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Journal of light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

Aug 1: Moderate breeze North these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours thick fog -- Last part of 24 hours clear fine & warm -- Sea smooth -- General duties for day -- Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower -- Had fifty six visitors today

2: Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair and warm -- Sea smooth -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 30.14 to 30.10 -- Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies -- 2nd asst went on beach after mussels

3: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather -- Sea smooth -- General duties for day -- Barometer 30.10 -- 1st and 2nd assts showing nine visitors in tower

4: Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather -- Sea smooth -- General duties for the day -- 2nd asst working in shop & showing visitors in tower -- Keeper & 1st asst showing visitors in tower -- Keeper washing -- Had thirty two visitors

5: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours thick fog -- Last part of 24 hours fair -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 30.05 to 29.93 -- Keeper & assts went after mussels on beach -- 1st and 2nd assts showing fifty eight visitors in tower -- Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies

6: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair warm & smoky -- Sea little rough -- Barometer 29.82 -- Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower -- Had thirty three visitors -- Keeper working in shop

7: Fresh breeze North to light South wind first part of 24 hours with fog & smoke -- Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze -- North thick fog and smoke -- Sea quite rough -- Barometer 29.82 to 29.87 -- Had thirty visitors -- Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower

8: Fresh breeze North these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours thick fog -- Last part of 24 hours fog and smoke -- Sea little rough -- 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies -- Had eighty nine visitors -- Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower

9: Fresh breeze to light North wind these 24 hours fair and thick fog & smoke -- Barometer 29.85 -- Keeper and 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies -- 2nd asst went to Newport after Doctor & assistance for Mrs. Wilson

10: Light South wind with thick fog these 24 hours -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.85 -- Keeper & 1st asst showing fifteen visitors in tower -- General duties for day

11: Light wind South to W. N. West these 24 hours with thick fog -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.85 -- Keeper washing -- Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower -- Had one hundred and one visitors today -- General duties for the day

12: Light N. West wind these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog -- Last part of 24 hours fair and warm -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.85 -- 1st and 2nd assts putting mineral oil in butts -- and showing visitors in the tower -- Had sixty three visitors today -- Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies

13: Light North to South wind with thick fog & smoke first part of 24 hours -- Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair & smoke -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.85 to 29.94 -- Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower -- Had eighty visitors today

14: Light North to South wind these 24 hours with thick weather first part of 24 hours -- Last part of 24 hours cloudy fair and warm -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.94 to 30.02 -- Had seventy visitors -- 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies -- Keeper & assts showing visitors in the tower

15: Light South wind these 24 hours fair and light rain showers -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 30.00 -- Had fifty three visitors -- Keeper & assts shwoing visitors in tower -- General duties for day -- 2nd asst went one mile from Sta to assist in the burial of Mr & Mrs Wilsons child

16: Light variable winds these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours light rain showers -- Last part of 24 hours fair and warm -- Sea little rough -- Barometer 30.00 -- Keeper and assts cleaning & scrubbing stairs landing hall office and oil room floors today

17: Light variable winds these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours light rain showers -- Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm -- Sea quite smooth -- general duties for day -- Barometer 30.10 -- Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies -- 1st & 2nd assts showed twenty visitors in tower

18: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours with fair weather -- Sea smooth -- General duties for the day -- Barom