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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

June

1: Fresh to moderate breeze North these 24 hours with heigh dry fog and cloudy - Keeper and ass'ts whitewashing fences and cleaning out the paint shop - 1st ass't cutting grass arround dwelling - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.85 today.

2: Light wind to moderate breeze North dry and clear fine weather - these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.92 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 1st ass't cutting grass arround dwelling - 2nd ass't went hunting a short distance from station.

3: Moderate breeze to light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.05 - 2st ass't went fishing and showing five visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went for a short walk from station.

4: Light N. and South East wind thick damp fog gifrst part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze S. East light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 to 30.00 - Keeper and 2nd ass't cleaning lamp and all brass work - Keeper taking covers off coal oil cases - 1st ass't went to Newport and cutting grass arround dwelling.

5: Light South wind with frequent rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.05 - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts scrubbing small floors and painted office floor - 1st ass't cutting grass arround Dwelling - 2nd ass't mounting birds - Keeper weeding in his garden and working on chicken fence.

6: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.22 - 1st ass't making hay and throwing it over the bluff - Keeper showing five visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went to Newport on business and get supplies.

7: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 29.90 - Keeper weeding out his part of the garden - 1st ass't rakeing hay and throwing over the bluff - 2nd ass't working in his quarters.

8: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't making hay and working in garden and went fishing - Barometer 30.00 to 29.90 - Keeper weeding in garden - 2nd ass't working in his quarters.

9: Fresh and moderate breeze these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.84 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 1st ass't rakeing hay - 2nd ass't working in his quarters and doing some painting.

10: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear weather - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went to big creek - 1st ass't went after strawberries.

11: Moderate breeze and light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper and 1st ass't putting hay in barn - Keeper and 2nd ass't putting panes of glass in windows in dwelling - 2nd ass't painting doors in front of dwelling - Keeper and 2nd ass't showing visitors in tower.

12: Light N. to South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.75 - 1st ass't went fishing - Had two visitors - 2nd ass't working in his quarters - Keeper weeding in his garden.

13: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and little damp - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.72 - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing 16 visitors in tower - Keeper working on annual and quarterly returns to Inspector and Engineer.

14: Light South wind rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 to 29.90 - Keeper writing in office and working in garden - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

15: Light South wind these 24 hours with fair cloudy and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.97 - 1st ass't went fishing also showing five visitors in the tower - Keeper working on annual quarterly returns to Inspector and Engineer.

16: Light wind to moderate breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st and 2nd showing 21 visitors in tower - Barometer 30.06.