 today.

10: Fresh breeze East clear fine and cool weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in shop & garden. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 29.90. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

11: Fresh breeze East clear fine & cool weather these 24 hours. General duties for the day. Sea smooth. Batometer 29.95. 1st Asst went fishing. Steamer Weeott crossed into Yaquina.

12: Fresh to moderate breeze East these 24 hours clear fine and cool weather. Sea smooth. 2nd Asst folishing Agates. Steamer Weeott sailed from Yaquina for San Francisco. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.00 today.

13: Fresh breeze East these 24 hours with cloudy & fair & cool weather. Sae smooth. 1st Asst went fishing today. 2nd Asst polishing agate in shop. Keeper sawing wood in his celler. Barometer 29.85 to 29.78.

14: Fresh breeze East to light S. East wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea moderately smooth. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst polishing agates. Barometer 29.75 to 29.95 today.

15: Light East to variable winds these 24 hours clear fine and cool weather. Sea moderately smooth. Keeper cleaning shop barn and wagon house today. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went to Newport after nail & supplies. Barometer 30.05.

16: Light S. East wind these 24 hours with rain. Sea moderately smooth. Keeper sawing wood for the furnace in his celler. 2nd Asst working in the shop. Barometer 29.75 to 29.90 today.

17: Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze South these 24 hours rain moste of 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. 2nd Asst working in the shop. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 29.78 today.

18: Moderate breeze to light South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours cloudy and little damp. Keeper & Assts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in Oil-butts. 1st & 2nd Asst went fishing. Barometer 29.74.

19: Gale to fresh and moderate breeze S. E. to S. and S. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of [Cont'd on next page]

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1898

December 19: [Cont'd from Previous page] 24 hours little damp and fair weather. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.50 to 29.84 today.

20: Light wind to moderate breeze West to N. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain hail & lightning. Last part of 24 hours frequent rain & hail squalls. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.90 to 30.04 today.

21: Light N. West wind these 24 hours with frequent light rain showers. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Keeper writing in ofice today. 2nd Asst went over on South beach after agates. Barometer 30.44 today.

22: Light East to North wind these 24 hour clear fine and cool weather during 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. Keeper & 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies & mail. 1st Asst went fishing. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.30.

23: Fresh and strong breeze East these 24 hours clear fine and cool weather. Sea smooth. Keeper working on quarterly and monthly returns to Inspector and Engineer. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went after tree. Barometer 30.30 today.

24: Moderate breeze E. to S. East these 24 hours with fair weather. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplis. 1st Asst went fishing. A steam schooner crossed into Yaquina. Barometer 30.30.

25: Moderate breeze S. East to South these 24 hours with frequent light rain showers. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Steam schooner Weeott sailed from Yaquina for San Francisco. Barometer 30.30.

26: Moderate breeze South these 24 hours thick fog & rain. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.20 today.

27: Light wind to moderate breeze South these 24 hours with thick fog and rain. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Keeper working on quarterly & monthly returns. Barometer 30.20 to 29.98.

28: Moderate to fresh breeze N. West to West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Keeper working on quarterly returns. 1st and 2nd Asst went to Newport. Barometer 29.98 to 30.10.

29: Fresh and strong breeze West to N. WEst these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Keeper working on quarterly returns. 2nd Asst working in celler. Barometer 29.90.

30: Fresh and moderate breeze W. & N. West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls. Sea rough. Keeper working on quarterly returns. Barometer 30.14. 2nd Asst putting a door in celler to seperate furnace room from rest of celler.

31: Moderate & fresh breeze to gale S. E. to South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours smow & rain. Last part of 24 hours hard rain. Sea smooth to rough. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd Asst went to Newport to post mail & get supplies. Barometer 29.40.

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1899

January 1: Gale fresh & moderate breeze S.S.E. & East with rain these 24 hours. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.14 to 28.98.

2: Gale to fresh and moderate breeze S. East to S.S.W. these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair and showery weather. Sea rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in his celler. Barometer 28.98 to 29.30 today.

3: Fresh to moderate breeze W.N.West these 24 hours with frequent rain hail & snow squalls. Sea quite rough. Keeper cleaning chicken house & barn. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. 2nd Asst working in celler. Barometer 29.30 to 29.90. 2nd Asst went to Newport to post mail.

4: Light West to East and variable winds these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours light showers. Sea very smooth. Generaduties fort he day. 1st and 2nd Assts went fishing. Barometer 29.90 to 30.10 today. Torpeto boat Davis passed station 5 P.M. going South.

5: Light West to S. East wind fair & light rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate and fresh breeze South rain. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went to Newport. Barometer 30.10.

6: Moderate breeze South to light S.E. to East wind these 24 hours with rain during 24 hours. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport to post mail & get supplies. Barometer down to 29.90.

7: Moderate & fresh breeze to light East wind these 24 hours rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours damp. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 today. Keeper sawing wood in his celler.

8: Light East wind dry & cool these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties fort he day. Steam Schooner Weeott sailed from Yaquina for San Francisco. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asste went over on the bear cgter agates. Barometer 30.05 to 29.95.

9: Moderate to fresh breeze and gale East to S.E. and South rain these 24 hours. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Keeper sawing wood for furnace. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies & mail. 1st Asst washing machine wipers???. Barometer 29.14

10: Gale to fresh and moderate breeze South to S. East hard rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light East wind damp weather. SEa moderately smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst polishing agates & digging clams on beach. Baormeter 29.10

11: Light wind West to moderate breeze South these 24 hours with frequent rain showers. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Keeper repairing lock on water closet door. Barometer 29.10 to 29.55. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. 2nd Asst washing.

12: Light West to S. East wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours hail & rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea rough. 1st and 2nd Assts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil-butts. Keeper went to Newport. 2nd Asst went over on South beach after agates. Barometer 29.80.

13: Moderate to fresh breeze S.E. to South and S. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain and hail squalls. Last part of 24 hours fair and cool weather. Sea rough. 2nd Asst & Keeper cleaning burner for lenns lamp. Barometer 29.50 to 29.74.

14: Gale to fresh and moderate breeze S.W. to S. with rain these 24 hours. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.55. 2nd Asst polishing agates today.

15: Gale to fresh breeze South and S. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours hard rain. Last part of 24 hours light rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.50 to 29.90.

16: Light wind to fresh and moderate breeze South these 24 hours with rain and thick weather. Sea moderately smooth last part of 24 hours. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 30.00 today.

17: Moderate to fresh breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain and thick fog. Last part of 24 hours hard rain and thick weather. Sea moderately smooth. 2nd Asst sawing wood in celler. Barometer 29.80.

18: Moderate breeze South to S. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog and rain showers. Last part of 24 hours damp & fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst polishing water agates and went to Newport after mail.