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November

1 Fresh breeze south to S.W. and west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers and fair - Sea rough - Barometer 29.86 to 30.14 - Keeper went over to Mr. Megginsons to se about getting wood - 1st asst working on the road today.

2 Light variable winds these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.30 - General duties for the day - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

3 Light east to variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.30 to 30.24 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went for a short walk.

4 Light variable winds little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light north wind fair weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.30 to 30.00 today - Keeper washing - 1st asst sodding around the tower & went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

5 Light and fresh variable winds with light rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze N.W. fair weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.90 to 30.14 - Keeper cleaning out chicken house and back yard - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst working in shop cutting sod.

6 Light variable winds these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.06 to 29. Keeper and 1st asst cutting sod away from the walks around dwelling - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst cutting wood for keeper and assts - Keeper went to inform 2nd asst where to cut wood.

7 Light S. east wind to moderate breeze W. to N.W. these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.94 to 30.12. Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies. 1st asst cutting sod from the walks & sodding around the tower - 2nd asst cutting wood one mile from station.

8 Light S. east wind these 24 hours fair and cooler weather - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 29.93 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst cooking - Keeper cleaning out the barn.

9 Light S. east and north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain & fair - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.80 - 1st asst went fishing and to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood - Keeper showing two visitors in tower.

10 Light variable winds these 24 hours with fair and cool weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.95.

11 Light wind east to S.E. with fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate tofresh breeze & gale south with damp & light rain showers - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 30.05 - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing today.

12 Fresh breeze south to S. east these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair - Sea very rough - Barometer 30.04 to 29.98 - 2nd asst cutting wood one mile from station - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies.

13 Light wind & moderate breeze S.E. & south these 24 hours cloudy and fair - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood about one mile from the station.

14 Light east to S. east wind these 24 hours with fair and warmer weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.92 to 29.72 - Keeper cleaning out chicken house - 1st and 2nd assts polishing & cleaning all brass work.

15 Light wind to fresh breeze S.E. to S. these 24 hours with fair & rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.46 to 29.60 - General duties for the day.

16 Gale to fresh breeze south to S. west these 24 hours with rain showers these 24 hours - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.60 to 29.92 today - 2nd asst Ewald Glass went to Newport after mail and supplies.

17 Light S.W. to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 to 30.10 - U.S. Light House Inspector W.P. Day and clerk W.I. Langfit arrived at the station at 9:30 A.M. to inspect station and to see what repairs were needed & left the station at 11 A.M.

18 Moderate breeze to light east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and

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November

18 warm - Sea very smooth - Barometer 30.06 to 29.90 - 1st asst throwing condemed stoves over bluff - 2nd asst cooking - Keeper putting asbestos on heating pipe for furnace.

19 Light S.E. and east wind to moderate breeze S. to S.W. these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 29.70 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

20 Gale to fresh breeze south to S. west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain Last part of 24 hours cloudy and fair - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.70 to 30.00 - 1st & 2nd assts putting asbestos on heating pipe for furnace - Keeper spadeing garden.

21 Light S. east wind dry & fair first part of 24 hours Last part of 24 hours light east wind to moderate and fresh breeze south rain - Sea quite rough - Keeper & assts throwing condemmed property over bluff - Barometer 30.00 to 29.70 - 1st asst went fishing.

22 Gale to fresh breeze S. to S. west these 24 hours with hard rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.60 to 29.75 - General duties for the day.

23 Light wind to moderate breeze S. west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.60 to 29.96 - Keeper & assts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil butts - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies & went fishing & showing visitors in the tower.

24 Light S. west to variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.90 to 30.02 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

25 Light S. east wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 29.63 - 1st and 2nd assts putting coal oil cans in cases - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

26 Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair & light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours thick and light rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.72 - General duties for the day - Keeper spadeing in his part of garden - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Withers arrived at the station at 10 A.M. to make repairs and etc.

27 Fresh breeze to light south wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea little rough - Barometer 29.72 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went geese hunting about one mile from station - Keeper went to Newport to get Mr. Withers baggage and post mail .

28 Fresh breeze east and south to light wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.50 to 29.70 - General duties for day - Keeper spadeing in his garden.

29 Fresh breeze south to S. west these 24 hours with rain showers - Sea rough - Barometer 29.70 to 29.90 - General duties for the day - Mr. Withers working on repairs etc - Keeper and assts cleaning up the yard picking up old boards for wood.

30 Moderate to fresh breeze S. east to south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours hard rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Withers working on repairs.

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December

1: Light variable winds and calm and damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate and fresh breeze east with light rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 2nd asst went for a short walk outside of grounds.

2: Light wind and moderate breeze south to S.W. these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair - Sea quite rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.90 - Mr. Withers went to Newport after lumber etc.

3: Light wind to fresh breeze and gale E. to south and S. west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.25 to 29.45 - 2nd asst went one mile from sta after some mutton.

4: Gale & fresh breeze to light wind S.W. & west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain squalls - Last part of 24 hours rain showers - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.60 to 30.04 - Mr. Withers working on repairs - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - At 7:30 A.M. sighted a schooner sighted lumber barge about 2 miles south of Yaquina bar coming north in close to the breakers flying a signal of distress - The wind dying out she drifted into the breakers and went ashore about two miles south of Yaquina bar - The name of the barge that went ashore was L.H. Wheeler from Nehalem loaded with lumber for San Francisco the cook was lost and three men were saved. The Yaquina bay life saveing crew rendered all the assistance possible.

5: Light S. east to east wind rain showers these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.51 to 29.70 - 1st asst went fishing - Mr. Withers working on repairs - 2nd asst went over to life saveing sta to see about wreck .

6: Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.52 to 30.06 - Mr. Withers working on repairs - Keeper went to mail wreck report and to procure supplies.

7: Light wind to fresh breeze to gale south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick and light rain - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and light rain - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.22 to 30.20 - Mr. Withers working on store house - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

8: Fresh breeze south to light variable winds with rain these 24 hours - Sea rough - Barometer 30.22 to 30.00 - General duties for the day.

9: Light S. to moderate breeze west these 24 hours with rain & hail squalls - Sea rough - Barometer 29.96 to 30.02 - 1st asst went fishing - Mr. Withers went to Newport to post mail and to have lumber hauled to station - Keeper & 2nd asst washing 2nd asst also went for a walk one mile from station.

10: Light east wind to moderate breeze west first part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers & fair - Sea rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.88 - Mr. Withers working on repairs - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

11: Light east to N. east wind and calm & cool these 24 hours also clear - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.84 to 30.20 - 1st asst showing two visitors in the tower - Mr. Withers and two laborers working on the wire fence around bluff.

12: Light east wind and calm these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea very smooth - Barometer 30.20 - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper writing on reports - 2nd asst went one mile from the station cutting wood for keeper & assts - Mr. Withers working on repairs.

13: Light east wind and calm these 24 hours with fair and cloudy - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood for keeper & assts one mile from sta - Mr. Withers working on repairs.

14: Light S. east wind these 24 hours with damp weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.20 - Keeper clearing the grounds of old pieces of lumber - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

15: Light east to N. east wind these 24 hours with fair & cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.22 - 1st asst went fishing.

16: Light east wind these 24 hours with fair and cool weather - Sea very smooth - Barometer 20.30 - 1st asst takeing covers off of coal oil cases - 2nd asst went one mile from the station cutting wood for keeper & assts - Keeper washing and cleaning out store-house.

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Journal of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

December 1901

17: Light East wind these 24 hours with rain and cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 32.25 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst cutting wood for Keeper & asst one mile from the sta.

18: Light East wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - 1st asst putting oil in oil butts - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst went one mile from sta cutting wood for Keeper & assts.

19: Light wind to fresh breeze East with clear dry & cool weather these 24 hours - Sea very smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 29.95 - Keeper working on quarterly reports - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood for himself and other Keepers.

20: Fresh breeze East to S. East first part of 24 hours with rain - Last part of 24 hours light South wind damp and light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.93 to 30.20 - General duties for the day - Keeper working on Quarterly report to Engineer & Inspector.

21: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 30.10 - Keeper working on quarterly reports - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

22: Fresh breeze South these 24 hours with rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.05 to 29.97 Keeper working on quarterly reports to Engineer & Inspector.

23: Gale to fresh breeze S. to W.N.W. these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.20 - Keeper washing and working on quarterly reports - 2nd asst washing - 1st asst went fishing today.

24: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to S.W. and west these 24 hours with frequent rain showers during 24 hours - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.30 to 30.15 - Keeper working on quarterly reports - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

25: Light South to S. West wind these 24 hours with frequent light rain showers these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.30 to 30.20 - General duties for the day - keeper working on quarterly reports - 2nd asst went to Newport for recreation - Left the station at 10 A.M.

26: Gale to fresh breeze S.W. to West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls - Sea very rough - Barometer 30.10 to 30.34 - Keeper working on quarterly reports and doing house work - Mr. ??? and Mr Anderson laborer putting wire on fence around South and North bluff - Mr Ewald Glass 2nd asst returned to the station from Newport at 4:25 P.M. where he has been P.M. to spend ???

27: Light S. East wind dry & cool these 24 hours - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.55 - Keeper working on quarterly reports - 1st asst went fishing.

28: Light East to North wind and calm these 24 hours with clear fine and cool - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.40 - General duties for the day - 2nd asst showing five visitors in the tower - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper working on quarterly reports.

29: Light east wind with clear fine and cool weather these 24 hours - Sea little rough - Barometer 30.40 to 30.04 - 1st asst went fishing - Mr. Withers left for Portland at 1. P.M. haveing completed reports - Keeper conveyed Mr Withers as far as big creek - 2nd asst went for a short walk from station.

30: Light East wind to moderate & fresh breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine - Last part of 24 hours coudy - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.92 - 1st asst went fishing & hunting ??? ??? gate - Keeper working on quarterly & monthly reports.

31: Fresh breeze to light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.03 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport for recreation - Left sta at 1. P.M.

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