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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

July

17: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.05 to 30.00 - 1st ass't and 2nd ass'ts showing twenty four visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

18: Fresh breeze to gale North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smoth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.90 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies - Keeper went to Newport after supplies and on business.

19: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.78 - Keeper and ass'ts showing visitors in the Tower - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

20: Fresh to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours some fog and fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Keeper and ass't showing fourteen visitors in the tower - Barometer 29.68 to 29.78 - 2nd ass't working in quarters.

21: Fresh to moderate breeze North with thick damp fog first part of 24 horus - Last part of 24 hours light North wind heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - Barometer 29.85 - Ass'ts showing ten visitors in tower.

22: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st ass't showing nine visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went for a walk - Barometer 30.00 today.

23: Light South to variable winds and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours cloudy fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing fifteen visitors in tower - Barometer 30.02 - Keeper working in chicken-house.

24: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went fishing and showing three visitors in tower - 2nd ass't working in shop - Keeper went one mile from station for walk.

25: Light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours light fog showers and fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing and showing visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went to Newport - Barometer 30.05 - Had eleven visitors today.

26: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and 2nd ass't showing visitors in tower - Had fourty seven visitors today- 1st ass't went fishing.

27: Moderate breeze to light North wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze North with clear fine weather during 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.03 - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport after supplies - Keeper and ass'ts showing 19 visitors in tower.

28: Fresh to moderate and strong breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.94 - 1st and 2nd ass't showing ten visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

29: Strong fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st ass't showing ten visitors in the tower - 2nd ass't went over in the woods after berries - Barometer 29.85.

30: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.82 - Had seventeen visitors - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in tower - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport after mail and supplies.

31: Moderate N. to light wind and moderate breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - 2nd ass't washing and showing visitors in tower - 1st ass't went fishing - Barometer 29.82 to 29.96 - Keeper showing visitors in tower - Had 20 visitors.

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

July

17: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.05 to 30.00 - 1st ass't and 2nd ass'ts showing twenty four visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

18: Fresh breeze to gale North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smoth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.90 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies - Keeper went to Newport after supplies and on business.

19: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.78 - Keeper and ass'ts showing visitors in the Tower - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

20: Fresh to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours some fog and fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Keeper and ass't showing fourteen visitors in the tower - Barometer 29.68 to 29.78 - 2nd ass't working in quarters.

21: Fresh to moderate breeze North with thick damp fog first part of 24 horus - Last part of 24 hours light North wind heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - Barometer 29.85 - Ass'ts showing ten visitors in tower.

22: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st ass't showing nine visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went for a walk - Barometer 30.00 today.

23: Light South to variable winds and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours cloudy fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing fifteen visitors in tower - Barometer 30.02 - Keeper working in chicken-house.

24: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went fishing and showing three visitors in tower - 2nd ass't working in shop - Keeper went one mile from station for walk.

25: Light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours light fog showers and fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing and showing visitors in tower - 2nd ass't went to Newport - Barometer 30.05 - Had eleven visitors today.

26: Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and 2nd ass't showing visitors in tower - Had fourty seven visitors today- 1st ass't went fishing.

27: Moderate breeze to light North wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze North with clear fine weather during 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.03 - 1st ass't went fishing and to Newport after supplies - Keeper and ass'ts showing 19 visitors in tower.

28: Fresh to moderate and strong breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.94 - 1st and 2nd ass't showing ten visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

29: Strong fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day