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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

October

14: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 horus fair weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing - General duties for the day.

15: Light N. wind fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Baromter 30.16 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't washing and showing two visitors in tower - 2nd ass't also went for a walk outside on grounds.

16: Light wind North to South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.16 to 29.90 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to newport after mail and supplies.

17: Light wind South with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze S. East fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.68 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

18: Fresh breeze and gale South with frequent rain showers these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.52 to 29.62.

19: Gale South and S. West to fresh breeze S.W. and West these 24 hours with rain - Sea very rough - General duties for day - Barometer 28.97 to 29.80.

20: Moderate to fresh breeze and gale S.W. to South these 24 hours first part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours hard rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

21: Gale to fresh breeze South these 24 hours with rain and thick weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.80 to 29.72 today - Keeper went after mushrooms and cleaning lime out of barn - 2nd ass't went hunting over on the beach - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

22: Fresh to moderate breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 30.04 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

23: Gale and fresh breeze S. to S.W. and West these 24 hours with rain moste of the 24 hours - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.82 to 29.90 - Keeper and ass'ts filling hot water heater with water and and started a fire in same with Franklin Coal - The draft in chimney is not good the stove smokes so bad cannot have any more fire - 2nd ass't makeing coal-lead??? and shovel.

24: Light West wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to South these 24 horus with frequent rain showers - Barometer 30.04 to 29.90 - 1st ass't breaking up coal oil cases - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

25: Fresh breeze South to light West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers and clearing weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.98 to 30.00 - Keeper and ass'ts trying to fix chimney so we can have a fire in heater.

26: Light S.E. to North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea very rough - Barometer 30.16 to 29.98 - 2nd ass't went hunting on South beach - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

27: Fresh breeze East to gale S.E. to South and S.W. these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.98 to 29.60 - 2nd ass't went hunting on the South beach.

28: Fresh breeze S. West to light West wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea very rough - 2nd ass't went hunting - Barometer 29.60 to 29.90 - General duties for day.

29: Light W. to S. West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - 2nd ass't working today.

30: Fresh breeze and gale S. East to South these 24 hours with hard rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer29.64 today - 2nd ass't working in his quarters - Keeper and 1st ass't repairing and putting in furnace pipe in Keepers furnace.

31: Fresh breeze to light wind South to S. East these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain and thick weather - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.60 to 30.00 - Keeper and 1st ass't takeing covers off of coal oil cases - 2nd ass't went to Newport on business.