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Journal of Light-house station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1902

August 18: ometer 30.10 to 29.90 -- Keeper cleaning out chicken house -- Keeper & 1st asst showing 50 visitors in tower -- 2nd asst went to Toledo on important business -- Left Sta at 6:30 a.m.

19: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours fair and some fog -- Last part of 24 hours hazy and smoke -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.82 -- Keeper and 1st asst cleaning windows in dwelling -- Had eventy one visitors -- Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower -- 2nd asst returned to the station at 6:40 p.m.

20: Fresh to moderate breeze North these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours thick damp fog -- Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair -- Sea quite rough -- Barometer 29.82 to 29.91 -- Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies -- 1st & 2nd assts showing fourty three visitors in tower

21: Light North wind these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog -- Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm -- Sea little rough -- Barometer 29.93 to 30.00 -- Keeper & assts showing fourty three visitors in tower -- 2nd asst washing today

22: Light North wind these 24 hours with fair weather and smoke -- Sea quite rough -- Barometer 30.00 -- General duties for the day -- 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies -- Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower -- Had fifty five visitors

23: Moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours thick fog -- Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm -- sea smooth -- 1st and 2nd assts cleaning all brass work also paint in lantern -- Barometer 29.88 -- Keeper went to Newport to procure bids for haulling annual & hauling empty cases to Newport -- Also to procure supplies for the Station

24: Fresh and moderate breeze N. fair -- Sea smooth -- General duties for day -- Barometer 29.90 -- Had thirty three visitors -- Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower

25: Moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather -- Sea smooth -- Barometer 29.90 to 29.96 -- General duties for the day -- Had fifty visitors today -- 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower -- 2nd asst cleaning in his quarters

26: Moderate breeze to light North wind these 24 hours -- First part of 24 hours clear & fine -- Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog -- Sea smooth -- General duties for day -- Barometer 29.97 -- Keeper & 1st asst showing sixteen visitors in tower -- 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies -- 1st asst went fishing

27: Light North to South wind first part of 24 hours with thick fog -- Last part of 24 hours light South wind to moderate breeze North with light fog showers and fair -- Sea quite smooth -- General duties for the day -- Barometer 29.98 to 30.08 today -- Keeper washing and showing visitors in tower -- 2nd asst cleaning in his quarters & showing visitors in tower -- Had twenty visitors -- 1st asst went to Newport