1900-01 Keeper Logs

June

1 Light north to south wind first part of 24 hours with light rain and thick fog - Last part of 24 hours light north wind clearing weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00. 1st and 2nd assts cleaning and painting in there quarters - Keeper working in his garden

2 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clearing weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst went for a short walk.

3 Light south wind to moderate and fresh breeze N.W. these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours clearing weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.08. Keeper and 1st asst cleaning out paint shop & store house & working road - 2nd asst painting.

4 Light W.N.W. wind these 24 hours with frequent light rain showers - Sea rough - Barometer 30.08 - Keeper and 1st asst working on the road - 1st asst cleaning the reflectors today - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies and post mail. 2nd asst working road.

5 Light N to E & S. east wind to fresh breeze south these 24 hours with rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.04 to 29.80 - 1st asst working on the road - Keeper working in office today - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

6 Light W. to S. west wind with frequent rain showers these 24 hours - Sea rough - Barometer 30.12 today - 1st asst working on the road - Keeper went to Newport to post and get mail and supplies - Had three visitors today.

7 Light S.E. wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - 1st asst showing seven visitors in the tower - Barometer 30.20 - Keeper and 2nd asst went on the beach after mussels.

8 Light N. to S. east and variable winds these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.07 today. Keeper working on quarterly & annual returns - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

9 Light variable winds to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went over to big creek after strawberries - Keeper working on quarterly reports.

10 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - 1st asst cutting grass on the grounds around barn & outbuildings - Keeper weeding his part of garden and working on annual & quarterly reports to inspector.

11 Light N. to S.E. and south wind with frequent rain showers these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 1st asst cutting grass around dwelling and tower - 2nd asst went hunting - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

12 Light N. to S.E. and south wind with frequent rain showers these 24 hours first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and damp - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.06 - Keeper working on reports - 1st asst cutting grass inside of yard - 2nd asst working in the shop.

13 Light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - 1st asst showing visitors in tower and raking up ??? throwing it over bluff - 2nd asst working and went to Newport to post & get mail.

14 Light N. & S.E. to variable winds these 24 hours with fair and ??? - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 - 1st asst raking up grass and throwing it over the bluff - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies and working on quarterly returns to inspector & engineer.

15 Light S.E. to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.96 - 2nd asst putting wood into his cellar and went hunting - Keeper working on quarertly & annual reports to inspector and engineer.

16 Light wind to moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours fog and some fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 - Keeper write ??? in office and went after razor clams - 2nd asst went for a short walk - 1st asst went fishing.

17 Light wind and moderate breeze north these 24 hours with thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - 1st asst went fishing and raking up hay - 2nd asst washing and showing 8 visitors in the tower - Keeper working on annual and quarterly reports and working in garden.

June

18 Light N. to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.98 - 1st asst went fishing & showing three visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper working on annual reports and working in garden.

19 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - 1st asst went fishing and makeing hay - 2nd asst went over on beach after razor clams & working in shop - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

20 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light fog showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.06 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst working in garden - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - First Keeper showing six visitors in the tower.

21 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.16 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st asst went fishing & showing four visitors in tower - Keeper working on annual returns.

22 Light N. to N. west wind these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 - 2nd asst went after mussels and showing visitors in the tower - Had seven visitors - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper working on annual and quarterly reports.

23 Light N.W. to variable winds these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.96 - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst Bernard J. Bretherton went for a short walk - Keeper working on annual & quarterly reports to inspector and engineer.

24 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.86 - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper F. M. Plummer went to Newport after mail and supplies.

25 Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth. Barometer 29.86 to 30.00 - 1st asst went fishing & showing three visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper working on annual returns.

26 Light north wind these 24 hours with fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.96 to 30.10 - Keeper working on annual and quarterly reports to inspector & engineer - 2nd asst working ??? showing two visitors in tower & went over on beach for a walk - 1st asst went fishing.

27 Light south wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours fog showers and fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Had six visitors - 1st asst went fishing.

28 Moderate breeze to light north wind with heigh dry fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze north clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.04 - Keeper working on quarterly & annual reports & weeding garden - 2nd asst working in shop went hunting & showing on visitor in tower.

29 Fresh and moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light fog showers - Sea smooth. Barometer 30.10 - Keeper weeding in garden & working on reports - 1st asst showing showing seven visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

30 Moderate breeze to light north wind little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh to strong breeze north fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.82. 2nd asst went to Newport to post annual quarterly & monthly reports.

July

1 Fresh breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with thick fog showers most of 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 to 29.90 today - Keeper weeding out his part of the garden - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst working in his quarters.

2 Light S. east wind and calm these 24 hours with frequent light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 today. 1st asst went fishing - Keeper went over on south beach after razor clams - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

3 Light S. east to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.98 to 30.10 today - General duties for the day - Keeper weeding out his part of the garden.

4 Light N. wind these 24 hours with clear fine & warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 today -Assts keepers showing four visitors in the tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 2nd asst went hunting today.

5 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 1st asst went fishing & showing visitors in the tower & putting wood in his wood-shed - Had twenty two visitors - Keeper weeding in garden - 2nd asst on ??? ride.

6 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.04 - Keeper and 1st asst working in the garden - Keeper showing two visitors in tower - 2nd asst cleaning and painting in his quarters.

7 Fresh and moderate breeze north with fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.10 today - 1st asst showing two visitors in the tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper writing in the office today.

8 Moderate breeze and light north wind these 24 hours with fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 today - 1st asst went fishing and working in the garden - 2nd asst working in the shop and house work - Keeper writing in the office.

9 Moderate breeze and light north wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 today - Had twelve visitors - Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower - 1st asst went fishing & working in garden - 2nd asst working in shop & went to Newport after mail & supplies. Keeper writing in office.

10 Moderate breeze to light N. wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light north wind and calm with fair and warm weather during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper putting 200 galls oil in oil butts - Keeper writing in office - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst showing visitors in tower & painting in his quarters & went hunting.

11 Light S. to N. wind and fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies. 1st asst went fishing - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Had three visitors - General duties for day - 2nd asst went hunting & to Newport after mail and supplies.

12 Fresh and moderate breeze north with fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.90 today. 1st asst showing visitors in the tower - Had three visitors - General duties for day - 2nd asst went hunting & to Newport after mail and supplies.

13 Light north to S. east wind and calm these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours cloudy - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm. Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.06 - 1st asst went fishing and showing visitors in tower - 2nd asst working in his quarters & showing visitors in tower. Had five visitors.

14 Light S. east wind and calm to light north wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 to 29.93 - Had eight visitors - Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower - 2nd asst went over to bigg creek for recreation.

15 Light north wind to moderate & fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 - Keeper went after razor clams on south beach - 2nd asst washing - 1st asst showing nine visitors in the tower.

16 Light S.E. to S. west wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 30.00 - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in tower - Had 13 visitors - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

17 Light S. to N. wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - General duties for day - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies.

18 Light south to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain.

July

18 and fair weather - Sea smooth - 1st asst went fishing - 1st and 2nd assts showing eleven visitors in tower - Barometer 30.00 to 30.13 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

19 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - 1st asst and Keeper showing visitors in the tower - Had thirty two visitors - 2nd asst working in his barn - Keeper writing in the office.

20 Light north wind & calm these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 - 29.80 - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower. Had thirty six visitors - Keeper went to Newport on business and after supplies.

21 Light north to E. and S. east wind with fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh to moderate breeze and light S. wind until thick fog light rain - Barometer 29.85 - Keeper went to Newport on business - Keeper & assts showing twenty visitors in tower.

22 Light south wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog and light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.84 to 29.94 - Last part of 24 hours fair weather. 1st asst went to Newport after supplies - 2nd asst washing & working in shop - Keeper & 1st asst showing three visitors in tower.

23 Fresh breeze north dry fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Keeper & 2nd asst repairing floor in barn - 1st asst showing twenty one visitors in the tower. Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - 1st asst cleaning in his quarters.

24 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 - Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower - 2nd asst and went to Newport after mail and supplies - Had sixty eight visitors - Keeper working in work-shop.

25 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear & fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.98 - 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower - Had twenty three visitors - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies. Keeper writing in office - 1st asst Edward Rice left the station at 4 A.M. for Portland & Oregon City to be gone seven days on important business.

26 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 29.97 - Keeper showing visitors in the tower - Had seventeen visitors - Keeper writing in office.

27 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.92 - Keeper & 2nd asst showing twenty seven visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

28 Fresh to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 29.82 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - and showing visitors in tower - Had 11 visitors - Keeper showing visitors in tower.

29 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea very smooth - Barometer 29.80 ti 29.84 - General duties for the day - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower - Had ten visitors - 2nd asst getting wood off the beach.

30 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower - Had fourty six visitors - Keeper writing in office - 1st asst Edward Rice returned to the station at 9:15 P.M. from Oregon City & Portland.

31 Moderate & fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.06 - Keeper went after razor clams on south beach - 2nd asst went to Newport to post mail & get supplies - Keeper & 1st asst showing 30 visitors in tower.

August

1 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and heigh dry fog. Barometer 30.05 - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in tower - Had seventeen visitors - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

2 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day. Barometer 30.12 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower - Had eight visitors - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

3 Fresh breeze north with thick damp fog these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.04 to 29.92 - Had ten visitors today - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Keeper writing in office - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

4 Fresh and moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.80 - Keeper & assts showing thirty six visitors in tower - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper & assts decided to exclude visitors from the tower on Saturdays.

5 Fresh and moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather & dry fog. Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.72 to 29.84 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - Had fourty eight visitors - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Keeper writing in office today.

6 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.70 to 29.90 - Keeper & assts showing sixty visitors in the tower - Keeper went about two miles from station about cutting wood - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

7 Light north and variable wind and calm these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.92 to 30.00 - 2nd asst working in the shop and showing visitors in the tower - Visitors are not admitted to the tower on Saturdays - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

8 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st & 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Had thirty visitors.

9 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.05 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in the tower - Had fourty visitors - 2nd asst went over to repair gate next to ocean beach & also hunting.

10 Fresh and moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and smoky - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 2nd asst polishing brass work in lantern - 1st asst went fishing & digging potatoes - Keeper digging potatoes.

11 Fresh and moderate breeze north with thick damp fog these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.03 - Had fourty nine visitors - Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower - 2nd asst went over on the south beach after a knife that he lost.

12 Fresh and moderate breeze north with thick damp fog these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather & smoky - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00. Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower - Had 110 visitors - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

13 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours smoky and some fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 29.85 - General duties for the day - Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower - 1st asst digging potatoes - Had thirty two visitors.

14 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with thick fog and smoky - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.73 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper & assts showing visitors in the tower - Had fourty three visitors.

15 Light N. to south wind these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.74 to 29.83. 1st asst showing thirteen visitors in the tower - 2nd asst went over on south beach after razor clams - Keeper removing oil galls in oil house.

16 Light south wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower - Had twenty six visitors - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper cleaning windows in his part of dwelling.