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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1904

October

1 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.97 - Keeper went to Nepwort after mail & supplies - 2nd asst stowing away feed for Keepers cow & horses - 1st asst went to Toledo after supplies - left sta at 8 A.M.

2 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick most of 24 hours - General duties for day - Barometer 29.97 to 29.88 - 2nd asst showing three visitors in the tower - Keeper stowing away feed for cow - 1st asst returned to the station from Toledo at 5 P.M.

3 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth. 1st asst working in garden - And doing outher small repairs - 2nd asst working in his quarters - Barometer 29.88 to 29.97 - Keeper working in the garden.

4 Moderate breeze & light north wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day. Barometer 29.97 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst getting wood on beach - Keeper working in the garden.

5 Light south wind these 24 hours these 24 hours first part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours thick fog. Barometer 29.75 - Sea smooth - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst went 2 miles from sta to pick berries.

6 Light south wind these 24 hours with thick fog and light rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.75 to 29.60 - Keeper and 2nd asst putting wood in Keepers celler - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

7 Light south to north wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.60 to 29.65 - Keeper putting lock on the front door of Keepers dwelling - 1st and 2nd assts polishing all brass work at the station.

8 Light variable and south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.65 to 29.59 - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

9 Light variable winds these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.59 to 29.64 - 1st asst working in the barn and showing visitors in the tower - Had five visitors today.

10 Fresh breeze S. east to south these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.64 to 29.53 - 1st asst working in his part of barn - 2nd asst working in his quarters.

11 Light south to S. west wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.55 to 29.93 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst working in his part of barn.

12 Light east and S. east wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.93 to 30.08 - General duties for the day - Keeper putting new lock on front door of Keepers dwelling - 1st & 2nd assts working on road leading to beach & picking berries.

13 Light east wind to moderate breeze south these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.08 to 29.88 - Keeper cleaning in his quarters - 2nd asst picking berries one mile from the station - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

14 Light S. east and variable winds with rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate and fresh breeze north fair weather - Sea quite rough - 1st asst washing - 2nd asst showing four visitors in tower - Barometer 29.88 to 29.82 - General duties for day.

15 Light north to S. east and and fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.88 - 1st asst went after berries - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

16 Fresh breeze south to north west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain and hail - Last part of 24 hours rain showers and fair - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.88 to 30.30 - Keeper writeing in office today.

17 Light east and variable winds these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea rough - Barometer 30.32 to 30.30 - Keeper and assts putting ladders away in barn - 1st asst takeing covers off of coal oil cases prepairing to empty them - Keeper & 2nd asst putting lock on his door.