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Journal of Light-house station at Yaquina Head

1903

July

1 Moderate to fresh breeze S. west to west these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.16 - Keeper writeing in the office - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Had eight visitors today.

2 Light N. wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.25 - Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower - Had nine visitors - Keeper and 1st asst polishing brass work in work room - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst went to Big Creek and to Newport on important business.

3 Moderate breeze and light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 1st and 2nd assts showing fourteen visitors in tower - Keeper & assts polishing all brass work - Barometer 30.20.

4 Moderate breeze and light north wind these 24 hours with thick fog showers and fair weather during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 30.08 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - General duties for the day.

5 Moderate breeze & light N. wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Last part of 24 hours light rain & fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.08 to 29.92 - Keeper & assts showing eight visitors in tower.

6 Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours some fog and fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.85 to 29.95 - Keeper and 2nd asst cleaning out chimneys in dwelling - Assts showing nine visitors in tower.

7 Light east wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Assts Keeper showing twelve visitors in tower - Barometer 29.98 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - General duties for day.

8 Light N. to S. wind these 24 hours with heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Assts putting hay into barn - General duties for day.

9 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 to 30.00 - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies - Keeper & 2nd asst putting hay in barn - Keeper showing three visitors in tower.

10 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.07 - Keeper and assts showing fifteen visitors in tower - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and working in garden.

11 Light north to south wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.07 to 30.05 - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

12 Light south wind and calm and little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light north wind fair and little damp - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in tower - Had thirty two visitors - General duties for the day.

13 Light north & south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea very smooth - Barometer 30.02 to 30.18 - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in tower. Had fifteen visitors - General duties for day - 2nd asst working in his garden.

14 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.18 to 30.00 - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in tower - Had eight visitors - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

15 Fresh and moderate breeze and light N. wind clear fine weather these 24 hours - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 29.95 - Keeper and 1st asst showing four visitors in tower - Keeper & assts working in garden today.

16 Light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.08 - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in tower - Had twelve visitors - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

17 Light 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 day - Barometer 30.08 to 29.98 - Keeper & assts showing seventeen visitors in tower.