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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1904

July

1 Light South wind to moderate and fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.10 - Keeper and 2nd assts showing visitors in the Tower - Had twelve visitors - Keeper & 2nd asst killing Hog and dressing same - Mr. Edward Rice left the station at 9:30 A.M. haveing resigned from station as 1st asst.

2 Moderate breeze North these 24 hours with heigh dry fog and fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 29.86 - General duties for day - 2nd asst working in the garden - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

3 Light North wind and calm these 24 hours with thick damp fog during 24 hours - Barometer 29.86 to 29.90 - General duties for the day - Sea smooth - Had twenty nine visitors today - Keeper & 2nd asst showing visitors in Tower - Keeper writeing in Office.

4 Light wind 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 weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.05 - Keeper showing one visitor in Tower - 2nd asst went to Newport to spend the fourth of July.

5 Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 to 29.94 - Had twenty visitors - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in Tower - Keeper writing in Office - 2nd asst working in garden & shop.

6 Moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.94 to 29.85 - Keeper and 2nd asst cleaning shelving in workroom - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in Tower - Had twenty one visitors - 2nd asst working in garden on the beach.

7 Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.84 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing seventeen visitors in the Tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper takeing covers off cases of oil.

8 Moderate breeze North these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.84 to 29.90 - Keeper and 2nd asst putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts - 2nd asst stoweing oil cases in oil house and putting empty cases in store house - Keeper and 2nd asst showing 23 visitors in Tower.

9 Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst working in garden washing and getting wood on beach.

10 Moderate breeze North to light South wind these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - General duties for the day - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower - Had fourteen visitors.

11 Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing twenty five visitors in Tower - Keeper washing - 2nd asst working in garden on the beach.

12 Moderate breeze North these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.16 - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 32 visitors in Tower - Keeper & 2nd asst stowing cases of Oil in Oil house and store house.

13 Moderate breeze North these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.16 to 29.88 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper showing visitors in Tower - Had fourteen visitors.

14 Light N. to South wind & fresh breeze these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours hard rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.88 to 29.53 - 2nd asst working in garden on the beach.

15 Fresh breeze South to East first part of 24 hours with rain - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds rain - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.44 to 29.98 - General duties for the day - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in Tower - Had twelve visitors.

16 Light S.W. to S. East wind and little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze South with rain showers - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.98 to 29.85 - 2nd asst working in shop - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

17 Fresh breeze to light South wind with light rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N.W. to North wind fair