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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1899

January 18: Barometer 30.00 to 30.10. 1st Asst Edward Rice left the station at 9 A.M. for Portland on important business.

19: Light wind and moderate breeze to gale South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours hard rain. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.10 to 29.90. 2nd Asst working in his celler. Keeper Frank M. Plummer and 2nd Asst Bernard J. Bretherton cleaning lenns lamp the oil is very bad.

20: Moderate gale to fresh breeze South with hard rain these 24 hours. Sea quite rough. Barometer 29.80 to 30.10. 2nd Asst working in shop and celler. Keeper fileing saws in shop today.

21: Fresh to moderate breeze S. to S.W. & N. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours light rain showers. Sea moderately smooth. 2nd Asst working in shop. Barometer 30.36. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

22: Light N.W. to East wind these 24 hours with fair weather. SEa rough. Genera duties for the day. Barometer 30.40 today. 2nd Asst went to Newport after mail and supplies. Keeper cleaning lantern outside today.

23: Light wind S. East fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moder breeze South light rain. SEa smooth. 2nd Asst polishing agates. Steamer Weeott sailed from Yaquina for San Francisco. Barometer 30.20.

24: Light South wind light rain showers these 24 hours. Sea smooth. 2nd Asst working on agates in his celler. Keeper sorting over potatoes. Barometer 30.30. 1st Asst Edward Rice returned from Portland at 11:30 A.M. where he has been on important business.

25: Light South to variable winds these 24 hours first part of 24 hours light rain & fog showers. Last part of 24 hours thick fog & fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst hauling dressing up to the farden also went fishing on the rocks at the station. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies & mail. Baromoeter 30.35 today.

26: Light North wind these 24 hours thick fog. Sea quite rough. Barometer 30.30. Keeper and 2nd Asst scrubbing office hall and oil-room floors today. 2nd Asst also went over on the South beach for a walk.

27: Light North wind thick damp fog these 24 hours. General duties for the day. Sea quite smooth. Barometer 30.20 today.

28: Light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite smooth. 2nd Asst working in his quarters. Barometer 30.30. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

29: Light North to variable winds these 24 hours with thick fog and fair weather. SEa smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.30 to 30.20. Keeper and 2nd Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

30: Light variable winds these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog showers. Last part of 24 hours fog showers and fair weather. Sea smooth. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst cutting and polishing water and other agates today.

31: Gale South to S.W. and W. N. West these 24 hours with frequent rain and ahil squalls. Sea very rough. Keeper making out monthly reports to Inspector & Engineer. 2nd Asst went to Newport to get supplies & get & post mail.

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1899

February 1: Fresh breeze West to N.West with frequent rain and hail squalls first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light S. East wind damp and fair weather. Sea very rough. 2nd Asst making a book case in shop. Barometer 29.30 to 29.45 today.

2: Light wind to moderate breeze East these 24 hours with fair and cold weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies post and get the mail. 2nd Asst working on agates. Barometer 29.68.

3: Light East wind clear dry & cold weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. Barometer 29.80 to 30.04 today. 1st Asst cleaning his quarters and taking covers off of mineral oil cases. Keeper & 2nd Asst cleaning oil carriers ??? oil filler and hand-lanterns.

4: Moderate breeze to light East wind clear fair and cold weather. Sea very smooth. 1st Asst and Keeper putting dressing on garden. 1st Asst cleaning reflectors and draw off cocks on oil-butts. 2nd Asst went to Newport to get supplies & mail. Barometer 30.10.

5: Fresh breeze East these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours snow. Last part of 24 hours fair & cold. Sea very smooth. General duties for day. Barometer 29.90 to 3.10.

6: Light East wind dry fair and cold weather these 24 hours. SEa very smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 30.24. U.S. Light-House Tender Manzanita arrived off the bar at Yaquina from the South at 4:45 P.M. and anchored.

7: Moderate to fresh breeze to gale S. East to South these 24 hours with hard rain moste of 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.03. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies.

8: Fresh to moderate breeze South with rain these 24 hours & thick fog last part of 24 hours. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst takeing water out of his celler Barometer 3.12 today. Mr. J.G. Kelley Superintendent of Construction arrived at the Station at 3:30 to see what is needed in the sake of repairs and left the station at 4:30.

9: Fresh breeze South these 24 hours with rain and thick weather. SEa quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst working in the shop repairing his agate cutting machine. Barometer 29.90 to 29.98 today.

10: Light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain. Last part of 24 hours fair and warmer weather. SEa smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd Assts went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 30.10 to 30.15 today.

11: Fresh & moderate breeze to light East wind these 24 hours with fair weather. Sea smooth. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 30.02. 1st and 2nd Assts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil-butts today.

12: Light wind to moderate breeze S. East to South these 24 hours with thick fog and light rain showers. Sea quite smooth. General duties for day. Barometer 30.10. U.S.L. Tender Manzanita laying off the Yaquina bar all day. siter her there at 8 A.M.

13: Light South and variable winds these 24 hours with thick fog & light rain showers moste of 24 hours. Sea quite rough. 2nd Asst makeing a cold frame in his garden and getting coal oil cases for kindling. Keeper went over to Mrs Megginson after a plant about 1/2 mile from station. Barometer 30.20. U.S. Light-House Tender Manzanita off the Yaquina bar putting down a whistling buoy & left for the North at 1:30 P.M.

14: Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze S.E. to South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain showers. Last part of 24 hours rain & fair weather. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.98 to 30.10. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. U.S. Light-House Tender off the bar attending to whistling buoy & passed the station at 8 A.M. going North. 2nd Asst makeing cold frames in his garden.

15: Light West wind these 24 hours with frequentlight rain & fog showers. SEa rough. General duties for teh day. 2nd Asst went over to Big Creek. Barometer 30.32 today. 1st Asst working in his garden fixing his pie??? plant.

16: Light variable winds these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain and fog showers. Last part of 24 hours fair [Cont'd on next page]

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JOURNAL of Light-House Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1899

February 16: [Cont'd from previous page] thick and damp weather. Sea quite rough. 1st Asst working in garden & repainting garden fence. Barometer 30.30. Keeper & 1st Asst repairing wire fence.

17: Fresh to moderate breeze S. rain and thick foggy weather. Sea rough. General duties for day. Barometer 30.25 to 30.30 today.

18: Light South wind these 24 hours with rain and thick damp fog. Sea quite rough. 1st and 2nd Assts went to Newport after supplies & mail. Keeper & 1st Asst went fishing. Had two visitors. Barometer 30.40 today.

19: Light South wind to moderate breeze N. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.35. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

20: Light wind to moderate breeze N.W. with light rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst Bernard J. Bretherton went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 30.25 today.

21: Light wind West to N. WEst light rain showers these 24 hours. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd Asst polishing short??? chimney in office. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 30.10.

22: Light North wind clear fine & cool weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. 1st Asst spadeing in his garden. Barometer 30.12 today. Keeper went to Newport after supplies & mail. 2nd Asst went to Newport for recreation left station at 7:30 A.M.

23: Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze South to W. N.West these 24 hours with rain. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.75 to 29.80. Bernard J. Bretherton 2nd Asst arrived at the station at 4 P.M. from Newport.

24: Light wind N. WEst to moderate & fresh breeze West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.96 to 29.80. Keeper sawing wood for furnace.

25: Fresh & moderate to light wind West these 24 hours with rain. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.90 to 29.80 today. Bernard J. Bretherton 2nd Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

26: Light N. West wind to moderate fresh breeze and gale S. East to South with frequent rain showers these 24 hours. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Steam Schooner Weeott started out of Yaquina to rough to cross out & turned back. Barometer 30.00 to 29.83.

27: Fresh to moderate breeze S. to West N.W. rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze South fair & damp weather. Sea rough. 2nd Asst polishing agates. Keeper cleaning up back yard. Barometer 29.93 today.

28: Gale to fresh breeze S.E. to S. and S. WEst these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours rain showers & damp weather. Sea rough. 2nd Asst polishing agates. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies & mail. Barometer 29.32 to 29.60.

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1899

March 1: Fresh to moderate breeze S. West to West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail showers. Sea quite rough. 2nd Asst polishing agates. Keeper putting dressing on his part of garden. Barometer 29.60 to 29.70.

2: Light S.W. to West wind these 24 hours with rain showers these 24 hours. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst polishing agates. Barometer 29.70 to 29.84. Keeper went to Newport to post & get mail & supplies.

3: Light variable and W. and S. West wind these 24 hours with light rain showers during 24 hours. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.70 to 3.30 today. Keeper working in garden and cleaning his celler. 2nd Asst went hunting.

4: Light West to S. East wind cloudy & fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light North wind clear fine weather. Sea quite rough. Keeper went after clams on the beach & went up in the tower with 5 visitors. 1st & 2nd Asst went to Newport. Barometer 30.40 today.

5: Light wind and fresh breeze East first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light North wind with clear fine weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went over on the South beach. Steamer Weeott left Yaquina for San Francisco. Barometer 30.20.

6: Light North to S. East wind these 24 hours with fair weather. Sea smooth. 2nd Asst went hunting for birds. Keeper spadeing up in his part of garden preparing to plant Peas & Potatoes. 1st Asst planted cabbage seed. Baromter 30.20 to 29.82.

7: Fresh breeze S.E. to S. and S. West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours frequent hard rain squalls. Sea quite rough. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. 2nd Asst working in shop. Barometer 29.63 to 29.74.

8: Gale to fresh breeze S. to S. West these 24 hours with rain hail and thunder. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 29.63 today.

9: Fresh breeze S.W. & West to light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain & hail squalls. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite rough. Keeper & Assts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil-room. 2nd Asst went hunting. Barometer 29.70 to 30.20.

10: Light North and S. East wind to moderate and fresh breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair weather. Last part of 24 hours damp & light rain showers. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st Asst went to Newport. Barometer 30.15 to 29.95.

11: Strong to fresh & moderate breeze S. to S.W. & West these 24 hours rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours rain & hail showers. Sea smooth. 1st Asst working in garden. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Keeper polishing oil carriers & measures. Barometer 29.90 to 30.10. U.S. Torpeto boat Fox passed this station at 4:45 P.M. for San Francisco from Portland Oregon.

12: Strong & fresh breeze West with frequent rain squalls these 24 hours. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.82.

13: Fresh breeze West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls. Sea rough. General duties for the day. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. 1st Asst scrubbing & cleaning out his quarters. Barometer 29.80.

14: Light East wind rain and snow first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair and cool weather. SEa quite smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.52. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

15: Light North to East wind light rain showers these 24 hours. Sea quite smooth. Steamer Weeott crossed into Yaquina. General duties for day. Barometer 29.45.

16: Light North wind with clear fine weather these24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. Barometer 29.50 to 29.70 today. 2nd Asst getting wood on the beach working in garden and hunting for birds. Keeper & 1st Asst planting potatoes and peas today.

17: Light variable and North wind with clear fine weather these 24 hours. Sea quite smooth. Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies. 1st Asst working in garden. 2nd Asst working in garden. Barometer 29.90 today.

18: Light East to S. East wind with clear fine and cool weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog. [Cont'd on next page]

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

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March 18: [Cont'd from previous page] Sea smooth. 1st and 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Keeper spadeing & planting garden. Barometer 30.10 today.

19: Light East wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear fine & cool weather. Last part of 24 hours cloudy & light rain showers. Sea smooth. 2nd Asst went over on the beach & to Newport. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 30.00 to 29.75 today.

20: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze South & West these 24 hours with rain showers. Sea smooth. Steamer Weeott sailed from Yaquina for San Francisco. Keeper working on quarterly returns. Barometer 29.60. 1st Asst spadeing garden. 2nd Asst getting wood on beach.

21: Moderate and fresh breeze West these 24 hours with frequent snow and hail squalls. Sea moderately smooth. Barometer 29.62 to 29.95. Keeper making out quarterly returns. 1st Asst spadeing up garden and went to newport after supplies & mail. 2nd Asst polishing agates.

22: Light East wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair and cool weather. Sea smooth. 1st Asst working in garden & went fishing. Keeper haveing his garden spaded and went to Newport. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.96 to 29.64.

23: Light East to variable winds these 24 hours with fair weather. Sea very smooth. Keeper cleaning and oiling his harness. 1st Asst spadeing garden and went fishing. 2nd Asst planting garden. Barometer down to 29.60 today.

24: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours light rain showers and fair weather. Sea smooth. Keeper putting his harness together. 2nd Asst planting garden & cutting agates. 1st Asst planting garden. Barometer 29.60 to 29.84.

25: Strong and fresh breeze North with clear fine and cool weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. Keeper planting potatoes and working on quarterly returns. 1st Asst repairing frnce and went fishing. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 30.08.

26: Fresh and moderate breeze these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.90 to 30.10 today. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst went for a walk one mile from station.

27: Fresh and moderate breeze these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear fine & cool weather. Last part of 24 hours fair & cloudy weather. Sea very smooth. Barometer 30.10 to 29.86. Keeper & 2nd Asst planting garden. 1st Asst went trout and ocean fishing.

28: Light N. to S. East wind and calm these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair weather. Last part of 24 hours light rain. Sea very smooth. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst planting garden. Barometer 29.72 today.

29: Light variable winds light rain showers these 24 hours. Sea very smooth. Keeper working on quarterly returns to Instector and Engineer. 1st Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. 2nd Asst went over on South bearch after rock oysters. Barometer 29.80.

30: Light N. To S. East wind with frequent light rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair weather. Sea smooth. Keeper makeing out quarterly and mothly return to inspector & Engineer. Barometer 29.70 to 29.83 today.

31: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather. Sea smooth. Barometer 29.80 to 29.83 today. Keeper went to Newport to post quarterly & monthly report to Engineer & Inspector & get mail. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst cutting agates.

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