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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

July

1: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 - 1st ass't showing two visitors in the tower - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and recreation.

2: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 - 2nd ass't washing - Keeper writing in Office today.

3: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

4: Light wind to moderate breeze S.E. to South first part of 24 horus - Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with frequent rain showers during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't went to Newport to post ang get mail.

5: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper writing in office - 1st ass't went fishing and showing 3 visitors in tower - 2nd ass't showing 5 visitors in tower.

6: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went after berries about 3 miles from station - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail.

7: Fresh to moderate breeze and light North wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze North with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - Barometer 30.00 to 29.85 - 2nd ass't Bernard J. Bretherton went to Newport after mail and supplies - Had nine visitors.

8: Moderate breeze and light North wind with fair and warm weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.85 to 30.03 - 1st ass't showing two visitors in the tower - 1st ass't went fishing today.

9: Moderate breeze and light N. wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 horus moderate to fresh breeze North with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing and showing eight visitors in tower - Barometer 30.03 to 29.82 - 2nd ass't weeding garden and went hunting.

10: Moderate breeze North to light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours fair cloudy and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st ass't showing visitors in tower - Barometer 29.82 to 29.90 - Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies.

11: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.04 - Keeper weeding out his part of the garden - Had three visitors today.

12: Light South wind damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light North wind clear fine and warm weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.10 - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport after supplies - Keeper writing in office.

13: Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 29.96 - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't washing in dwelling - Keeper went after clams on the beach at station - 1st ass't went fishing.

14: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 - 1st ass't went fishing and showing visitors in tower - Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies and mail.

14: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 - 1st ass't went fishing and showing visitors in tower - Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies and mail.

15: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.78 - Keeper writing in office - 1st ass't went fishing and showing visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went claming??? and showing visitors in tower.

16: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.92 - Keeper and 1st ass't showing six visitors in Tower.

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

July

1: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 - 1st ass't showing two visitors in the tower - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and recreation.

2: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 - 2nd ass't washing - Keeper writing in Office today.

3: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

4: Light wind to moderate breeze S.E. to South first part of 24 horus - Last part of 24 hours light N. West wind with frequent rain showers during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't went to Newport to post ang get mail.

5: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper writing in office - 1st ass't went fishing and showing 3 visitors in tower - 2nd ass't showing 5 visitors in tower.

6: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went after berries about 3 miles from station - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail.

7: Fresh to moderate breeze and light North wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze North with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - Barometer 30.00 to 29.85 - 2nd ass't Bernard J. Bretherton went to Newport after mail and supplies - Had nine visitors.

8: Moderate breeze and light North wind with fair and warm weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.85 to 30.03 - 1st ass't showing two visitors in the tower - 1st ass't went fishing today.

9: Moderate breeze and light N. wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 horus moderate to fresh breeze North with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing and showing eight visitors in tower - Barometer 30.03 to 29.82 - 2nd ass't weeding garden and went hunting.