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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

August

14: [continued from previous page] smooth - Keeper went to big creek on business - Barometer 29.90 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts showing 83 visitors in tower - 2nd ass't mounting birds today.

15: Moderate breeze North to light West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper went to Newport after berries - 1st ass't went fishing - 1st and 2nd ass't showing 58 visitors in tower.

16: Light variable winds light rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light west to North wind clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and 1st ass't showing thirty four visitors in the tower - Barometer 30.04 - 2nd ass't went to big creek for recreation and 1st ass't went fishing.

17: Light North wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts showing visitors in tower - Had thirty nine visitors.

18: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing 38 visitors in tower - 2nd ass't working in shop.

19: Light North to variable winds these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.79 to 29.85 - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in the tower - Had twenty two visitors today.

20: Light S.E. to North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper and 1st ass't showing fourty nine visitors in tower - 1st ass't went fishing.

21: Light S. East wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog and light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.16 - 1st ass't cleaning in his quarters - Keeper cleaning out his celler and stowing away wood - 2nd and 1st ass't showing thirty visitors in tower.

22: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.16 - 2nd ass't and Keeper showing visitors in the tower - Had twenty nine visitors - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies and get the mail also went fishing - Keeper cleaning out his celler.

23: Light N. to S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain and thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts showing visitors in the tower - Had fourty four visitors.

24: Light S.E. wind with light rain and thick fog these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies - Had one visitor today.

25: Light S. to W.N.W. wind light rain and thick fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N. wind clear and fine - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the tower - Had eight visitors today.

26: Light N. wind to moderate breeze these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 - 1st ass't and keeper showing visitors in Tower - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Big Creek for recreation - Had thirty one visitors today.

27: Light North to S.E. to West wind and calm with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and ass'ts showing fifty seven visitors in tower - Barometer 29.85 - 2nd ass't washing today.

28: Light variable winds and calm to light North wind cloudy first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - Barometer 29.95 - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in tower - 1st ass't went fishing.

29: Moderate breeze to light North wind with clear fine weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable wind thick fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil room - Barometer 29.95 - Keeper went to big creek - Keeper and ass'ts showing 30 visitors in tower.

30: Light variable winds and calm with clear fine and warm weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.87 - Keeper and 1st ass't showing visitors in the tower - 1st ass't went fishing - Had fifteen visitors - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

31: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Baromete 29.86 to 29.96 - Had one visitors today - 1st ass't working in garden - Keeper went to Newport to post mail and get supplies.

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

August

14: [continued from previous page] smooth - Keeper went to big creek on business - Barometer 29.90 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts showing 83 visitors in tower - 2nd ass't mounting birds today.

15: Moderate breeze North to light West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper went to Newport after berries - 1st ass't went fishing - 1st and 2nd ass't showing 58 visitors in tower.

16: Light variable winds light rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light west to North wind clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and 1st ass't showing thirty four visitors in the tower - Barometer 30.04 - 2nd ass't went to big creek for recreation and 1st ass't went fishing.

17: Light North wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts showing visitors in tower - Had thirty nine visitors.

18: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing 38 visitors in tower - 2nd ass't working in shop.

19: Light North to variable winds these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.79 to 29.85 - 1st and 2nd ass'ts showing visitors in the tower - Had twenty two visitors today.

20: Light S.E. to North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper and 1st ass't showing fourty nine visitors in tower - 1st ass't went fishing.

21: Light S. East wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog and light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.16 - 1st ass't cleaning in his quarters - Keeper cleaning out his celler and stowing away wood - 2nd and 1st ass't showing thirty visitors in tower.

22: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.16 - 2nd ass't and Keeper showing visitors in the tower - Had twenty nine visitors - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies and get the mail also went fishing - Keeper cleaning out his celler.

23: Light N. to S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain and thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts showing visitors in the tower - Had fourty four visitors.

24: Light S.E. wind with light rain and thick fog these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after supplies - Had one visitor today.

25: Light S. to W.N.W. wind light rain and thick fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N. wind clear and fine - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in the tower - Had eight visitors today.

26: Light N. wind to moderate breeze these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 - 1st ass't and keeper showing visitors in Tower - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Big Creek for recreation - Had thirty one visitors today.

27: Light North to S.E. to West wind and calm with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and ass'ts showing fifty seven visitors in tower - Barometer 29.85 - 2nd ass't washing today.

28: Light variable winds and calm to light North wind cloudy first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - Barometer 29.95 - 1st and 2nd ass't showing visitors in tower - 1st ass't went fishing.

29: Moderate breeze to light North wind with clear fine weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable wind thick fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil room - Barometer 29.95 - Keeper went to big creek - Keeper and ass'ts showing 30 visitors in tower.

30: Light variable winds and calm with clear fine and warm weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.87 - Keeper and 1st ass't showing visitors in the tower - 1st ass't went fishing - Had fifteen visitors - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

31: Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Baromete 29.86 to 29.96 - Had one visitors today - 1st ass't working in garden - Keeper went to Newport to post mail and get supplies.