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Journal ofLight-house Station at Yaquina Head

1901

April 20: little damp and fair weather -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.80 to 29.97 -- Keeper and 2nd asst planting garden today

21: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze South these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours frequent rain showers -- Last part of 24 hours fair weather -- Sea quite smooth -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 30.06 -- Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies

22: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze South these 24 hours with fair weather -- Sea smooth -- General duties for the day -- Keeper planting garden -- 1st asst weeding garden 2nd asst washing and planting garden -- Barometer 30.03 today

23: Light South wind with rain showers first part of 24 hours -- Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair weather -- Sea quite smooth -- General duties for the day -- 1st asst went fishing -- Barometer 30.???0 -- Keeper showing two visitors in tower -- 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies

24: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours with clear and cool weather -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 30.08 today -- 2nd asst planting garden -- Keeper and 1st asst repairing ladders mixing paint cleaning brushes & prepairing to paint building -- 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies

25: Fresh to moderate breeze ??? light N. wind with rain showers first part of 24 hours -- Last part of 24 hours light variable winds to moderate breeze West to N.W. with frequent light rain showers -- Sea smooth -- Keeper & 2nd asst planting garden -- 1st asst went fishing today -- Barometer 30.10

26: Light variable winds with light rain showers first part of 24 hours -- Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair weather -- sea very smooth -- Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 -- 1st asst went fishing -- 2nd asst getting wood from the beach today -- Keeper and assts cleaning the coal dust from the watch-room whitewashing the walls and prepairing to paint ceiling

27: Light wind North to moderate and fresh breeze South these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours clear fine weather -- Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.80 to 29.55 -- Keeper and assts cleaning and painting watch-room -- U.S. Light House Tender Columbine arrived off the Yaquina bar at 4 A.M. put a buoy in and lwft South at 8 A.M.

28: Fresh and moderate breeze S.E. to South these 24 hours with rain -- Sea modertaley smooth -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 29.30 to 29.45

29: Light S. East wind to N. West wind with frequent light rain showers these 24 hours -- Sea rough -- Barometer 29.45 to 29.70 -- Keeper and assts cleaning whitewashing & and painting Office halway painting Oil butts etc.

30: Light variable winds these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours rain -- Last part of 24 hours clearing weather -- Sea moderately smooth -- Barometer 29.80 -- Keeper went to Newport to post mail and get supplies -- Also to get the mail -- Mr. Rice & Mr. Bretherlon assts Keepers cleaning an scrubbing Watch-room and Office and other work today

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