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Journal of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1901

March 1: Light South to West wind these 24 hours with thick fog and rain -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 30.30 to 30.13 -- Keeper doing hours work -- and writing in office. 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies

2: Fresh breeze to light N.W. and N. wind these 24 hours with rain & thick fog showers -- Sea moderately smooth -- Keeper clearing up the grounds -- 1st asst went fishing and putting(?) dressing on his garden -- Barometer 30.10 to 30.30 -- 2nd asst in his quarters

3: Light North wind these 24 hours first part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part fo 24 hours clear fine weather -- Sea smooth -- General duties for the day -- 1st asst went fishing and working in the gardenn-- Barometer 30.40 -- 2nd asst went to big creek on important business

4: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather -- Sea smooth -- 1st asst working in garden and went to Newport after mail & supplies -- 2nd asst working in garden -- Keeper repairing picket fence around Dwelling and repairing gates

5: Moderate breeze and light North and East wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warmer weather -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 30.30 -- 1st and 2nd assts and Keeper working in garden -- Keeper and 2nd asst went for a walk one mile from ???

6: Fresh breeze East to S.E. and South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours fair and warm -- Last part of 24 hours light rain and thick weather -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 30.20 to 29.83 -- Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies -- 1st and 2nd assts working in garden

7: Light South wind to moderate & fresh breeze W. N. West these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours little damp -- Last part of 24 hours rain -- Sea quite smooth -- Barometer 29.83 -- General duties for the day -- 2nd asst working in his quarters

8: Fresh breeze N.West with hail and rainthese 24 hours -- Sea rough -- Keeper writing in office -- 1st asst spading garden -- 2nd asst doing house work -- Barometer 29.83 to 30.20

9: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to S. and S.West these 24 hours -- First past of 24 hours fair weather and rainy. Last part of 24 hours rain and hail squals -- Sea rough -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 30.20 to 29.48.

10: Fresh & moderate breeze S.W. & S. East these 24 hours with rain hail & snow squals -- Sea rough -- Barometer 29.35 -- General duties for the day

11: Fresh breeze East to S. and N.West these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours rain and hail squal -- Last part of 24 hours light rain showers -- Sea rough -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 29.30 to 29.92 -- 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies

12: Fresh to moderate breeze S.E. to South and West these 24 hours with rainfirst part of 24 hours -- Last part of 24 hours fair weather Sea quite rough -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 29.90 to 30.23 -- 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies -- 2nd asst after wood on beach

13: Light North and East wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather -- Sea moderately smooth -- Barometer 29.90 to 30.35. 1st asst working in garden & went fishing -- 2nd asst working in garden & getting wood on beach -- Keeper & assts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts

14: Light North and East wind to South wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warmer -- Sea quite rough -- Barometer 30.25 -- 1st asst went fishing -- 2nd asst went hunting and to Newport after mail -- Keeper spadeing in his part of garden.

15: Light North wind these 24 hours with thick fog -- Sea rough -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 30.20 to 29.94 -- Keeper and 2nd asst spadeing garden and planting seed -- 1st asst went to Newport -- 2nd asst ??? ground by the back steps

16: Moderate to fresh breeze S. East to South and S. West theses 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours thick fog and fair weather -- Last part of 24 hours rain and fair weather -- Sea quite rough -- General duties for day -- 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies -- Keeper repairing float chambers -- Barometer 29.85 to 30.00

17: Fresh breeze S. to W. S. West with rain first part of 24 hours last part of 24 hours light S. West wind fair weather -- Sea rough -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 29.85 30.20 today -- 2nd asst getting wood off the beach at the -- ??? -- Keeper writing in an office

18: Light wind East to North these 24 hours with clear fine weather -- Sea smooth -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 30.25 to 30.18 today -- Keeper spadeing and planting garden