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Journal of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

January 1901

1: Light wind to fresh breeze S.E. to South first part of 24 hours - with rain - Last part of 24 hours gale South & S. West to moderate breeze. West rain showers & fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 29.64 - General duties for the day - Keeper writing in Office.

2: Gale and fresh breeze S.W. & West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea quite rough - Had three visitors - general duties for day - Barometer 29.66
General duties for the day. Barometer 29.66.

3: Fresh breeze W. S. W. to light S. East wind rain and hail squalls - these 24 hours - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.44 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st asst went fishing.

4: Fresh breeze S. West first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds with frequent rain hail and snow squalls during 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.44 to 29.70 today - 2nd asst working in his quarters.

5: Moderate breeze to light S. East wind these 24 hours with frequent rain hail and snow squalls - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.70 - 1st asst putting dressing on garden and went fishing - 2ns asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

6: Light S. East wind to moderate breeze S to S. West these 24 hours with rain and snow - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 29.60.

7: Light S. East wind to fresh breeze S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 29.08 to 29.60 - Keeper washing - 2nd doing house work in his quarters.

8: Fresh breeze to light W & N. West wind with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies and fishing - Barometer 29.60 to 29.90 - Keeper and 2nd asst doing house work today.

9: Light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain & hail showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and assts ??? lightning rod on tower - Replacing cover to water tank - and other repairs that the late storm blew down - 2nd asst went for a walk hunting.

10: Moderate to fresh breeze S. East with rain & snow first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours gale S. E. to South with rain - Sea rough - Barometer 30.10 to 29.50. 2nd asst working in shop and sawing wood in celler - Keeper sawing wood.

11: Gale South and S. West with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze S.W. with frequent rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.46 to 29.80 - Keeper & 1st asst repairing barbed wire fence around bluff - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies.

12: Fresh breeze to gale South these 24 hours with hard rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.80 to 29.68 - General duties for the day.

13: Gale & fresh breeze South to light S. West wind rain these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.70 to 29.90 today - 1st asst went fishing.

14: Gale to fresh breeze S. East to S. W. and West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers and clearing weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.60 to 29.96 - Keeper washing - 2nd asst repairing gate in fence by the barn - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

15: Light wind to moderate breeze S. to S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.30 - Keeper doing house work - 2nd asst washing & house work - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper writing in office today.

16: Light S. to N. West & North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.46 - Keeper and assts putting 200 gallons of Mineral oil in oil butts - 1st ast went fishing.

17: Light North wind to fresh breeze East these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite smooth - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 30.03 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst doing house and other work.

18: Fresh breeze East these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties fot the day - 2nd asst working in his quarters - 1st asst cleaning in his quarters and went fishing - Keeper working in his quarters - Barometer 29.90.

19: Light East wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.85 - 2nd asst working in the shop and went up the North Beach for recreation. 1st asst went to Newport after supplies and fishing - Keeper doing house work.

Journal of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

January 1901

1. Light wind to fresh breeze S.E. to South first part of 24 hours - with rain - Last part of 24 hours gale South & S. West to moderate breeze. West rain showers & fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 29.64 - General duties for the day - Keeper writing in Office.

2. Gale and fresh breeze S.W. & West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea quite rough - Had three visitors - general duties for day - Barometer 29.66
General duties for the day. Barometer 29.66.

3. Fresh breeze W. S. W. to light S. East wind rain and hail squalls - these 24 hours - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.44 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st asst went fishing.

4. Fresh breeze S. West first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds with frequent rain hail and snow squalls during 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.44 to 29.70 today - 2nd asst working in his quarters.

5. Moderate breeze to light S. East wind these 24 hours with frequent rain hail and snow squalls - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.70 - 1st asst putting dressing on garden and went fishing - 2ns asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

6. Light S. East wind to moderate breeze S to S. West these 24 hours with rain and snow - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 29.60.

7. Light S. East wind to fresh breeze S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 29.08 to 29.60 - Keeper washing - 2nd doing house work in his quarters.

8. Fresh breeze to light W & N. West wind with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies and fishing - Barometer 29.60 to 29.90 - Keeper and 2nd asst doing house work today.

9. Light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain & hail showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and assts ??? lightning rod on tower - Replacing cover to water tank - and other repairs that the late storm blew down - 2nd asst went for a walk hunting.

10. Moderate to fresh breeze S. East with rain & snow first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours gale S. E. to South with rain - Sea rough - Barometer 30.10 to 29.50. 2ns asst working in shop and sawing wood in celler - Keeper sawing wood.

11. Gale South and S. West with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze S.W. with frequent rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.46 to 29.80 - Keeper & 1st asst repairing barbed wire fence around bluff - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies.

12. Fresh breeze to gale South these 24 hours with hard rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.80 to 29.68 - General duties for the day.

13. Gale & fresh breeze South to light S. West wind rain these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.70 to 29.90 today - 1st asst went fishing.

14. Gale to fresh breeze S. East to S. W. and West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers and clearing weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.60 to 29.96 - Keeper washing - 2nd asst repairing gate in fence by the barn - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

15. Light wind to moderate breeze S. to S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.30 - Keeper doing house work - 2nd asst washing & house work - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper writing in office today.

16. Light S. to N. West & North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.46 - Keeper and assts putting 200 gallons of Mineral oil in oil butts - 1st ast went fishing.

17. Light North wind to fresh breeze East these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite smooth - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 30.03 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst doing house and other work.

18. Fresh breeze East these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties fot the day - 2nd asst working in his quarters - 1st asst cleaning in his quarters and went fishing - Keeper working in his quarters - Barometer 29.90.

19. Light East wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.85 - 2nd asst working in the shop and went up the North Beach for recreation. 1st asst went to Newport after supplies and fishing - Keeper doing house work.