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Journal of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1903

August

1 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 to 29.95 - Keeper & assts ??? lime - 2nd asst went to Toledo for recreation - Lef the station at 1 P.M.

2 Light north to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.95 to 30.05 - Had twenty four visitors - Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in tower - 2nd asst returned to sta at 4 P.M.

3 Light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hours fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 - Mr. Macdonald hauling supplies - Keeper & assts showing 29 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport post ???.

4 Moderate to fresh and strong breeze north these 24 hours with clear weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.88 - General duties for the day - Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower - Had fifty one visitors - 2nd asst cording wood one mile from sta for keeper & assts.

5 Fresh breeze north to light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.82 to 30.00 - 1st asst showing four visitors in tower & went to Newport after mail - 2nd asst cording wood for keeper & assts 1/2 mile from station.

6 Light south wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 -
Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower - Had fourty nine visitors - Mr. Macdonald hauling supplies.

7 Fresh to moderate and strong breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 - Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower - Had fifty visitors - Keeper stowing away annual supplies - 2nd asst putting new stove in his kitchen - Mr. Macdonald completed hauling annual supplies today - 1st asst went fishing.

8 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 - 2nd asst washing - 1st asst went fishing - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport to procure supplies and post mail to the inspector.

9 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and heigh dry fog. Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 to 29.92 - Keeper & assts showing twenty nine visitors - General duties for the day.

10 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 2nd asst washing putting wood in celler for keeper - and went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower - Had sixty nine visitors - Keeper washing and putting wood in his celler for the winter.

11 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh fog - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.97 - Keeper and assts showing one hundred & two visitors in tower - Keeper & assts putting wood in celler for keeper.

12 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog & fair - Last part of 24 hours fair and thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.96 - 1st & 2nd assts showing 100 visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.

13 Light north to south wind first part of 24 hours with thick damp fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Mr. Briggs hauling wood for 2nd asst - Keeper & assts showing 47 visitors in tower - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber.

14 Light north to south and variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog and cloudy - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.88 - Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower - Had seventy one visitors. Keeper & assts putting wood in celler - Mr. Macdonald completed hauling lumber - General duties for the day.

15 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours fair and thick fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.88 - Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

16 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours