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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

September

17: [continued from previous page] Sea smooth - Barometer 30.16 - 1st ass't cleaning stairway in tower and cleaning base work - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

18: Light E. to North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.25 to 29.98 - Keeper and ass'ts showing nine visitors in tower - Keeper and 1st and 2nd ass'ts putting hay in barn - Keeper and ass'ts cleaning brass painting iron railing red on balcony cleaning window glass in tower and dwelling - Also cleaning grounds.

19: Light S. East wind to fresh breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper and ass'ts scrubbing halway oil room and office floors.

20: Light West to N. West wind damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze North fair and warm - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.22 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 1st and 2nd ass'ts slakeing lime today - 2nd ass't cleaning out barn.

21: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.22 to 30.15 - 2nd ass't working in shop and went to Newport to send express package - 1st ass't went fishing and working in garden - Keeper working on quarterly reports.

22: Moderate breeze North to light S. East to fresh breeze West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.15 to 29.90 - General duties for the day - Mr. Nye hauling wood for Keepers - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

23: Moderate to fresh breeze W. N. West these 24 hours with frequent rain squalls - Sea rough - Barometer 29.76 - 2nd ass't packing down salmon - General duties for the day - keeper working on quarterly reports to Light-Inspector and Engineer.

24: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.72 to 29.80 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper working on Quarterly report to Inspector and Engineers - 2nd washing and working in shop.

25: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.90 to 30.12 - 2nd ass't doing housework - 1st as showing two visitors in tower - Keeper working on Quarterly reports to Inspector and Engineer - 1st ass't putting wood in his wood shed.

26: Light variable winds first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze North with clear fine weather during 24 hours - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.22 - 1st and 2nd ass'ts painted iron railing in tower black and showing visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

27: Light wind and moderate breeze North with clear fine weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd ass't working in shop and went over to big creek hunting - Keeper putting wood in celler.

28: Fresh to moderate and light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 horus thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and hazy - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.16 - 2nd ass't showing three visitors in tower and working in his quarters - Keeper and 1st ass't putting wood into Keeper's celler.

29: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 today - Keeper working on quarterly and monthly reports to Inspector and Engineer - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't putting wood into his celler today.

30: Fresh to moderate breeze and light North wind fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S.E. to North wind with light fog showers - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport to post mail - 1st ass't went fishing.